The Caveolin genes: from cell biology to medicine.

abstract：IMPORTANCE:There is limited information about the durability of glycaemic control when different oral glucose-lowering therapies (GLTs) are used as add-on treatments to metformin (MET) in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). OBJECTIVE:To compare time to treatment failure between different classes of oral GLT...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Mamza J,Mehta R,Donnelly R,Idris I

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Copper is a trace element necessary for the normal function of several important enzymes but copper homeostasis is still poorly understood. In recent years remarkable progress has been made in this field following the isolation of the gene defective in Menkes disease. Menkes disease and occipital horn syndrome are X-l...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Tümer Z,Horn N

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Serum trace element concentrations, parameters of iron metabolism and serum protein concentrations were investigated in thirteen adult recipients of bone-marrow transplants receiving total parenteral nutrition. Six of the patients died during the four weeks follow-up. Serum zinc concentrations were initially low but i...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Antila HM,Salo MS,Kirvelä O,Näntö V,Rajamäki A,Toivanen A

更新日期：1992-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:MicroRNAs are small non-coding RNAs that bind to multiple target mRNAs to control gene expression post-transcriptionally by inhibiting translation. In mammalian cells, microRNAs play important roles in a diverse array of cellular processes (e.g. cell proliferation and differentiation). However, alterations in their le...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Tay HL,Plank M,Collison A,Mattes J,Kumar RK,Foster PS

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiac rhythm during sleep was analysed in 168 healthy men aged 19 to 30 (mean 21.8) years using continuous nocturnal ECG recordings. Thirty five of the subjects were endurance athletes; 99 were recorded at home and 69 at a garrison during military service. The number of short term (less than one min) accelerations o...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Viitasalo M,Halonen L,Partinen M,Iivanainen M,Kala R,Eisalo A

更新日期：1991-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Leukocyte adhesion to endothelium is essential for the development of an appropriate immune-inflammatory response. The vital importance of leukocyte-endothelial adhesive interactions in host defense and homeostasis is illustrated by the clinical manifestations of patients with congenital defects of leukocyte adhesion ...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Repo H,Harlan JM

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiac arrhythmias cause more than 300,000 sudden deaths each year in the USA alone. Long QT syndrome (LQT) is a cardiac disorder that causes sudden death from ventricular tachyarrhythmias, specifically torsade de pointes. Four LQT genes have been identified: KVLQT1 (LQT1) on chromosome 11p15.5, HERG (LQT2) on chromo...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Wang Q,Chen Q,Towbin JA

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:After the sequencing of the human genome has been completed, non-invasive imaging studies are needed to assess the function of new genes in living organisms. The evaluation of genetically manipulated animals or new designed biomolecules will require a thorough understanding of physiology, biochemistry and pharmacology...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Haberkorn U,Altmann A

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary arterial hypertension is a rapidly progressing disease characterized by an over- expression of endothelin. In addition to its potent pulmonary vasoconstrictor effects, endothelin has been shown to produce many of the aberrant changes, such as hypertrophy, fibrosis, inflammation, and neurohormonal activation ...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Clozel M

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Blood pressure (BP) is one of the most powerful determinants of cardiovascular risk in women. This risk may differ between post-menopausal women with and without vasomotor hot flushes, possibly indicating different vascular responses to hormone therapy (HT). Thus, we compared in a clinical trial the effect o...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Tuomikoski P,Haapalahti P,Sarna S,Ylikorkala O,Mikkola TS

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Prospective data on development of venous obstruction after electrode implantation are limited. We performed a prospective study on 150 patients undergoing first pacemaker implantation. METHODS:Venographies at base-line and 6 months postimplantation in all patients, 50 patients included into a long...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Korkeila P,Ylitalo A,Koistinen J,Airaksinen KE

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inflammatory diseases are on the rise in westernized countries, but also in urbanized areas of developing countries. A number of studies have now demonstrated a negative association between helminth infections and inflammatory diseases, such as allergy, suggesting a potential role for helminth-induced immune responses...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Smits HH,Yazdanbakhsh M

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Scleroderma or systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a complex disease in which the vasculopathy and the activation of the immune system with production of inflammatory mediators lead to dysregulated fibroblast activation. The resulting excessive deposition of collagens and other extracellular matrix proteins ends in fibrosis a...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Chizzolini C

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective: Investigation of the clinical potential of extensive phenotype data and machine learning (ML) in the prediction of mortality in acute coronary syndrome (ACS). Methods: The value of ML and extensive clinical data was analyzed in a retrospective registry study of 9066 consecutive ACS patients (January 2007 to...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Hernesniemi JA,Mahdiani S,Tynkkynen JA,Lyytikäinen LP,Mishra PP,Lehtimäki T,Eskola M,Nikus K,Antila K,Oksala N

