... we investigated thedynamic profile of neopterin and kyn/ trp ratio and its correlation withthe clinical features in patients with RRMS treated with two different doses of IFNb -1a Treatmentwith ... group, thus exposing patients treated withthe LD tothe risk of early relapses inthe first months oftreatmentThe observed patterns of neopterin production over the years of IFNb -1a treatment probably ... effects) aspect of IFNb -1a biological activity Initially, IFNb -1a administration may result in a sharp increase inthe neopterin levels owing tothe acute, proinflammatory actions of IFNb -1a [35,36]...
... we investigated thedynamic profile of neopterin and kyn/ trp ratio and its correlation withthe clinical features in patients with RRMS treated with two different doses of IFNb -1a Treatmentwith ... group, thus exposing patients treated withthe LD tothe risk of early relapses inthe first months oftreatmentThe observed patterns of neopterin production over the years of IFNb -1a treatment probably ... effects) aspect of IFNb -1a biological activity Initially, IFNb -1a administration may result in a sharp increase inthe neopterin levels owing tothe acute, proinflammatory actions of IFNb -1a [35,36]...
... sensitive todiseaseprogressionin PPMS This supports the view that PPMS is less inflammatory than other forms ofMSand that serum S100B would be ineffective as a surrogate marker ofdiseaseprogression ... progressionin this subgroup It would be valuable to identify surrogate markers of clinical progressionin PPMS to aid the development of effective therapeutic intervention, since clinical trials with ... levels of S100B at 3-month intervals in subjects with primary progressive MS (PPMS) The key questions were whether serum S100B levels correlated with disability or MRI findings in patients with PPMS,...
... contact with SARS patients or is part of a cluster of cases of SARS or there is clinical evidence of having infected other patients (1.2) The individual has a history of recent travel to an area ... from January to June in 2004 Tables and show thedynamicchangesof SARSCoV IgG in patients with positive tests for SARS-CoV IgG within the year after discharge, indicating that the serum SARS-CoV ... MRI examinations 3–6 months later Clinical Diagnostic Criteria for the Patients with SARS Diseasein Mainland China [3] (1) Epidemiological history (1.1) The individual has a history of close...
... changesin both the total and component SOFA scores) and allows theprogressionofdiseaseto depend upon the duration of illness andthe recent history, namely whether the patient is improving, ... whether the patient's health is improving, worsening, or staying the same by comparing whether the SOFA scores are declining, rising, or remaining stable compared withthe prior day's score Finally, ... movement to or from an ICU, discharge, or death) The clinical detail contained inthe GenIMS data also allowed us to estimate theprogressionofdisease over time in terms of both the level of illness...
... Page of 13 Figure Determination of transforming growth factor-b, interleukin-10 and autoantibody in interferon- a 2b-treated patients with melanoma (A) Transforming growth factor-b (TGF-b), (B) interleukin ... again perhaps because ofthe small size ofthe sample These preliminary data have suggested that the evaluated immunoregulatory proteins and autoantibodies are not modulated by IFN-a 2b within the ... understanding ofthe mechanism of action of IFN-a 2b may facilitate the development oftreatment strategies to increase efficacy and reduce toxicity, ultimately leading to a better standard of care...
... de Oliveira CM: The planning, contracting and monitoring of orthodontic services, andthe use ofthe IOTN index: a survey of consultants in dental public health inthe United Kingdom Br Dent J ... discriminative ability of OHIP-14 and CS-OIDP attributed to malocclusion between groups withandwithout normative need for orthodontic treatment These findings differed according tothe indicator ... Comparing and contrasting two orthodontic indices, the Index of Orthodontic Treatment need andthe Dental Aesthetic Index Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop 1996, 110(4):410-416 Beglin FM, Firestone...
... the data analysis, and helped inthe drafting ofthe manuscript JL performed the statistical analysis and helped inthe drafting ofthe manuscript RH participated inthe data collection andthe ... understanding ofthe sequence of events inthe spine Therefore, we analysed vasoendothelial growth factor (VEGF), metalloproteinase-3 (MMP-3), and bone-specific alkaline phosphatase (BALP) inthe ... levels at baseline and after 36 to 52 weeks oftreatmentwith adalimumab (Figure 3) Interestingly, the difference of serum levels of VEGF between weeks 36 to 52 and baseline (d_VEGF) and d_MMP-3...
... the cost-effectiveness and sustainability ofthe intervention A costing study of ART provision in Ethiopia may offer useful insights into the functioning of such treatment, and provide a premise ... dividing the total laboratory overhead cost by the total number of laboratory tests during the base year The recurrent and capital unit overhead costs therefore remained constant for all types of ... haematology test, and imaging examination with 85%, 61% and 56% ofthe totals, respectively Recurrent costs were the major components ofthe outpatient consultation, clinical chemistry and other...
