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Effects Of Exercise On C-reactive Protein In Healthy Patients And In Patients With Heart Disease: A Meta-analysis

Decreases in circulating hsCRP have been associated with increased physical activity and exercise training, although the ability of exercise interventions to reduce hsCRP and which individuals benefit the most remains unclear. This meta-analysis…

Pullout strength and load to failure properties of self-tapping cortical screws in synthetic and cadaveric environments representative of healthy and osteoporotic bone.

BACKGROUND: The parameters of self-tapping screw (STS) performance in normal and osteoporotic bone have been defined in representative environments, but the question remains as to the clinical application of such findings. The goal of this study was…

Use of TFMPP stimulus properties as a model of 5-HT1B receptor activation.

Recent evidence indicates that when 1-(3-trifluoromethylphenyl)piperazine (TFMPP) is used as a training drug in the drug discrimination paradigm it produces a stimulus effect that is site-selective at the 5-HT1B receptor. The present study sought to…

Tags: 1988, Animals, Biological, Discrimination Learning/*drug effects, Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, Male, Models, Norfenfluramine/pharmacology, Pharmaceutical Vehicles, Pharmacology, biochemistry, and behavior, Piperazines/*pharmacology, Rats, Receptors, Schechter M D, Serotonin/*drug effects/physiology, Serotonin/pharmacology

Overview of studies comparing human normal cartilage with minimal and advanced osteoarthritic cartilage.

A major area under study in the osteoarthritis (OA) research field is the characterization of specific molecular and biochemical changes that distinguish advanced diseased cartilage from less involved or normal tissue. This information is important…

Tags: 2005, Apoptosis/physiology, Articular/*physiopathology, Biological, Cartilage, Cartilage Diseases/*physiopathology, Cell Proliferation, Chondrocytes/physiology, Clinical and experimental rheumatology, Gene Expression/physiology, Horton W E Jr, Humans, Laverty D, Models, Osteoarthritis/*physiopathology, Weiner S, Yagi R

Drug abuse: a biopsychiatric model.

The effects of drug abuse are caused by the stimulation or inhibition of different neurotransmitters, chiefly gamma-aminobutyric acid, acetylcholine, norepinephrine, dopamine, serotonin and beta-endorphin. The biopsychiatric model focuses on…

Tags: *Models, *Substance-Related Disorders/metabolism, 1989, American family physician, Amphetamines, Biological, Cocaine, Giannini A J, Hallucinogens, Humans, Hypnotics and Sedatives, Miller N S, Narcotics, Neurotransmitter Agents/metabolism/physiology, Phencyclidine, Substance Withdrawal Syndrome/drug therapy

Thermodynamic resolution of periosteal reaction and taphonomic change.

New bone formation (e.g., periosteal reaction) is one component of bone and joint disease diagnosis. Its application in the archeologic record has been compromised by lack of standardization. An objective technique for validating observations seems…

Tags: *Fossils, *Thermodynamics, 2003, Biological, Bone Remodeling, Entropy, Hot Temperature, Humans, Models, Osteoarthritis/pathology, Paleopathology/*methods, Periosteum/*pathology, Reumatismo, Rothschild B M, Rothschild C

Apolipoprotein A1 regulates coenzyme Q10 absorption, mitochondrial function, and infarct size in a mouse model of myocardial infarction.

HDL and apolipoprotein A1 (apoA1) concentrations inversely correlate with risk of death from ischemic heart disease; however, the role of apoA1 in the myocardial response to ischemia has not been well defined. To test whether apoA1, the primary HDL…

