Tumor-promoting functions of transforming growth factor-β in progression of cancer.

abstract：:Thirteen healthy women (age 24-44 yrs) were studied during their menstrual cycle. Samples were taken 2-3 times weekly for six consecutive weeks. Plasma concentrations of oestradiol and progesterone were determined in each blood sample and only women found to be ovulatory were included. From the hormone data the cycles...

journal_title：Upsala journal of medical sciences

authors： Siegbahn A,Odlind V,Hedner U,Venge P

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is evidence suggesting that genetic variants in the chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan2 (CSPG2, also known as versican) gene are involved in the pathogenesis of intracranial aneurysms (IAs). Some authors have demonstrated that single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) rs173686 and rs251124 in the promoter r...

journal_title：Upsala journal of medical sciences

authors： Sun H,Zhang D,Zhao J

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Secondary osteosarcoma arising after the treatment of hematologic malignancies other than Hodgkin's lymphoma is rare. We report two cases of secondary osteosarcoma arising after treatment for childhood hematologic malignancies (non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and lymphoblastic leukemia). A 10-year-old boy, at the age of 3, was...

journal_title：Upsala journal of medical sciences

authors： Okada A,Hatori M,Hosaka M,Watanuki M,Itoi E

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient with relapsing polychondritis developed a progressive destruction of tracheal cartilage despite treatment with immunosuppressive and cytotoxic agents. Cyclosporin A therapy was instituted and has been continued for more than two years, concomitant with a steady improvement and remission of the disease. Durin...

journal_title：Upsala journal of medical sciences

authors： Svenson KL,Wibell LB

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The vertebral end-plates and the epiphyses from the lumbar region of the spine in juvenile pigs were studied. Cell density of the hyaline cartilage of the vertebral bodies was measured as well as cartilage thickness. The relative bone content in the region of the nucleus pulposus was calculated. A certain negative int...

journal_title：Upsala journal of medical sciences

authors： Törner M,Holm S

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There has been only one reported case of neuromuscular scoliosis following chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP). However, no cases of scoliosis that were treated with surgery secondary to CIDP have been previously described. A 16-year-old boy with CIDP was consultant due to the progression of scoli...

journal_title：Upsala journal of medical sciences

authors： Kudo D,Miyakoshi N,Hongo M,Kasukawa Y,Ishikawa Y,Misawa A,Shimada Y

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Non-contrast computed tomography (NCT) has become an important diagnostic tool in acute abdominal pain, but the drawback is the increased radiation dose compared to abdominal plain film (APF). PURPOSE:To evaluate whether NCT, including low-dose computed tomography (LDCT, using 50 mAs), provides more diagnos...

journal_title：Upsala journal of medical sciences

authors： Haller O,Karlsson L,Nyman R

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The tubuloglomerular feedback mechanism is highly activated in juxtamedullary nephrons and considered to play a major role in intrarenal regulation of glomerular filtration rate. The vasculature of juxtamedullary nephrons is highly vasoreactive with a high ability for vasodilation. This vasoreactivity is a prerequisit...

journal_title：Upsala journal of medical sciences

authors： Ulfendahl HR,Göransson-Nyberg A,Hansell P,Sjöquist M

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of implantable drug delivery systems on computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) was investigated in a phantom and in two patients. The implantable systems of identical construction consisted either of medical grade titanium alloy or stainless steel. Images of a phantom showed artefacts...

journal_title：Upsala journal of medical sciences

authors： Krog M,Magnusson A,Nyman R,Ericsson A

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Many women and men lack knowledge about fertility, including timing of the fertile window, age-related decline, and lifestyle factors that may impair fertility. The Internet has become an important source of information, but evidence-based information on fertility and reproduction in Swedish on the Interne...