... product of absolute systolic time and heart rate and expressed in seconds per minute Diastolic time was calculated as the cardiac length (RR interval) minus the duration of systole Todefine diastolic ... evaluated the effect of exercise on heart rate corrected diastolic time in IDCM patients yielded the following findings: LBBB was a major determinant ofthe duration of LV systole, irrespective ofthe ... found in both IDCM subgroups Results Systolic and diastolic time intervals The clinical characteristics and time interval details ofthe patient groups andthe control group are presented in Table...
... HIV uninfected and 154 HIV infected hospitalized TB patients during the initial months of TB treatment [19] In that study the CD4 count increased in both the HIV infected andthe HIV uninfected ... weakness of our study is the lack of data regarding symptoms of Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome (IRIS), which might have explained some ofthe CD4 fluctuations The incidences of IRIS ... slightly increasing tendency during the observation period, which was interpreted as a positive effect ofthe TB treatment This finding is in line with results obtained from patients from Uganda...
... WithandWithout Link 16 findings of this report with four other pilots who have had experience with Link 16–equipped aircraft andwiththe new tactics Link 16 enables This process of gaining ... However, there was only limited understanding of how and why these improvements arose The Office of Force Transformation (OFT) andthe Office ofthe Assistant Secretary of Defense for Networks and Information ... quality and distribution of information tothe pilots inthe example mission, resulting in an increase to both individual and shared information This is believed to be associated with an increase in...
... complex of proteins (dystrophin-glycoprotein complex) responsible for the membrane maintenance of muscle cells A primary deficiency in any of these proteins induces to a secondary deficient ofthe ... myotube formation, resulting inthe restoration of dystrophin expression These findings represent a possible tool for future cell therapy applications in DMD diseaseand for other muscular dystrophies ... cultured with differentiating human DMD myoblasts and myotubes even when the co-culture was maintained in growth media [36] The present results of co-culture of CD34+ and DMD myoblasts withoutthe inductive...
... prone to anxiety and panic attacks and these sequelae increase withthe number of episodes [10,11] In order to avoid hypoglycaemic events, some patients alter insulin treatment intensity and others ... remunerated The study received ethical approval inthe UK andin Canada and complied withthe tenets ofthe Declaration of Helsinki Standardised Descriptions of Health States The derivation of health ... trading a number of remaining years of life in full health for receipt of a hypothetical treatment that would restore the person to full health The process incorporated a "ping-pong" approach with...
... decided to study two cohorts based on the baseline pain report and not to include the change in pain status inthe forming ofthe groups The forming of multiple groups, based on pain progression, ... factor highlight that this has to be taken into account both in care of patients andin all health promoting work at too complex picture Changesin pain status could though, together with other ... This is interesting with regard tothe findings in this study with interaction analyses on sex, where former smoking was associated to better score in baseline SF-36 domains RP and RE in females,...
... than the SF-36 in explaining variations in QOL across BMI Since the MCS36 has been shown in this and other studies to be relatively insensitive to differences in BMI, using the MCS-12 instead of ... cannot be used to compare the QOL impact of obesity andchangesin weight withthe QOL impact of other diseases Thus, studies of obesity may need to include a combination of different instruments ... unclear In this context, we compared the SF-12 andthe SF-36 in a cross-sectional sample of primary care patients of varying body weights to examine the correlation between the two instruments and their...
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... findings have prompted recent efforts using LIPUS to mitigate the onset of osteoporosis in patients with spinal cord injuries and for thetreatmentof osteoporosis in elderly women[16,17] Combining ... cephazolin antibiotic (1 g IV) was given at induction and at the end of surgery Withthe sheep in dorsal recumbancy, a 12-cm skin incision was created from the left knee joint tothe tarsocrural joint ... from plots of torque and angular displacement data and normalized tothe value ofthe iCTL to minimize the inherent variability in torsional properties between animals http://www.josr-online.com/content/3/1/20...
... TLR4 and TLR2 respectively) associated with their infections [8-10] The clinical studies contrast withthe findings of our in vitro and ex vivo studies where inhibition by defined TLR ligands ... experiments to determine if exposure to defined TLR ligands affects HCMV infection and found that TLR ligands inhibit HCMV infection of both HFF and ectocervical explant tissue through induction of IFNβ ... measured to determine the responsiveness of HFF and explants tothe TLR ligands The IL-8 response pattern tothe TLR ligands was also different between HFF and ectocervical explants with only TLR3 and...
... anteroposterior standing radiogram of spine while evaluating the patients with scoliosis Therefore it is better to correlate the reliability of Risser sign with skeletal age to find out the average ... conception and design of data, analysis and interpretation of data, drafting the manuscript and revising it critically, SWS has contributed in conception and design of data, drafting the manuscript and ... and also to compare the reliability of skeletal age with that of chronological age in Korean population Using the control group in our study we also aimed at to find out the Table 1: Values of...