Tags: *Disease Models, 2014, Animal, Animal Studies, Animals, Antioxidants – Administration and Dosage, Antioxidants – Metabolism, Antioxidants – Pharmacokinetics, Antioxidants – Therapeutic Use, Antioxidants/administration & dosage/*metabolism/pharmacokinetics/therapeutic use, Apolipoprotein A-I/blood/genetics/*metabolism, Apolipoproteins, Apolipoproteins – Blood, Apolipoproteins – Metabolism, Biological, Cardiotonic Agents – Administration and Dosage, Cardiotonic Agents – Metabolism, Cardiotonic Agents – Pharmacokinetics, Cardiotonic Agents – Therapeutic Use, Cardiotonic Agents/administration & dosage/metabolism/pharmacokinetics/therapeutic use, Coenzyme Q, Coenzyme Q – Administration and Dosage, Coenzyme Q – Metabolism, Coenzyme Q – Pharmacokinetics, Coenzyme Q – Therapeutic Use, Dadabayev Alisher R, Dietary Supplements, Electron Transport – Drug Effects, Electron Transport Complex II/chemistry/metabolism, Electron Transport Complex III/chemistry/metabolism, Electron Transport/drug effects, Heart – Drug Effects, Heart/drug effects, Heart/drug effects/enzymology/*metabolism, Hypoalphalipoproteinemias/physiopathology, Inborn Errors – Physiopathology, Injections, Intestinal Absorption, Intraperitoneal, Knockout, Latchoumycandane Calivarathan, Lesnefsky Edward J, Lipid Metabolism, Male, McIntyre Thomas M, Mice, Mitochondria, Mitochondria – Drug Effects, Mitochondria – Metabolism, Models, Myocardial Infarction – Etiology, Myocardial Infarction – Metabolism, Myocardial Infarction – Pathology, Myocardial Infarction – Therapy, Myocardial Infarction/etiology/metabolism/pathology/*therapy, Myocardial Reperfusion Injury – Blood, Myocardial Reperfusion Injury – Metabolism, Myocardial Reperfusion Injury – Pathology, Myocardial Reperfusion Injury – Prevention and Control, Myocardial Reperfusion Injury/blood/metabolism/pathology/prevention & control, Myocardium, Myocardium – Metabolism, Myocardium – Pathology, Myocardium/enzymology/*metabolism/pathology, Penn Marc S, Proteins, Proteins – Metabolism, The Journal of nutrition, Tissue Distribution, Ubiquinone/administration & dosage/*analogs & derivatives/metabolism/pharmacokinetics/therapeutic use, Yin Guotian

Effect of antibiotic, probiotic, and human rotavirus infection on colonisation dynamics of defined commensal microbiota in a gnotobiotic pig model.

We developed a gnotobiotic (Gn) pig model colonised with defined commensal microbiota (DMF) to provide a simplified and controlled system to study the interactions between intestinal commensals, antibiotics (ciprofloxacin, CIP), probiotics…

Tags: *Germ-Free Life, 2018, Alhamo M A, Animals, Anti-Bacterial Agents/administration & dosage, Beneficial microbes, Bifidobacterium longum/drug effects, Biodiversity, Biological, ciprofloxacin, Ciprofloxacin/administration & dosage/*pharmacology, Colony Count, Deblais L, Diarrhea/microbiology/physiopathology, Escherichia coli Nissle, Escherichia coli/*growth & development, Feces/microbiology, Fischer D D, gnotobiotic pigs, gut microbiota, Huang H-C, Intestines/*drug effects/microbiology/pathology/physiopathology, Kandasamy S, Kumar A, Langel S N, Microbial, Microbiota/*drug effects/physiology, Models, Paim F C, Probiotics/administration & dosage/*pharmacology, Rajashekara G, Rauf A, rotavirus, Rotavirus Infections/*microbiology/physiopathology/virology, Saif L J, Severity of Illness Index, Shao L, Swine, Virus Shedding/drug effects, Vlasova A N

Early Evidence of Low Bone Density and Decreased Serotonergic Synthesis in the Dorsal Raphe of a Tauopathy Model of Alzheimer's Disease.

Reduced bone mineral density (BMD) and its clinical sequelae, osteoporosis, occur at a much greater rate in patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD), often emerging early in the disease before significant cognitive decline is seen. Reduced BMD…

Tags: *Alzheimer Disease/complications/genetics/pathology, *Alzheimer's disease, *bone density, *microtubule-associated protein, *serotonin, *tau proteins, *tauopathies, 2017, Age Factors, Alzheimer's disease, Alzheimer's Disease – Complications, Alzheimer's Disease – Pathology, Animal, Animal Studies, Animals, Biological, Body Composition, Body Composition/genetics, Body Weight, Body Weight/genetics, Bone Density – Physiology, Bone Density/*physiology, Bone Diseases – Etiology, Bone Diseases/*etiology, Brain Stem – Pathology, Dengler-Crish Christine M, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Disease Models, Dorsal Raphe Nucleus/*pathology, Female, Inbred C57BL, Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD, Male, Mice, Models, NEOMED College of Pharmacy, Nerve Tissue Proteins, Nerve Tissue Proteins – Metabolism, Neurodegenerative Diseases, Neurodegenerative Diseases – Complications, Neurons – Metabolism, Neurons – Pathology, Neurons/metabolism/pathology, Oxidoreductases – Metabolism, Phosphorylation, Serotonin – Metabolism, Serotonin/*metabolism, Smith Matthew A, tau Proteins/*genetics/metabolism, Tauopathies/complications/genetics, Transgenic, Tryptophan Hydroxylase/metabolism, Wilson Gina N

Novel multifunctional anti-Alzheimer drugs with various CNS neurotransmitter targets and neuroprotective moieties.

