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  • 11
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    Oxford, UK : Blackwell Publishing Ltd
    Clinical & experimental allergy 27 (1997), S. 0 
    ISSN: 1365-2222
    Source: Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Background Atopic family history and cord blood IgE have been used as predictors of atopic disease in newborns for about 20 years, but at least for cord blood IgE the sensitivity has been shown to be very low. The objective of this paper was to evaluate whether parental history and cord blood-IgE were more accurate predictors for the appropriate atopic phenotypes in the infants rather than for any atopy.Methods A total of 1314 newborn infants was recruited in six German obstetric departments in 1990 and followed-up for 2 years. Four hundred and ninty-ninc (38%) were at high risk for atopy with at least two first degree atopic family members and/or elevated cord-blood IgE concentrations.Results The cumulative incidence of atopic dermatitis over the first 2 years of life (AD24) amounted to 20. 1%, and there was a significant association with AD history of the mother (OR 2.5, 95%-Cl 1.46–4.26) and of the father (OR 3.53, 95%cC1 1.90–6.54). The cumulative incidence of recurrent wheezing in the first 2 years of life (RW24) amounted to 16.1%, and was positively associated with asthma history (OR 2.11, 95%CI 1.33–3.60) and sensitization history (OR 1.64, 95%C1 1.34–2.36) of the mother, but with neither for the father. RW24 was less prevalent in girls than in boys (OR 0.64. 95%Cl 0.47–0.89). Thirty-one per cent of infants were sensitized (CAP test value 〉 0.35 kU/L) against at least one of nine food or inhalative allergens (S24) and this was signilicantly associatcd with cord blood-IgE value (OR 2.43, 95%C1 1.69–3.49). and sensitization history of the mother (OR 1.64, 95%CI 1.18–2.41). Using multiple logistic regression analysis, the prediction of AD24 by AD of parents, of RW24 by asthma of parents, and of sensitization by cord blood IgE was of low accuracy.Conclusion The predictive capacity of parental history and cord blood IgE is not high enough to recommend them as screening instruments for primary prevention. The majority of atopic manifestations and of sensitization occur in infants with no demonstrable risk at birth.
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  • 12
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    Oxford, UK : Blackwell Publishing Ltd
    Allergy 52 (1997), S. 0 
    ISSN: 1398-9995
    Source: Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
    Topics: Medicine
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  • 13
    ISSN: 1398-9995
    Source: Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: For screening atopy risk in 6401 (84%) of all infants born during the year 1990 in six obstetric departments of five German cities, cord-blood IgE values were determined with CAP-RAST-FEIA. After cases with elevated IgA values had been excluded, 25 % of the values were above the detection limit of 0.35 kU/1, and 8.5% were above 0.9 kU/1. Boys had significantly higher values than girls (P≤0.001). The distribution of values was significantly different for different nationalities of mothers (P≤0.001). The percentage of elevated values (≥0.9kU/l) increased significantly with the number of close family members with atopic history (P≤0.001). Regarding the atopic history of the father, siblings, and mother separately, only the mother's history had a significant association with the cord-blood IgE class (P≤0.001). The IgE values of 81 twin pairs correlated significantly with a coefficient of r = 0.4909 (P≤0.001). The smoking history of the parents during pregnancy showed an association with cord-blood IgE values (P≤0.02). No significant association could be shown between cord-blood IgE distribution and other variables, i.e., gestational age, birth size, birth modus, Apgar score, cord-blood pH value, neonatal problems, parity, age of the mother, medication during pregnancy, educational level of mother or father, time of year, or obstetric department. It is hypothesized that, in addition to some postpartum contamination or placental transfer of maternal IgE, cord-blood IgE values are also determined by the fetal immunologic reaction to intrauterine exposure to allergens and trigger factors, and by genetic influences.
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  • 14
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    Oxford, UK : Blackwell Publishing Ltd
    Allergy 52 (1997), S. 0 
    ISSN: 1398-9995
    Source: Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Storage mites are important sources of airborne allergens, especially on farms. A mite survey was conducted in the working environments of 121 farms in five regions of Germany. Of 859 samples, 743 (86.4%) contained mites, representing 547 857 astigmatic mites in 723 g of dust and 34 501 prostigmatic mites in 469 g of dust. Dust samples from nine sites of each farm were collected and analyzed. Ninety-three percent of all mites belonged to the order Astigmata (storage- and house-dust-mite species); 35 Astigmata and 14 Prostigmata mite species were identified. According to the abundance and steadiness of the important astigmatic mite species, the following order was found: Lepidoglyphus destructor 〉 Glycyphagus domesticus 〉 Acarus siro 〉 Tyrophagus longior 〉 Blomia tjibodas 〉 Chortoglyphus arcuatus 〉 Thyreophagus entomophagus 〉 Tyrophagus putrescentiae 〉 Euroglyphus longior 〉 Tyrophagus palmarum 〉 Acarus farris 〉 Acarus immobilis 〉 Gohieria fusca. Blomia tjibodas was described for the first time as an abundant species of farms in Germany.
