Eating disorders and reflex sympathetic dystrophy syndrome: is there a common pathway?

abstract：:Prepulse inhibition (PPI) of acoustic startle reflex is a measure of sensorimotor gating that may reflect the biological processes underlying gaiting impairments in schizophrenia. Although PPI is clinically useful, why PPI is inhibited in schizophrenia is largely unknown. Prepulse inhibition is mediated by M2-like mus...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Sato K

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:I hypothesize that the intermediates of the kynurenine (Kyn) pathway (KP) of tryptophan (Trp) degradation kynurenic acid (KA) and quinolinic acid (QA) play opposite roles in inflammatory diseases, with KA being antiinflammatory and QA being immunosuppressant. Darlington et al. have demonstrated a decrease in the ratio...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Badawy AA

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diabetes is a metabolic condition associated with hyperglycemia manifested by the elevation of blood glucose levels occurring when the pancreas decreases or stops the production of insulin, in case of insulin resistance or both. The current literature supports that insulin resistance may be responsible for the memory ...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Leão LL,Tangen G,Barca ML,Engedal K,Santos SHS,Machado FSM,de Paula AMB,Monteiro-Junior RS

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sperm production is regulated by inhibin. Inhibin secretion may be controlled by the number of ejaculations. The more the number of ejaculations, the less the inhibin in blood and the more the production of spermatozoa. ...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Skandhan KP

更新日期：1989-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The hepatitis B infection leads to various profound pathological processes in liver metabolism. Some biochemical alterations detectable by blood analysis are currently used for a preliminary evaluation of the infection. Based on existing data we present here evidence that non-protein amino acid L-homoserine is a patho...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Gazarian KG,Gening LV,Gazarian TG

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ultrasound (US) is gaining recognition as a useful tool for assessing lung physiology and pathology. Yet, currently the skill of performing lung US is taught by experienced operators to novice ones, mainly by recognizing expected patterns. Recognizing the latter may be difficult and subjective. In this hypothesis we p...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Dori G,Jakobson DJ

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The polyol pathway consists of two enzymes aldose reductase (AR) and sorbitol dehydrogenase (SDH); the former is the first enzyme in the polyol pathway, that catalyzes the reduction of glucose to sorbitol, the latter is the second one, that converts sorbitol to fructose using by NAD(+) as a cofactor. We along with oth...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Amano S,Yamagishi S,Koda Y,Tsuneoka M,Soejima M,Okamoto T,Inagaki Y,Yamada K,Kimura H

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although Still's disease has been first described more than one century ago, it still appears as an orphan entity, which should be separated from the other auto-inflammatory diseases (AID). The main reason to individualize Still's disease among the AID is the absence of any genetic predisposition. Recently, the human ...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Hayem F,Hayem G

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Synthetic and semisynthetic fabrics generate electrostatic potentials on the surface of the skin. The author suggests that the effects of electrostatic potentials on physical and psychological condition are mediated by acupuncture points. The author further suggests that electrostatic charges on the surface of the ski...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Sher L

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neural tube defect (NTD) is more common among spontaneously aborted fetuses than in infants born in the third trimester, but there is no direct evidence that NTD-affected conceptuses, presenting at these two different gestational ages, are components of a single disease process. Evidence for homology is here presented...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Machin GA

更新日期：1979-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Shear wave sonoelastography is a valuable additional technique in differentiation between benign and malignant breast lesions. In this paper, a hypothesis of the potential role of this additional ultrasound technique as a very useful tool in differentiation of a medullary breast cancer subtype is proposed. Medullary b...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Biondić Špoljar I,Ivanac G,Radović N,Divjak E,Brkljačić B

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Enormous amounts of lactic acid are produced during endurance sport by muscle cells. This metabolite is thought responsible for the muscle pain and the fatigue during sport. Its internal removal from the body by enzymatic conversion depends mainly on the capacity of the hepatic gluconeogenesis that converts lactic aci...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Bongaerts GP,Wagener DJ

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Functional, excessive-possibly temporary-deficiencies of the trace element zinc can change immune functions prematurely from predominantly cellular Th1 responses to humoral Th2 responses. T helper (Th1) cells produce cytokines such as interleukin-2 (IL-2) and interferon gamma, thereby controlling viral infections and ...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Sprietsma JE

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A study of the strikingly low incidence of sudden infant death syndrome in Eastern countries revealed significant differences in infant handling thought to have an etiological bearing; therefore this writer suggested that adoption of certain Eastern methods of nursing may reduce the incidence of sudden infant death sy...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： David CM

