... Parkinson 'sdisease (Hoehn and Yahr, 1967) UPDRS is the unified Parkinson 'sdisease rating scale IPD patients' brains [6-8] and utilization of mouse models of parkinsonism [9-12] Specifically, roles for ... neuronal cells (4 × 104 cells/ ml) Black bars represent DA values upon exposure to a pool of control sera; gray bars represent values upon exposure to a pool of 19 sera from IPD patients Results ... scoreWestern analysis (Fig 2) Correlation analysis of clinical score (UPDRS – total) with the sum of the peak areas from the Western analysis (Fig 2) The r2 value was assessed by linear regression...
... previously.64, 80, 81 Statistical analysis Responsiveness of PDQ-8SI scores was assessed using responsiveness indices including Cohen s effect size (ES)84, the standardized response mean (SRM)85 ... between HRQoL and its influencing factors as the disease progresses Second, we did not assess depression and its impact onpatients HRQoL Depression has been found to be strongly associated with HRQoL ... national institute of neurological disorders and stroke PD - Parkinson sdisease PDQ-8 - the 8-item Parkinson sdisease questionnaire PDQ-8SI - the 8-item Parkinson sdisease questionnaire summary...
... the high phosphorous content of the sediments The DIP release fluxes at most sample sites increased under anaerobic conditions in response to increases in the DIP gradient across the sediment–water ... seasons from various sites in the shallow eutrophic waters of Lakes Nishiura and Kitaura The primary purposes of this study were to (i) examine the seasonal variation of phosphorus release potential ... 3, 2009 RESULTS AND DISCUSSION Seasonal changes in phosphorus concentration and release flux The seasonal changes in boundary-layer and pore-water DIP for each sampling site in Lakes Nishiura and...
... fluorescence We show the application of this assay to the testing of c-secretase inhibitors and PS1 mutants This assay allows for the first time the selection of cell populations and single cells ... effect of c-secretase inhibitors on both substrates The effect of the L-685,458 and MW167 was less pronounced oncells expressing the Notch substrate than on the cells expressing the APP substrate ... DNA constructs into COS-7 and CHO cells resulted in the expression of GFP positive cells Figure 1B shows phase (panels and 3) and fluorescence microscopy (panels and 4) of COS-7 cells transfected...
... luciferase expression increased substantially (over 10-fold increase in undifferentiated cells) , confirming the strong epigenetic repression of transgene expression from our lentiviral vector in these ... transgene expression from three types of LV containing a luciferase expression cassette (see Additional File for vector design) Three types ofcells (HEK293T, Hela and NIH-3T3) were transduced ... expression cassette also enhances transgene expression by several fold [12] S/ MAR (Scaffold/Matrix Attachment Region) and LCR (Locus Control Region) are insulators, and their contribution to...
... chains of sentence tokens Some systems can also use small dictionaries to improve precision and recall Examples of Rule Based Systems are presented in: a Narayanaswamy et al [11] (precision 96%, ... sequences This dataset had the names and sequences of 100 completely structured proteins 18 3.3 Tests and Results Test1: To test the correctness of the thresholds used on PONDR score We have tested ... DisProt Dataset-2 consisted of 100 results from PubMed keyword search (keywords mentioned in section A1 in Appendix are used for this search) Dataset-3 consisted of 100 completely ordered sequences...
... performance regressions for the global GMI index; Section presents the results for the various governance categories and their relationship to stock returns; and Section offers some conclusions Data GMI ... main issues: First, it considers the takeover defenses that a firm employs and measures the extent to which management restricts shareholders' decisions about these measures; and second, it measures ... ratings are relative (i.e., the inclusion or deletion of firms affects the rating of all firms in the sample), we focus only on the last rating.3 This construction of relative ratings contrasts the...
... all patients in this study were combined into one group for analysis regardless of medication type Because the focus of this study was not to evaluate the effects of one medication versus another, ... problems, were excluded Additional exclusion criteria for the PAD patients were severe congestive heart failure, severe hypertension (>180/110), severe lung disease, severe ischemic heart disease, severe ... collections because it represents the natural self-selected walking speed of the populations This decision is supported by research with elderly populations where it is common practice not to control...
... force-sensitive system was used to quantify gait and stride-to-stride variability [22,39] The system measures the forces underneath the foot as a function of time The system consists of a pair of shoes ... dynamics in Parkinson 's disease: relationship to Parkinsonian features, falls and response to levodopa J Neurol Sci 2003, 212:47-53 Nakamura T, Meguro K, Sasaki H: Relationship between falls and stride ... most serious complications of the gait disturbance in Parkinson 'sdisease (PD) [1-7] Beyond the acute trauma that they may cause, falls may lead to fear of falling, self-imposed restrictions...