Traditionally, drug design programs are focused on optimizing the specificity of lead compounds against a carefully selected drug target. Disappointingly, this approach to discover a "magic bullet" drug has not met with the expected success for CNS…

The serotonin 5-HT6 receptor: a viable drug target for treating cognitive deficits in Alzheimer's disease.

The serotonin 6 receptor is attracting attention as an etiological contributor in cognition deficits in diseases such as Alzheimer's disease, anxiety/depression and schizophrenia. In this review, we discuss the role of this recently discovered G…

Tags: 2009, Alzheimer Disease/*complications, Animals, Biological, Cognition Disorders/*drug therapy/*etiology, Drug Design, Expert review of neurotherapeutics, Geldenhuys Werner J, Humans, Models, Receptors, Serotonin Antagonists/chemistry/*therapeutic use, Serotonin/*metabolism, Structure-Activity Relationship, Van der Schyf Cornelis J

Bile acids: regulation of synthesis.

Bile acids are physiological detergents that generate bile flow and facilitate intestinal absorption and transport of lipids, nutrients, and vitamins. Bile acids also are signaling molecules and inflammatory agents that rapidly activate nuclear…

Tags: 2009, Animals, Bile Acids and Salts/*metabolism, Biological, Chiang John Y L, Cholesterol 7-alpha-Hydroxylase/metabolism, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear/metabolism, Department of Integrative Medical Sciences, Humans, Journal of lipid research, Models, NEOMED College of Medicine, Receptors, Signal Transduction/physiology

Reduced AMPK activation and increased HCAR activation drive anti-inflammatory response and neuroprotection in glaucoma.

BACKGROUND: Glaucoma is a chronic degenerative disease for which inflammation is considered to play a pivotal role in the pathogenesis and progression. In this study, we examined the impact of a ketogenic diet on the inflammation evident in glaucoma…

Tags: 2018, AMP-activated protein kinase, AMP-Activated Protein Kinases/*metabolism, Animal, Animals, Biological, Calcium Binding Proteins – Metabolism, Calcium-Binding Proteins/metabolism, Cells – Drug Effects, Cells – Pathology, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Diet, Disease Models, Eye Proteins/genetics, Female, G-Protein-Coupled – Metabolism, G-Protein-Coupled/*metabolism, Glaucoma, Glaucoma – Complications, Glaucoma – Pathology, Glaucoma/*complications/pathology, Harun-Or-Rashid Mohammad, Impact of Events Scale, Inbred DBA, Inflammation – Etiology, Inflammation – Prevention and Control, Inflammation hydroxycarboxylic acid receptor, Inflammation/*etiology/*prevention & control, Inman Denise M, Journal of neuroinflammation, Ketogenic diet, Ketogenic/methods, Male, Membrane Glycoproteins, Membrane Glycoproteins/genetics, Mice, Microfilament Proteins – Metabolism, Microfilament Proteins/metabolism, Microglia/drug effects/pathology, Models, Mutation, Mutation/genetics, NEOMED College of Pharmacy, Neuroprotection/drug effects/*physiology, NLR Family, Optic Nerve – Pathology, Optic Nerve/pathology, Phosphotransferases – Metabolism, Proteins, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 Protein/genetics/metabolism, Receptors, Retina – Drug Effects, Retina – Pathology, Retinal Ganglion Cells/drug effects/*pathology, Transgenic

Genetically enhancing the expression of chemokine domain of CX3CL1 fails to prevent tau pathology in mouse models of tauopathy.

