M. A.

Diatom d18O evidence for the development of the modern halocline system in the subarctic northwest Pacific at the onset of major Northern Hemisphere glaciation. (2006)

Establishing a time frame for the development of the modern halocline and stratified water column in the subarctic North Pacific has significant paleoclimatic implications. Here we present a...

Assessment of AsaRiver: Impact of Waste Discharge from soft drink plant into Asa River, Ilorin. Nigeria (2005)

Some physical and chemical analysis was carried out on samples collected at various distances from the effluent discharge from a soft drink plant in Ilorin into AsaRiver. The pH was found to range...

Chronic Environmental exposure to Alternaria tenuis   may manifest symptoms of neuropsychological illnesses: A study of 12 Cases. (2005)

Toxigenic mold exposures are shown to lead to illnesses most of which are just being unraveled. This paper reports the findings in cases of 12 white female office workers who presented with symptoms...

Mycotoxigenic and Proteolytic Potential of Moulds Associated with Smoked Shark Fish (Chlamydoselachus anguincus   ) (2005)

Among the 33 moulds isolated from 20 samples of wood-smoked Chlamydoselachus anguincus   (shark-fish) 20 isolates were capable of producing metabolites toxic to fertile Hubbard Golden Comet (Niger...

Short report - Serum Electrolyte Changes In West African Dwarf (WAD) Sheep with Single or Concurrent (Babesia ovis   and Trypanosome congolense   ) Infections (2005)

Electrolyte play significant roles in inter - compartment water balance. Serum samples from protozoa infected West African Dwarf (WAD) sheep were analyzed for electrolyte levels; Na+, K+, Ca2+,...

APPRAISAL OF TRADITIONAL TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PROCESSING AND UTILIZATION OF MUMU; A CEREAL BASED LOCAL FOOD PRODUCT (2005)

A survey on the production practices and mode of utilization of mumu - a traditional, ready-to-eat Nigerian cereal-based food product - was conducted to be able to provide information that would be...

INFORMAÇÃO, ALTERIDADE E INTERFACES: AS REPRESENTAÇÕES MULTICULTURAIS NA WEB (2005)

Trabalho apresentado nas Mesas Temáticas do XXVIII Congresso Brasileiro de Ciências da Comunicação, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 05-09,setembro,2005  Resumo A Internet...

Crianças de controle remoto e olhares (2005)

Trabalho apresentado na Sessão de Temas Livres no XXVII Congresso Brasileiro de Ciências da Comunicação, Porto Alegre RS, 2004.  Resumo: Este artigo é parte de...

Análise do Jornalismo esportivo impresso brasileiro. (2005)

Trabalho apresentado no Intercom Júnior, evento componente do XXVIII Congresso Brasileiro de Ciências da Comunicação, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 05-09,setembro,2005...

O saber comunicacional e os projetos experimentais no ensino de Comunicação Social da PUC Minas (2005)

Trabalho apresentado no NP01 - Teorias da Comunicação no XXVIII Congresso Brasileiro de Ciências da Comunicação, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 05-09,setembro,2005  Resumo...

A trajetória das Relações Públicas nos países do Mercosul: reflexão e pesquisa da atividade (2005)

Trabalho apresentado no NP 05 - Relações Públicas e Comunicação Organizacional no XXVII Congresso Brasileiro de Ciências da Comunicação, Porto...

Televisão e Espaço Público Transnacional: O Caso da TV Al Jazeera (2005)

Trabalho apresentado no NP10 - Políticas e Estratégias de Comunicações durante o XXVIII Congresso Brasileiro de Ciências da Comunicação, Rio de...

Programa de Rádio Clube do Guri: Um Espaço de Formação Musical (1950-1966) (2005)

Trabalho apresentado no NP 11 - Comunicação Educativa no XXVII Congresso Brasileiro de Ciências da Comunicação, Porto Alegre RS, 2004.  Um dos temas mais...

Redes um novo projeto político da comunicação (2005)

  • PINHEIRO,
  • M.A

Trabalho apresentado no NP 12 - Comunicação para a Cidadania no XXVII Congresso Brasileiro de Ciências da Comunicação, Porto Alegre RS, 2004.  Este trabalho...

