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Background
Oedema, commonly known as tissue swelling, occurs mainly on the leg and the arm. The condition may be associated with a range of causes such as venous diseases, trauma, infection, joint disease and orthopaedic surgery. Oedema is caused by both lymphatic and chronic venous insufficiency, which leads to pooling of blood and fluid in the extremities. This results in swelling, mild redness and scaling of the skin, all of which can culminate in ulceration. 相似文献2.
Background
Chronic venous insufficiency is a serious disease for which there is no clearly successful surgical treatment. Availability of a proven prosthetic vein valve could provide such an option by reducing venous reflux while permitting normal antegrade flow. 相似文献3.
Objectives
A new treatable venous disorder, chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency (CCSVI), has been proposed in patients with multiple sclerosis. The natural course of CCSVI has not been examined yet. This is crucial given the fact that surgical procedures are increasingly offered to MS patients to treat venous stenosis.Methods
To document the natural course of venous haemodynamics we performed extra- and transcranial echo colour Doppler (ECD) in 52 multiple sclerosis patients and 28 healthy controls (HC) and re-examined this group after a median period of 16 weeks. The reexamination was done being blinded to the initial findings and the patients did not undergo any intervention.Results
The ECD examination at baseline showed CCSVI in 5 (9.6%) of the 52 multiple sclerosis patients and 0 HC (P = 0.26). At follow-up the diagnosis CCSVI could not be reconfirmed in 3 out of 5 patients at follow-up, while 2 new CCSVI-positive multiple sclerosis patients were detected.Conclusions
ECD examination shows a fluctuating natural course of the extracranial venous haemodynamics, which makes determination of CCSVI by ECD examination unreliable. 相似文献4.
Helicobacter Pylori infection of the gallbladder and the risk of chronic cholecystitis and cholelithiasis: A systematic review and meta‐analysis
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Background
Helicobacter pylori is coexisted with various diseases, including chronic gastritis, ulcer, and gastric cancer. Besides, chronic cholecystitis and cholelithiasis are extremely widespread over the world, which are considered as high health‐care cost burdens of digestive diseases. Epidemiologic evidence on Helicobacter pylori infection in gallbladder increasing the risk of biliary diseases has been contradictory.Aim
Conduct a meta‐analysis of overall studies and investigate an association between Helicobacter pylori infection of the gallbladder with chronic cholecystitis/cholelithiasis.Methods
We used PubMed, EMBASE, and Cochrane library databases to identify all published studies before August 2017. Pooled odds ratios (OR) and corresponding 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were obtained using the random effects model. Heterogeneity, sensitivity, and stratified analyses were also performed.Results
Eighteen studies involving 1544 participants and 1061 biliary cases with chronic cholecystitis/cholelithiasis were included. Helicobacter pylori infection of the gallbladder was significantly associated with an increased risk of chronic cholecystitis and cholecystitis (OR = 3.022; 95% CI, 1.897‐4.815; I2 = 20.1%). In addition, country‐based subgroup analysis also showed a positive association between Helicobacter pylori positivity and chronic cholecystitis/cholelithiasis risk. The ORs (95% CIs) for Asian and non‐Asian region studies were 3.75 (1.83‐7.71) and 2.25 (1.29‐3.89), respectively.Conclusion
This meta‐analysis suggests that infection of the gallbladder with Helicobacter pylori is closely related to an increased risk of chronic cholecystitis and cholelithiasis. 相似文献5.
