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Ali C Akyildiz Lambert Speelman Harald van Brummelen Miguel A Gutiérrez Renu Virmani Aad van der Lugt Anton FW van der Steen Jolanda J Wentzel Frank JH Gijsen 《Biomedical engineering online》2011,10(1):25
Background
Rupture of the cap of a vulnerable plaque present in a coronary vessel may cause myocardial infarction and death. Cap rupture occurs when the peak cap stress exceeds the cap strength. The mechanical stress within a cap depends on the plaque morphology and the material characteristics of the plaque components. A parametric study was conducted to assess the effect of intima stiffness and plaque morphology on peak cap stress. 相似文献2.
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Janine JH Oosterhof G Jolanda Elving Ietse Stokroos Arie van nieuw Amerongen Henny C van der Mei Henk J Busscher 《Biofouling》2013,29(6):347-353
The integrity of biofilms on voice prostheses used to rehabilitate speech in laryngectomized patients causes unwanted increases in airflow resistance, impeding speech. Biofilm integrity is ensured by extracellular polymeric substances (EPS). This study aimed to determine whether synthetic salivary peptides or mucolytics, including N-acetylcysteine and ascorbic acid, influence the integrity of voice prosthetic biofilms. Biofilms were grown on voice prostheses in an artificial throat model and exposed to synthetic salivary peptides, mucolytics and two different antiseptics (chlorhexidine and Triclosan). Synthetic salivary peptides did not reduce the air flow resistance of voice prostheses after biofilm formation. Although both chlorhexidine and Triclosan reduced microbial numbers on the prostheses, only the Triclosan-containing positive control reduced the air flow resistance. Unlike ascorbic acid, the mucolytic N-acetylcysteine removed most EPS from the biofilms and induced a decrease in air flow resistance. 相似文献
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An intriguing recent study examines the role of miR-1202, a glutamate receptor regulating microRNA, in regulating major depressive disorder. 相似文献
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Jeroen Siebring Matthijs JH Elema Fátima Drubi Vega ákos T Kovács Patsy Haccou Oscar P Kuipers 《The ISME journal》2014,8(1):77-87
Bacillus subtilis sporulation is a last-resort phenotypical adaptation in response to starvation. The regulatory network underlying this developmental pathway has been studied extensively. However, how sporulation initiation is concerted in relation to the environmental nutrient availability is poorly understood. In a fed-batch fermentation set-up, in which sporulation of ultraviolet (UV)-mutagenized B. subtilis is repeatedly triggered by periods of starvation, fitter strains with mutated tagE evolved. These mutants display altered timing of phenotypical differentiation. The substrate for the wall teichoic acid (WTA)-modifying enzyme TagE, UDP-glucose, has recently been shown to be an intracellular proxy for nutrient availability, and influences the timing of cell division. Here we suggest that UDP-glucose also influences timing of cellular differentiation. 相似文献
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David?E?Comings Thomas?JH?Chen Kenneth?BlumEmail author Julie?F?Mengucci Seth?H?Blum Brian?Meshkin 《Theoretical biology & medical modelling》2005,2(1):50
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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, commonly referred to as ADHD, is a common, complex, predominately genetic but highly treatable disorder, which in its more severe form has such a profound effect on brain function that every aspect of the life of an affected individual may be permanently compromised. Despite the broad base of scientific investigation over the past 50 years supporting this statement, there are still many misconceptions about ADHD. These include believing the disorder does not exist, that all children have symptoms of ADHD, that if it does exist it is grossly over-diagnosed and over-treated, and that the treatment is dangerous and leads to a propensity to drug addiction. Since most misconceptions contain elements of truth, where does the reality lie?Results
We have reviewed the literature to evaluate some of the claims and counter-claims. The evidence suggests that ADHD is primarily a polygenic disorder involving at least 50 genes, including those encoding enzymes of neurotransmitter metabolism, neurotransmitter transporters and receptors. Because of its polygenic nature, ADHD is often accompanied by other behavioral abnormalities. It is present in adults as well as children, but in itself it does not necessarily impair function in adult life; associated disorders, however, may do so. A range of treatment options is reviewed and the mechanisms responsible for the efficacy of standard drug treatments are considered.Conclusion
The genes so far implicated in ADHD account for only part of the total picture. Identification of the remaining genes and characterization of their interactions is likely to establish ADHD firmly as a biological disorder and to lead to better methods of diagnosis and treatment.9.
Detecting non-neutral heterogeneity across a region of DNA sequence in the ratio of polymorphism to divergence 总被引:11,自引:4,他引:7
Natural selection, in the form of balancing selection or selective sweeps,
can result in a decoupling of the amounts of molecular polymorphism and
divergence. Thus natural selection can cause some areas of DNA sequence to
have greater silent polymorphism, relative to divergence between species,
than other areas. It would be useful to have a statistical test for
heterogeneity in the polymorphism to divergence ratio across a region of
DNA sequence, one that could identify heterogeneity greater than that
expected from the neutral processes of mutation, drift, and recombination.
The only currently available test requires that a region be arbitrarily
divided into sections that are compared with each other, and the
subjectivity of this division could be problematic. Here a test is proposed
in which runs of polymorphic and fixed sites are counted, where a "run" is
a set of one or more sites of one type preceded and followed by the other
type. The number of runs is smaller than otherwise expected if
polymorphisms are clumped together. By simulating neutral evolution and
comparing the observed number of runs to the simulations, a statistical
test is possible which does not require any a priori decisions about
subdivision.
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