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... patients' symptoms Study end points This study retrospectively analysed 15 years of experience inthe treatment of Hodgkin 's disease in childhood The primary end point was to evaluate prognosis associated ... scan and bone scans were also used to monitor response Radiotherapy was restricted to involved fields (IFRT) in a modified technique in most part ofthe cases (clinical stage I-II) The patients ... the main goal of Hodgkin 's disease studies has been to minimize long-term side effects while maintaining the high cure rates Combined chemotherapy and radiotherapy regimens have become the standard...
... useful information, for some classes of compounds, the rodent models are poor predictors of human response, in some cases due to marked species differences in expression ofthe target receptors For ... TNFα is clearly a downstream effector on apoptosis suppression compared to PPs or PPARα Inthe presence ofthe protein synthesis inhibitor cycloheximide, the response of hepatocytes to TNFα is reversed, ... PPARs, is responsible for ligand-binding and converting PPARs to an active form that binds DNA and modulates gene expression The interaction of PPARs with their ligands, because ofthe conformational...
... were assessors As an interlocutor, she was in charge of asking the students questions and instructing them what to Meanwhile, the assessor just listened tothe students‟ speaking performance and ... interests them Stage 2: Story telling (describing, making sense): Helping students to make initial sense ofthe story is a purpose of such stage by answering some ofthe questions about meanings of ... belongs tothe art in terms of choosing a story, ways of telling a story as well as enhancing students‟ interests in learning how to speak English 2.3.2 Characteristics of storytelling in teaching speaking...
... of good MCH services for improving child survival has been mentioned by others(19,20) and is emphasized by the observations inthe present study The study also highlights the need for strengthening ... registrations were inthe first trimester, 58% registered inthe second andthe remaining 5% inthe third trimester On interviewing the mothers, it was found that they preferred to time their ... socioeconomic status, since 1967 the study population has continued to be agricultural based with 70% staying inthe kutcha houses and 61% living below the poverty line indicating a low socio-economic status...
... NDGA seems to be due to their ability to induce the expression of hsps Furthermore, in a cellular model of SBMA, NSAIDs such as SA and IND suppressed formation ofthe protein aggregates and cytotoxicity ... andthe expression of Hsp70 (an inducible isoform of Hsp70) was markedly induced (Fig 2B) On the other hand, the increase inthe levels of Hsp105a and Hsc70 andthe induction of Hsp70 expression ... °C and induce hsp expression in mammalian cells, suggesting that NSAIDs generally induce the expression of hsps at physiological temperatures As tothe mechanism by which the stress response is...
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... to be responsible for an increase inthe signs and symptoms ofthe disease Second, it can also induce tissue damage and destruction Therefore, it is believed that reducing the levels of inducible ... and distinct signalling pathways: the extracellular signal-regulated protein kinases, the c-Jun amino-terminal kinases or stress-activated protein kinases, andthe p38 family of kinases To date, ... aggrecan loss Metalloproteases In human OA cartilage, the most prominent MMPs are collagenases, stromelysin and gelatinases Inhibition ofthe synthesis/activity of these enzymes as a treatment for OA...
... Impact of GSSs and SNPs on coding sequence Excel file showing the distribution of GSSs and SNPs between silent and replacement codon positions Additional file 7: List of discovered insertions and ... monomorphic (false IVSs) One ofthe most likely explanations forthe presence of false IVSs is the alignment of diverged paralogous copies of genes Foreachofthe true and false IVS datasets, we calculated ... underrepresentation of non-synonymous GSSs in genes involved in basic house-keeping biological processes related to cell metabolism (Table 2) Since, most ofthe GSSs are inherited from diploid ancestors,...
... having a chronic illness, understanding the disease itself, as well as dealing with its possible outcomes and long-term sequelae, and being involved inthe tough course of decision making, reinforces ... will discuss our findings regarding significant changes on subscales separately and consecutively Self-perception Self-perception turned out to be one ofthe subscales ofthe KIDSCREEN-52 instrument ... previous camps Table shows the demographic characteristics ofthe study sample Measures We used the Hungarian version of Kidscreen-52 questionnaire to assess the HRQoL of children and Page of 10...
... virus present in them or other invasive procedures that lead to transmission of HCMV Inthe sub-group III of Group A since the donor sandthe recipient s pre-transplantation sample were tested ... of EDTA anticoagulated blood within six hours of receipt ofthe specimen Smears were fixed in methanol for 10 minutes Immunofluorescence staining was carried out on the smears using pp65 staining ... of disease by sensitive methods In recent years, owing to an increase inthe antiviral prophylaxis, there has been a decline in reduction in morbidity and mortality caused by this virus [5] Since...
... styles and stigmas of 'Clemenules' Histological sections of haploid and diploid anthers, ovaries, styles and stigmas of 'Clemenules' a Transversal section of haploid anther b Transversal section of ... EN JSP d c SB DB E O MB SB SC CA O OI II N S SC MB DB OI CA N II E S f e C E E SC C SC VB VB g h P SSC SZ SSC SC SC SZ P Figure Histological sections of haploid and diploid anthers, ovaries, styles ... assemblies of shotgun sequences obtained from a set of BAC clones from the heterozygous sweet orange [17] led the ICGC tothe decision in 2007 to establish the reference sequence ofthe Citrus...
... bean sprouts and soy milk The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between soy consumption andthe risk of COPD and respiratory symptoms Methods Study design and subjects A case-control ... sprouts, but to a lesser extent for natto As expected, the effect of soy milk did not attain statistical significance because ofthe small number of drinkers To assess the sensitivity ofthe analysis, ... analyses Another limitation was the exclusion of miso soup and soy sauce towards the calculation of total soy intake The concentration of miso soup varies substantially according to personal taste,...
... incorporation into the transfected cells and confirmed target gene silencing by p27kip1 siRNA using Western blotting Statistical analysis The results are expressed as means ± SE Statistical analysis was ... increased, whereas BPS significantly decreased ratios ofS plus G2/M and G2/M phases Histograms are representative and bar graph shows data expressed as means ± SE (n = 4) Open bars, ratios of ... consequence of BPSinduced intracellular cAMP elevation To confirm this hypothesis, we investigated the effects ofthe cAMP analogue 8-Br-cAMP on p27kip1 expression andof BPS on DNA synthesis in...
... estimates Data were analyzed using the Statistical Package forthe Social Sciences (SPSS Version 15.0, SPSS Inc, Chicago, IL) Multivariable logistic regression analyses were conducted to assess ... years 16 17 Authors' contributions RA took main responsibility for conceiving the analysis andfor drafting ofthe manuscript SA undertook the analysis and contributed to revision ofthe manuscript ... from the analyses suggests the findings are robust Our survey was limited to households with telephones, but as 97% ofthe households inthe region have telephones andthe demographic characteristics...
... animals Inhibition of Fas or silencing of caspase-8 inhibits apoptosis during sepsis [9] Interestingly, cross-talk of Fas-receptor signalling via truncated Bid may contribute to apoptosis induction ... FB, Dellinger RP, Fein AM, Knaus WA, Schein RM, Sibbald WJ: Definitions for sepsis and organ failure and guidelines forthe use of innovative therapies in sepsis The ACCP/SCCM Consensus Conference ... mechanisms [9,27,28], mitochondrial events play a crucial role inthe initiation of leucocyte apoptosis during sepsis [1] and their possible involvement inthe apoptotic process during sepsis was the...
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