How to use light and dark to produce circadian adaptation to night shift work.

abstract：:Nitric oxide (NO), derived from the vascular endothelium and other cells of the cardiovascular system, has important roles in physiological regulation of blood flow and may have pathophysiological functions in cardiovascular disease. The mechanisms involved in NO-induced vasodilatation and cytotoxicity are briefly rev...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Dusting GJ,Macdonald PS

更新日期：1995-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epidemiological and experimental studies indicate an inverse relationship between the risk of colon cancer development and intake of aspirin and other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). All NSAIDs are known inhibitors of cyclo-oxygenase, the enzyme responsible for converting arachidonic acid to prostagland...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Gustafson-Svärd C,Lilja I,Hallböök O,Sjödahl R

更新日期：1997-06-01 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：BACKGROUND:Several clinical studies have suggested possible increase in cardiovascular risk during and in the first weeks after an acute inflammatory disease. Using influenza vaccine as inflammatory stimulus, we investigated whether arterial endothelial dysfunction could persist beyond the inflammatory state, and wheth...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Liuba P,Aburawi EH,Pesonen E,Andersson S,Truedsson L,Ylä-Herttuala S,Holmberg L

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:As individuals age, the prevalence of neurocognitive and mental health disorders increases. Current biomedical treatments do not completely address the management of these conditions. Despite new pharmacological therapy the challenges of managing these diseases remain.There is increasing evidence that the ...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Halverson T,Alagiakrishnan K

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cells with stem cell-like attributes, such as self-renewal and pluripotency, have been isolated from hematological malignancies and from several solid tumor types. Tumor-initiating cells, also referred to as cancer stem cells, are thought to be responsible for the initiation and growth of tumors. Like their normal cou...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Ribacka C,Pesonen S,Hemminki A

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common among the severe cardiac arrhythmias and carries a significant risk of mortality and morbidity in the general population. The most important complication is represented by development of one or more thrombi in the left atrium of the dyskinetic heart, and their successive cer...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Danese E,Montagnana M,Cervellin G,Lippi G

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new form of acute hepatic porphyria with double genetic defect--deficiency of porphobilinogen deaminase and coproporphyrinogen oxidase--is described. Among 17 studied family members this double enzymatic deficiency was found in five individuals, deficiency of porphobilinogen deaminase in four, and deficiency of copr...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Gregor A,Kostrzewska E,Tarczynska-Nosal S,Stachurska H

更新日期：1994-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Several studies have suggested that the occurrence of severe hypoglycemia during sleep may be more dangerous for cardiac arrhythmia than that in the day-time. METHODS:We performed a retrospective study between January 2006 and March 2012 to assess electrocardiograms during severe hypoglycemia in patients wi...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Tsujimoto T,Yamamoto-Honda R,Kajio H,Kishimoto M,Noto H,Hachiya R,Kimura A,Kakei M,Noda M

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Atrial fibrillation is a common cardiac arrhythmia with rapid and irregular atrial activity. Instead of uniformly contracting as one chamber, the atrial compartment fibrillates. Several studies have demonstrated that this arrhythmia contributes substantially to cardiac morbidity and mortality. The purpose of this revi...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Miyazaki S,Shah AJ,Scherr D,Haïssaguerre M

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to assess the effectiveness of lifestyle interventions in reducing cardiovascular disease risk factors, morbidity and mortality among working-age adults, we undertook a systematic review of randomized controlled trials of various lifestyle interventions (diet, exercise, smoking cessation, alcohol intake reduc...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Ketola E,Sipilä R,Mäkelä M

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antisense oligonucleotides represent a novel class of potential drugs for highly selective blocking of genes. The basic concept of antisense strategy is simple: an antisense molecule recognizes a complementary mRNA (or DNA) by sequence-specific base pairing, and hence prevents translation (or transcription), resulting...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Lönnberg H,Vuorio E

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There are few relevant animal models for neurodegenerative diseases to be used for human drug development. Most current drugs for neurodegenerative diseases act through different neurotransmitter systems. Positron emission tomography (PET) is a unique tool in the study of neurodegenerative diseases as it enables quant...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Rinne JO

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Insulin resistance in humans is not always accompanied by obesity, since severe insulin resistance also characterizes patients lacking subcutaneous fat such as those with HAART- (highly-active antiretroviral therapy)-associated lipodystrophy. Both obese and lipodystrophic patients, however, have an increase in the amo...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Yki-Järvinen H

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:INTRODUCTION. Premature ovarian failure (POF) can occur naturally at an early age or be due to iatrogenic agents. Indeed, ovaries are very sensitive to cytotoxic treatment, especially to radiation and alkylating agents. METHODS. Several options are currently available to preserve fertility in cancer patients and allow...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Donnez J,Silber S,Andersen CY,Demeestere I,Piver P,Meirow D,Pellicer A,Dolmans MM

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Certain bacterial infections have been demonstrated to be causative of reactive arthritis. The most common bacterial trigger of reactive arthritis is Chlamydia trachomatis. Chlamydia pneumoniae is another known cause, albeit far less frequently. Although Chlamydia-induced reactive arthritis will often spontaneously re...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Carter JD,Inman RD,Whittum-Hudson J,Hudson AP

