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  • 1
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    Eotaxin in induced sputum of asthmatics: relationship with eosinophils and eosinophil cationic protein in sputum (2000)
    Copenhagen : Munksgaard International Publishers
    Allergy 55 (2000), S. 0 
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    ISSN: 1398-9995
    Source: Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Background: Eosinophilic inflammation is a crucial aspect of allergic diseases such as bronchial asthma. An eosinophil-active chemokine, eotaxin, may play a role in the pathogenesis of the tissue eosinophilia accompanying asthma. Methods: Induced sputa were obtained from 53 patients with atopic asthma and six healthy subjects, and the concentration of eotaxin in the sputum was measured by ELISA. We investigated whether the sputum content of eotaxin is related to 1) asthma status or corticosteroid therapy, and 2) other sputum indices, including percentage of eosinophils and concentration of eosinophil cationic protein (ECP). Results: The patients with stable or unstable asthma showed significantly higher concentrations of sputum eotaxin than the normal controls. The level of sputum eotaxin demonstrated a positive correlation with the percentage of eosinophils in stable asthmatics not receiving corticosteroid therapy, but not in stable patients treated with corticosteroids, or in unstable patients. Sputum eotaxin demonstrated a positive correlation with ECP in asthmatic patients who were either in a stable state or not receiving steroid therapy. Conclusions: The elevated level of eotaxin detected in association with increased eosinophils and ECP in the sputum of asthmatics suggests that eotaxin is involved in the pathogenesis of eosinophilic airway inflammation. The relationship of eotaxin to airway eosinophilia may be modified by the stability status of asthma and corticosteroid therapy.
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    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1034/j.1398-9995.2000.00474.x
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    Gene cloning and overproduction of low-specificity d-threonine aldolase from Alcaligenes xylosoxidans and its application for production of a key intermediate for parkinsonism drug (2000)
    Springer
    Applied microbiology and biotechnology 54 (2000), S. 44-51 
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    ISSN: 1432-0614
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Biology , Process Engineering, Biotechnology, Nutrition Technology
    Notes: Abstract The dtaAX gene encoding a pyridoxal 5′-phosphate (pyridoxal-P)-dependent low-specificity d-threonine aldolase was cloned from the chromosomal DNA of Alcaligenes xylosoxidans IFO 12669. It contains an open reading frame consisting of 1,134 nucleotides corresponding to 377 amino acid residues. The predicted amino acid sequence displayed 54% identity with that of d-threonine aldolase from gram-positive bacteria Arthrobacter sp. DK-38, but showed no significant similarity with those of other known pyridoxal-P enzymes. This gram-negative bacterial enzyme was highly overproduced in recombinant Escherichia coli cells, and the specific activity of the enzyme in the cell extract was as high as 18 U/mg (purified enzyme 38.6 U/mg), which was 6,000 times higher than that from the wild-type Alcaligenes cell extract. The recombinant enzyme was thus feasibly purified to homogeneity by ammonium sulfate fractionation and DEAE-Toyopearl chromatography steps. The recombinant low-specificity d-threonine aldolase was shown to be an efficient biocatalyst for resolution of l-β-3,4-methylenedioxyphenylserine, an intermediate for production of a therapeutic drug for Parkinson's disease.
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    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s002539900301
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    The value of EEG and cerebral evoked potentials in the assessment of neonatal intracranial hemorrhage (1981)
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    European journal of pediatrics 137 (1981), S. 177-184 
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    ISSN: 1432-1076
    Keywords: EEG ; Evoked potentials ; Newborn ; Intracranial hemorrhage
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Abstract The EEG, visual and auditory evoked potentials (VEP, AEP) were evaluated in 16 full-term newborn infants who had intracranial hemorrhage documented by computerized tomography (CT). Three of them had supratentorial, three, supra- and infratentorial hemorrhage, while the other ten had infra- or peri-tentorial bleeding. Three died during the neonatal period. Eight of the 13 surviving infants were neurologically normal and five were abnormal at the time of the follow-up. Those who had normal or mildly abnormal background EEGs all developed normally, while those whose neonatal EEG was severely abnormal subsequently developed neurological sequelae irrespective of the extent of intracranial hemorrhage. The EEG, VEP or AEP is of little value in the diagnosis of intracranial bleeding but the EEG is valuable in assessing the degree of associated parenchymatous damage and is of great prognostic significance.
