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Hormonal treatments and the breast : effects on sex steroid receptor expression and proliferation
(2002-04-05)
-1 positive cells) than non-users (mean 2.2 %). Increased proliferation was associated with reduced levels of circulating androgens and free testosterone (rs =- 0.38, p<0.05). There was a positive correlation between serum levels of both native...
Masseter muscle pain and its relation to pain mediators in fibromyalgia and local myalgia
(2001-11-09)
The aim of this investigation was to study chronic jaw muscle pain in fibromyalgia, local myalgia and healthy individuals in relation to the pain mediators PGE2, LTB4 and NPY and to study the effects of glucocorticoid ...
Analyses of the expression and function of the aspartic protease napsin
(2004-04-02)
Two-dimensional gel electrophoresis (2 DE) is one of the powerful tools for the expression profiling of proteins. Using 2 DE, two polypeptides which are expressed exclusively in primary lung adenocarcinomas have been ...
Temporomandibular joint involvement by systemic inflammatory disease with reference to pain modulation and joint tissue destruction
(2003-11-07)
changes in the TMJ and their relation to inflammatory mediators and markers in the blood. Regression of erosions was associated with high serum concentration of serotonin (5-HT) and plasma concentration of interleukin-1 soluble receptor type II (IL-1s...
Autoimmune markers in autoimmune diabetes
(2003-12-19)
was negatively associated with younger onset (0-20 years) T1DM. MICA5/5.1 was associated with T1DM and LADA. Association of DR3-DQ2/DR4-DQ8 and DR3DQ2/DR3DQ2 with LADA as reported earlier was confirmed. We found DR3-MICA5.1 to be more significantly associated...
Diabetic osteopathy : a study in the rat
(2012-03-09)
The present study on non-obese Goto-Kakizaki (GK) rats with type-2 diabetes and neuropathy was an attempt to describe and define pertinent features of diabetic osteopathy. Altogether, the study included 33 GK rats aged 12 ...
Carbon dioxide de-airing in cardiac surgery
(2004-01-09)
: In a cardiothoracic wound model, a full-size torso, the degree of air displacement achieved by the gas-diffuser, was compared with that of a 2.5 mm. open-ended tube, a 6.35 mm open-ended tube, a multiperforated catheter, and a gauze sponge, respectively...
Indoor environment and recurrent wheezing in young children
(2003-02-21)
/concrete slab foundation, compared with those living in buildings erected before 1940, OR 2.5 (1.3-4.8) and OR 2.5 (1.1-5.4). This was not primarily explained by differences in type of ventilation systems, measured ventilation rate, occurrence of house dust mite...
Linkage and association analysis in multiple sclerosis
(2001-09-03)
the possibility of locating susceptibility genes in 5p, 12q23 and 7ptr-15 (Paper I). The highest NPL score in Nordic affected sibpair families was found in 3p14-13. This region is not only formerly suggested by British and Canadian screens, but also contains...
Lumbar muscle fatigue and recovery : evaluation of electromyography in patients with long-term low-back pain and in healthy subjects
(2002-11-22)
of these constituted a reference group which was compared to 57 patients with long-term low-back pain. The subjects performed a back extensor test in seated position: maximal voluntary contraction (MVC) torque, 45 s isometric fatigue contraction at 80% of MVC, 5...