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Inflammation is an important contributor to the development of chronic diseases. We examined whether a healthy Nordic diet, also called the Baltic Sea diet, associates with lower concentrations of inflammatory markers. METHODS:We used two independent cross-sectional studies: the DILGOM study including Fin...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Kanerva N,Loo BM,Eriksson JG,Leiviskä J,Kaartinen NE,Jula A,Männistö S

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One of the major discoveries in modern genetics is the phenomenon of genomic, or parental, imprinting. The parent-of-origin effects seen after transmission of an imprinted gene from parents to their children do not follow the genetic rules postulated by Gregor Mendel. This has obvious consequences for genetic counsell...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Mannens M,Alders M

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the last three decades the incidence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) has been growing worldwide along with an increase of obesity, type 2 diabetes mellitus, and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). In children and adolescents such epidemics are particularly worrisome, since the metabolic consequences in adulthoo...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Alisi A,Cianfarani S,Manco M,Agostoni C,Nobili V

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Benchmarking Controlled Trial (BCT) is a novel concept which covers all observational studies aiming to assess effectiveness. BCTs provide evidence of the comparative effectiveness between health service providers, and of effectiveness due to particular features of the health and social care systems. BCTs compleme...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Malmivaara A

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Study of the growth and development of cartilage and bone has been difficult because the structure of the tissues makes biological experiments hard to conduct. Recent advances in molecular biology have offered new possibilities for studying these processes. Many cartilage and bone specific cDNAs have been cloned and c...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Sandberg MM

更新日期：1991-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study is a collaborative effort of all university departments of paediatrics and several other institutions in Finland to study the risk factors of coronary heart disease (CHD) and their determinants in children and adolescents in different parts of the country. The main cross-se...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Akerblom HK,Viikari J,Raitakari OT,Uhari M

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The majority of patients with low back pain offer no objective clinical findings on which to make a diagnosis on the basis of physical examination. Therefore a diagnostic categorization of complaint based on duration and location is proposed. The justification for this organization is the assumption that the majority ...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Mooney V

更新日期：1989-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In recent years a revival of interest has emerged in the health benefits of intermittent fasting and long-term fasting, as well as of other related nutritional strategies. In addition to meal size and composition a new focus on time and frequency of meals has gained attention. The present review will investigate the e...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Wilhelmi de Toledo F,Grundler F,Sirtori CR,Ruscica M

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Statins are the first-line choice in Lipid-lowering therapy to reduce cardiovascular risk. In a continuous attempt to optimise treatment success, there is a need for additional research on genes and related molecular pathways that can determine the efficacy and toxicity of lipid-lowering drugs. Several variations with...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Ahangari N,Doosti M,Ghayour Mobarhan M,Sahebkar A,Ferns GA,Pasdar A

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bone fractures affecting elderly people are a true public health burden, because they represent one of the most important causes of long-standing pain, functional impairment, disability, and death among this population. Compromised bone strength (osteoporosis) and falling, alone, or more frequently in combination, are...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Kannus P,Uusi-Rasi K,Palvanen M,Parkkari J

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Exposures of human populations to pesticides and industrial pollutants, and to synthetic chemicals present in foods, beverages, and plastics, have raised concern that these substances can interfere with endogenous sex hormone function. Interference with sex hormone action can, in turn, result in a variety of developme...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Akingbemi BT,Hardy MP

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD) was first reported 25 years ago. This report provides an assessment of the course of juvenile (J) MCTD in 224 patients available in the literature until 1996, including our own 33 patients. Most patients improved and remissions were observed in 3-5% (up to 27%). Among the long-te...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Michels H

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prolyl 4-hydroxylases (P4Hs) have central roles in the synthesis of collagens and the regulation of oxygen homeostasis. The 4-hydroxyproline residues generated by the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) luminal collagen P4Hs (C-P4Hs) are essential for the stability of the collagen triple helix. Vertebrate C-P4Hs are alpha2beta...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Myllyharju J

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The processes of glycation and oxidation play a significant role in the acceleration of atherosclerosis in diabetes mellitus. Glycation is thought not only to increase the susceptibility of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) to oxidation but also to enhance the propensity of vessel wall structural proteins to bind extravas...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Lopes-Virella MF,Virella G

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transvaginal ultrasonic monitoring of the lower uterine segment was performed in 15 pregnancies in which the mother had previously had three or more caesarean sections. The typical findings were thinning of the myometrium, asymmetric isthmal structures and ventral ballooning of the isthmus. An image of the other of th...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Kirkinen P

更新日期：1990-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To appraise effective predictors for COVID-19 mortality in a retrospective cohort study. METHODS:A total of 1270 COVID-19 patients, including 984 admitted in Sino French New City Branch (training and internal validation sets randomly split at 7:3 ratio) and 286 admitted in Optical Valley Branch (external va...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Guan X,Zhang B,Fu M,Li M,Yuan X,Zhu Y,Peng J,Guo H,Lu Y

更新日期：2021-12-01 00:00:00