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    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00441313
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    Cranioplasty utilizing a preserved autogenous bone flap coated with acrylic resin (1980)
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    Acta neurochirurgica 52 (1980), S. 273-280 
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    ISSN: 0942-0940
    Keywords: Cranioplasty ; acrylic resin ; coating method ; skull bone defect
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Summary Cranioplasty utilizing a resin-coated preserved autogenous skull flap was devised and used in 36 cases, 14 of them being followed up radiologically. It has been confirmed that this method is advantageous in that it repairs the skull defect satisfactorily both from surgical and cosmetic points of view. Furthermore this method causes no anxiety to the patient because of the autogenous origin of the bone flap. We recommend this method for cranioplasty when an autogenous bone flap is preserved.
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    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01402082
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    Cytochemical changes in lactate dehydrogenase isoenzymes in human brain tumours (1984)
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    Acta neurochirurgica 71 (1984), S. 243-253 
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    ISSN: 0942-0940
    Keywords: Brain tumours ; LDH isoenzyme ; cytochemistry
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Summary The lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) isoenzyme patterns in benign and malignant brain tumours were determined by means of electrophoresis of the cell extracts and selective cytochemical stain of the smears. The LDH isoenzyme distribution of the cell extracts showed a pronounced cathodal shift in the malignant gliomas and metastatic carcinomas. Normal brain tissues and histologically benign gliomas, however, showed an anodal pattern with a dominance of the H-type LDH. Schwannomas and meningiomas had a midzone isoenzyme pattern with a dominant LDH3 fraction. Pituitary adenomas usually showed the LDH pattern similar to that of the normal cerebrum. The LDH M fraction could be cytochemically verified using an inhibitory effect by 2.6 M urea in staining. Astrocytomas grades 3–4 and metastatic carcinomas were characterized by loss or marked reduction of stainability by urea treatment, while astrocytomas grades 1–2 and oligodendrogliomas were resistant to urea inhibition.
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    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01401319
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    Successful treatment of chromomycosis using carbon dioxide laser associated with topical heat applications (2002)
    Oxford, UK : Blackwell Science Ltd
    Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology 16 (2002), S. 0 
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    ISSN: 1468-3083
    Source: Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: A 59-year-old Japanese man presented with a slightly elevated, pruritic, erythematous plaque on his left buttock measuring 5 × 5 cm in diameter. The man had a history of chromomycosis, dating 6 years prior to the current consultation, for which he had been treated with oral terbinafine. Diagnosis of a recurrence of chromomycosis of the skin due to infection by Foncecaea pedrosoi was made after careful analysis of the clinical features, skin biopsy, KOH mounts, and fungal culture results. We administered topical heat thereapy followed by treatment with CO2 laser to eradicate the unresponsive remnants of the lesion. The operative site re-epithelized within 10 weeks, and 1 year after the treatment there was no evidence of recurrence. For a recalcitrant case of chromomycosis, as in this case, the use of CO2 laser combined with topical heat therapy may be a new therapeutic modality.