BACKGROUND: Fractalkine (CX3CL1) and its receptor (CX3CR1) play an important role in regulating microglial function. We have previously shown that Cx3cr1 deficiency exacerbated tau pathology and led to cognitive impairment. However, it is still…

Tags: 2018, Alzheimer's disease, Animal, Animals, Antigens, Bemiller Shane M, Bhaskar Kiran, Biological, Calcium Binding Proteins – Metabolism, Calcium-Binding Proteins/metabolism, Cannon Judy L, Cardona Astrid E, Cells – Drug Effects, Cells – Metabolism, Cells – Pathology, Chemokine CX3CL1/*genetics/metabolism, Cognition Disorders – Etiology, Cognition Disorders/etiology, Crish Samuel D, CX3CL1, CX3CR1, Cytokines, Cytokines – Metabolism, Cytokines/metabolism, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Differentiation/genetics/metabolism, Disease Models, Formica Shane V, Gene Expression Regulation/drug effects/*genetics, Genes, Genes – Drug Effects, Journal of neuroinflammation, Jung Steffen, Kim Ki-Wook, Kokiko-Cochran Olga N, Lamb Bruce T, Learning, Lipopolysaccharides, Lipopolysaccharides/toxicity, Maphis Nicole M, Maze Learning, Mice, Microfilament Proteins – Metabolism, Microfilament Proteins/metabolism, Microglia, Microglia/drug effects/*metabolism/pathology, Miller Crystal M, Models, Mutation, Mutation/genetics, NEOMED College of Pharmacy, Nerve Tissue Proteins, Nerve Tissue Proteins – Metabolism, Neurodegenerative Diseases, Neurodegenerative Diseases – Complications, Neurodegenerative Diseases – Pathology, Neuroinflammation, Surface, Surface – Metabolism, Tau, tau Proteins/genetics/metabolism, Tauopathies, Tauopathies/complications/genetics/*pathology, Transgenic, Wilson Gina N, Xu Guixiang

Isolation of canine coronary sinus musculature from the atria by radiofrequency catheter ablation prevents induction of atrial fibrillation.

BACKGROUND: The junction between the coronary sinus (CS) musculature and both atria contributes to initiation of atrial tachyarrhythmias. The current study investigated the effects of CS isolation from the atria by radiofrequency catheter ablation on…

Tissue engineering models of human digits: effect of periosteum on growth plate cartilage development.

Tissue-engineered middle phalanx constructs of human digits were investigated to determine whether periosteum wrapped partly about model midshafts mediated cartilage growth plate formation. Models were fabricated by suturing ends of polymer midshafts…

Intracellular recordings from combination-sensitive neurons in the inferior colliculus.

In vertebrate auditory systems, specialized combination-sensitive neurons analyze complex vocal signals by integrating information across multiple frequency bands. We studied combination-sensitive interactions in neurons of the inferior colliculus…

Effect of peak inspiratory pressure on the filtration coefficient in the isolated perfused rat lung.

Positive inspiratory pressure- (PIP) ventilated, isolated rat lungs become edematous when perfused at rates approximately the normal cardiac output. The study was conducted to test the hypothesis that high peak inspiratory pressures contribute to the…

Model demonstrating respiratory mechanics for high school students.

We wanted to develop educational materials appropriate for the high school student which would present physiological concepts in an innovative way. The impetus was in response to the lack of physiology educational materials appropriate for the high…

Tags: *Models, *Schools, *Teaching Materials, 1996, Adolescent, Biological, Chan V, DiCarlo S E, Educational, Equipment Design, Humans, Manometry, Pisegna J, Respiratory Mechanics/*physiology, Rosian R, The American journal of physiology

Airline policies: sickening results?

Tags: *Computer Simulation, *Models, 2014, AIR travel, AIRLINE management, Biological, Communicable Diseases, Disease Outbreaks/*statistics & numerical data, Emerging/*epidemiology, Human Migration/*statistics & numerical data, Humans, Infectious Disease Transmission, Rothschild Bruce, Science (New York, N.Y.)

Bile acid signaling in metabolic disease and drug therapy.

Bile acids are the end products of cholesterol catabolism. Hepatic bile acid synthesis accounts for a major fraction of daily cholesterol turnover in humans. Biliary secretion of bile acids generates bile flow and facilitates hepatobiliary secretion…

Estrogen, anti-estrogen, and gender: differences in methamphetamine neurotoxicity.

