Publications
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| decreased monocyte-induced angiogenesis in scleroderma. | 2006 | 1698391 | |
| the accuracy of death certificates. implications for health statistics. | the death certificate is an important source of data on disease incidence, prevalence and mortality. it should therefore be as accurate and complete as possible. death certificates from 433 autopsied hospital patients were reviewed and matched against the results of post-mortem examinations. significant discrepancies between the two documents were observed in 50% of patients. in 25%, the immediate cause of death was incorrectly stated on the certificate, having been assigned to a different organ ... | 2006 | 1871957 |
| the foreign nurse program: an innovative nclex review. | the foreign nurse program was created to respond to a specific need. other cities and states may find that they too have a population of foreign-educated nurses who have not taken or passed the licensure examination. this program creates one more pathway to increase the ranks of the american nursing work force by using foreign-trained nurses who wish to enter the work force. | 2006 | 1564175 |
| reading activities of staff nurses from states with mandatory or voluntary continuing education. | reading activities of staff nurses (n = 269) residing in six states with mandated educational requirements for relicensure were compared with a similar number (n = 275) of staff nurses from states that have no legislative continuing education (ce) requirements. time spent reading both professional and general literature was obtained. nurses spent twice as much time reading general literature as professional literature. both groups stated that conferences were the preferred method of ce; reading ... | 2006 | 1564174 |
| [hypothesis on the probable mechanism of auto-limitation of acute attacks of gout]. | 2006 | 3013255 | |
| [clinical aspects of arrhythmias]. | arrhythmias are frequent and occur in normal individuals as well as in patients with structural heart disease. in supraventricular arrhythmias the indication for treatment is mainly based on symptoms. in atrial fibrillation the thromboembolic risk has to be taken into account. in ventricular arrhythmias, especially in combination with significant structural heart disease, prognostic considerations play an important role in decision-making. | 2006 | 1594843 |
| modeling of therapeutic dialysis of cerebrospinal fluid by epidural cooling in spinal cord injuries. | paraplegias of traumatic origin may be classified as primary or secondary. secondary traumatic paraplegia (stp) is believed to result from an autodestructive process. different authors have published results supporting or contradicting the therapeutic effects of durotomy alone or associated with exposed spinal cord and perfusion with a saline solution at normal or cold temperatures. it appears that although decompression and open dialysis might be beneficial, the surgical trauma over the injured ... | 2006 | 3225857 |
| invasive thymoma with intracaval growth into the right atrium. | we report an unusual case of invasive thymoma with intracaval growth into the right atrium. computed tomography and venacavography demonstrated this manner of extension of thymoma. the tumor was completely removed by means of cardiopulmonary bypass after four courses of chemotherapy. multidisciplinary treatment for invasive thymoma with this growth pattern is thought to be useful. | 2006 | 1540072 |
| [can vision defects among artists influence their art?]. | 2006 | 1895830 | |
| oral anticoagulation therapy: indications, contraindications, and complications. | the goal of oral anticoagulation therapy is to prevent thromboembolic events while minimizing the possibility of hemorrhage. this article discusses indications for, contraindications to, and possible complications of anticoagulant therapy. guidelines for the use of low intensity and high intensity anticoagulation and duration of anticoagulant therapy are also included. | 2006 | 1392676 |
| management of the palatal ectopic and unerupted maxillary canine. | some problems associated with the diagnosis of the ectopic maxillary canine are discussed. a treatment regimen is outlined for the tooth that is displaced palatally and unerupted. | 2006 | 1782194 |
| the influence of contralateral primary afferents on ia inhibitory interneurones in humans. | 1. contralateral influences on short latency reciprocal inhibition between wrist extensor and flexor muscles were investigated in twenty-two healthy volunteers. reciprocal inhibition, probably mediated through the ia inhibitory interneurone, was measured by conditioning the flexor carpi radialis (fcr) h reflex by weak stimulation of the ipsilateral radial nerve. maximum reciprocal inhibition occurring at a precise delay between conditioning and conditioned stimulations was taken as the test leve ... | 2005 | 1895236 |
