Volume 13(12) 2007 (21)

The role of echocardiography and its comparison with NT-proBNP measurements in patients with acute myocardial infarction

Naresh Ranjith, Rosemary J. Pegoraro, Datshana P. Naidoo, Amelia S. Kaloo, Tonya M. Esterhuizen

Med Sci Monit 2007; 13(12): CR574-578 :: ID: 563767

Keywords: Peptide Fragments - blood, Natriuretic Peptide, Brain - blood, Myocardial Infarction - ultrasonography, Mitral Valve Insufficiency - ultrasonography, Ventricular Dysfunction, Left - physiopathology, Biological Markers - metabolism, Acute Disease

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Low-grade inflammation in white-coat hypertension

Mustafa Ozdogan, Hakan Bozcuk, Erkan Coban

Med Sci Monit 2007; 13(12): CR570-573 :: ID: 563766

Keywords: Leukocyte Count, Inflammation - complications, Hypertension - physiopathology, C-Reactive Protein - analysis, Body Mass Index, Blood Pressure Monitoring, Ambulatory, Adult

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Is there any relationship between streptococcal infection and multiple sclerosis?

Aynur Eren Topkaya, Sevki Sahin, Fehime Benli Aksungar, Ulku Turk Boru, Zeynep Yildiz, Haydar Sur

Med Sci Monit 2007; 13(12): CR567-569 :: ID: 561624

Keywords: Antistreptolysin - immunology, Antibodies, Bacterial - immunology, Adult, Deoxyribonucleases - immunology, Multiple Sclerosis - microbiology, Streptococcal Infections - complications, Streptococcus pyogenes

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Biochemical changes after a qigong program: lipids, serum enzymes, urea, and creatinine in healthy subjects

Francisca M. Vera, Juan M. Manzaneque, Enrique F. Maldonado, Gabriel A. Carranque, Victor M. Cubero, Maria J. Blanca, Miguel Morell

Med Sci Monit 2007; 13(12): CR560-566 :: ID: 563765

Keywords: Urea - blood, Medicine, Chinese Traditional, Lipids - blood, Creatinine - blood, Breathing Exercises, Blood Proteins - analysis, Adult, Adolescent

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The effect of Nigella sativa L. (black cumin seed) on intractable pediatric seizures

Javad Akhondian, Ali Parsa, Hassan Rakhshande

Med Sci Monit 2007; 13(12): CR555-559 :: ID: 561526

Keywords: Anticonvulsants - therapeutic use, Adolescent, Child, Child, Preschool, Nigella sativa - chemistry, Phytotherapy, Plant Extracts - therapeutic use, Seeds - chemistry, Seizures - drug therapy

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Changes in intra-abdominal pressure and central venous and brain venous blood pressure in patients during extracorporeal circulation

Wojciech Dabrowski

Med Sci Monit 2007; 13(12): CR548-554 :: ID: 563764

Keywords: Pressure, Monitoring, Intraoperative - methods, Extracorporeal Circulation - methods, Coronary Artery Bypass, Venous Pressure, Urinary Bladder - blood supply, Central Venous Pressure - physiology, Brain - blood supply, Abdomen - physiopathology

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Alcohol craving, limbic irritability, and stress

Denisa Jasova, Petr Bob, Peter Fedor-Freybergh

Med Sci Monit 2007; 13(12): CR543-547 :: ID: 563763

Keywords: Substance Withdrawal Syndrome - physiopathology, Psychometrics, Stress, Psychological - physiopathology, Leg - physiopathology, Kindling, Neurologic, Hand - physiopathology, Ethanol - adverse effects, Adult, Emotions - physiology

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Association of angiotensin-converting enzyme/DD genotype with sarcoidosis susceptibility in Slovenian patients

Barbara Salobir, Igor Medica, Marjeta Tercelj, Andrej Kastrin, Miso Sabovic, Borut Peterlin

Med Sci Monit 2007; 13(12): CR538-542 :: ID: 561491

Keywords: Adult, Genetic Predisposition to Disease, Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A - genetics, Polymorphism, Genetic, Sarcoidosis - genetics, Slovenia