In Part 1 of this report, we review data on the effects of estrogen (E), the anti-E tamoxifen (TMX), and testosterone (T) on methamphetamine (METH)-induced neurotoxicity in female and male CD-1 mice. Treatment of gonadectomized females with a…

Tags: *Neurotoxins, *Sex Characteristics, 2002, Animals, Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, Biological, Dluzen Dean E, Estrogen Antagonists/*pharmacology, Estrogens/*physiology, Female, Humans, Male, McDermott Janet L, Methamphetamine/*toxicity, Mice, Models, Tamoxifen/pharmacology, Testosterone/pharmacology

Design and assessment of a tissue-engineered model of human phalanges and a small joint.

OBJECTIVES: To develop models of human phalanges and small joints by suturing different cell-polymer constructs that are then implanted in athymic (nude) mice. DESIGN: Models consisted of bovine periosteum, cartilage, and/or tendon cells seeded onto…

Pullout strength and load to failure properties of self-tapping cortical screws in synthetic and cadaveric environments representative of healthy and osteoporotic bone.

BACKGROUND: The parameters of self-tapping screw (STS) performance in normal and osteoporotic bone have been defined in representative environments, but the question remains as to the clinical application of such findings. The goal of this study was…

Development of bone and cartilage in tissue-engineered human middle phalanx models.

Human middle phalanges were tissue-engineered with midshaft scaffolds of poly(L-lactide-epsilon-caprolactone) [P(LA-CL)], hydroxyapatite-P(LA-CL), or beta-tricalcium phosphate-P(LA-CL) and end plate scaffolds of bovine chondrocyte-seeded polyglycolic…

Tags: *Models, 2009, Aggrecans/genetics/metabolism, Animals, Biological, Bone Development/drug effects/*physiology, Calcium Phosphates/pharmacology, Cartilage/cytology/drug effects/*growth & development, Cattle, Chondrocytes/cytology/drug effects/metabolism, Collagen Type II/genetics/metabolism, Durapatite/pharmacology, Electron, Enjo Mitsuhiro, Experimental, Finger Phalanges/cytology/diagnostic imaging/drug effects/*physiology, Gene Expression Profiling, Gene Expression Regulation/drug effects, Humans, Implants, Integrin-Binding Sialoprotein, Isogai Noritaka, Jacquet Robin, Landis William J, Lowder Elizabeth, Mice, Microscopy, Paraffin Embedding, Periosteum/cytology/drug effects, Polyesters/pharmacology, Radiography, Scanning, Sialoglycoproteins/genetics/metabolism, Tissue engineering. Part A, Tissue Engineering/*methods, Tissue Scaffolds/chemistry, Wada Yoshitaka

Potential Benefits of Edible Berries in the Management of Aerodigestive and Gastrointestinal Tract Cancers: Preclinical and Clinical Evidence.

Epidemiological reports as well as experimental studies have demonstrated the significant health benefits provided by regular berry consumption. Berries possess both prophylactic and therapeutic potential against several chronic illnesses, such as…

Tags: 2016, aerodigestive and gastrointestinal tract, Animal, Animal Studies, Animals, Anthocyanins/analysis/pharmacology, Anticarcinogenic Agents/*analysis/pharmacology, Antineoplastic Agents – Analysis, Antineoplastic Agents – Pharmacodynamics, Benzopyrans – Analysis, Benzopyrans – Pharmacodynamics, Berry, Biological, Bishayee Anupam, Cancer, Chemoprevention, Clinical Trials, Clinical Trials as Topic, Critical reviews in food science and nutrition, Digestion – Drug Effects, Digestion/drug effects, Disease Models, Do Chau, Ellagic Acid/analysis/pharmacology, Fruit, Fruit/*chemistry, Gastrointestinal Neoplasms – Prevention and Control, Gastrointestinal Neoplasms/*prevention & control, Haskell Yennie, Human, Humans, Models, Mohandas Nima, Phytochemicals – Analysis, Phytochemicals – Pharmacodynamics, Phytochemicals/analysis/pharmacology, Plant Extracts – Analysis, Plant Extracts – Pharmacodynamics, Plant Extracts/*analysis/pharmacology, Polyphenols – Analysis, Polyphenols – Pharmacodynamics, Polyphenols/analysis/pharmacology, Sethi Gautam, Siveen Kodappully Sivaraman, Stoner Gary D, Treatment

Identification of novel pathways that control farnesoid X receptor-mediated hypocholesterolemia.

Farnesoid X receptor (FXR) plays important regulatory roles in bile acid, lipoprotein, and glucose homeostasis. Here, we have utilized Fxr(-/-) mice and mice deficient in scavenger receptor class B type I (SR-BI), together with an

Using O2 to probe membrane immersion depth by 19F NMR.