| exchange transfusion in a case of severe theophylline poisoning. | 2005 | 1287972 | |
| neonatal tetanus: a developmental follow-up study. | 2005 | 1278947 | |
| [epidemic hemorrhagic conjunctivitis]. | 2005 | 1230940 | |
| kinetic studies of 51cr and df32p labelled granulocytes. | in vivo kinetic studies of granulocytes labelled in vitro with 51cr and df32p were carried out in nine haematologically normal subjects by isolation of the cells in the blood samples by the ficoll-isopaque flotation method. 51cr and 32p specific activity of blood samples made of 93-98% granulocytes was studied. distribution between marginated and circulating granulocyte pools was identical for both labelled cells and the marginated pool was similar to the circulating pool, except that it was low ... | 2005 | 1201203 |
| htlv-iii antibody tests and health education. | 2005 | 2870378 | |
| htlv-iii antibody tests and health education. | 2005 | 2870378 | |
| [role of lymphocytes in physiological and pathological processes]. | 2005 | 1087411 | |
| effect of levamisole on e-rosette-forming cells in vivo and in vitro in hodgkin's disease. | incubation in vitro of lymphocytes from patients with hodgkin's disease with 40 mug per milliliter of levamisole resulted in a rise in the number of e-rosette-forming cells from 33.6 +/- 12.5 per cent (mean +/- s.d.) to 56.7 +/- 14.6 per cent. the drug had no effect on normal lymphocytes. ten patients with hodgkin's disease treated six months previously with levamisole were restudied. the positive skin tests to ppd, candida and mumps persisted. however, the e-rosette-forming cells decreased to t ... | 2005 | 1082545 |
| location. | 2005 | 1070368 | |
| [use of the tine test in the diagnosis of tuberculosis infection]. | 2005 | 1081245 | |
| letter: microvilli. | 2005 | 1065167 | |
| [the sjögren-gougerot syndrome]. | the sjögren-gougerot syndrome represents a rare disease of the collagenous tissue characterized by the three symptoms xerophtalmy, xerostomy, polyarthritis. women after the menopause are the most affected. oral symptoms addup to diverse dermatological manifestations. the bilateral parotidic swelling and systemic complications accompany the disease, and the immunological disorder is coupled with hypergammaglobulinemia. prognosis is very reserved and treatment delicate. | 2005 | 1064976 |
| [lues in patients previously treated with antibiotics]. | 2005 | 549229 | |
| [ventricular rhythms in acute myocardial infarct]. | 2005 | 548111 | |
| [lesion of the collateral ulnar ligament of the thumb]. | 2005 | 546527 | |
| [vaccination against measles, mumps and rubella--together or separately?]. | 2005 | 544244 | |
| [the excretory apparatus and diabetes]. | 2005 | 545627 | |
| [osteomyelitis]. | 2005 | 544236 | |
| new anthracycline derivatives: what for? | 2005 | 1782058 | |
| sixth annual ecp (european organization for cooperation in cancer prevention studies) symposium. international symposium on gastric carcinogenesis. london, march 7-8, 1988. abstracts. | 2005 | 3345511 | |
| [psychiatric side-effects of levodopa treatment]. | 2005 | 1265908 | |
| circadian properties of the rhythmic system in individual nucleated and enucleated cells of acetabularia mediterranea. | 2005 | 1248525 | |
| [morphology of the hemolytic-uremic syndrome]. | 2005 | 1196095 | |
| prevalence of shigella species and their antimicrobial resistance patterns in eastern nepal. | the study was conducted to determine the prevalence of shigella species and their antimicrobial resistance patterns in eastern nepal. stool samples submitted to the diagnostic laboratory of b.p. koirala institute of health sciences, nepal, during august 2000-july 2004, were cultured for shigella species and were confirmed by biochemical and serological tests. of 53 shigella species isolated, shigella dysenteriae type 1 was the most predominant isolate (73.7%), followed by s. flexneri (23%) and s ... | 2005 | 16599104 |
| characterization of the periplasmic heme-binding protein shut from the heme uptake system of shigella dysenteriae. | the heme uptake systems by which bacterial pathogens acquire and utilize heme have recently been described. such systems may utilize heme directly from the host's hemeproteins or via a hemophore that sequesters and transports heme to an outer membrane receptor and subsequently to the translocating proteins by which heme is further transported into the cell. however, little is known of the heme binding and release mechanisms that facilitate the uptake of heme into the pathogenic organism. as a fi ... | 2005 | 16185086 |
| emergence of quinolone-resistant shigella dysenteriae type 1 in canada. | 2005 | 16200675 | |