Como pensar a cidadania na internet: a questão do acesso e da socialização do conhecimento (2005)

  • PINHEIRO,
  • M.A

Trabalho apresentado no NP12 - Comunicação para a Cidadania durante o XXVIII Congresso Brasileiro de Ciências da Comunicação, Rio de Janeiro, RJ,...

The significance of elevated CSF lactate (2005)

The final diagnosis of 158 patients who had a cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) lactate concentration greater than 2 mmol/l was ascertained. The conditions included seizures, inflammatory changes, and proven...

Temporomandibular joint destruction in mucolipidosis type III necessitating gastrostomy insertion (2005)

  • Zolkipli,
  • Z.,
  • Noimark,
  • L.,
  • Cleary,
  • M.A.,
  • ...

Mucolipidosis III is a genetically heterogeneous lysosomal disorder characterised by progressive symptoms and signs, the commonest being skeletal pain due to bony destruction. We describe a patient...

Isolated unilateral tuberous sclerosis-associated renal cystic disease in a neonate (2005)

  • Weber,
  • M.A.,
  • Risdon,
  • R.A.,
  • Malone,
  • M.,
  • ...

We present a male infant with antenatally detected, focal, unilateral apparently isolated renal cystic disease with morphological features of renal involvement in tuberous sclerosis. Only one...

High mortality of invasive pneumococcal disease compared with meningococcal disease in critically ill children (2005)

  • Thorburn,
  • K.,
  • Taylor,
  • N.,
  • Lopez-Rodriguez,
  • L.,
  • ...

Objective: To ascertain outcome, patterns of disease, incidence of concurrent infection, superinfection and penicillin resistance in children requiring intensive care for Streptococcus pneumoniae...

Impaired glucose homeostasis and mitochondrial abnormalities in offspring of rats fed a fat-rich diet in pregnancy (2005)

  • Taylor,
  • P.D.,
  • McConnell,
  • J.,
  • Khan,
  • I.Y.,
  • ...

We previously reported that prenatal and suckling exposure to a maternal diet rich in animal fat leads to cardiovascular dysfunction in young adult rat offspring with subsequent development of...

Functional analysis of the classical, alternative, and MBL pathways of the complement system: standardization and validation of a simple ELISA (2005)

  • Seelen,
  • M.A.,
  • Roos,
  • A.,
  • Wieslander,
  • J.,
  • ...

Primary defence against invading microorganisms depends on a functional innate immune system and the complement system plays a major role in such immunity. Deficiencies in one of the components of...

Handwashing in the intensive care unit: a big measure with modest effects (2005)

  • Silvestri,
  • L.,
  • Petros,
  • A.J.,
  • Sarginson,
  • R.E.,
  • ...

Handwashing is widely accepted as the cornerstone of infection control in the intensive care unit. Nosocomial infections are frequently viewed as an indicator of poor compliance of handwashing. The...

Calcium supplementation increases stature and bone mineral mass of 16- to 18-year-old boys (2005)

  • Prentice,
  • A.,
  • Ginty,
  • F.,
  • Stear,
  • S.J.,
  • ...

The effect of calcium carbonate supplementation on bone growth and mineral accretion was studied in 143 boys aged 16-18 yr, randomized to 1000 mg Ca/d or a matching placebo for 13 months....

The management of rhinitis in patients with functional epiphora: A randomized controlled crossover trial (2005)

  • McNeill,
  • E.J.,
  • Kubba,
  • H.,
  • Bearn,
  • M.A.,
  • ...

Background: Nasolacrimal duct obstruction, secondary to inflammation of the nasal mucosa, can result in epiphora. This can be treated successfully with topical corticosteroids, avoiding the need for...

The role of growth hormone in determining birth size and early postnatal growth, using congenital growth hormone deficiency (GHD) as a model (2005)

  • Mehta,
  • A.,
  • Hindmarsh,
  • P.C.,
  • Stanhope,
  • R.G.,
  • ...

Objective The role of GH in early human growth is unclear. Congenital GH deficiency (CGHD) provides a useful tool to explore this putative role. We have assessed the effects of CGHD on birth size and...

Loss of nitric oxide and endothelial-derived hyperpolarizing factor-mediated responses in aging (2005)

Loss of nitric oxide and endothelial derived hyperpolarizing factor mediated responses in aging. Background. Aging has considerable structural and functional effects on the vascular system of the...

