Alterations in cytokine profile and dendritic cells subsets in peripheral blood of rheumatoid arthritis patients before and after biologic therapy.

abstract：:High demand of neoplastic tissues for glutamine (Gln) is met by its active transport across cell membranes. Chronic treatment with acrylamide in rodents is associated with an increased incidence of neoplasms, including astrocytomas. In this study, 24-h acrylamide treatment significantly increased the initial rate of l...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Wu Q,Sidoryk M,Mutkus L,Zielińska M,Albrecht J,Aschner M

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To examine whether treatment with cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB), which causes transient cellular immunity depression, influences tuberculin skin testing (TST) interpretation. The study was also aimed to assess the degree of cellular immunity depression following open heart surgery. Fifteen children from developing coun...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Stein M,Sela-Razon B,Linder I,Somekh E

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Controls and calibrators in autoimmune assays are typically developed from patient sera. However, the use of sera is accompanied by a number of disadvantages, such as lack of monospecificity, lack of assay comparability, and supply limitations. Ideally, the control reagent would be an antigen-specific human monoclonal...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Knappik A,Capuano F,Frisch C,Ylera F,Bonelli F

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical trials for ischemic stroke have been characterized by a disappointing series of negative results, using a panoply of pharmacologic agents. This paper emphasizes five physiologic measures that can be taken to mitigate ischemic brain damage. These are (1) hypothermia, (2) insulin, (3) arterial hyperoxemia, (4) ...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Auer RN

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Heparins represent an efficient treatment of acute thrombosis and obstetric complications in antiphospholipid syndrome (APS). Enhanced microvesiculation of cell membranes, as detected by reduced membrane adhesion, can contribute to hypercoagulability in APS. Healthy donor IgG antibodies significantly increased beta2-g...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Frank M,Sodin-Semrl S,Rozman B,Potocnik M,Kralj-Iglic V

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have established several tumor T cell lines, both from the skin and from the blood of a patient with an MHC class II-/class I+, CD4+ cutaneous T cell lymphoma (CTCL). These cell lines, like the initial tumor cells, had a CD3+CD4+CD8- phenotype. We also isolated two cytotoxic T lymphocyte clones from the tumor site ...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Bagot M,Nikolova M,Schirm-Chabanette F,Wechsler J,Boumsell L,Bensussan A

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The invariant nature of body situs within and across vertebrate species implies that a highly conserved pathway controls the specification of the left-right (L/R) axis. Situs-specific morphogenesis begins at the end of this pathway and leads to normal organ arrangement, also known as situs solitus. Occasionally, indiv...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Delhaas T,Decaluwe W,Rubbens M,Kerckhoffs R,Arts T

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gluten sensitivity is an autoimmune disease that usually causes intestinal atrophy resulting in a malabsorption syndrome known as celiac disease. However, gluten sensitivity may involve several organs and is often associated with extraintestinal manifestations. Typically, patients with celiac disease have circulating ...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Boscolo S,Sarich A,Lorenzon A,Passoni M,Rui V,Stebel M,Sblattero D,Marzari R,Hadjivassiliou M,Tongiorgi E

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The fracture of bone is clearly a major health concern, especially for the elderly. Medical therapies to reduce the possibility of bone fracture to date have principally centered on treating the loss in bone mass (bone mineral density) that accompanies aging (i.e., addressing the loss in bone quantity). However, it is...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Ritchie RO

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hemoglobin (Hb) concentration is the outcome of the interaction between genetic variation and environmental factors, including nutritional status, sex, age, and altitude. Genetic diversity influencing this protein is complex and varies widely across populations. Variants related to abnormal Hb or altered characteristi...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Barrera-Reyes PK,Tejero ME

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To date, the precise etiology of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) remains largely unknown; however, it is well accepted that IBD results from a dysregulated mucosal immune response to environmental factors in genetically susceptible hosts. The primary defect, in at least a subpopulation of IBD patients, may be due to ...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Reuter BK,Pizarro TT

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Na+/Ca2+-K+ exchangers (NCKX) are plasma membrane transporters that are thought to mainly mediate Ca2+ extrusion (along with K+) at the expense of the Na+ electrochemical gradient. However, because they are bidirectional, most assays have relied on measuring their activity in the reverse (Ca2+ import) mode. Herein we ...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Altimimi HF,Schnetkamp PP

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:By virtue of the progress in proteomics, the involvement of posttranslational modifications in aging has been more clearly demonstrated in recent years. We describe here that (1) carbonylation, a hallmark of protein oxidation in general, is paradoxically decreased in histone with aging and increased by calorie restric...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Nakamura A,Kawakami K,Kametani F,Nakamoto H,Goto S

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The adaptive component of the immune system depends greatly on the generation of genetic diversity provided by lymphocyte-specific genomic rearrangements. V(D)J recombination, class switch recombination (CSR), and somatic hypermutation (SHM) constitute complex and vulnerable processes that are orchestrated by a multit...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： de Miranda NF,Björkman A,Pan-Hammarström Q

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is growing interest in the use of statins, HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors, for treating specific neurodegenerative diseases (e.g., cerebrovascular disease, Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, multiple sclerosis) and possibly traumatic brain injury. Neither is there a consensus on the efficacy of statins in t...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Wood WG,Eckert GP,Igbavboa U,Müller WE