| in-vitro antibacterial, antifungal and cytotoxic activities of some coumarins and their metal complexes. | a series of new antibacterial and antifungal coumarin-derived compounds and their transition metal complexes [cobalt (ii), copper (ii), nickel (ii) and zinc (ii)] have been synthesized, characterized and screened for their in vitro antibacterial activity against escherichia coli, klebsiella pneumoniae, proteus mirabilis, pseudomonas aeruginosa, salmonella typhi, shigella dysenteriae, bacillus cereus, corynebacterium diphtheriae, staphylococcus aureus and streptococcus pyogenes bacterial strains ... | 2005 | 16206827 |
| the epidemiology of travel-associated shigellosis--regional risks, seasonality and serogroups. | to give a detailed risk estimate of contracting travel-associated shigellosis in various regions of the world. | 2005 | 16230220 |
| comparative genomics and phylogenetic analysis of s. dysenteriae subgroup. | genomic compositions of representatives of thirteen s. dysenteriae serotypes were investigated by performing comparative genomic hybridization (cgh) with microarray containing the whole genomic orfs (open reading frames, orfs) of e. coli k12 strain mg1655 and specific orfs of s. dysenteriae a1 strain sd51197. the cgh results indicated the genomes of the serotypes contain 2654 conserved orfs originating from e. coli. however, 219 intrinsic genes of e. coli including those prophage genes, molecula ... | 2005 | 16248434 |
| risk factors for mortality due to shigellosis: a case-control study among severely-malnourished children in bangladesh. | to determine the risk factors for death of severely-malnourished bangladeshi children with shigellosis, a case-control study was conducted at the clinical research and service centre of icddr,b: centre for health and population research in dhaka, bangladesh. one hundred severely-malnourished children (weight-for-age <60% of median of the national center for health statistics), with a positive stool culture for shigella dysenteriae type 1 or s. flexneri, who died during hospitalization, were comp ... | 2005 | 16262023 |
| preparation of monoclonal antibody and development of enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay specific for escherichia coli o157 in foods. | to prepare monoclonal antibodies (mab) and antisera specific for escherichia coli (e. coli) o157, and to develop a sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (elisa) to detect e. coli o157 in foods. | 2005 | 16274107 |
| genome dynamics and diversity of shigella species, the etiologic agents of bacillary dysentery. | the shigella bacteria cause bacillary dysentery, which remains a significant threat to public health. the genus status and species classification appear no longer valid, as compelling evidence indicates that shigella, as well as enteroinvasive escherichia coli, are derived from multiple origins of e.coli and form a single pathovar. nevertheless, shigella dysenteriae serotype 1 causes deadly epidemics but shigella boydii is restricted to the indian subcontinent, while shigella flexneri and shigel ... | 2005 | 16275786 |
| shiga toxin 2 and lipopolysaccharide induce human microvascular endothelial cells to release chemokines and factors that stimulate platelet function. | shiga toxins (stxs) produced by shigella dysenteriae type 1 and enterohemorrhagic escherichia coli are the most common cause of hemolytic-uremic syndrome (hus). it is well established that vascular endothelial cells, mainly those located in the renal microvasculature, are targets for stxs. the aim of the present research was to evaluate whether e. coli-derived shiga toxin 2 (stx2) incubated with human microvascular endothelial cells (hmec-1) induces release of chemokines and other factors that m ... | 2005 | 16299328 |
| use of ramification amplification assay for detection of escherichia coli o157:h7 and other e. coli shiga toxin-producing strains. | escherichia coli o157:h7 and other shiga toxin-producing e. coli (stec) strains are important human pathogens that are mainly transmitted through the food chain. these pathogens have a low infectious dose and may cause life-threatening illnesses. however, detection of this microorganism in contaminated food or a patient's stool specimens presents a diagnostic challenge because of the low copy number in the sample. often, a more sensitive nucleic acid amplification method, such as pcr, is require ... | 2005 | 16333102 |
| evolution of foodborne pathogens via temperate bacteriophage-mediated gene transfer. | temperate bacteriophages have always been central to the evolution of bacteria, although their importance has been consistently underestimated compared to transformation and conjugation. in the last 20 years, as more gene and genome sequences have become available and researchers have more accurately determined bacteriophage populations in the environment, we are gaining a clearer picture of their role in the past and potential role in the future. the transductive and lysogenic capacities of thi ... | 2005 | 16366852 |
| trends in shigella outbreaks in the israeli military over 15 years. | 2005 | 15578249 | |
