A bird's-eye view of cell therapy and tissue engineering for cardiac regeneration.

abstract：:More effective therapies have improved survival times of HIV+ patients, resulting in a higher prevalence of long-term complications of the disease. This review focuses on HIV-associated cardiovascular pathology, correlating the morphologic findings to clinical syndromes of HIV disease/AIDS. ...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： d'Amati G,di Gioia CR,Gallo P

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A few years after the first description of free-circulating DNA in plasma and serum, the detection of tumor-associated overexpressed mRNA in plasma was also reported. This observation has been confirmed and it seems to be clear that the presence of free-circulating RNA is a ubiquitous phenomenon. In this short review ...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Fleischhacker M

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirty percent of 51 obese adolescent girls seeking treatment for their obesity engaged in binge eating. Two psychometric measures, "disinhibition" and "happiness and satisfaction" predicted 63% of the variance in severity of binge eating. There was no difference in the history of dieting between obese subjects who bi...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Berkowitz R,Stunkard AJ,Stallings VA

更新日期：1993-10-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Our paper reviews recent progress in the study and understanding of observed trends in extreme rainfall events in the Metropolitan Area of São Paulo (MASP). These are discussed in relation to hydrometeorological hazards that trigger natural disasters, such as flash floods, landslides, and droughts, that affect the pop...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Marengo JA,Alves LM,Ambrizzi T,Young A,Barreto NJC,Ramos AM

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Judicious selection of new animal models for the study of basic aging processes must combine feasibility and good use of the comparative method with evidence of antiaging adaptations, like the ability to combat oxidative damage to cells and tissues. A number of vertebrate species already in use or being developed as n...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Holmes DJ

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty-month-old Swiss mice were allocated into three groups: (A) control; (B) infected group; and (C) infected but treated with 5 mg of the phytocompound MMT. Mice were infected intranasally with 30 microL of 75 HA viral units. MMT markedly blunted the nasal signs of virus infection and the febrile response. Formazan...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Cervi J,Marotta F,Bater C,Masulair K,Minelli E,Harada M,Marandola P

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Uteroglobin (UG) is a multifunctional, secreted protein with anti-inflammatory and antichemotactic properties. While its anti-inflammatory effects, in part, stem from the inhibition of soluble phospholipase A2 (sPLA2) activity, the mechanism(s) of its antichemotactic effects is not clearly understood. Although specifi...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Kundu GC,Zhang Z,Mantile-Selvaggi G,Mandal A,Yuan CJ,Mukherjee AB

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is believed that HDL exerts its anti-atherogenic effects through the process of delivering cholesterol from peripheral tissues back to the liver for removal from the body (i.e., reverse cholesterol transport). The metabolic life cycle of HDL lipid and apolipoproteins during reverse cholesterol transport involves bo...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Silver DL,Jiang XC,Arai T,Bruce C,Tall AR

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Weight reduction through caloric restriction (CR) or exercise can have opposite effects on bone. This study investigated the effects of comparable weight reduction through CR and/or exercise on body composition and bone structure in an obese rat model. Male 6-week-old rats were fed either a normal-fat diet for 6 month...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Cao JJ

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Growth and pubertal disturbances are the commonest endocrinopathies in homozygous thalassemia, accounting for significant morbidity in 70-80% children and adolescents globally. This review focuses on the pathophysiology of the endocrinopathy from a historical perspective and altered natural history induced by better c...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Chatterjee R,Bajoria R

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Indirect evidence suggests that dopamine within the brain may participate in the regulation of immune responses in both man and rodents. The aim of the present study was to investigate the possible role played by the specific dopamine D1 receptor subtype within the central amygdala in the modulation of immunity. Mitog...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Nistico G,Caroleo MC,Arbitrio M,Pulvirenti L

更新日期：1994-11-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Glycosylation of alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) by human primary hepatocellular carcinoma (PHC) is abnormal. Concanavalin A (Con A)-affinity molecular variant patterns of serum AFP from patients with PHC are different from those of cord-serum AFP. Different patients with PHC exhibit different Con-A-affinity AFP molecular var...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Smith CJ,Ajdukiewicz A,Kelleher PC

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nitric oxide (NO) is an important signaling molecule that is generated through the catalytic activity of nitric oxide synthase (NOS). In the brain, NO mediates neuronal survival, synaptic plasticity, vascular smooth muscle relaxation, and endothelial cell permeability. Previous studies demonstrated aberrant expression...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： de la Monte SM,Sohn YK,Etienne D,Kraft J,Wands JR

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The overall goal of this study is to unravel the role(s) played by glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) in the fate of spermatogonial stem cells. There is great interest in the biology of spermatogonial stem cells, or A(single) spermatogonia, because of their importance in the treatment of infertility, t...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Braydich-Stolle L,Nolan C,Dym M,Hofmann MC

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sodium channels from rat and rabbit skeletal muscle have been isolated, characterized, and functionally reconstituted. These channel proteins closely resemble those purified from the eel electroplax and from rat brain. Work now in progress on the determination of the primary sequence of the 260 kDa subunit through the...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Barchi RL

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:(1) Vitamin D is the precursor of an extremely potent calcium regulating hormone, 1,25(OH)2D3, which is secreted by the kidney. (2) The secretion of 1,25(OH)2D3 by the kidney is influenced by the calcium and phosphorus content of the diet, parathyroid hormone, and 1,25(OH)2D3 itself. (3)Prolactin and growth hormone ar...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： MacIntyre I,Colston KW,Szelke M,Spanos E