Laupacis A Lillie E Dueck A Straus S Perrier L Burton JM Aviv R Thorpe K Feasby T Spears J 《CMAJ》2011,183(16):E1203-E1212
Background:
It has been proposed by Zamboni and colleagues that multiple sclerosis is caused by chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency, a term used to describe ultrasound-detectable abnormalities in the anatomy and flow of intra- and extracerebral veins. We conducted a meta-analysis of studies that reported the frequency of chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency among patients with and those without multiple sclerosis.Methods:
We searched MEDLINE and EMBASE as well as bibliographies of relevant articles for eligible studies. We included studies if they used ultrasound to diagnose chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency and compared the frequency of the venous abnormalities among patients with and those without multiple sclerosis.Results:
We identified eight eligible studies: all included healthy controls, and four of them also included a control group of patients with neurologic diseases other than multiple sclerosis. Chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency was more frequent among patients with multiple sclerosis than among the healthy controls (odds ratio [OR] 13.5, 95% confidence interval [CI] 2.6–71.4), but there was extensive unexplained heterogeneity among the studies. The association remained significant in the most conservative sensitivity analysis (OR 3.7, 95% CI 1.2–11.0), in which we removed the initial study by Zamboni and colleagues and added a study that did not find chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency in any patient. Although chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency was also more frequent among patients with multiple sclerosis than among controls with other neurologic diseases (OR 32.5, 95% CI 0.6–1775.7), the association was not statistically significant, the 95% CI was wide, and the OR was less extreme after removal of the study by Zamboni and colleagues (OR 3.5, 95% 0.8–15.8).Interpretation:
Our findings showed a positive association between chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency and multiple sclerosis. However, poor reporting of the success of blinding and marked heterogeneity among the studies included in our review precluded definitive conclusions.Multiple sclerosis is a chronic demyelinating and degenerative disease of the central nervous system. The exact cause remains unknown, but most evidence favours an autoimmune mechanism.1 In 2006, Zamboni and colleagues proposed that multiple sclerosis is caused by abnormalities in the direction and pathway of cerebral venous flow, leading to deposition of iron in the brain, which triggers an autoimmune reaction.2 They reported that patients with multiple sclerosis had a higher frequency of abnormalities of anatomy and flow in the internal jugular, deep cerebral, vertebral and azygous veins than individuals without multiple sclerosis had.3,4 They called this condition chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency. They further described detection of this condition by means of transcranial and extracranial Doppler ultrasonography. This method of detection requires the evaluation of five ultrasound parameters that assess both venous blood flow and anatomy.3,5 Chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency is diagnosed if a patient has an abnormality in two or more of the five parameters.There is controversy about the frequency and role of chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency in patients with multiple sclerosis6,7 and whether the frequency differs between patients with and those without multiple sclerosis. We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis of all peer-reviewed reports of studies that compared the frequency of chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency among patients with and those without multiple sclerosis. 相似文献6.
Background
We describe a novel application of microarray technology for comparative genomics of bacteria in which libraries of entire genomes rather than the sequence of a single genome or sets of genes are arrayed on the slide and then probed for the presence or absence of specific genes and/or gene alleles. 相似文献7.
Background
Bacterial promoters, which increase the efficiency of gene expression, differ from other promoters by several characteristics. This difference, not yet widely exploited in bioinformatics, looks promising for the development of relevant computational tools to search for strong promoters in bacterial genomes. 相似文献8.
Christian Tanislav Ralf Siekmann Nicole Sieweke Jens Allendörfer Wolfgang Pabst Manfred Kaps Erwin Stolz 《BMC neurology》2011,11(1):69-5
Background
Cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) is a disease with a wide spectrum of symptoms and severity. In this study we analysed the predictive value of clinical signs and symptoms and the contribution of D-dimer measurements for diagnosis. 相似文献9.
Background
There are several proven therapies for patients with ischemic stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA), including prophylaxis of deep venous thrombosis (DVT) and initiation of antithrombotic medications within 48 h and at discharge. Stroke registries have been promoted as a means of increasing use of such interventions, which are currently underutilized. 相似文献10.
Background
Despite a remarkable success in the computational prediction of genes in Bacteria and Archaea, a lack of comprehensive understanding of prokaryotic gene structures prevents from further elucidation of differences among genomes. It continues to be interesting to develop new ab initio algorithms which not only accurately predict genes, but also facilitate comparative studies of prokaryotic genomes. 相似文献11.
Background
Totally implantable central venous access devices (intraports) are commonly used in cancer patients to administer chemotherapy or parenteral nutrition. Rupture of intraport is a rare complication. 相似文献12.
Background
Bacterial meningitis is often associated with cerebral compromise which may be responsible for neurological sequelae in nearly half of the survivors. Little is known about the mechanisms of CNS involvement in bacterial meningitis. Several studies have provided substantial evidence for the key role of nitric oxide (NO) and reactive oxygen species in the complex pathophysiology of bacterial meningitis. 相似文献13.
Rachel E Wood Connie Wishart Philip J Walker Christopher D Askew Ian B Stewart 《BMC physiology》2009,9(1):24-9
Background
It has been proposed that adenosine triphosphate (ATP) released from red blood cells (RBCs) may contribute to the tight coupling between blood flow and oxygen demand in contracting skeletal muscle. To determine whether ATP may contribute to the vasodilatory response to exercise in the forearm, we measured arterialised and venous plasma ATP concentration and venous oxygen content in 10 healthy young males at rest, and at 30 and 180 seconds during dynamic handgrip exercise at 45% of maximum voluntary contraction (MVC). 相似文献14.