Challenges in the provision of ICU services to HIV infected children in resource poor settings: a South African case study (2005)

  • Jeena,
  • P.M.,
  • McNally,
  • L.M.,
  • Stobie,
  • M.,
  • ...

The HIV/AIDS epidemic has placed increasing demands on limited paediatric intensive care services in developing countries. The decision to admit HIV infected children with Pneumocystis carinii...

Depth of delayed cooling alters neuroprotection pattern after hypoxia-ischemia (2005)

  • Iwata,
  • O.,
  • Thornton,
  • J.S.,
  • Sellwood,
  • M.W.,
  • ...

Hypothermia after perinatal hypoxia-ischemia (HI) is neuroprotective; the precise brain temperature that provides optimal protection is unknown. To assess the pattern of brain injury with 3 different...

MKKS/BBS6, a divergent chaperonin-like protein linked to the obesity disorder Bardet-Biedl syndrome, is a novel centrosomal component required for cytokinesis (2005)

Chaperonins are multisubunit, cylinder-shaped molecular chaperones involved in folding newly synthesized polypeptides. Here we show that MKKS/BBS6, one of several proteins associated with...

Molecular and clinical analyses of Greig cephalopolysyndactyly and Pallister-Hall syndromes: robust phenotype prediction from the type and position of GLI3 mutations (2005)

  • Johnston,
  • J.J.,
  • Olivos-Glander,
  • I.,
  • Killoran,
  • C.,
  • ...

Mutations in the GLI3 zinc-finger transcription factor gene cause Greig cephalopolysyndactyly syndrome (GCPS) and Pallister-Hall syndrome (PHS), which are variable but distinct clinical entities. We...

Common arterial trunk associated with a homeodomain mutation of NKX2.6 (2005)

  • Heathcote,
  • K.,
  • Braybrook,
  • C.,
  • Abushaban,
  • L.,
  • ...

Persistent truncus arteriosus (PTA) is a failure of septation of the cardiac outflow tract (OFT) into the pulmonary artery and the aorta. A common arterial trunk (CAT) is often diagnosed as PTA in...

Transforming growth factor-beta receptor mutations and pulmonary arterial hypertension in childhood (2005)

  • Harrison,
  • R.E.,
  • Berger,
  • R.,
  • Haworth,
  • S.G.,
  • ...

Background - Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a potentially fatal vasculopathy that can develop at any age. Adult-onset disease has previously been associated with mutations in BMPR2 and...

Metabolic changes following standardized handgrip exercise correlate with global anaerobic threshold (2005)

  • Hamilton,
  • M.A.,
  • Pate,
  • J.S.,
  • Luery,
  • H.,
  • ...

Low anaerobic thresholc as determined by cardiopulmonary exercise testing is associated with poorer perioperative outcome...

The relationship between a pentagastrin-stimulated gastric luminal acid production test (Gastrotest) and enteral feeding-related gastrointestinal complications in critically ill patients (2005)

  • Hamilton,
  • M.A.,
  • Chapman,
  • M.V.,
  • Mutch,
  • M.,
  • ...

Gastrointestinal feeding-related complications (GICs) are common in critically ill patients. Unfortunately, patients at risk for GICs cannot be easily identified. Therefore, we performed a...

Mother-to-child transmission of HIV infection in the era of highly active antiretroviral therapy (2005)

Background. Very low rates of mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) are achievable with use of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). We examine risk...

What constitutes a prescribing error in paediatrics? (2005)

OBJECTIVE: To develop a practitioner led definition of a prescribing error for use in prevalence/incidence studies in paediatric practice. DESIGN: A two stage Delphi technique was used to obtain the...

Catch-up growth or regression to the mean? Recovery from stunting revisited (2005)

An important question for policy is the extent to which catch- up growth can ease the impact of early stunting. Martorell et al. (1992) showed that stunted Guatemalan infants remain stunted into...

Developmental delay: when to suspect and how to investigate for an inborn error of metabolism (2005)

  • Cleary,
  • M.A.,
  • Green,
  • A.

The purpose of this review is to provide a practical guideline on the suspicion and investigation of inborn errors of metabolism (IEMs) as cause of developmental delay. Developmental delay is a...

