... intrinsic parameters should be used in assessing
degeneration of articular cartilage with quantitative ultrasound
Yong-Ping Zheng
1,2
and Yan-Ping Huang
1
1
Department of Health Technology and Informatics, ... study, should be interpreted more carefully as
they can be affected by many experimental and physical factors. In
this editorial, we offer our opinio...
... speed of sound. Furthermore, with respect to a specific
ultrasound system setup (including the parameters used for
Editorial
More intrinsic parameters should be used in assessing
degeneration of articular ... of the intrinsic physical characteristics of cartilage,
as reported in this study, should be interpreted more carefully as
they can be affecte...
... 2%. Strain A486 accumulates
mainly large quantities of phytoene, indicating that it is
altered in the dehydrogenation of phytoene, probably in the
carB gene, so far the only gene involved in this ... 2002
understanding of the function and organization of the
enzyme complex, the analysis of mutant a lleles of the ge nes
involved in the biosynthetic pathway c an certainly pr...
... the
production of both type 1 and 2 cytokines including interleukin-
17, as well as proliferation, independently of diagnosis. Thus,
irrespective of the inflammatory joint disease investigated,
CD25
bright
CD4
+ ... local production of proinflam-
matory cytokines. Interleukin-17 (IL-17) is a T cell-derived
cytokine with similar proinflammatory properties to IL-1 and
TNF in the inf...
... expression of citrullinated proteins, but might
be the result of an abnormal humoral response. Intriguingly,
this antibody response may occur years before any clinical
symptoms, as shown by the presence ... groups symptoms started with pain and
swelling, predominantly symmetrical and in the small joints of
the hands and feet.
In the statistical analysis without correction for mu...
... evidence of central nervous system
involvement. There are reports indicating a central role for
MMPs in increasing permeability of the blood-brain barrier in
inflammatory settings [52], which could be ... response.
Identifying the signalling pathways that are involved in
inducing the observed alterations in MMP expression may
contribute to our understanding of the initiation...
... the
creatinine concentration normalized again within two
months.
Twelve days after the treatment discontinuation she pre-
sented with fever (39–39.5°C), lymphadenopathy,
splenomegaly and abundant ... mononucleosis-like symptoms, together
with typical laboratory findings and profound rapid viral
rebound reinforce the diagnosis. Retroviral rebound syn-
drome is a diagnosis of exclusion an...
... had been lying in a
supine position with his head hanging off the bed in a
slightly downwards position. The patient was brought to
the hospital few hours later. On admission, neurological
examination ... case of intra-cerebral hemorrhage due to jugular valve
incompetence in association with the physical exertion associated with sexual intercourse.
Introduction
Non-traumatic spon...
... increased while eating food and
chewing. Her medical history revealed a swelling just
behind her right jaw associated with a throbbing type of
pain and fever two years ago, which burst open with
pus discharge. ... A 13-year-old Indo-Caucasian girl presented to us with a two-year history of clear watery discharge
from a wound just above and behind the angle of her right jaw. A diag...