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  • 15
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    Colloid & polymer science 250 (1972), S. 1094-1104 
    ISSN: 1435-1536
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Chemistry and Pharmacology , Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
    Description / Table of Contents: Summary The relaxation behavior of polyethylene is studied by analyzing the line shape of the NMR-spectra. The broad, medium and narrow components correspond to three kinds of molecular motion: rigid, hindered mobile and liquid like mobile. The line shapes of the components are assumed to be that of a completely crystalline polyethylene sample, a hybrid between aGauβ andLorentz curve, and aLorentz curve, respectively. For a melt crystallized linear polyethylene of density 0,972 gcm−3 it is found that only (25±3)% of the noncrystalline protons are able to participate in the liquid like motion. For solution crystallized polyethylene this fraction is only (3±1)%. By swelling the polyethylene with carbon tetrachloride the mobility of the noncrystalline regions is increased. This is seen by the lowering of the glass transition temperature and a narrowing of the medium and narrow component. Branched polyethylene shows a different relaxation behavior from linear polyethylene, which follows from the disturbance of the polyethylene structure by the branching points.
    Notes: Zusammenfassung Die Untersuchung des Relaxationsverhaltens von Polyäthylen geschieht durch die Linienformanalyse der NMR-Spektren. Der breiten, mittleren und schmalen Komponente entsprechen drei Arten der Molekularbeweglichkeit: unbeweglich, behindert beweglich und fiüssigkeitsähnlich beweglich. Zur mathematischen Beschreibung der breiten Komponente benutzen wir die an einer hochkristallinen Probe experimentell bestimmte Kurvenform, für die mittlere Komponente eine ausGauss- undLorentz-Kurve gemischte Kurve und für die schmale Komponente eineLorentz-Kurve. Die Wendepunktsbreiten der drei Komponenten betragen 14 bis 16 G, 2 bis 10 G und⩽1G. Es wird gefunden, daß bei schmelzkristallisiertem linearem Polyäthylen der Dichte 0,972 g cm−3 nur (25±3)% aller nichtkristallinen Protonen eine flüssigkeitsähnliche Bewegung ausführen. Bei lösungskristallisiertem linearem Polyäthylen derselben Kristallinität ist der Anteil mit (3 ±1)% noch wesentlich kleiner. Durch die Quellung des Polyäthylens mit Tetrachlorkohlenstoff erhöht sich die Beweglichkeit in den nichtkristallinen Bereichen. Dies äußert sich in der Erniedrigung der Glastemperatur sowie in einer Verschmälerung der mittleren und schmalen Komponente. Verzweigtes Polyäthylen zeigt aufgrund seiner durch die Verzweigungsstellen gestörten Struktur ein von linearem Polyäthylen abweichendes Verhalten.
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  • 16
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    Optical and quantum electronics 28 (1996), S. 241-259 
    ISSN: 1572-817X
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Electrical Engineering, Measurement and Control Technology , Physics
    Notes: Abstract Compact pinch plasma devices are intense sources of pulsed EUV radiation with output energies of several joules per pulse in single lines. Their spectrum peaks in a wavelength range where conventional x-ray tubes provide poor intensity. With correct optimization, both continuous radiation or line radiation with λ/Δλ 〉 1000 can be produced for broadband and narrowband applications, respectively. Because of their low cost and their compact size, pinch plasmas seem well suited to supplement research activities based on synchrotron radiation. In this paper, pinch plasma sources developed for x-ray lithography and x-ray microscopy are described. Their emission characteristics are optimized with regard to specific requirements given by the particular application and are compared to laser produced plasmas. The lithography source is compatible with the electron storage ring printing process with respect to its spectrum and enables full-depth exposures in 1-μm-thick 60 mJ cm-2 sensitivity resist at resolution below 0.2 μm within 10 minutes. The source for microscopy applications enables flash imaging of biological specimens with suboptical resolution (0.1–0.2 μm) at nanosecond exposure times. In addition, the averaged plasma parameters meet the requirements for an EUV laser medium. The nitrogen 2–3 transition is especially promising for achieving amplified spontaneous emission of hydrogen-like or helium-like ions excited by three-body or charge exchange recombination.