journal_title：Upsala journal of medical sciences

authors： Ekstrand Ragnar M,Niemeyer Hultstrand J,Tydén T,Larsson M

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alkaline phosphatase from calf intestinal mucosa dephosphorylated histone H1 and fibrinogen that had been phosphorylated with protein kinase C. The reaction velocity was dependent on the ionic strength of the buffer; decreasing with increasing concentration. The pH optimum was around 7, which is lower than pH-optima d...

journal_title：Upsala journal of medical sciences

authors： Ekman P

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was undertaken to evaluate the utility of a modified technique of triplex scanning of the lower extremity arteries in 20 subjects without any clinical signs of arterial disease. The distal aorta and iliac arteries were examined with the subject in supine position and lying slightly on the opposite side. By ...

journal_title：Upsala journal of medical sciences

authors： Karacagil S,Granbo A,Jonsson ML,Almgren B,Bergqvist D

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In early ARDS (Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome) and other inflammatory pulmonary disorders the lung might benefit from a high local deposition of an active drug, in order to optimize the local concentration without systemic side effects. In this methodological study we used pigs under controlled ventilation. The s...

journal_title：Upsala journal of medical sciences

authors： Forsgren P,Modig J,Gerdin B,Axelsson B,Dahlbäck M

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acid phosphatase in serum was measured in 116 patients with prostatic disease, benign in 59 and malignant in 57 cases. Comparisons were made between radioimmunoassay (RIA) and an enzymatic method. The correlation coefficient between the respective values was 0.96 in patients with untreated prostatic cancer, indicating...

journal_title：Upsala journal of medical sciences

authors： Dedorson S,Fritjofsson A,Norlen BJ,Ronquist G

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty-seven women with secondary amenorrhoea have been treated with pulsatile subcutaneous luteinising hormone releasing hormone (LHRH). Serial ultrasonic observations of increasing follicular diameters and changes in the size of the uterus have been recorded. The rate of the increase of the diameter of dominant foll...

journal_title：Upsala journal of medical sciences

authors： Adams J,Mason WP,Tucker M,Morris DV,Jacobs HS

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pain is one of the most feared problems for adolescents with cancer. Pain produces stress with negative physiological and psychological effects. Therefore, effective pain management during cancer treatment may influence the outcome. This study investigates variations in pain and quality of life during treatment in ado...

journal_title：Upsala journal of medical sciences

authors： Calissendorff-Selder M,Ljungman G

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: Hepatic de novo lipogenesis (DNL) is ideally measured in very low-density lipoprotein (VLDL)-triacylglycerol (TAG). In the fasting state, the majority of plasma TAG typically represents VLDL-TAG; however, the merits of measuring DNL in total plasma TAG have not been assessed. This study aimed to assess the...

journal_title：Upsala journal of medical sciences

authors： Hodson L,Parry SA,Cornfield T,Charlton C,Low WS,Green CJ,Rosqvist F

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty-one cases of hepatic abscesses treated during a period of four years (from 1981 to 1985) at the University of Patras, Greece, are presented. This material includes 10 cases with abscesses caused by suppurated echinococcal cysts, corresponding to 21% of the total number of 47 cases of echinococcal cysts of the l...

journal_title：Upsala journal of medical sciences

authors： Karavias D,Panagopoulos C,Vagianos C,Vagenas C,Rathosis S,Androulakis J

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A method for estimation of the erythrocyte sedimentation from repeated measurements during the initial part of the sedimentation phase is described. Based on the measurements between 18 and 24 minutes after the beginning of the reaction, the sedimentation at 60 minutes is estimated. The estimate is highly correlated t...

journal_title：Upsala journal of medical sciences

authors： Kallner A,Engervall P,Björkholm M

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Women previously giving birth with cesarean section have an increased risk of postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) and retained placenta. The objective of this study was to determine if anterior placental location increased the risk of PPH and retained placenta in such women. MATERIALS AND METHODS:We performed a pros...