更新日期：1978-04-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Insulin resistance has been recognized as the fundamental underlying metabolic defect in the pathogenesis of metabolic syndrome, a clustering of cardiovascular risk factors such as diabetes, hypertension, dyslipidemia, and obesity. Recent studies established that mitochondrial dysfunction is involved in insulin resist...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Lee HK,Park KS,Cho YM,Lee YY,Pak YK

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cotyledons of dark-grown watermelon seedlings contain during the first period of germination, 4 and later 5 MDH isoenzymes. Whereas isoenzymes I, II, and IV belong to the cytosol, isoenzyme III is confined to the mitochondria (mMDH) and isoenzyme V to the glyoxysomes (gMDH). The organelle-bound MDHs were purified to h...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Hock B,Gietl C

更新日期：1982-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mice with experimental neuropsychiatric lupus (NPSLE), induced by anti-ribosomal-P antibodies, developed depression-like behavior and a diminished sense of smell. Manganese-enhanced MRI (MEMRI) allows in vivo mapping of functional neuronal connections in the brain, including the olfactory tract. The aim of this study ...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Kivity S,Tsarfaty G,Agmon-Levin N,Blank M,Manor D,Konen E,Chapman J,Reichlin M,Wasson C,Shoenfeld Y,Kushnir T

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Efforts using transgenic mice are being made to understand the molecular and structural basis for dementia in Alzheimer's disease. Transgenic mice 12 to 18 months of age with amyloid plaques and impaired cognition show no neuronal or synaptic loss in the CA1 hippocampal subfield. Electrophysiological studies may yield...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Ashe KH

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Locomotion control uses proprioceptive, visual, and vestibular signals. Previously, we analyzed the visual contribution with visual motion stimulation in roll while participants kept their heads in a normal upright orientation. In this study we applied the same visual disturbance in a head-upright and a nose-down cond...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Bardins S,Schneider E

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Studies of the ability of the EPR spin trap DEPMPO to detect both superoxide and hydroxyl radicals produced by systems in vitro and in vivo are presented. Experiments using free radical-generating systems confirmed the suitability of the EPR spin trapping technique but also revealed the existence of an undesirable con...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Mojović M,Vuletić M,Bacić GG

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the popular and widely used Atkins diet, the body burns fat as its main fuel. This process produces ketosis and hence increased levels of beta-hydroxybutyrate (BOB) acetoacetate (AcAc) and its by-products acetone and acetol. These products are potential precursors of the glycotoxin methylglyoxal. Since methylglyoxa...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Beisswenger BG,Delucia EM,Lapoint N,Sanford RJ,Beisswenger PJ

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alterations in brain distribution of 11C-MAP, 14C-MAP, and 123I-IMP in MAP- and cocaine-sensitized animals were examined to investigate the mechanism involved in increased dopaminergic transmission and behavioral sensitization. First, a significant increase in 11C-MAP radioactivity in the striatum and hypothalamus was...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Numachi Y,Yoshida S,Inosaka T,Sato M,Mizugaki M,Kimura K,Hishinuma T

更新日期：1992-06-28 00:00:00

abstract：:In epithelia and endothelia, overall resistance (TER) is determined by all ion-conductive structures, such as membrane channels, tight junctions, and the intercellular space, whereas the epithelial capacitance is due to the hydrophobic phase of the plasma membrane. Impedance means alternating current resistance and, i...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Günzel D,Zakrzewski SS,Schmid T,Pangalos M,Wiedenhoeft J,Blasse C,Ozboda C,Krug SM

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present paper reviews the major modes of action of estrogen on the molecular, cellular, tissue, and neurobehavioral levels of mammalian physiology, with an emphasis on the brain as an estrogen target tissue. We draw a distinction between receptor- and nonreceptor-mediated actions, as well as delineate the range of...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Scallet AC

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Allergic contact dermatitis is a common inflammatory skin disease caused by T cells that recognize environmental and industrial allergens (i.e., haptens). Langerhans' cells (LC), which are skin-specific and "immature" members of the dendritic cell (DC) family of antigen-presenting cells, play crucial roles in the indu...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Takashima A,Mummert M,Kitajima T,Matsue H

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:While the tumor necrosis factor (TNF) family members RANKL and TNF-alpha are critical regulators of osteoclast formation, functions of other TNFs in bone are poorly understood. Here we consider the roles in regulating bone turnover of TNF receptors (TNF-R) also expressed by osteoblasts and osteoblast precursors. TNF r...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Robinson LJ,Borysenko CW,Blair HC

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The number of physiologic and metabolic phenomena amenable to analysis using magnetic resonance (MR) techniques is increasing every year. MR techniques can now evaluate tissue parameters relevant to TCA cyclemetabolism, anerobic glycolysis, ATP levels, blood-brain barrier permeability, macrophage infiltration, cytotox...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Jenkins BG,Chen YI,Kuestermann E,Makris NM,Nguyen TV,Kraft E,Brownell AL,Rosas HD,Kennedy DN,Rosen BR,Koroshetz WJ,Beal MF

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Based on the relation found to exist between low CSF 5-HIAA and suicide attempt, in particular violent suicide attempt, both in depressed and in so-called nondepressed suicide attempters, the conclusion was drawn that decreased central 5-HT metabolism is related to (auto)aggression, rather than to depression. We chall...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Van Praag HM,Plutchik R,Conte H

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00