The human glomerular podocyte is a novel target for insulin action (2005)

Microalbuminuria is significant both as the earliest stage of diabetic nephropathy and as an independent cardiovascular risk factor in nondiabetic subjects, in whom it is associated with insulin...

An increased MRP8/14 expression and adhesion, but a decreased migration towards proinflammatory chemokines of type 1 diabetes monocytes (2005)

In the early development of type 1 diabetes macrophages and dendritic cells accumulate around the islets of Langerhans at sites of fibronectin expression. It is thought that these macrophages and...

Interferon-gamma mediates antigen trafficking to MHC class II- positive late endosomes of enterocytes (2005)

  • Buning,
  • J.,
  • Schmitz,
  • M.,
  • Repenning,
  • B.,
  • ...

MHC class II-positive late endosomes of enterocytes are thought to be involved in antigen presentation to CD4(+) T cells. In contrast to enterocytes of BALB/c mice, severe combined immunodeficiency...

Gene replacement therapy rescues photoreceptor degeneration in a murine model of Leber congenital amaurosis lacking RPGRIP (2005)

PURPOSE: Retinitis pigmentosa GTPase regulator (RPGR) is a photoreceptor protein anchored in the connecting cilia by an RPGR-interacting protein (RPGRIP). Loss of RPGRIP causes Leber congenital...

How does transcranial DC stimulation of the primary motor cortex alter regional neuronal activity in the human brain? (2005)

  • Lang,
  • N.,
  • Siebner,
  • H.R.,
  • Ward,
  • N.S.,
  • ...

Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) of the primary motor hand area (M1) can produce lasting polarity-specific effects on corticospinal excitability and motor learning in humans. In 16...

North Pacific seasonality and the glaciation of North America 2.7 million years ago (2005)

  • Haug,
  • G.H.,
  • Ganopolski,
  • A.,
  • Sigman,
  • D.M.,
  • ...

In the context of gradual Cenozoic cooling, the timing of the onset of significant Northern Hemisphere glaciation 2.7 million years ago is consistent with Milankovitch's orbital theory, which posited...

Short Communication- Electrophoretic characterization of crude leaf proteins in Lycopersicon and Trichosanthes cultivars (2004)

Young leaves of three cultivars of Lycopersicon esculentum (Mill) and a cultivar ofTrichosanthes cucumerina   var. anguina (Haines) were freshly collected at 50% flowering. Crude leaf proteins were...

A MORPHOMETRIC STUDY OF THE TERATOGENIC EFFECT OF ARTESUNATE ON THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM OF THE WISTAR RAT FOETUS. (2004)

  • MESEMBE,
  • O. E.,
  • IVANG,
  • A. E.,
  • UDO-AFFAH,
  • G.,
  • ...

The teratogenic influence of maternal administration of artesunate on the morphometry of foetal nervous system was studied. Twenty virgin female Wistar rats weighing between 200g and 230g were used...

Levels and patterns of neutrophil cell counts over the first 8 years of life in children of HIV-1-infected mothers (2004)

  • Giaquinto,
  • C.,
  • Rampon,
  • O.,
  • Giacomet,
  • V.,
  • ...

Background: Antiretroviral drugs (ARV) as prophylaxis to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV results in decreased haematological parameters during and shortly after exposure, with recent data...

Full-field ERG responses recorded with skin electrodes in paediatric patients with retinal dystrophy (2004)

PURPOSE: Assess ERG responses recorded with skin electrodes in children with retinal dystrophies. METHOD: ERG responses were recorded using skin electrodes in 17 healthy children and 43 paediatric...

3D analysis of facial morphology (2004)

  • Hammond,
  • P.,
  • Hutton,
  • T.J.,
  • Allanson,
  • J.E.,
  • ...

Dense surface models can be used to analyze 3D facial morphology by establishing a correspondence of thousands of points across each 3D face image. The models provide dramatic visualizations of 3D...

Smoking is not beneficial for tuberculosis (2004)

  • Dheda,
  • K.,
  • Johnson,
  • M.A.,
  • Zumla,
  • A.,
  • ...

Von Recklinghausen disorder (2004)

  • Vourvachis,
  • M.,
  • Kafas,
  • P.,
  • Bamber,
  • M.A.,
  • ...

