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Better Walking Performance in Older Children With Cerebral Palsy.

BACKGROUND: Children with cerebral palsy (CP) often walk with a slower speed and a higher energy cost. Their walking performance and choice of mobility method may vary in different environments. Independent mobility is important for activity and participation. QUESTIONS/PURPOSES: We described walking performance at different distances and environments in relation to gross motor function, CP subtyp

Structure-function analysis of PrsA reveals roles for the parvulin-like and flanking N- and C-terminal domains in protein folding and secretion in Bacillus subtilis.

The PrsA protein of Bacillus subtilis is an essential membrane-bound lipoprotein that is assumed to assist post-translocational folding of exported proteins and stabilize them in the compartment between the cytoplasmic membrane and cell wall. This folding activity is consistent with the homology of a segment of PrsA with parvulin-type peptidyl-prolyl cis/trans isomerases (PPIase). In this study, m

Multicentre prospective study of fascial closure rate after open abdomen with vacuum and mesh-mediated fascial traction.

BACKGROUND:: Damage control surgery and temporary open abdomen (OA) have been adopted widely, in both trauma and non-trauma situations. Several techniques for temporary abdominal closure have been developed. The main objective of this study was to evaluate the fascial closure rate in patients after vacuum-assisted wound closure and mesh-mediated fascial traction (VAWCM) for long-term OA treatment,

Developments of mass spectrometry-based technologies for effective drug development linked with clinical proteomes.

A strong demand in drug discovery and development today is to overcome "Big Gaps" encountered by differences in species and races, to accelerate effective developments in cost and time, and to meet medical needs. Moreover, drugs of various types have emerged which cover middle-size molecules and polymers rather than conventional small molecules. Upon those challenges, mass spectrometry (MS)-based

Scavenger receptors: role in innate immunity and microbial pathogenesis.

Summary Accumulating evidence shows that many scavenger receptors (SR), including SR-A, MARCO and CD36, represent an important part of the innate immune defence by acting as pattern-recognition receptors (PRR), in particular against bacterial pathogens. Several SR are expressed on macrophages and dendritic cells, where they act as phagocytic receptors mediating non-opsonic phagocytosis of pathogen

Iatrogenic bile duct injury - a cost analysis.

Introduction. Iatrogenic bile duct lesions following cholecystectomy represent a feared complication occurring in up to 0.9%. The aim of the present study was to estimate the total cost associated with both minor and major bile duct injuries. Material and methods. Detailed information on 24 consecutive patients, out of which 14 were considered to have minor and 10 patients considered as having maj

Socioeconomic position and secondary preventive therapy after an AMI.

PURPOSE: To investigate the association between socioeconomic position and use of lipid-lowering drugs and ACE-inhibitors after an acute myocardial infarction (AMI) when simultaneously considering participation in the national quality register RIKS-HIA (Register of Information and Knowledge about Swedish Heart Intensive care Admissions), age, sex and previous hospitalizations of the patients. METH

Laser induced fluorescence studies of the biodistribution of carotenoporphyrins in mice

The biodistribution of two recently developed tumour markers, trimethylated (CP(Me)(3)) and trimethoxylated (CP(OMe)(3)) carotenoporphyrin, was investigated by means of laser-induced fluorescence (LIF) after i.v. injection into 38 tumour-bearing (MS-2 fibrosarcoma) female Balb/c mice. At 3, 24, 48 or 96 h after administration, the carotenoporphyrin fluorescence was measured in tumoral and peritumo

Hypothalamic involvement and insufficient sex steroid supplementation are associated with low bone mineral density in women with childhood onset craniopharyngioma.

Context: Data on bone mineral density (BMD) are lacking in adults with childhood onset (CO)-craniopharyngioma (CP) with hypothalamic damage from the tumour. In patients with CO GH deficiency BMD increases during GH treatment. Objective: The aims were to evaluate BMD in adults with CO-CPs on complete hormone replacement, including long-term GH and to evaluate the impact of hypothalamic damage on th

Microarray analysis of B-cell stimulation.

B-cell development to antibody-producing plasma cells requires the concerted function of a large number of genes and proteins. Genome-level expression profiling during human B-cell maturation was studied in anti-immunoglobulin M-stimulated Ramos cells. cDNA microarrays were used to follow changes in the transcriptome over several days. Close to 1500 genes had significantly altered expression at le

Celecoxib synergizes human pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma cells to sorafenib-induced growth inhibition.

BACKGROUND: Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma is frequently associated with aberrant activation of the Ras/Raf/MAPK pathway and cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) overexpression. This study evaluated the potential for combining the multikinase inhibitor sorafenib and the specific COX-2 inhibitor celecoxib as therapy in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma cells. METHODS: BxPC-3, MIAPaCa-2, PANC-1 and AsPC-1 pan

Characteristics and Quality of Life of Patients Who Choose Home Care at the End of Life.

Cancer patients with advanced disease and short-survival expectancy were given hospital-based advanced home care (AHC) or conventional care (CC), according to their preference. The two groups were compared at baseline to investigate whether there were differences between the AHC and the CC patients that may help explain their choice of care. The patients were consecutively recruited over 2(1/2) ye