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Effect of hemofiltration filter adsorption on circulating IL-6 levels in septic rats
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Introduction Hemofiltration may modulate the inflammatory response in sepsis through a variety of mechanisms. We sought to distinguish clearance from adsorption as... -
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The effects of isatin (indole-2, 3-dione) on pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide-induced hyperthermia in rats
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Background Previous studies have demonstrated that centrally administered natriuretic peptides and pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide-38 (PACAP-38)... -
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Inhibition of carcinogen induced c-Ha-ras and c-fos proto-oncogenes expression by dietary curcumin
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Background We investigated the chemopreventive action of dietary curcumin on 7,12-dimethylbenz(a)anthracene (DMBA)-initiated and 12,0-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate... -
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Multipletelophase arrest bypassed (tab)mutants alleviate the essential requirement for Cdc15 in exit from mitosis inS. cerevisiae
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The Mitotic Exit Network (MEN) proteins – including the protein kinase Cdc15 and the protein phosphatase Cdc14 – are essential for exit from mitosis inSaccharomyces... -
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ICU Cornerstone: Changing our view of blood transfusions
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Blood transfusions are commonly administered to critically ill patients, but deciding when to transfuse a particular patient is often difficult and necessitates... -
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A criterion audit of women's awareness of blood transfusion in pregnancy
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Background In the Confidential Enquiry into Maternal Deaths (CEMD) Report, the very high risk of mortality in women who refuse blood transfusions is highlighted. The... -
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Laparoscopic and open surgery for pheochromocytoma
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Backround Laparoscopic adrenalectomy is a promising alternative to open surgery although concerns exist in regard to laparoscopic treatment of pheocromocytoma. This... -
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Debate: Should the elderly receive thrombolytic therapy or primary angioplasty?
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Thrombolysis and primary angioplasty are both recommended reperfusion strategies for elderly patients presenting with myocardial infarction (MI). Primary angioplasty... -
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The use of CAM by women suffering from nausea and vomiting during pregnancy
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Background Nausea and vomiting during pregnancy (NVP) affects two-thirds of pregnant women to varying degrees and over the years many modalities have been used to try... -
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The clinical and molecular spectrum of galactosemia in patients from the Cape Town region of South Africa
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Background The objective of this study was to document the clinical, laboratory and genetic features of galactosemia in patients from the Cape Town metropolitan... -
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Research Article: Arthritis Research
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This is a brief review of the third volume of the series edited by AN Theofilopoulos, "Current Directions in Autoimmunity". This hard-cover volume comprises 282... -
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Pancreatic hyperamylasemia during acute gastroenteritis: incidence and clinical relevance
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Background Many case reports of acute pancreatitis have been reported but, up to now, pancreatic abnormalities during acute gastroenteritis have not been studied... -
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MHC class I multimers
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T lymphocytes play a key role in the immune response to both foreign and self peptide antigens, which they recognize in combination with MHC molecules. In the past it... -
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Fragmentation of Golgi complex and Golgi autoantigens during apoptosis and necrosis
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Anti-Golgi complex autoantibodies are found primarily in patients with Sjögren's syndrome and systemic lupus erythematosus, although they are not restricted to these... -
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Genomic functional annotation using co-evolution profiles of gene clusters
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The current speed of sequencing already exceeds the capability of annotation. A new method for functional annotation is proposed using the conservation patterns of... -
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Flt3+macrophage precursors commit sequentially to osteoclasts, dendritic cells and microglia
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Macrophages, osteoclasts, dendritic cells, and microglia are highly specialized cells that belong to the mononuclear phagocyte system. Functional and phenotypic... -
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Association of MHC and rheumatoid arthritis: HLA-DR4 and rheumatoid arthritis - studies in mice and men
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Inherited susceptibility to rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is associated with the DRB1 genes encoding the human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-DR4 and HLA-DR1 molecules.... -
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Polarized Th2 like cells, in the absence of Th0 cells, are responsible for lymphocyte produced IL-4 in high IgE-producer schistosomiasis patients
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Background Human resistance to re-infection with S. mansoni is correlated with high levels of anti-soluble adult worm antigens (SWAP) IgE. Although it has been shown... -
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Physicians' preference values for hepatitis C health states and antiviral therapy: A survey
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Background Physicians' perspectives regarding hepatitis C shape their approach to patient management. We used utility analysis to evaluate physicians' perceptions of... -
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A new era in hypertension research: discussing the findings of ALLHAT
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The key question in hypertension research today is, "Does it matter how elevated blood pressure is lowered?" The Antihypertensive and Lipid-Lowering Treatment to...