The potential for CD4 cell increases in HIV-positive individuals who control viraemia with highly active antiretroviral therapy (2003)

OBJECTIVES: To study the long-term CD4 cell responses to highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) in treatment-naive patients whose viral loads remained below 500 copies/ml for prolonged periods....

An audit of antiretroviral treatment use in HIV-infected patients in a London clinic: the limitations of observational databases when auditing antiretroviral treatment use (2003)

  • Sabin,
  • C.A.,
  • Lampe,
  • F.C.,
  • Chaloner,
  • C.,
  • ...

OBJECTIVE: To audit the use of antiretroviral (ARV) treatment in a large treatment clinic in the UK against the British HIV Association (BHIVA) ARV treatment guidelines. METHODS: All patients under...

Bacterial Evasion of Host Immune Responses (2003)

  • Arcus,
  • V.,
  • Baker,
  • E.,
  • Bellamy,
  • R.,
  • ...

Genome scan meta-analysis of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, part III: Bipolar disorder. (2003)

  • Segurado,
  • R.,
  • Detera-Wadleigh,
  • S.D.,
  • Levinson,
  • D.F.,
  • ...

Genome scans of bipolar disorder (BPD) have not produced consistent evidence for linkage. The rank-based genome scan meta-analysis (GSMA) method was applied to 18 BPD genome scan data sets in an...

Human immunodeficiency virus type 1-related pulmonary Mycobacterium xenopi infection: a need to treat? (2003)

  • Kerbiriou,
  • L.,
  • Ustianowski,
  • A.,
  • Johnson,
  • M.A.,
  • ...

We report treatment decisions and outcomes for 20 patients who were infected with human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) and were receiving highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) who had...

Maspardin is mutated in mast syndrome, a complicated form of hereditary spastic paraplegia associated with dementia (2003)

  • Simpson,
  • M.A.,
  • Cross,
  • H.,
  • Proukakis,
  • C.,
  • ...

Mast syndrome is an autosomal recessive, complicated form of hereditary spastic paraplegia with dementia that is present at high frequency among the Old Order Amish. Subtle childhood abnormalities...

The identification of a conserved domain in both spartin and spastin, mutated in hereditary spastic paraplegia (2003)

  • Ciccarelli,
  • F.D.,
  • Proukakis,
  • C.,
  • Patel,
  • H.,
  • ...

Multiple sequence alignment has revealed the presence of a sequence domain of approximately 80 amino acids in two molecules, spartin and spastin, mutated in hereditary spastic paraplegia. The domain,...

Circulating endothelial progenitor cells, vascular function, and cardiovascular risk (2003)

  • Hill,
  • J.M.,
  • Zalos,
  • G.,
  • Halcox,
  • J.P.,
  • ...

BACKGROUND: Cardiovascular risk factors contribute to atherogenesis by inducing endothelial-cell injury and dysfunction. We hypothesized that endothelial progenitor cells derived from bone marrow...

New 234U-230Th coral dates from the western Gulf of Corinth: implications for extensional tectonics (2003)

  • Houghton,
  • S.L.,
  • Roberts,
  • G.P.,
  • Papanikolaou,
  • I.,
  • ...

We derive rates of uplift of ?0.7?0.8 mm/yr for the western end of the Gulf of Corinth, Greece, using geomorphic paleaoshoreline modeling. We calibrate the modeling with new 234U-230Th dates on the...

Novel technique for microbial production of 3,4-Dihydroxy Phenyl L-alanine by a mutant strain of Aspergillus oryzae   (2002)

L-DOPA is a useful drug for Parkinson's disease. This investigation deals with the biosynthesis of L-DOPA by parental (GCB-6) and mutant (UV-7) strains of Aspergillus oryzae   . There was a marked...

Citric acid fermentation by mutant strain of Aspergillus niger   GCMC-7using molasses based medium (2002)

Citric acid fermentation of cane-molasses by submerged fermentation in 15 L stirred fermentor (working volume 9 L) was carried out. A hyper mutant strain of Aspergillus niger   GCMC-7 was used in...

TECHNICAL NOTE - Production of citric acid by Aspergillus niger   using cane molasses in a stirred fermentor (2002)

The present investigation deals with the kinetics of submerged citric acid fermentation by Aspergillus niger   using blackstrap molasses as the basal fermentation media. A laboratory scale stirred...