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Insulin treatment reduces pre-prandial plasma ghrelin concentrations in children with type 1 diabetes

Ambika Ashraf, Gail Mick, Sreelatha Meleth, Xudong Wang, Kenneth McCormick

Med Sci Monit 2007; 13(12): CR533-537 :: ID: 563762

Keywords: Insulin - therapeutic use, Hypoglycemic Agents - therapeutic use, Ghrelin - blood, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 - metabolism, Child, Child, Preschool, Body Mass Index, Blood Glucose - metabolism, Adolescent

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Effect of turmeric and curcumin on oxidative stress and antioxidant enzymes in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rat

Palla Suryanarayana, Alleboena Satyanarayana, Nagalla Balakrishna, Putcha Uday Kumar, Geereddy Bhanuprakash Reddy

Med Sci Monit 2007; 13(12): BR286-292 :: ID: 563761

Keywords: Streptozocin, Rats, Rats, Wistar, Plant Preparations - therapeutic use, Oxidative Stress - drug effects, Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental - metabolism, Insulin - blood, Curcumin - pharmacology, Curcuma, Blood Proteins - metabolism, Blood Glucose - metabolism, Antioxidants - pharmacology, Animals

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CD30 (Ber-H2) expression by thymocytes and thymic epithelial cells during the late first and second trimester of gestation: an immunohistochemical and in situ hybridization (ISH) study

Maria Lambropoulou, Demetrio Tamiolakis, Ioannis Venizelos, Sylva Nikolaidou, Sophia Bolioti, Vasilis Limberis, George Galazios, Panagiotis Tsikouras, Gerasimos Koutsougeras, Dimitrios Karamanidis, Nikolas Papadopoulos

Med Sci Monit 2007; 13(12): BR280-285 :: ID: 563760

Keywords: T-Lymphocytes - metabolism, Pregnancy Trimester, First, Pregnancy Trimester, Second, Pregnancy, In Situ Hybridization, Fetus, Thymus Gland - metabolism, Epithelial Cells - metabolism, Antigens, CD30 - metabolism

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Protective effect of lysozyme chloride on gastric oxidative stress and hemorrhagic ulcers in severe atherosclerotic rats

Chen-Road Hung, Wun-Hsien Chen, Paulus S. Wang

Med Sci Monit 2007; 13(12): BR271-279 :: ID: 563759

Keywords: Rats, Peptic Ulcer Hemorrhage - prevention & control, Oxidative Stress - drug effects, Muramidase - therapeutic use, Glutathione - metabolism, Gastric Mucosa - pathology, Gastric Juice - metabolism, Ergocalciferols - administration & dosage, Corn Oil - administration & dosage, Rats, Wistar, Cholesterol - administration & dosage, Atherosclerosis - metabolism, Animals

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The role of osteoactivin-derived peptides in osteoblast differentiation

Abdulhafez A. Selim, Julian L. Castaneda, Thomas A. Owen, Steven N. Popoff, Fayez F. Safadi

Med Sci Monit 2007; 13(12): BR259-270 :: ID: 561279

Keywords: Animals, Amino Acid Sequence, Calcium - metabolism, Cell Differentiation, Cell Line, Membrane Glycoproteins - physiology, Mice, Molecular Sequence Data, Oligopeptides - physiology, Osteoblasts - physiology, Osteocalcin - metabolism, Peptides - physiology

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Evaluation of hawthorn extract on immunomodulatory biomarkers in a pressure overload model of heart failure

Barry E. Bleske, Issam Zineh, Hyun Seok Hwang, Gregory J. Welder, Michael M.J. Ghannam, Marvin O. Boluyt

Med Sci Monit 2007; 13(12): BR255-258 :: ID: 563758

Keywords: Rats, Random Allocation, Plant Extracts - therapeutic use, Phytotherapy, Disease Models, Animal, Heart Failure - immunology, Cytokines - metabolism, Crataegus - chemistry, Rats, Sprague-Dawley, Constriction, Pathologic - complications, Biological Markers - metabolism, Aorta - physiopathology, Animals