| porin of shigella dysenteriae enhances toll-like receptors 2 and 6 of mouse peritoneal b-2 cells and induces the expression of immunoglobulin m, immunoglobulin g2a and immunoglobulin a. | porin of shigella dysenteriae type 1 increased the mrna levels for toll-like receptors tlr2 and tlr6, by 1.8-fold and twofold, respectively, in peritoneal cavity b-2 cells from c57bl/6 mice, implicating that the co-expression of tlr2 and tlr6 occurs as a combinatorial repertoire in response to porin. among the two key tlrs, tlr2 and tlr4, which are primarily responsible for recognizing the majority of bacterial products, tlr2 alone participates in porin recognition. tlr2 expression was increased ... | 2005 | 15606799 |
| the use of a genetic algorithm search for molecular mechanics (mm3)-based conformational analysis of oligosaccharides. | we have implemented a system called glygal that can perform conformational searches on oligosaccharides using several different genetic algorithm (ga) search methods. the searches are performed in the torsion angle conformational space, considering both the primary glycosidic linkages as well as the pendant groups (c-5-c-6 and hydroxyl groups) where energy calculations are performed using the mm3(96) force field. the system includes a graphical user interface for setting calculation parameters a ... | 2005 | 15780270 |
| alteration in the gyra subunit of dna gyrase and the parc subunit of topoisomerase iv in quinolone-resistant shigella dysenteriae serotype 1 clinical isolates from kolkata, india. | 2005 | 15793166 | |
| isolation and characterization of provisional serovar shigella boydii e16553 from diarrhoeal patients in bangladesh. | in previous studies with strains of the shigella dysenteriae provisional serovars e22383 and e23507 from diarrhoeal stools from patients in bangladesh, two strains of shigella species were identified as shigella boydii provisional serovar e16553 by a reference laboratory. further tests with an antiserum to an international type strain of the provisional serovar e16553 identified an additional 15 isolates. none of the isolates reacted with antisera to the established shigella serovars or any othe ... | 2005 | 15824427 |
| an unusual cluster of dysentery due to shigella dysenteriae type 4 in dhaka, bangladesh. | 2005 | 15824434 | |
| shigellosis. | shigellosis is a global human health problem. four species of shigella i.e. s. dysenteriae, s. flexneri, s. boydii and s. sonnei are able to cause the disease. these species are subdivided into serotypes on the basis of o-specific polysaccharide of the lps. shigella dysenteriae type 1 produces severe disease and may be associated with life-threatening complications. the symptoms of shigellosis include diarrhoea and/or dysentery with frequent mucoid bloody stools, abdominal cramps and tenesmus. s ... | 2005 | 15880088 |
| cytokine release induced by killed bacteria associated with anti-ifn-gamma antibody in shigella infection. | an effort was made to analyze the effect of in vitro stimulation on macrophages using killed shigella dysenteriae type-1 (ksd1) coupled with anti-interferon gamma (anti-ifn-gamma) antibody. the stimulated macrophages were co-cultured with primed or non-primed t-cells from shigella infected patients. t-cell cultures were also established by co-culturing ksd1 coupled with or without pha stimulated macrophages. emulsified ksd1 coupled with anti-ifn-gamma antibody was found to act as a potent immuno ... | 2005 | 15894487 |
| antibacterial activity of the essential oil from cymbopogon nervatus inflorescence. | antibacterial activity of essential oil of dried inflorescence of cymbopogon nervatus was investigated. the essential oil remarkably inhibited the growth of tested bacteria except for salmonella typhi. the maximum activity was against shigella dysenteriae and klebsiella pneumoniae. | 2005 | 15896926 |
| antidiarrhoeal activity of the methanol extract of the barks of xylocarpus moluccensis in castor oil- and magnesium sulphate-induced diarrhoea models in mice. | the methanol (meoh) extract of the barks of xylocarpus moluccensis, and different fractions of this extract were studied for antidiarrhoeal activity using castor oil- and magnesium sulphate-induced diarrhoea models in mice. at the doses of 250 and 500 mg/kg, the meoh extract showed significant antidiarrhoeal activity in both models. the etoac fraction (eaf) and the residual meoh fraction (rmf) exhibited similar activity using a dose of 250 mg/kg in both models. no antidiarrhoeal activity was obs ... | 2005 | 15905054 |
| phosphotidylinositol-3 kinase-mediated signals in mice immunized with the 57 kda major antigenic outer-membrane protein of shigella dysenteriae type 1. | antigen-specific t-cell signalling via t-cell antigen receptor stimulation was carried out in balb/c mice immunized with the 57 kda major antigenic component of shigella dysenteriae 1 outer-membrane proteins. in presence of anti-cd3, the 57 kda antigen was found to increase the level of il-2 significantly instead of il-4. il-2 production in t cells was consistent with an increase in intracellular free ca(2+) [(ca(2+))i] concentration. the antigen-specific modulation was observed during t-cell si ... | 2005 | 15947427 |