journal_title：Upsala journal of medical sciences

authors： Belachew J,Eurenius K,Mulic-Lutvica A,Axelsson O

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Different pharmacokinetic models for target controlled infusion (TCI) of propofol are available in the recently launched open TCI systems. There is also a compelling choice to work with either plasma- or effect-site targets. Knowledge about the clinical consequences of different alternatives is of importance. We aimed...

journal_title：Upsala journal of medical sciences

authors： Enlund M

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dietary supplementation of rats with fish oil for 18 days resulted in signs of lipid peroxidation, with increased malondialdehyde production in plasma and myocardium. This increase in malondialdehyde could be completely prevented by supplementing the fish oil with a new natural antioxidant mixture (Pufanox) which is k...

journal_title：Upsala journal of medical sciences

authors： Jokela R,Engström K,Wallin R,Saldeen T

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vasospastic reactions to cold have been suggested to be related to altered blood rheology, as has been reported in both primary (PVD) and traumatic (TVD) vasospastic disease. Measurements of whole blood viscosity, plasma viscosity, erythrocyte deformability and finger systolic pressure (FSP) were performed in 18 patie...

journal_title：Upsala journal of medical sciences

authors： Sandhagen B,Wegener T

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The purpose was to assess the direct costs of screening for high blood pressure and blood glucose in dental care and of follow-up in primary health care and, based on these data, arrive at a prediction function. Study population. All subjects coming for routine check-ups at three dental health clinics were invited ...

journal_title：Upsala journal of medical sciences

authors： Engström S,Borgquist L,Berne C,Gahnberg L,Svärdsudd K

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Shoulder external rotation braces used for patients with a first-time shoulder dislocation are designed with a variety of arm positions in abduction as well as external rotation. However, few studies have focused on their immobilizing performance, comfort, or user-friendliness. Especially, there have been no...

journal_title：Upsala journal of medical sciences

authors： Hatta T,Sano H,Yamamoto N,Itoi E

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess whether the proportion of primary care physicians implementing full body skin examination (FBSE) to screen for melanoma changed over time. METHODS:Meta-regression analyses of available data. DATA SOURCES:MEDLINE, ISI, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials. RESULTS:Fifteen studies surveyi...

journal_title：Upsala journal of medical sciences

authors： Valachis A,Mauri D,Karampoiki V,Polyzos NP,Cortinovis I,Koukourakis G,Zacharias G,Xilomenos A,Tsappi M,Casazza G

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Whether written feedback on drug prescribing in general practice affects prescribing habits is controversial. Most short-term studies showed no effect. However, the issue has not been tested in long-term studies involving the local general practitioner community. AIMS OF THE STUDY:To assess whether prescrib...

journal_title：Upsala journal of medical sciences

authors： Vægter K,Wahlström R,Wedel H,Svärdsudd K

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Abstract Pyogenic spondylitis is a common infectious disease caused by various microorganisms. It is difficult to predict the infecting microorganism at the time of initiation of treatment. Pneumonia is generally clarified into community or hospital-acquired types based on where the infection was acquired, and the i...

journal_title：Upsala journal of medical sciences

authors： Sasaji T,Yamada N,Iwai K

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An investigation was made of 150 women who were diagnosed at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Hospital, Uppsala in 1964-68 as having toxaemia of pregnancy. Eleven had eclampsia and the remainder pre-eclampsia. Toxaemia occurred in 0.88% (average) of all parturients during the study period. Some...

journal_title：Upsala journal of medical sciences

authors： Aberg H,Karlsson L,Melander S

更新日期：1978-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of a 20 min continuous infusion of noradrenaline (2 nanomoles/min) on the blood flow and vascular resistance of 2-, 6- and 11-day-old corpora lutea from adult pseudopregnant rats was studied. Pseudopregnancy was induced by mating with vasectomized male rats. The blood flow of the corpus luteum and the remai...

journal_title：Upsala journal of medical sciences

authors： Gåfvels M,Norjavaara E,Selstam G

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00