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    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1468-3083.2002.00479.x
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    Improved plasma performance on Large Helical Device : The 42nd annual meeting of the division of plasma physics of the American Physical Society and the 10th international congress on plasma physics (2001)
    [S.l.] : American Institute of Physics (AIP)
    Physics of Plasmas 8 (2001), S. 2002-2008 
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    ISSN: 1089-7674
    Source: AIP Digital Archive
    Topics: Physics
    Notes: Since the start of the Large Helical Device (LHD) experiment, various attempts have been made to achieve improved plasma performance in LHD [A. Iiyoshi et al., Nucl. Fusion 39, 1245 (1999)]. Recently, an inward-shifted configuration with a magnetic axis position Rax of 3.6 m has been found to exhibit much better plasma performance than the standard configuration with Rax of 3.75 m. A factor of 1.6 enhancement of energy confinement time was achieved over the International Stellarator Scaling 95. This configuration has been predicted to have unfavorable magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) properties, based on linear theory, even though it has significantly better particle-orbit properties, and hence lower neoclassical transport loss. However, no serious confinement degradation due to the MHD activities was observed, resolving favorably the potential conflict between stability and confinement at least up to the realized volume-averaged beta 〈β〉 of 2.4%. An improved radial profile of electron temperature was also achieved in the configuration with magnetic islands, minimized by an external perturbation coil system for the Local Island Divertor (LID). The LID has been proposed for remarkable improvement of plasma confinement like the high (H) mode in tokamaks, and the LID function was suggested in limiter experiments. © 2001 American Institute of Physics.
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    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1344561
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    Comparison of growth, feeding and cortisol level in Platichthys bicoloratus juveniles between estuarine and nearshore nursery grounds (2003)
    Oxford, UK : Blackwell Science Ltd
    Journal of fish biology 63 (2003), S. 0 
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    ISSN: 1095-8649
    Source: Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
    Topics: Biology
    Notes: Growth rates estimated using the RNA : DNA ratio of field-collected stone flounder Platichthys bicoloratus juveniles were significantly higher in fish from brackish estuarine sites than from exposed nearshore sites. Gut fullness of juveniles indicated that prey availability was higher in estuaries than in nearshore areas. The whole-body cortisol concentration of juveniles, however, was approximately four times higher in fish from the estuarine than the nearshore sites. This elevated cortisol level was possibly attributable to the much higher fluctuations in temperature and salinity over a diel cycle than in nearshore habitats where both environmental factors were comparatively stable. High growth rates, feeding conditions and densities of stone flounder juveniles in estuarine nursery grounds indicated that the elevated cortisol level was within a physiologically tolerable range and did not impair fish performance.
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    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1095-8649.2003.00175.x
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    Delayed Administration Of Jtp-2942, A Novel Thyrotropin-Releasing Hormone Analogue, Improves Cerebral Blood Flow And Metabolism In Rat Postischaemic Brain (2001)
    Melbourne, Australia : Blackwell Science Pty
    Clinical and experimental pharmacology and physiology 28 (2001), S. 0 
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    ISSN: 1440-1681
    Source: Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: 1. The aim of the present study was to examine the central nervous system action of JTP-2942, a novel thyrotropin- releasing hormone (TRH) analogue, from the point of view of cerebral blood flow (CBF) and metabolism in the postischaemic brain.2. Left middle cerebral artery ischaemia was induced for 90 min followed by reperfusion.3. Animals were separated into four groups: (i) low-dose (0.003 mg/kg ) JTP-2942; (ii) high-dose (0.03 mg/kg) JTP-2942; (iii) cystidine diphosphate choline (500 mg/kg); and (iv) saline. The test drug or saline was administered intravenously 1 week after ischaemia.4. Local CBF and local cerebral glucose utilization were measured autoradiographically, adjacent sections were stained with haematoxylin-eosin and infarction size was measured.5. JTP-2942 ameliorated the reduction of local CBF and glucose utilization except in the ischaemic core. In particular, the higher dose (0.03 mg/kg) of JTP-2942 significantly increased local CBF and glucose utilization not only in peri-infarcted areas, but also in distal and contralateral areas.6. These results suggest that JTP-2942 treatment may be beneficial for improving cerebral circulation and metabolism in the postischaemic brain.
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    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1440-1681.2001.03395.x
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    Extracellular superoxide dismutase and glomerular mesangial cells: Its production and regulation (2002)
    Melbourne, Australia : Blackwell Science Pty
    Nephrology 7 (2002), S. 0 
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    ISSN: 1440-1797
    Source: Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
    Topics: Medicine
    Type of Medium: Electronic Resource
    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1440-1797.7.s.26.x
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