| epidemic strain shigella dysenteriae type 1 dt66 encodes several drug resistances by chromosome. | multiple antibiotic-resistant strains of shigella dysenteriae type 1 were isolated from an epidemic in west bengal, india (1984). during the past two decades, much attention was given to reevaluation of treatment recommendations. however, there are no useful data on drug resistance encoded by chromosome. | 2005 | 15950082 |
| distribution of genes encoding the microbial non-oxidative reversible hydroxyarylic acid decarboxylases/phenol carboxylases. | bacterial non-oxidative, reversible multi subunit hydroxyarylic acid decarboxylases/phenol carboxylases are encoded by the three clustered genes, b, c, and d, of approximately 0.6, 1.4, and 0.2 kb, respectively. there are more than 160 homologues in the database with significant similarity to gene b (homology to ubix) and c (ubid) distributed in all three microbial domains, however, homologues to gene d, are not numerous ( approximately 15). the occurrence of the entire bcd gene cluster encoding ... | 2005 | 15979273 |
| shigella dysenteriae shus promotes utilization of heme as an iron source and protects against heme toxicity. | shigella dysenteriae serotype 1, a major cause of bacillary dysentery in humans, can use heme as a source of iron. genes for the transport of heme into the bacterial cell have been identified, but little is known about proteins that control the fate of the heme molecule after it has entered the cell. the shus gene is located within the heme transport locus, downstream of the heme receptor gene shua. shus is a heme binding protein, but its role in heme utilization is poorly understood. in this wo ... | 2005 | 16077111 |
| synergistic antimicrobial activity of tea & antibiotics. | tea leaves are known for its antibacterial activity against many microorganisms. in this study we attempted to describe the synergistic antimicrobial activity of tea and antibiotics against enteropathogens. antimicrobial activity of boiled water tea extract and organic solvent extract were studied against salmonella typhimurium 1402/84, s. typhi, s. typhi ty2a, shigella dysenteriae, yersinia enterocolitica c770, and escherichia coli (epec p2 1265) determining minimum inhibitory concentration (mi ... | 2005 | 16106094 |
| metal binding and antibacterial activity of ciprofloxacin complexes. | four novel cobalt(ii), copper(ii), nickel(ii) and zinc(ii) complexes of the fluoroquinolone antibiotic ciprofloxacin have been prepared. the compounds were characterized by ir, uv-visible, molar conductivity and elemental analyses. in all of the complexes, the drug ligand, ciprofloxacin (cfl) was coordinated through two carbonyl oxygen atoms. octahedral and square-planar geometries have been proposed for the cobalt(ii), nickel(ii) and zinc(ii), and copper(ii) complexes, respectively. in vitro te ... | 2005 | 16119203 |
| involvement of prostaglandins in an animal model of shigella-related seizures. | we investigated whether prostaglandins (pgs), proinflammatory mediators implicated in excitatory activity, are involved in shigella-related seizures. pretreatment with s. dysenteriae sonicate (2ld(50)) enhanced mice response to pentylenetetrazole-induced seizures, without increase of brain concentrations of pge(2), pgd(2) or pgf(2alpha). preinjection of ns-398, an inhibitor of cyclooxygenase-2, before treatment with shigella sonicate, had no effect on seizures. the anticonvulsive pgd(2) increase ... | 2005 | 16139898 |
| haemolytic uraemic syndrome due to ciprofloxacin-resistant shigella dysenteriae serotype 1. | a case of haemolytic uraemic syndrome following dysentery due to ciprofloxacin-resistant shigella dysenteriae serotype 1 is reported for the first time. the increasing resistance of s. dysenteriae serotype 1 to many commonly available antimicrobial agents has implications for the management of dysentery. the choice of antimicrobial treatment for s. dysenteriae serotype 1 infections should take into account widespread drug resistance and the risk of haemolytic uraemic syndrome. | 2005 | 16157557 |
| direct immunofluorescence assay for rapid environmental detection of vibrio cholerae o1. | an immunofluorescence assay for direct detection of v. cholerae o1 was developed using polyclonal antibodies raised against outer membrane proteins (omps) of v. cholerae o1. production of omps varied with growth media used; maximum production was found in tryptic soy broth. the detection system was specific because no cross-reactivity was observed with other bacteria including v. cholerae o139, e. coli, s. dysenteriae and salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar typhi. the technique was able ... | 2005 | 16475506 |