A fluorinated detergent, CF(3)(CF(2))(5)C(2)H(4)-O-maltose, was reconstituted into a lipid bilayer model membrane system to demonstrate the feasibility of determining solvent accessibility and membrane immersion depth of each fluorinated group by…

Tags: *Hydrocarbons, *Oxygen, 2000, Biological, Cyclic N-Oxides, Dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine/*chemistry, Fluorinated, Fluorine, Lipid Bilayers/*chemistry, Luchette P A, Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy/*methods, Maltose/*analogs & derivatives, Models, Phospholipid Ethers/*chemistry, Pressure, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Prosser R S, Spin Labels, Westerman P W

Sperry's concept of mind as an emergent property of brain function and its implications for the future of humankind.

Sperry's proposal that subjective experience plays a major role in brain function and in the emergence of mind, consciousness and human values represent a challenge to behaviorism as the dominant force in psychology. Mind is viewed as an emergent…

Tags: *Forecasting, *Humanism, *Psychophysiology, 1998, Biological, Brain/physiology, Conscience, Humans, Models, Neuropsychologia, Psychology/trends, Voneida T J

Non-fibrillar collagens: key mediators of post-infarction cardiac remodeling?

Cardiac remodeling is accelerated during pathological conditions and several anabolic and catabolic regulators work in concert to repair the myocardium and maintain its functionality. The fibroblasts play a major role in this process via collagen…

Tags: 2010, Animals, Biological, Department of Integrative Medical Sciences, Humans, Journal of molecular and cellular cardiology, Matrix Metalloproteinases/metabolism, Meszaros J Gary, Models, Myocardial Infarction/*metabolism/physiopathology, Myocardium/metabolism/pathology, NEOMED College of Medicine, Non-Fibrillar Collagens/*metabolism, Shamhart Patricia E, Wound Healing/physiology

Non-receptor activators of heterotrimeric G-protein signaling (AGS proteins).

G-protein coupled receptor (GPCR) signaling represents one of the most conserved and ubiquitous means in mammalian cells for transferring information across the plasma membrane to the intracellular environment. Heterotrimeric G-protein subunits play…

Tags: *Signal Transduction, 2006, Animals, Biological, Cismowski Mary J, G-Protein-Coupled/*metabolism, Heterotrimeric GTP-Binding Proteins/*metabolism, Humans, Models, Receptors, Seminars in cell & developmental biology

Role of inflammation in the aging bones.

Chronic inflammation in aging is characterized by increased inflammatory cytokines, bone loss, decreased adaptation, and defective tissue repair in response to injury. Aging leads to inherent changes in mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) differentiation,…

Ontogeny of limb force distribution in squirrel monkeys (Saimiri boliviensis): insights into the mechanical bases of primate hind limb dominance.

The distribution of peak vertical forces between the forelimbs and the hind limbs is one of the key traits distinguishing primate quadrupedal locomotion from that of other mammals. Whereas most mammals generate greater peak vertical forelimb forces,…

Tags: *locomotion, 2012, Age Factors, Animals, Biological, Biomechanical Phenomena, Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology, Female, Journal of human evolution, Leg/anatomy & histology/*growth & development/*physiology, Models, NEOMED College of Medicine, Saimiri/anatomy & histology/*growth & development/*physiology, Videotape Recording, Weight-Bearing, Young Jesse W

A disease model descriptive of progression between chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbations and community-acquired pneumonia: roles for underlying lung disease and the pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics of the antibiotic.

Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) may progress to community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), but there has been no formal study of the factors responsible. We studied the influence of severity of underlying lung disease, pathogen…

Tags: *Anti-Bacterial Agents/pharmacokinetics/therapeutic use, *Community-Acquired Infections/drug therapy/microbiology/physiopathology/prevention & control, *Models, *Pneumonia, 2009, Adelman Martin H, Aged, Area Under Curve, Bacterial/drug therapy/microbiology/physiopathology/prevention & control, Biological, Bronchitis, Chronic Obstructive/drug therapy/microbiology/*physiopathology, Chronic/drug therapy/microbiology/physiopathology, Department of Internal Medicine, Disease Progression, Female, File Thomas M Jr, Humans, International journal of antimicrobial agents, Klugman Keith P, Lavin Bruce, Lung Diseases/complications/drug therapy/microbiology, Lung/microbiology, Male, Microbial Sensitivity Tests, Middle Aged, Monte Scott V, NEOMED College of Medicine, Paladino Joseph A, Pneumococcal/drug therapy/microbiology/physiopathology/prevention & control, Pneumonia, Pulmonary Disease, Schentag Jerome J, Severity of Illness Index, Singer Mendel E, Streptococcus pneumoniae/*drug effects, Yu Victor L

The role of type I interferons and other cytokines in dermatomyositis.

