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Res Microbiol. 2003 Apr;154(3):183-9.
Invasion of insect blood tissue by Xenorhabdus bovienii.
Owuama CI.
Department of Microbiology, Federal University of Technology, PMB 2076, Yola, Nigeria. cowuamuty.edu.ng
Xenorhabdus species are entomopathogenic Gram-negative bacteria that belong to the family Enterobacteriaceae. They exist in two main phenotypic variations referred to as phase I and phase II. Invasion studies showed that Xenorhabdus bovienii phase I, unlike phase II, adhered to and were phagocytosed by Drosophila melanogaster malignant blood neoplasm, mbn-2. The ingested bacteria within the phagosome multiplied and escaped into the mbn-2 cytoplasm. Further bacterial multiplication occurred within the cytoplasm with a longer postinvasion incubation period, resulting in mbn-2 lysis. X. bovienii multiplied more rapidly in artificial media than in mbn-2. The generation time of phase I X. bovienii in the artificial media was 2.5- to 3-fold that in mbn-2. Cell free extract of X. bovienii phase I fluoresced under UV light, unlike that of phase II.
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J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2000 Oct;31(4):391-4.
Human leukocyte antigen class II alleles in white Brazilian patients with celiac disease.
Silva EM, Fernandes MI, Galvao LC, Sawamura R, Donadi EA.
Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine of Ribeirao Preto, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil.
BACKGROUND: Celiac disease (CD) is a permanent gluten intolerance disorder characterized by malabsorption, intestinal mucosa villus atrophy, and crypt hyperplasia. Clinical and histologic features improve in persons consuming a gluten free diet. The pathogenesis of CD involves environmental, genetic, and immunologic factors. METHODS: The frequencies of human leukocyte antigen (HLA) class II alleles were evaluated in white Brazilian patients who had CD and compared with those observed in healthy individuals from the same geographical area (Ribeirao Preto, Sao Paulo) and of similar ethnic background. Twenty-five patients with CD, 11 females and 14 males, and 91 control individuals were studied. The HLA class II alleles were typed using amplified DNA hybridized with sequence-specific primers. Statistical analysis was performed using the two-tailed Fisher exact test. The relative risk (RR), etiologic fraction (EF), and preventive fraction (PF) were also estimated. The EF represents the attributable risk for the development of CD at the population level, whereas PF represents the protective risk. RESULTS: The frequency of the HLA-DRB1*03, HLA-DRB1*07, and HLA-DQB1*02 alleles was significantly increased in patients. The RR conferred by these alleles was 5.35, 7.15, and 10.6, respectively, and the EF was 48.7%, 44.7%, and 76%, respectively. The frequency of HLA-DQB1*06 alleles was significantly decreased in CD patients, conferring an RR of 0.08 and a PF of 48%. CONCLUSIONS: The results show that HLA-DRB1*03, HLA-DRB1*07, and HLA-DQB1*02 alleles conferred susceptibility to CD in Brazilian patients. In contrast, HLADQB1*06 alleles conferred protection against development of the disease.
online pharmacy ref. source: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=11045836&dopt=Abstract
J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2000 Oct;31(4):411-7.
Clinical presentations and predisposing factors of cholelithiasis and sludge in children.
Wesdorp I, Bosman D, de Graaff A, Aronson D, van der Blij F, Taminiau J.
Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Emma Children's Hospital AMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
BACKGROUND: In contrast to adults, little is known about the epidemiology and the best therapeutic regimen for cholelithiasis and sludge in children. METHODS: Eighty-two children with cholelithiasis detected by ultrasonography were studied from 0 to 18 years of age with regard to cause, symptomatology, and treatment outcome. Seventy-five children with sludge within the same age group were studied as well. RESULTS: Idiopathic gallstones were found in 19 (23%) patients, and 32 (39%) had gallstones in association with a hemolytic disease. Predominant factors associated with the development of gallstones and clinical presentation differed with age. In patients with sludge, total parenteral nutrition and systemic infection or administration of antibiotics were most frequently found to be possible predisposing factors. Sludge can develop and disappear within a few days. Complications of cholelithiasis were observed in 13 patients. Cholecystectomy was performed in 41 patients and therapeutic endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) with stone extraction in 9 patients; 32 children were not treated. After a follow-up (mean, 4.6 years) in 50 patients, 46% of the children who had cholecystectomy or therapeutic ERCP experienced clinical recurrence of abdominal symptoms. In the patients who did not receive surgical or endoscopic therapy during the follow-up, no complications occurred, and only one patient experienced abdominal symptoms during follow-up. CONCLUSIONS: The difference in associated conditions may indicate that the pathogenesis of cholelithiasis and sludge differ as well. Furthermore, sludge should be viewed as a dynamic condition not predisposing for the development of gallstones, per se. Cholecystectomy should not be performed routinely but only after careful selection in patients at risk for complications.
online pharmacy ref. source: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=11045839&dopt=Abstract
Int J Impot Res. 2000 Jun;12(3):169-75.
Treatment of Peyronie's disease with oral colchicine: long-term results and predictive parameters of successful outcome.
Kadioglu A, Tefekli A, Koksal T, Usta M, Erol H.