| re-emergence of multi-drug resistant shigella dysenteriae with added resistance to ciprofloxacin in north india & their plasmid profiles. | multi drug resistant shigellae pose a major threat in control of shigellosis with. shigella dysenteriae being the most prevalent species at our centre before 1994. a gradual decrease in s. dysenteriae occurred over the years with a corresponding increase in s. flexneri which became the predominant serotype. from may to november 2003, an increase in number of patients admitted with clinical diagnosis of dysentery was noted in comparison to previous years, with a corresponding increase in the isol ... | 2005 | 16394329 |
| sepsis caused by food-borne infection with escherichia coli. | we report a case of sepsis caused by escherichia coli (e. coli) of serotype o-143. a 78-year-old man developed symptoms of gastroenteritis after ingesting raw meat on noodles. he rapidly developed respiratory failure. blood culture grew e. coli. the sepsis seemed to have directly spread from a food-borne infection. the development of primary sepsis after ingesting e. coli is very rare. we suspect that bacterial translocation played a major role. serotype o-143 is recognized in enteroinvasive e. ... | 2005 | 16415557 |
| shigella dysenteriae type 1-induced diarrhea in rats. | with the aim of setting up an animal model of shigella dysenteriae-induced diarrhea, wistar rats received per os increasing densities of s. dysenteriae type 1 (sd1). inoculum of 12 x 10(8) sd1 provoked dysenteric diarrhea within 24 h. feces of healthy rats were molded, brown to black and rough. rats developing diarrhea presented blood at the anal orifice; stools were soft or liquid containing mucus, or molded, smooth and mucus-coated. at times, stools appeared longer, dark and shiny due to the p ... | 2005 | 16377862 |
| a novel shigella dysenteriae serovar isolated in canada. | the etiological agent most commonly associated with bacillary dysentery is shigella. as part of its mandate, the bacteriology and enteric disease program of health canada identifies and serotypes unusual isolates of shigella received from provincial laboratories of public health. in this report, six unusual isolates from three provinces were analyzed biochemically and serologically using slide and tube agglutinations and molecularly using standard pulsed-filed gel electrophoresis (pfge), pcr, an ... | 2005 | 15695673 |
| molecular strategies for the detection, identification, and differentiation between enteroinvasive escherichia coli and shigella spp. | a strategy for the detection, identification, and differentiation of enteroinvasive escherichia coli (eiec) and shigella spp. has been developed. the strategy includes (i) a multiplex pcr for the amplification of two virulence genes, i.e., iuc (222 bp) and ipah (629 bp); (ii) amplification of the ial gene (a 1,038-bp amplicon) located within a large plasmid; and (iii) restriction fragment length polymorphism (rflp) of the ial gene amplicon. the multiplex pcr provided three patterns. pattern 1 (i ... | 2005 | 15726963 |
| comparative evaluation of apoptosis induced by shiga toxin 1 and/or lipopolysaccharides in human monocytic and macrophage-like cells. | the enteric pathogens shigella dysenteriae serotype 1 and shiga toxin-producing escherichia coli share the property of expressing the structurally and functionally related cytotoxins that comprise the shiga toxin (stx) family. stx-producing bacteria are causative agents of bloody diarrheal diseases that may progress to life threatening complications involving the destruction of blood vessels in the kidneys and the central nervous system (cns). the precise mechanisms of toxin transport across the ... | 2005 | 15748808 |
| [modulation of molecular signaling mechanisms in excitable cells by toxins and bacterial substances]. | the mechanisms of bacterial substances (protein a, peptidoglican staphylococcus aureus), bacterium toxins (st. aureus, corynebacterium diphtheriae, shigella dysenteriae, clostridium botulinum, clostridium tetani, vibrio choleral), transfer factor of immune reactivity to staphylococcus aureus upon the key link (acetylcholine-, atp-, inositol-1,4,5-triphosphate-, ryanodin-sensitive receptors, g-proteins, ca2+, k(+)-transporting systems, second messengers) in the chain of signal conduction of excit ... | 2005 | 16566125 |
| [clinical studies for usefulness of gd-dtpa enhanced mri in lung cancer]. | to evaluate utility of gd-dtpa enhanced mri (gd-mri) in lung cancer, gd-mri was performed in 69 cases. 1) viable tumor was strongly enhanced, necrosis in the tumor, however, was not enhanced on gd-mri. enhanced patterns of gd-mri were divided into 3 types, however there was little correlation between the enhancement patterns and histologic types. 2) in serial scan studies of 15 cases, the signal intensity of the tumor reached the peak 3 minutes to 10 minutes after gd-dtpa administration, and aft ... | 2005 | 1315952 |