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stationary-phase mutation (a subset of which was previously called adaptive mutation) occurs in apparently nondividing, stationary-phase cells exposed to a nonlethal genetic selection. In one experimental system, stationary-phase reversion of an Escherichia coli F'-borne lac frameshift mutation occurs by a novel molec...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Lombardo MJ,Torkelson J,Bull HJ,McKenzie GJ,Rosenberg SM

更新日期：1999-05-18 00:00:00

abstract：:We compare the evidence from human neuroimaging studies for and against two of the major hypotheses of how alterations in the brain's reward system underlie addiction. One of these, the impulsivity hypothesis, proposes that addiction is characterized by excessive sensitivity to reward combined with a failure of inhibi...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Hommer DW,Bjork JM,Gilman JM

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A diverse array of organisms live longer under dietary restriction. Here, a hypothesis is proposed as a framework for interpreting this phenomenon. Dietary restriction is explained in terms of evolution and antagonistic pleiotropy. Focusing on the decline in reproductive capacity seen in dietary restriction, it is sub...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Koochmeshgi J

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The behavior of sadists is bizarre and poorly understood. There are gross endocrine and brain abnormalities in a small number of these men. Approximately two-fifths show subtle temporal lobe brain abnormalities that are logically linked to sexual behavior and require further exploration. It would be interesting to exp...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Langevin R,Bain J,Wortzman G,Hucker S,Dickey R,Wright P

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many cytoplasmic vesicles are observed to move along microtubules. Often, bidirectional movement of particles is observed on a single microtubule. We have isolated one cytoplasmic motor, kinesin, and defined another, the axoplasmic retrograde factor, which are capable of powering anionic latex beads toward the plus an...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Sheetz MP,Vale R,Schnapp B,Schroer T,Reese T

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anaplasma phagocytophilum (A. phagocytophilum, formerly Ehrlichia phagocytophila) is a tick-borne pathogen responsible for tick-borne fever in ruminants, equine granulocytic ehrlichiosis (EGE) in horses, canine granulocytic ehrlichiosis (CGE) in dogs, and for human granulocytic ehrlichiosis (HGE). Human cases have bee...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Alberti A,Sparagano OA

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is known that Delta(9)-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the major active ingredient of marijuana, can suppress reproductive function. Also, we reported previously that the endocannabinoid, anandamide (AEA), inhibited gonadotropin-releasing hormone (LHRH) release from medial basal hypothalamus (MBH) of male rats incubate...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Fernandez-Solari J,Prestifilippo JP,Bornstein SR,McCann SM,Rettori V

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anemia affects a third of the world's population and contributes to increased morbidity and mortality, decreased work productivity, and impaired neurological development. Understanding anemia's varied and complex etiology is crucial for developing effective interventions that address the context-specific causes of ane...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Chaparro CM,Suchdev PS

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:While dopamine (DA) receptors mediate acute effects of amphetamine and cocaine, chronic drug administration produces many glutamate-dependent adaptations, including LTP in reward-related neuronal circuits. An important question presents itself: How do DA receptors influence glutamate-dependent synaptic plasticity? Alt...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Wolf ME,Mangiavacchi S,Sun X

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A male factor is implicated in about 50% of couples treated with advanced assisted reproductive techniques (in vitro fertilization [IVF] or intracytoplasmic sperm injection [ICSI]). An important function of spermatozoa is to deliver the paternal genome to the oocyte. However, neither the routine testing of male fertil...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Patrizio P,Sanguineti F,Sakkas D

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Molecular redundancy refers to the ability of genes to back up damaged genes or gene loss. Although this term is widely discussed in many scientific circles, the process is still ill-defined, as shown by reviewing examples from the literature. Exploring the collagen-induced arthritis model in the context of CD44 knock...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Naor D,Nedvetzki S,Assayag N,Thurmond RL,Huang JF,Turley EA

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The development of glucocorticoid (GC) resistance is a serious problem that complicates the treatment of immune-related diseases, such as asthma, ulcerative colitis, and hematologic cancers. hGRalpha and hGRbeta are two isoforms of the human glucocorticoid receptor, which differ in the structural composition of the ca...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Lewis-Tuffin LJ,Cidlowski JA

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate the role of zinc and copper in the development of pseudoexfoliation (PSX) syndrome, 34 cataract patients with PSX syndrome and 27 cataract patients without PSX syndrome were included in the study and groups were matched for age and gender. During the cataract surgery, lenses were obtained intraoperative...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Yildirim Z,Uçgun NI,Kiliç N,Gürsel E,Sepici-Dinçel A

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ability of modern medicine to prolong life has raised a variety of difficult legal, ethical, and social issues on which reasonable minds can differ. Among these are the morality of euthanasia in cases of deep coma or irreversible injury, as well as the Dead Donor Rule with respect to organ harvesting and transplan...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Paulson S,Comfort CP,Lee BC,Shemie S,Solomon MZ

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This chapter considers violence prevention programs in light of aggression and violence directed toward girls and women. More specifically, current violence prevention programs, directed toward young children and/or their caregivers, are discussed with a special consideration for the Adults and Children Together (ACT)...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Guttman M,Mowder B,Yasik A

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00