Department of Urology, Medical Faculty of Istanbul, University of Istanbul, Turkey. atefeknet.net.tr
As recent clinical and animal studies have indicated, colchicine, with its anti-fibrotic, anti-mitotic and anti-inflammatory activities, has suppressive effects in the pathogenesis of Peyronie's disease. Oral colchicine treatment was initiated in 60 Peyronie's patients during their acute phase (mean duration of disease: 5.7 +/- 4.3 months). Long-term results, based on changes of subjective and objective criteria, were assessed and predictive factors of successful outcome were investigated. After a mean follow-up of 10.7 +/- 4.7 months, the penile deformity improved in 30%, remained unchanged in 48.3% and deteriorated in 21.7%. Pain resolved in 95%. Best results were obtained in those with no risk factor for vascular disease, presenting during the initial 6 months of disease, degree of curvature <30 degrees, no erectile dysfunction by history and positive response to combined injection and stimulation test. In conclusion since tunica albuginea is affected as a whole in Peyronie's disease, systemic oral agents, such as colchicine, may be preferred in the early phase of the disease.
online pharmacy ref. source: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=11045911&dopt=Abstract
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2000 Nov;279(5):H2196-201.
Leukocyte and endothelial cell adhesion molecules in a chronic murine model of myocardial reperfusion injury.
Jones SP, Trocha SD, Strange MB, Granger DN, Kevil CG, Bullard DC, Lefer DJ.
Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, Louisiana 71130, USA.
Expression of endothelial and leukocyte cell adhesion molecules is a principal determinant of polymorphonuclear neutrophil (PMN) recruitment during inflammation. It has been demonstrated that pharmacological inhibition of these molecules can attenuate PMN influx and subsequent tissue injury. We determined the temporal expression of alpha-granule membrane protein-40 (P-selectin), endothelial leukocyte adhesion molecule 1 (E-selectin), and intercellular cell adhesion molecule 1 (ICAM-1) after coronary artery occlusion and up to 3 days of reperfusion. The expression of all of these cell adhesion molecules peaked around 24 h of reperfusion. We determined the extent to which these molecules contribute to PMN infiltration by utilizing mice deficient (-/-) in P-selectin, E-selectin, ICAM-1, and CD18. Each group underwent 30 min of in vivo, regional, left anterior descending (LAD) coronary artery ischemia and 24 h of reperfusion. PMN accumulation in the ischemic-reperfused (I/R) zone was assessed using histological techniques. Deficiencies of P-selectin, E-selectin, ICAM-1, or CD18 resulted in significant (P < 0.05) attenuation of PMN infiltration into the I/R myocardium (MI/R). In addition, P-selectin, E-selectin, ICAM-1, and CD18 -/- mice exhibited significantly (P < 0.05) smaller areas of necrosis after MI/R compared with wild-type mice. These data demonstrate that MI/R induces coronary vascular expression of P-selectin, E-selectin, and ICAM-1 in mice. Furthermore, genetic deficiency of P-selectin, E-selectin, ICAM-1, or CD18 attenuates PMN sequestration and myocardial injury after in vivo MI/R. We conclude that P-selectin, E-selectin, ICAM-1, and CD18 are involved in the pathogenesis of MI/R injury in mice.
online pharmacy ref. source: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=11045953&dopt=Abstract
The average human scalp is covered by approximatey 100,000 hair follicles. Each hair undergoes
hair cycle and normally 50-100 hairs randomly fall out a day, which is unnoticeable because lost hair is replaced by as many new hairs springing up daily. Hair loss results from the fall out of hair from the hair follicle. Alopecia or excessive, premature hair loss is the condition caused by many factors.
Loss of hair itself does not pose critical health problems because biological role of human hair is relatively marginal. Hair on our scalp protects the head from mechanical shock, heat loss, and exposure to UV-light. The eyelashes and eyebrowes protect the eyes, and hair in the ear canal or the nasal passages help filter out particles and pathogens, thus protecting our internal organs.
However, hair does play important social role: it is one of the major determinants of our appearance and identity in daily life. Fullness of hair also implicates or manifests physical integrity and youthfulness of the person. Losing hair could have more than just emotional impacts on individuals.
The hair is a unique organ that goes through a characteristic cycle consisting of an immature phase, a growing phase called anagen, a transitional phase between the growing phase and the resting phase called catagen, and finally a resting phase called telogen in which the hair stops growing, waiting to fall out. 85-90% of hairs on our body are in anagen phase or growing phase, which lasts anywhere from two to five years. This phase is followed by a short regression phase, or catagen, which lasts 2-3 weeks. Approximately 1% of hair follicles are in catagen. Approximately 10-15% of hair follicles are in the resting phase, the telogen, which lasts about 3-5 months. Hair follicles typically goes through 10-20 asynchronous cycles during the lifetime.
Persistent loss of more than 150 hairs would consist a state of hair loss, or alopecia, albeit it could be temporary.
DHEA is a natural hormone, and it is produced in our body by the adrenal glands.
DHEA has been suggested to provide numerous potential benefits. DHEA (or dehydroepiandrosterone) is converted into androgens (male hormones)
or estrogens (female hormones) in the cells.
Our bodies produce decreasing amount of DHEA as we get older.
various health benefits: To deter aging,
improve sexual function/erectile dysfunction, treat cognitive decline, enhance athletic performance,
facilitate weight loss, improve strength, prevent osteoporosis, enhance immunomodulation for rheumatic conditions,
and treat depression.
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