Comparison of the Mineral Content and Apparent Biological Value of Milk from Human, Cow and Goat (2002)

The mineral content and apparent biological value (ABV) of milk from Human (T1), White Fulani (Bunaji) cow (T2) and West African dwarf goats (T3) (n=10) were assessed following a completely...

DETERMINATION OF INDIGENOUS AND FOREIGN ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES' LEVELS IN URINE BY QUANTITATIVE INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY (2002)

The comparative levels of indigenous and foreign alcoholic beverages in the urine of 24 University students after drinking a cup or shot of the beverages have been reported. The Fourier Transform...

Brief report: two-year outcome of a multidrug regimen in patients who did not respond to a protease inhibitor regimen (2002)

  • Youle,
  • M.,
  • Tyrer,
  • M.,
  • Fisher,
  • M.,
  • ...

In most studies, people who have not responded virologically to a protease inhibitor (PI)-containing regimen have tended to experience poor virologic responses to subsequent regimens. We describe the...

Human immunodeficiency virus rebound after suppression to <400 copies/mL during initial highly active antiretroviral therapy regimens, according to prior nucleoside experience and duration of suppression (2002)

  • Phillips,
  • A.N.,
  • Staszewski,
  • S.,
  • Lampe,
  • F.,
  • ...

This study evaluated 1433 human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients starting highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART), 409 (28%) of whom had prior nucleoside experience and achieved an...

Virological suppression at 6 months is related to choice of initial regimen in antiretroviral-naive patients: a cohort study (2002)

  • Matthews,
  • G.V.,
  • Sabin,
  • C.A.,
  • Mandalia,
  • S.,
  • ...

BACKGROUND: Guidelines recommend both protease inhibitor (PI)- and non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NNRTI)-containing regimens for initial therapy in HIV-positive individuals whilst...

Guidelines for the ultrasound assessment of endothelial-dependent flow-mediated vasodilation of the brachial artery: a report of the International Brachial Artery Reactivity Task Force (2002)

Endothelial function is thought to be an important factor in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis, hypertension and heart failure. In the 1990s, high-frequency ultrasonographic imaging of the brachial...

Growth reference charts for use in the United Kingdom (2002)

Since the introduction of new growth charts in the mid 1990s, there has been confusion about which charts should be used, with many districts using more than one version. Because of this uncertainty,...

New cross sectional stature, weight, and head circumference references for Down's syndrome in the UK and Republic of Ireland (2002)

  • Styles,
  • M.,
  • Cole,
  • T.J.,
  • Dennis,
  • J.,
  • ...

AIM: To present a growth reference for children with uncomplicated Down's syndrome living in the UK and Republic of Ireland. Data are available for height and weight in the age range 0-18 years,...

Ocular developmental abnormalities and glaucoma associated with interstitial 6p25 duplications and deletions (2002)

  • Lehmann,
  • O.J.,
  • Ebenezer,
  • N.D.,
  • Ekong,
  • R.,
  • ...

PURPOSE: Mutations in the forkhead transcription factor gene FOXC1 on 6p25 cause a range of ocular developmental abnormalities, with associated glaucoma. However, FOXC1 mutations have not been found...

Partial and full finger prostheses (2002)

  • Bamber,
  • M.A.,
  • Woodley,
  • S.,
  • Richards,
  • R.,
  • ...

SPG20 is mutated in Troyer syndrome, an hereditary spastic paraplegia (2002)

  • Patel,
  • H.,
  • Cross,
  • H.,
  • Proukakis,
  • C.,
  • ...

Troyer syndrome (TRS) is an autosomal recessive complicated hereditary spastic paraplegia (HSP) that occurs with high frequency in the Old Order Amish. We report mapping of the TRS locus to...

Predisposition to atherosclerosis by infections: role of endothelial dysfunction (2002)

  • Prasad,
  • A.,
  • Zhu,
  • J.,
  • Halcox,
  • J.P.,
  • ...

BACKGROUND: Several microorganisms have been implicated in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis. We hypothesized that infections may predispose to atherosclerosis by inflicting endothelial injury....

Prognostic value of coronary vascular endothelial dysfunction (2002)

  • Halcox,
  • J.P.,
  • Schenke,
  • W.H.,
  • Zalos,
  • G.,
  • ...