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  • 17
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    Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's archives of pharmacology 272 (1972), S. 450-453 
    ISSN: 1432-1912
    Keywords: Urinary Excretion ; Methyldigoxin ; Digoxin ; Metabolites
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Summary In man the oral or intravenous administration of 4‴-methyldigoxin yields metabolites in urine which are soluble either in chloroform or in water. The chromatographic analysis reveals demethylation as the main metabolic reaction in man. In addition to methyldigoxin and digoxin small amounts of digoxigenin-bisdigitoxoside and digoxigenin-mono-digitoxoside can be detected. The water soluble metabolites represent 7% of the radioactivity excreted in 7 days reaching a maximum within the first 8 h.
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  • 18
    ISSN: 1432-1440
    Keywords: Gallstones ; Bile ; Nucleation time ; Cholesterol crystals ; Terpenes
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Summary Patients with cholesterol gallstones referred to elective cholecystectomy were randomly assigned prior to operation to no treatment (n=14), treatment with one capsule t.d.s. (n=12) or two capsules t.d.s. (n=11) of a terpene mixture (Rowachol). Patients with pigment stones (n=7) or no biliary tract disease (n=5) were also studied. Lipid composition, presence of cholesterol monohydrate crystals, and nucleation time were determined in galbladder bile aspirated during surgery. Cholesterol saturation was similar in the different groups. Crystals were present in all cholesterol gallstone patients without treatment and in none of the controls. In one of the patients treated with one capsule and four of the patients treated with two capsules crystals could not be detected. The terpenes prolonged nucleation time from 2.8 to 5.8 days (one capsule;P〈0.05) and to 9.5 days (two capsules;P〈0.001), respectively; but nucleation did not occur in seven controls. Although the mechanism by which the terpene mixture inhibits the formation of cholesterol crystals in bile was not determined, the findings suggest that the terpene mixture might be a useful agent for a clinical trial to test whether they will prevent recurrence of gallstones after medical dissolution.
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  • 19
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    Journal of molecular medicine 63 (1985), S. 1163-1169 
    ISSN: 1432-1440
    Keywords: Cholesterol gallstones ; Biliary lipid secretion ; Deoxycholic acid ; Age
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Summary Measurements of biliary lipid secretion rates were performed in 14 non-obese patients with radiolucent gallstones (9 females, 5 males; mean age 48 years; mean body weight 65 kg) and in 14 healthy male volunteers (mean age 26 years, mean body weight 74 kg). The results in the gallstone patients differ in several respect from those obtained in the volunteers. Molar percentage of cholesterol was higher (5.8 versus 5.0 mol%;P〈0.05) and molar percentage of bile acids lower (73.8 versus 76.9 mol%;P〈0.05) in the gallstone patients. However, these changes were not followed by notable differences in cholesterol saturation of bile (94% vs 88%). Generally, hepatic secretion rates of cholesterol were significantly elevated in the gallstone patients (55 vs 46 mg/h;P〈0.05) whereas outputs of bile acids and phospholipids did not differ between the two groups. Although patients with cholesterol gallstones tended to have a lower percentage of chenodeoxycholic acid (38 versus 42 mol%) and increased deoxycholic acid (23 versus 16 mol%) in their bile, these differences were not significant. Nevertheless, in patients with cholesterol gallstones a significant positive correlation between deoxycholic acid secretion and cholesterol output was observed. For the whole group of patients and volunteers a positive correlation between age and cholesterol secretion could be demonstrated. The higher hepatic cholesterol secretion in gallstone patients seems not be due to differences in body weight, but rather to the older age of the patients. These results suggest that age itself or age-related changes in deoxycholic acid metabolism contributes to biliary cholesterol output in non-obese patients with cholesterol gallstones.
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  • 20
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    Journal of molecular medicine 63 (1985), S. 279-281 
    ISSN: 1432-1440
    Keywords: Metronidazole ; Bile acids ; Cholesterol absorption ; Serum cholesterol
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Summary In five patients with Crohn's disease long-term therapy with metronidazole (400 mg b.i.d.) was followed by a significant reduction of total serum cholesterol from 179 mg/dl to 156 mg/dl, 134 mg/dl, and 143 mg/dl, after 2–4 months, 6 months, and 9–12 months, respectively. Lipoprotein analysis before and after 3 weeks of administration of metronidazol (400 mg/day) to five normolipemic volunteers revealed that LDL-cholesterol was reduced by 21% (P〈0.05), whereas HDL-cholesterol remained unchanged. Biliary secretion of cholesterol and bile acids were reduced by 13% and 20% (P〈0.05), respectively, which might suggest a decreased sterol synthesis. The amount and percentage of intestinal cholesterol absorption were decreased by 33% and 22% (P〈0.05). Thus, a possible decrease in sterol synthesis and a reduction of cholesterol absorption might be responsible for the serum-cholesterol-lowering effect of metronidazole. However, caution should be taken when considering metronidazole for long-term treatment of patients with hypercholesterolemia due to possible side effects.
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