| [sputum cytology and pulmonary reactions to air pollution]. | 2005 | 1169496 | |
| the measurement of iron-binding capacity in serum and purified transferrin with the aid of chemical affinity chromatography. | in a mew method for the estimation of transferrin by iron-binding capacity iron is added as the tartrate in nacl with about 10 mm bicarbonate. the excess iron is removed by passage through deae-sephadex a-50 previously treated with the iron chelator disodium catechol-3,5-disulphonate. the iron remaining bound to transferrin is measured without protein precipitation by the use of ferrozine. the method is applicable to fresh, frozen, or lyophilized serum, purified transferrin, and some quality con ... | 2005 | 1127111 |
| a study of the words used to describe pain. | 2005 | 3481252 | |
| does adequate control of diabetes in the preinfarction period improve the short-term postinfarction course? | it is uncertain whether adequate preinfarction diabetes control would alter the clinical outcome in diabetic patients once myocardial infarction has occurred. this study attempts an evaluation. diabetic patients admitted successively to the cardiac intensive care unit with their first acute myocardial infarction were enrolled and followed throughout hospitalization. every fourth consecutive patient with infarction, but not diabetic, was assigned to a control group. all patients were kept in the ... | 2005 | 1482779 |
| [cutaneous evaporimetry. ii. the cutaneous water loss (cwl) in pregnancy]. | 2005 | 548078 | |
| platelet monoamine oxidase activity in patients with chronic schizophrenic illnesses untreated by neuroleptic drugs [proceedings]. | 2005 | 1234010 | |
| effect of a mixture of cryoprotectants in attaining liquid nitrogen survival of callus cultures of a tropical plant. | 2005 | 544179 | |
| cytogenetic evaluation of bone marrow involvement in burkitt's lymphoma. | twenty-six bone marrow samples from 21 patients with burkitt's lymphoma were examined cytogenetically after short-term culture. clonal chromosomal changes were detected in one of 18 samples from morphologically normal marrows, and in three out of six samples with verified tumor invasion. three patients had the translocation (8;14)(q24;q32) and one had t(2;8)(p12;q24). two samples with suspect tumor involvement (less than 5% putative tumor cells) showed no clonal abnormalities. in two samples wit ... | 2005 | 3367654 |
| [lipid and mineral metabolism and morbidity with temporary loss of work capacity in miners]. | examination is performed on 87 miners from mine for copper production subject to intensive local vibrations with average rate of increase (k) of the norms for the individual octave frequencies 2.4 times for 3 h exposure of the working shift, as well as to intensive noise--113-115 db/a equivalent level, general dust--23 mg/m3, fine dust--3.5 mg/m3 and fine quartz--0.43 mg/m3. there are data for vibration effect--changes in the cold test, vibration sensoriness, ultra sound sonometry, in all miners ... | 2005 | 1364539 |
| [continuous noninvasive recording of circulatory parameters while performing the valsalva test under elevated ambient pressure]. | the results are presented which confirm applicability of the valsalva test as a functional exercise for the cardiovascular system while studying changes of the circulation regulation under high ambient pressure. methods of transthoracic tetrapolar impedance plethysmography, electro- and intervalocardiography and mean arterial pressure measurement by means of the oscillometric servosystem are shown as adequate and highly informative under these conditions. | 2005 | 1790814 |
| imerslund-gräsbeck syndrome in two brothers: renal biopsy and ultrastructural findings. | in two chinese siblings with imerslund-gräsbeck syndrome, light microscopy of renal biopsies showed no remarkable change. ultrastructurally, there were small possible focal defects in the glomerular basement membrane. neither podocytes nor tubular cells showed evident change. no electron dense deposit was found. our observations on renal ultrastructure differ from the previous five reports. the literature on renal pathology of this syndrome is reviewed. | 2005 | 1782115 |
| [use of pitressin in the management of gastrointestinal bleeding. report of a case]. | 2005 | 1081398 | |
| [dynamical study of cerebrospinal fluid at the spinal level during isotopic cisternography. 74 cases]. | physiology teaches that in addition ot be basic areas of c.s.f. resorption in the region of the cerebrum, supplementary zones exist situated in particular at the coverings of the spinal nerves. the aim of this study was a quantitative and dynamic analysis of spinal flow in 74 subjects, 64 of whom had clinical signs of communicating hydrocephalus. in certain of them, classical examinations provided no precise indications as to the appropriate neurosurgical procedure. study of the dynamics and res ... | 2005 | 1068623 |