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Acetylcholinesterase and butyrylcholinesterase as possible markers of low-grade systemic inflammation

Undurti N. Das

Med Sci Monit 2007; 13(12): RA214-221 :: ID: 563743

Keywords: NF-kappa B - metabolism, Metabolic Syndrome X - metabolism, Inflammation - metabolism, Cytokines - secretion, Butyrylcholinesterase - metabolism, Alzheimer Disease - metabolism, Biological Markers - metabolism, Acetylcholinesterase - metabolism, Acetylcholine - metabolism

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Mandatory neonatal male circumcision in Sub-Saharan Africa: medical and ethical analysis

Justin Eisenman, Stephen Szapor

Med Sci Monit 2007; 13(12): RA205-213 :: ID: 563742

Keywords: Sexually Transmitted Diseases - prevention & control, Infant, Newborn, HIV Infections - prevention & control, Ethical Analysis, Circumcision, Male - ethics, Africa South of the Sahara

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Paraganglioma of the larynx: a case report

George X. Papacharalampous, Stavros Korres, Michael Tzagaroulakis, Ioannis Segas, Eleftherios Ferekidis

Med Sci Monit 2007; 13(12): CS145-148 :: ID: 563741

Keywords: Laryngeal Neoplasms - surgery, Paraganglioma - surgery

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The effects of medical treatment and rehabilitation in a patient with adult tethered cord syndrome in the late postoperative period

Derya Demirbag Kabayel, Ferda Ozdemir, Ercument Unlu, Nilgun Bilgili, Sadiye Murat

Med Sci Monit 2007; 13(12): CS141-144 :: ID: 561702

Keywords: Amines - therapeutic use, Adult, Analgesics - therapeutic use, Clonidine - therapeutic use, Cyclohexanecarboxylic Acids - therapeutic use, Exercise Therapy, Neural Tube Defects - rehabilitation, Postoperative Period, gamma-Aminobutyric Acid - therapeutic use

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Piezosurgery in the excision of middle-ear tumors: effects on mineralized and non-mineralized tissues

Angelo Salami, Massimo Dellepiane, Francesco Antonio Salzano, Renzo Mora

Med Sci Monit 2007; 13(12): PI25-29 :: ID: 563740

Keywords: Lymphoma, B-Cell - surgery, Glomus Tympanicum Tumor - surgery, Osteotomy, Ear, Middle - surgery, Ear Neoplasms - surgery

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Effects of Yoga and an Ayurveda preparation on gait, balance and mobility in older persons

Manjunath Krishnamurthy, Shirley Telles

Med Sci Monit 2007; 13(12): LET19-20 :: ID: 563739

Keywords: Plant Extracts - therapeutic use, Movement - physiology, Medicine, Ayurvedic, Gait - physiology, Yoga, Postural Balance - physiology, Exercise Therapy - methods, Aged, 80 and over

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Persistence of evolutionary memory: primordial six-transmembrane helical domain mu opiate receptors selectively linked to endogenous morphine signaling

Richard M. Kream, Melinda Sheehan, Patrick Cadet, Kirk J. Mantione, Wei Zhu, Federico Casares, George B. Stefano

Med Sci Monit 2007; 13(12): SC5-6 :: ID: 563738

Keywords: Signal Transduction, Protein Structure, Tertiary, Receptors, Opioid, mu - physiology, Nitric Oxide Synthase - metabolism, Morphine - metabolism, Molecular Sequence Data, Evolution, Molecular, Enzyme Activation, Animals, Amino Acid Sequence

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Coronary computed tomography angiography in patients after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI): Focus on post-processing and visualization techniques

Francesca Pugliese, Katarzyna Gruszczynska, Filippo Alberghina, Jan Baron, Nico R. Mollet, Pim J. de Feyter, Gabriel P. Krestin

Med Sci Monit 2007; 13(1): 152-157 :: ID: 482447

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