... statistically significant All p-values were two-tailed Statistical analyses were performed using The SAS System for Windows version 9.2 Power and sample size analyses All calculations were based on a significance ... samples in this study raised the issue of whether the two antibody measures may essentially be the same Depleting the samples of anti-monomer antibodies would not necessarily resolve this issue ... intervals [PMI]), and exact versions of Pearson s chi-square tests (for gender, apolipoprotein E [apoE] status, and use of anti-inflammatory medications) P-values ≤ 0.05 were considered statistically...
... classification system determines stage ofdisease using tumour size, involvement of lymph nodes, and distant metastasis, the relationship of overall stage ofdisease and positive expression of markers ... samples would only be considered positive for circulating cells if TACSTD1 expression was positive along with expression of one of the other markers Using this panel of markers, 20/56 (36%) of ... because it was considered unlikely these results were due to disseminated disease (see Discussion) Blood samples from 10 normal donors were analysed in an identical manner to those blood samples...
... cells Characteristic Mouse iPSCs Human iPSCs mRNA expression Distinct from mESCs at lower passages, donor cell gene expression still present [62,69]; closely resemble mESCs at late passages [62] ... potential of disease- specific iPSCs in unlocking hidden pathways Additionally, the use ofdisease cell lines can facilitate drug design and screening under disease conditions (Figure 2) [6] One such ... Regulates the expression of pluripotency genes, and suppresses lineage-specific genes [23,24]; Sox2 is also an iPSC reprogramming factor [4] Mutation in SOX2 causes anophthalmia (congenital loss of...
... (additional file 1) The DHI is a self-report questionnaire used to assess the degree of disability associated with dizziness regardless of its underlying cause (s) The questionnaire contains 25 items ... least 65 years who consulted for dizziness We ensured consecutiveness by checking GPs’ electronic medical records for missed inclusions each month Our definition of dizziness included patients ... falls Another strength of this study is our sampling procedure with which we ensured the inclusion of consecutive patients to rule out selection bias This study has several limitations First,...
... models of Alzheimer sdisease dent differences in the speed of Ab accumulation Moreover, transgene expression can differ across generations and give rise to unstable Ab phenotypes because of loss ... relevance of cross-breeding experiments is strengthened if expression and deletion of the gene (s) results in the opposite outcome, or if the results are substantiated by in vitro studies or analyses of ... neocortical tissue extracts Ab42 could still have initiated deposition of Ab in vessels, because some focal lesions were only Ab42-immunoreactive [45] By contrast, brains frompatients with the London mutation...
... It is possible that RCAN1 may be protective when expressed transiently, but may be part of a maladaptive response if its expression fails to be turned off, resulting in disease conditions There ... of the isoforms in brainspecific cell types: neurons, microglia, and astrocytes Results RCAN1 isoform expression in human brain Previous work from our laboratory has shown that RCAN1 mRNA is significantly ... antisense RNA probe against exon Expression was examined in neurons, astrocytes and microglia, by labeling cells with antibodies against each of these specific cell types We first created a construct...
... complications associated with more commonly used techniques of internal fixation This unusual case of delayed union of the femur fracture associated with Paget 'sdiseaseof the bone for which functional ... Shapiro JR: Paget 'sdiseaseof bone (osteitis deformans) J Am Geriatr Soc 1998, 46:1025-1033 Thomas DW, Shepherd JP: Paget 'sdiseaseof bone: current concepts in pathogenesis and treatment J ... Kanis JA: Pathophysiology and treatment of Paget 'sdiseaseof bone 1st edition London: Martin Dunitz; 1992 Bradley CM, Nade S: Outcome after fractures of the femur in Paget 'sdisease Aust N Z J Surg...
... Alzheimer’sdisease patients and being as basisfor more extensive studies The results of this thesis gave new contributions for studies in the elderly especially on dementia and Alzheimer s diseaseand contributed ... changes which were important clinical manifestations such asdenial this disease, apathy, psychosis (delusions, hallucinations), mood disorders (depression, anxiety), agitation activities, seriously ... Quality of life should be considered as an important outlet to assess for trials in Alzheimer 'sdisease There were many methods to assess the QOL of Alzheimer 'spatients' : patients self-evaluation,...
... rarely possible Also, the recognition of dementia in the individual subject rests on the use of criteria derived from unsatisfactory definitions and procedures Assessments such as the WAIS bring ... diseases, and others have given its name to diseases differing essentially from it" [1] For instance, dementia with Lewy bodies and Parkinson 'sdisease are one or two disorders? [37-39] This ... found in young patients and in patients with early onset of disease, demented patients are older; they may have a later age at onset of motor manifestations, longer duration of the disease, and a...
... boost (C) Reconstruction of dose distribution for typical cases of anteReconstruction of dose distribution for typical cases of anterior mantle field (A), monoaxial, bisegmental rotation boost ... equivalence [8] Despite these efforts to reduce radiation-induced late toxicity, of which heart disease is one aspect, oncologists and cardiologist are still seeing survivors of Hodgkin 'sdisease treated ... cardiac doses differed between survivors and non-survivors However, in preparation of a clinical investigation of long-term survivors, the dose reconstruction now presented was limited to this subgroup...