BACKGROUND: Whether patients at increased risk can be identified from a relatively low-risk population by coronary vascular function testing remains unknown. We investigated the relationship between...

Toxicity of myoglobin and haemoglobin: oxidative stress in patients with rhabdomyolysis and subarachnoid haemorrhage (2002)

Haemolytic events, such as those following rhabdomyolysis and subarachnoid haemorrhage, often result in pathological complications such as vasoconstriction. Haem-protein cross-linked myoglobin and...

Event-related potentials and cognitive processing of affectively toned words in depression (2002)

  • Serfaty,
  • M.A.,
  • Bothwell,
  • R.,
  • Marsh,
  • R.,
  • ...

Background: Depressed subjects and euthymic controls demonstrate differences in cognitive processing and brain electrophysiology. Contingent negative variation (CNV) and postimperative negative...

Fracture of Antarctic shelf ice (2002)

  • Rist,
  • M.A.,
  • Sammonds,
  • P.R.,
  • Oerter,
  • H.,
  • ...

Fracture of Antarctic shelf ice (2002)

  • Rist,
  • M.A.,
  • Sammonds,
  • P.R.,
  • Oerter,
  • H.,
  • ...

Distribution of protein fraction in the milk of West African dwarf goat (2001)

Milks from lactating West African dwarf goat and white Fulani cow were analysed for total protein, casein, whey protein, non protein nitrogen, Globulin and albumin and proteose peptone contents. Milk...

Superior visual search in autism (2001)

  • O'Riordan,
  • M.A.,
  • Plaisted,
  • K.C.,
  • Driver,
  • J.,
  • ...

Children with a diagnosis of autism and normally developing children, matched for age and general ability, were tested on a series of visual search tasks in 2 separate experiments. The children with...

Reduced bone mineral density in HIV-positive individuals (2001)

  • Moore,
  • A.L.,
  • Vashisht,
  • A.,
  • Sabin,
  • C.A.,
  • ...

A total of 105 HIV-positive patients underwent dual-energy X-ray absorbtiometry (DEXA) scan to assess bone mineral density (BMD). The prevalence of reduced BMD was found to be 71% and was higher in...

Reasons for modification and discontinuation of antiretrovirals: results from a single treatment centre (2001)

  • Mocroft,
  • A.,
  • Youle,
  • M.,
  • Moore,
  • A.,
  • ...

OBJECTIVE: To describe the reasons for, and factors associated with, modification and discontinuation of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) regimens at a single clinic. SUBJECTS: A total of...

Risk of lipodystrophy in HIV-1-infected patients treated with protease inhibitors: a prospective cohort study (2001)

  • Martinez,
  • E.,
  • Mocroft,
  • A.,
  • Garcia-Viejo,
  • M.A.,
  • ...

BACKGROUND: Risk factors for lipodystrophy in patients infected with HIV-1 treated with highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) containing HIV-1 protease inhibitors are poorly understood. We...

Hepatotoxicity in HIV-1-infected patients receiving nevirapine- containing antiretroviral therapy (2001)

  • Martinez,
  • E.,
  • Blanco,
  • J.L.,
  • Arnaiz,
  • J.A.,
  • ...

OBJECTIVES: To assess the incidence and risk factors for hepatotoxicity associated with nevirapine. DESIGN: A prospective cohort study in a teaching and referral hospital involving all consecutive...

In vivo inhibition of renal 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase in the rat stimulates collecting duct sodium reabsorption (2001)

In order to test the proposal that the aldosterone specificity of mineralocorticoid receptors in the collecting duct depends on inactivation of glucocorticoids by the enzyme 11beta-hydroxysteroid...

Generation of human osteoclasts in stromal cell-free and stromal cell- rich cultures: differences in osteoclast CD11c/CD18 integrin expression (2001)

  • Lader,
  • C.S.,
  • Scopes,
  • J.,
  • Horton,
  • M.A.,
  • ...

Osteoclasts form in the presence of macrophage colony-stimulating factor (M-CSF) and receptor activator of Nfkappab ligand (RANKL), a membrane-bound differentiation factor that is now available as a...

Interleukin-4 and interleukin-13: bidirectional effects on human osteoclast formation (2001)

  • Scopes,
  • J.,
  • Massey,
  • H.M.,
  • Ebrahim,
  • H.,
  • ...