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inflammatory eye diseases such as uveitis are common and may eventually result in vision loss. Iron can play a critical role in ocular inflammation via promoting the generation of oxygen free radicals and it is also nutritionally essential for microbial growth. Considering this involvement of iron in inflammation and ...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Chen J,Zhou J,Kelly M,Holbein BE,Lehmann C

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Skin cells produce endogenous opioids in response to light. This results in increased skin and plasma levels of endogenous opioids. Increased plasma levels of endogenous opioids may improve mood and affect behavior. The author suggests that improvement in mood after exposure to light may be related to the light-induce...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Sher L

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Increased longevity is compromised for the quality of life due to prevalence of metabolic derangements and systemic degenerative disorders, as a result of lifestyle changes in modern days. In a craze to improve upon quality of life, use of pharmacological formulations aimed towards symptomatic treatment regimen is man...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Banerjee M,Bhonde RR

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a recent paper it was argued that all stem cells are small motile cells, the haemopoietic stem cell being no exception. Although haemopoietic stem cells arise and mature in an extravascular milieu, they are present in small numbers in the peripheral circulation, where they have a lymphocyte-like appearance, and in ...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Drummond R

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Numerous medical conditions present with acute and severe autonomic and muscular overactivity. These syndromes include Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome, Serotonin Syndrome, Dysautonomia (or paroxysmal sympathetic storms) following acquired brain injury, Autonomic Dysreflexia, Parkinsonian-Hyperpyrexia Syndrome, Malignan...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Baguley IJ

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Open-angle glaucoma, idiopathic intracranial hypertension, and Meniere's disease are disorders managed by different specialties in medicine viz. ophthalmology, neurology, and otorhinolaryngology respectively. By working in silos, the similarity of these disorders is overlooked. Close inspection of these disorders reve...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Moodley A,Van Der Meyden K

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For American medical historiography, to borrow from Dickens, these are the best of times and the worst of times. These are the times when rigorous scholarship has been brought to bear on the field (with great improvement in the quality of research) and when medicine is disappearing from its own history. These are the ...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Prioreschi P

更新日期：1992-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The etiology of Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus (IDDM) is reviewed and discussed using Rothman's deterministic model for causal inference. Intercontinental comparisons, familial aggregation, seasonal variation, maternal age, breast-feeding and infectious agents are reviewed within the context of IDDM causation. Ge...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Sumburèru D

更新日期：1991-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Memory is a complex cognition that plays a critical role in daily functioning. This review discusses the dynamic effects of acute exercise on memory function, via a hypothesized exercise-memory interaction model, taking into consideration multiple memory systems and exercise parameters. ...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Loprinzi PD

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present paper hypothesizes that the top positions in academic medicine are generally occupied by less talented and skilled physicians who find more time to spare for administrative activities as compared to physicians who are successful in their research projects or enjoy their skills as practicing clinicians. A p...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Sonnenberg A

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A hypothesis is presented describing the operation of mammalian brains on the basis of rapid percussion chemical reactions and shock waves generated by such reactions. It is shown that the products of these are various chemical compounds identified as present in the brain. The manner in which the brain deals with vari...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Robertson DS

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diabetes mellitus, a metabolic disorder with significant global health care burden, causes chronic microvascular and macrovascular complications that still comprise a therapeutic challenge. Angiotensin-(1-7), a heptapeptide with vasodilatory properties, has been found to restore vascular reactivity and endothelial cel...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Kibel A

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mild traumatic brain injury, often referred to as concussion, is a common, potentially debilitating, and costly condition. One of the main challenges in diagnosing and managing concussion is that there is not currently an objective test to determine the presence of a concussion and to guide return-to-play decisions fo...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Cartwright MS,Dupuis JE,Bargoil JM,Foster DC

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neuroleptic-induced tardive dyskinesia represents a major serious side-effect of chronic therapy with neuroleptic drugs. The pathomechanisms underlying this disorder are not well understood. Although the dopaminergic supersensitivity theory has gained most attention, there is evidence to suggest involvement of other t...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Sandyk R

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The universal 24-hour circadian clock has a profound impact on many daily biological processes. Disturbance of circadian rhythms has been implicated in the etiologies of many chronic illnesses, including cancer; with correlations most profoundly found among hormone-related breast and prostate cancers. Given the fact t...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Zhu Y,Zheng T

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The apparent association of laryngeal cancer with asbestos and possibly other occupational exposures can be accounted for by the hypothesis that chronic vocal abuse peculiar to certain working conditions will act as a promoting factor for active carcinogens found mainly in tobacco smoke. ...

journal_title：Medical hypotheses

authors： Chovil A

更新日期：1981-07-01 00:00:00