Much work has been done to unveil the mechanisms behind the pathogenesis of dermatomyositis (DM) - mainly those involving certain pathogenic cytokines, termed "pathokines" as the principal cytokines involved. Recently, it has become clear that a…

Tags: 2015, Arshanapalli Ashish, Autoantibodies/immunology, Biological, Cytokine, Cytokines, Dermatomyositis, Dermatomyositis/*immunology/physiopathology/therapy, Humans, Inflammatory myopathy, Interferon Type I/*metabolism, Models, Pathogenesis, Shah Mihir, Signal Transduction, Somani Ally-Khan, Type I interferons, Veerula Vindhya

Vanadium in the detection, prevention and treatment of cancer: the in vivo evidence.

Vanadium, a dietary micronutrient, is yet to be established as an essential part of the human diet. Over the past century, several biological effects of vanadium, such as insulin-mimetic action as well as amelioration of hyperlipidemia and…

Tags: 10-Dimethyl-1, 2-benzanthracene, 2010, 9, Animal, Animals, Biological, Bishayee Anupam, Breast Neoplasms – Chemically Induced, Breast Neoplasms – Diagnosis, Breast Neoplasms – Drug Therapy, Cancer letters, Cell Division – Drug Effects, Cell Division/drug effects, Chatterjee Malay, Disease Models, Experimental/chemically induced/diagnosis/drug therapy, Experimental/drug therapy/pathology, Female, Glioblastoma/drug therapy, Glioma – Drug Therapy, Heterologous, Humans, Hydrocarbons, Male, Mammary Neoplasms, Metals, Metals – Diagnostic Use, Metals – Therapeutic Use, Models, Neoplasm Staging, Neoplasm Transplantation, Neoplasms, Neoplasms – Diagnosis, Neoplasms – Drug Therapy, Neoplasms – Pathology, Neoplasms – Prevention and Control, Neoplasms/*diagnosis/drug therapy/prevention & control, Organometallic Compounds – Therapeutic Use, Organometallic Compounds/therapeutic use, Patel Mehool A, Rats, Trace Elements – Diagnostic Use, Trace Elements – Therapeutic Use, Trace Elements/therapeutic use, Transplantation, Vanadium Compounds, Vanadium Compounds – Therapeutic Use, Vanadium Compounds/therapeutic use/toxicity, Vanadium/*therapeutic use/toxicity, Waghray Abhijeet, Xenografts

Activation of heterotrimeric G-proteins independent of a G-protein coupled receptor and the implications for signal processing.

Heterotrimeric G-proteins are key transducers for signal transfer from outside the cell, mediating signals emanating from cell-surface G-protein coupled receptors (GPCR). Many, if not all, subtypes of heterotrimeric G-proteins are also regulated by…

Tags: *Signal Transduction, 2005, Animals, Biological, Cismowski M J, G-Protein-Coupled/*metabolism, Heterotrimeric GTP-Binding Proteins/*metabolism, Humans, Lanier S M, Models, Receptors, Reviews of physiology, biochemistry and pharmacology

Maturation of the Coordination Between Respiration and Deglutition with and Without Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Lesion in an Animal Model.

The timing of the occurrence of a swallow in a respiratory cycle is critical for safe swallowing, and changes with infant development. Infants with damage to the recurrent laryngeal nerve, which receives sensory information from the larynx and…

LVC Timing in Infant Pig Swallowing and the Effect of Safe Swallowing.

Recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) injury in neonates, a complication of head and neck surgeries, leads to increased aspiration risk and swallowing dysfunction. The severity of resulting sequelae range from morbidity, such as aspiration pneumonia, to…

Animal Models for Dysphagia Studies: What Have We Learnt So Far.

Research using animal models has contributed significantly to realizing the goal of understanding dysfunction and improving the care of patients who suffer from dysphagia. But why should other researchers and the clinicians who see patients day in…

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