Osteoclasts are cells that resorb bone; they derive from macrophage colony-stimulating factor (M-CSF)-dependent hematopoietic precursors in the presence of soluble activator of NFkappaB ligand...

Progress with FOXC1 gene dosage (2001)

  • Lehman,
  • O.J.,
  • Jordan,
  • T.L.,
  • Ebenezer,
  • N.,
  • ...

Structural abnormalities in frontal, temporal, and limbic regions and interconnecting white matter tracts in schizophrenic patients with prominent negative symptoms (2001)

  • Sigmundsson,
  • T.,
  • Suckling,
  • J.,
  • Maier,
  • M.,
  • ...

First study relating voxel-based morphometry and clinical features in schizophrenia

Pourous interstellar grains (2001)

  • Iati,
  • M.A.,
  • Williams,
  • D.A.,
  • Cecchi-Pestellini,
  • C.,
  • ...

Changes in the natural history of cytomegalovirus retinitis following the introduction of highly active antiretroviral therapy (2000)

  • Deayton,
  • J.R.,
  • Wilson,
  • P.,
  • Sabin,
  • C.A.,
  • ...

OBJECTIVE: To determine the effect of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) on the natural history of cytomegalovirus (CMV) retinitis. DESIGN AND PARTICIPANTS: Retrospective analysis of 103...

Reduction in human immunodeficiency virus type 1 mutations associated with drug resistance after initiating new therapeutic regimens in pretreated patients (2000)

  • Devereux,
  • H.L.,
  • Loveday,
  • C.,
  • Youle,
  • M.,
  • ...

The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of initiating a salvage-therapy regimen on resistant viruses in heavily treated patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus type 1...

Immunological, virological and clinical response to highly active antiretroviral therapy treatment regimens in a complete clinic population (2000)

  • Mocroft,
  • A.,
  • Devereux,
  • H.,
  • Kinloch-de-Loes,
  • S.,
  • ...

BACKGROUND: Highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) is now widely used in clinical practice and gives rise to a range of immunological, virological and clinical responses. OBJECTIVES: To...

Immunological, virological and clinical response to highly active antiretroviral therapy treatment regimens in a complete clinic population (2000)

  • Mocroft,
  • A.,
  • Devereux,
  • H.,
  • Kinloch-de-Loes,
  • S.,
  • ...

BACKGROUND: Highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) is now widely used in clinical practice and gives rise to a range of immunological, virological and clinical responses. OBJECTIVES: To...

Immunological, virological and clinical response to highly active antiretroviral therapy treatment regimens in a complete clinic population. Royal Free Centre for HIV Medicine (2000)

  • Mocroft,
  • A.,
  • Devereux,
  • H.,
  • Kinloch-de-Loes,
  • S.,
  • ...

BACKGROUND: Highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) is now widely used in clinical practice and gives rise to a range of immunological, virological and clinical responses. OBJECTIVES: To...

The use of alternative medical therapies in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus. Trination Study Group (2000)

  • Moore,
  • A.D.,
  • Petri,
  • M.A.,
  • Manzi,
  • S.,
  • ...

OBJECTIVE: As part of an ongoing study of health resource utilization and diminished productivity in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), the use of alternative medical therapies was...

A marginal zone pattern may be found in different varieties of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma: the morphology and immunohistology of splenic involvement by B-cell lymphomas simulating splenic marginal zone lymphoma (1998)

  • Piris,
  • M.A.,
  • Mollejo,
  • M.,
  • Campo,
  • E.,
  • ...

AIMS: Splenic marginal zone lymphoma (SMZL) is characterized by a micronodular infiltrate of the splenic white pulp, centred on pre-existing follicles, with a peripheral rim of 'marginal' zone...

Lymph node involvement by splenic marginal zone lymphoma: morphological and immunohistochemical features (1997)

  • Mollejo,
  • M.,
  • Lloret,
  • E.,
  • Menarguez,
  • J.,
  • ...

Splenic marginal zone lymphoma (SMZL) has recently been proposed as a distinctive type of low-grade B-cell lymphoma. Although there is general agreement that this entity exists, its precise...

Biomarker evidence for `Heinrich' events (1997)

  • Rosell-Mel‚,
  • A.,
  • Maslin,
  • M.A.,
  • Maxwell,
  • J.R.,
  • ...
 
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