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Evidence on the association between depression, antidepressant use and venous thromboembolism (VTE) risk is conflicting. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of published observational studies evaluating the associations of depression and antidepressant use with VTE risk. DESIGN:Eligible studies ...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Kunutsor SK,Seidu S,Khunti K

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aim: We investigated the outcomes of transcatheter (TAVR) and surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) in Finland during the last decade. Methods: The nationwide FinnValve registry included data from 6463 patients who underwent TAVR or SAVR with a bioprosthesis for aortic stenosis from 2008 to 2017. Results: The annua...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Mäkikallio T,Jalava MP,Husso A,Virtanen M,Laakso T,Ahvenvaara T,Tauriainen T,Maaranen P,Kinnunen EM,Dahlbacka S,Jaakkola J,Airaksinen J,Anttila V,Savontaus M,Laine M,Juvonen T,Valtola A,Raivio P,Eskola M,Niemelä M,

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This meta-analysis examined the effect of probiotics on the reduction of lipid components and coexisting risk factors associated with cardiovascular disease. All randomized controlled trials published in English on PubMed and Scopus from 2000 to 2014 were systematically searched. Using the PEDro scale to assess the qu...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Sun J,Buys N

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Atrial fibrillation (AF) is associated with an increased risk of mortality and morbidity from stroke and thromboembolism. Endothelial damage or dysfunction may contribute to this increased risk of thromboembolism via the mediation of a prothrombotic or hypercoagulable state. However, the precise pathophysiological mec...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Krishnamoorthy S,Lim SH,Lip GY

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prevalence of immunoglobulin E (IgE)-mediated allergic diseases has been increasing for the last four decades. In this review determinants for an increased IgE synthesis are discussed on both an epidemiological and on an immunological level with special emphasis on the differentiation of the B cell to an IgE-produ...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Poulsen LK,Hummelshoj L

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper reviews current diagnostic techniques for Helicobacter pylori infection and critically questions their value under different diagnostic circumstances. As long as we do not have general treatment recommendations for H. pylori infection, endoscopy is still the basis for primary diagnosis because it assesses t...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Braden B,Caspary WF

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:BACKGROUND. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs are associated with poor upper gastrointestinal (UGI) tolerability and increased ulcer risk, but patient adherence to gastroprotective co-therapy is frequently inadequate. A fixed-dose combination of enteric-coated naproxen 500 mg and immediate-release esomeprazole mag...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Cryer BL,Sostek MB,Fort JG,Svensson O,Hwang C,Hochberg MC

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The association between sleep disturbances and cardiometabolic diseases has been understudied in blacks with metabolic syndrome. METHODS:This study is a cross-sectional analysis of the Metabolic Syndrome Outcome Study (MetSO) trial. We assessed insomnia symptoms, sleep duration, and risk for sleep apnea. ...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Ramos AR,Wallace DM,Pandi-Perumal SR,Williams NJ,Castor C,Sevick MA,Mcfarlane SI,Jean-Louis G

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adding to the difficulty of interpreting the human genome sequence and annotating protein sequence databases is the observation that a single protein can 'moonlight' or perform multiple, apparently unrelated, functions. This review summarizes examples of moonlighting proteins in cellular activities and biochemical pat...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Jeffery CJ

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With the last two decades, the importance of genetic factors in the aetiology of major mental illness has been firmly re-established and psychiatric research has now firmly embraced the era of molecular genetics. Despite a number of false starts in the study of schizophrenia and affective disorder, there have been suc...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： O'Donovan MC,Owen MJ

更新日期：1992-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease or NAFLD is a chronic liver condition characterized by hepatic steatosis and associated with insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). In many patients fat accumulation leads to steatohepatitis (NASH) with chronic necrosis, inflammation, and fibrosis, and eventually to t...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Ali R,Cusi K

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:As the capability of human mesenchymal stem cells (hMSC) to engraft, differentiate and improve myocardial function cannot be studied in humans, exploration was performed in a xenomodel. METHODS:The rats were divided into three groups depending on the type of rats used (Rowett nude (RNU) or Fischer rats +/- immunos...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Grinnemo KH,Månsson-Broberg A,Leblanc K,Corbascio M,Wärdell E,Siddiqui AJ,Hao X,Sylvén C,Dellgren G

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Troglitazone is a novel once-daily oral antidiabetic agent for the treatment of type 2 diabetes patients. Here, we report the overall dose response characteristics of troglitazone, with respect to effects on metabolic control, using a pharmacodynamic model. Data from week 12 from two previously reported double-blind, ...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Young MA,Eckland DJ,Eastmond R,Lettis S

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Health professionals provide care with some purpose in mind. It is reasonable to assume that they are therefore interested in observing and measuring health outcomes. In the recent past, it has become fashionable to describe health outcomes in terms of their impact on 'quality of life', a widely used term that is usua...

journal_title：Annals of medicine

authors： Kind P

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00