| [pheochromocytoma and pregnancy (3 cases)]. | in this paper, a review of pregnancy and pheocromocytoma is shown. the importance of early diagnostic and adequate management is essential in this patients. when this associations exists the management must be very carefully considered to avoid high mortality risks for both, fetus and mother. 56 cases of pheocromocytoma were studied at the instituto nacional de cardiología, three of them were pregnant women which are described in this work. | 2005 | 549523 |
| [experiencie with our disaster service]. | 2005 | 1176317 | |
| shiga toxins: potent poisons, pathogenicity determinants, and pharmacological agents. | the shiga toxins (stxs), also known as vero toxins and previously called shiga-like toxins, are a family of potent protein synthesis inhibitors made by shigella dysenteriae type 1 and some serogroups of escherichia coli that cause bloody diarrhea in humans. stxs act as virulence factors for both s. dysenteriae and e. coli and contribute to the disease process initiated by those organisms both directly and indirectly. a handful of methods exist for toxin purification, and the toxins can now even ... | 2005 | 26443514 |
| isolation of pathogenic bacteria from hospital staff apparel in nigeria. | a survey of bacteria contamination of hospital staff apparel in use in anambra state, nigeria, was carried out to determine the extent of contamination by clinically important bacteria. of a total of 125 swab samples of hospital staff apparel, 72 (58%) showed bacterial contamination including 32 (70%) of 46 samples from hand gloves, 28 of 45 (62%) samples from protective gowns, and 12 of 34 (35%) samples from face-shields. the potentially pathogenic bacteria isolated were salmonella spp, proteus ... | 2005 | 27529000 |
| patterns of bleeding in adolescents with severe haemophilia a. | eighty-two boys with severe haemophilia a who spent some time at lord mayor treloar college during 1973-7 were studied. all episodes of bleeding that occurred during term time were recorded, along with the number of transfusions. the bleeding frequency among these boys, most of them aged 10-17 years, increased steadily from 8,31 episodes/100 days in 1973 to 12,63 episodes/100 days in 1977. at the same time there was a steady fall in bleeding frequency with age. altogether 24% of bleeding episode ... | 2004 | 427411 |
| [use of biguanides in the treatment of diabetes. (official information from the drug commission of the union committee for labor, health, and social welfare)]. | 2004 | 531665 | |
| moorcroft: the first modern eye-surgeon in punjab. | 2004 | 387585 | |
| clonal deletion of self-reactive t cells at the early stage of t cell development in thymus of radiation bone marrow chimeras. | sequential appearance of t cell subpopulations occurs in the thymocytes of irradiated c3h/he mice (h-2k, mls-1b2a, thy-1.2) after transplantation with bone marrow cells of akr/j mice (h-2k, mls-1a2b, thy-1.1) (akr----c3h chimeras). the donor-derived thymocytes of akr----c3h chimeras on day 14 after bone marrow transplantation (bmt) contained a large number of blastlike cd4+cd8+ cells which represent relatively immature thymocytes, whereas those on day 21 after bmt consisted of small sized cd4+,c ... | 2004 | 2141619 |
| [treatment of trochanteric fractures by means of intramedullary nailing from the distal metaphysis]. | 2004 | 421608 | |
| a. edward maumenee--an appreciation. | 2004 | 384795 | |
| patient education and complete denture maintenance. | 2004 | 321280 | |
| role of 57 kda major antigenic component of shigella dysenteriae outer membrane proteins in induction of major histocompatibility complex ii-restricted t-cell response. | in the past, many shigella surface antigens were used to activate both t and b lymphocytes but failed to induce antigen-specific responses in shigellosis. our objective was to identify in vitro t-cell components using 57 kda major antigenic fraction of shigella dysenteriae 1 (ipc-31) outer membrane proteins (omps) in modulating specific t-cell subset responses against shigellosis. | 2004 | 15610914 |
| release of shiga toxin by membrane vesicles in shigella dysenteriae serotype 1 strains and in vitro effects of antimicrobials on toxin production and release. | effects of various antimicrobials on in vitro shiga toxin production and release by shigella dysenteriae serotype 1 was investigated in this study with particular reference to the role of outer membrane vesicles in toxin release by the organism. five antimicrobials, namely nalidixic acid, ciprofloxacin, norfloxacin, fosfomycin and mitomycin c, were chosen for the study and the toxin titre was measured by the reverse passive latex agglutination (rpla) method using an available kit. only mitomycin ... | 2004 | 15611613 |