Joel G Ray Loralie J Langman Marian J Vermeulen Jovan Evrovski Erik L Yeo David EC Cole 《Trials》2001,2(3):141-9
Background
Women may be at increased risk for venous thromboembolism (VTE) as compared with men. We studied the effects of genetic and biochemical markers of thrombophilia in women, in conjunction with other established risk factors for VTE. 相似文献15.
Fiona Costello Jayesh Modi David Lautner Deepak Bhayana James N. Scott W. Jeptha Davenport Jessie Trufyn Richard Frayne Viesha A. Ciura Mayank Goyal Jean Mah Michael D. Hill 《CMAJ》2014,186(11):E418-E426
Background:
The chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency theory proposes that altered cerebral venous hemodynamics play a role in the pathophysiology of multiple sclerosis. We aimed to explore the validity of this hypothesis by assessing the diagnostic criteria for chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency in persons with and without multiple sclerosis.Methods:
We compared the proportion of venous outflow abnormalities between patients with multiple sclerosis and healthy controls using extracranial Doppler ultrasonography and gadolinium-enhanced magnetic resonance venography. Interpreting radiologists were blinded to the clinical status of participants.Results:
We enrolled 120 patients with multiple sclerosis and 60 healthy controls. High proportions of both patients (67/115 [58%]) and controls (38/60 [63%]) met 1 or more of the proposed ultrasound criteria for diagnosis of chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency (p = 0.6). A minority of patients (23/115 [20%]) and controls (6/60 [10%]) fulfilled 2 or more of the proposed criteria (p = 0.1). There were no differences between patients and controls in the prevalence of each individual ultrasound criterion. Similarly, there were no differences in intracranial or extracranial venous patency between groups, as measured by magnetic resonance venography.Interpretation:
We detected no differences in the proportion of venous outflow abnormalities between patients with multiple sclerosis and healthy controls. Moreover, our study revealed significant methodologic concerns regarding the proposed diagnostic criteria for chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency that challenge their validity.Multiple sclerosis is an inflammatory disease of the central nervous system, believed to arise from a dysfunctional immune-mediated response in a genetically susceptible host.1 In 2009, “chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency” was proposed to play an etiologic role in multiple sclerosis.2–4 Despite an abundance of published literature on this topic,2–28 a causal link has not been established. Recent meta-analyses have suggested a strong association between an ultrasound-based diagnosis of chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency and multiple sclerosis,26,28 yet there has been significant heterogeneity across studies.26,27 A factor contributing to this heterogeneity appears to be the involvement of investigators who support endovascular procedures as a treatment for multiple sclerosis.27 Furthermore, these meta-analyses have been predicated on the assumption that valid diagnostic criteria for chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency exist.We aimed to explore the validity of the chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency theory by using extracranial ultrasonography and gadolinium-enhanced magnetic resonance venography to compare the proportion of venous outflow abnormalities between patients with multiple sclerosis and healthy individuals. Our primary hypothesis was that if chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency is associated with multiple sclerosis, we would detect significant evidence of venous outflow obstruction in patients relative to controls. 相似文献16.
Background
Biological systems are often modular: they can be decomposed into nearly-independent structural units that perform specific functions. The evolutionary origin of modularity is a subject of much current interest. Recent theory suggests that modularity can be enhanced when the environment changes over time. However, this theory has not yet been tested using biological data. 相似文献17.
Elena?García-Fruitós Nuria?González-Montalbán Montse?Morell Andrea?Vera Rosa?María?Ferraz Anna?Arís Salvador?Ventura Antonio?Villaverde
Background
Many enzymes of industrial interest are not in the market since they are bio-produced as bacterial inclusion bodies, believed to be biologically inert aggregates of insoluble protein. 相似文献18.
Panos N Papapanou Jan H Behle Moritz Kebschull Romanita Celenti Dana L Wolf Martin Handfield Paul Pavlidis Ryan T Demmer 《BMC microbiology》2009,9(1):221
Background
Periodontitis is a chronic inflammatory disease caused by the microbiota of the periodontal pocket. We investigated the association between subgingival bacterial profiles and gene expression patterns in gingival tissues of patients with periodontitis. A total of 120 patients undergoing periodontal surgery contributed with a minimum of two interproximal gingival papillae (range 2-4) from a maxillary posterior region. Prior to tissue harvesting, subgingival plaque samples were collected from the mesial and distal aspects of each tissue sample. Gingival tissue RNA was extracted, reverse-transcribed, labeled, and hybridized with whole-genome microarrays (310 in total). Plaque samples were analyzed using checkerboard DNA-DNA hybridizations with respect to 11 bacterial species. Random effects linear regression models considered bacterial levels as exposure and expression profiles as outcome variables. Gene Ontology analyses summarized the expression patterns into biologically relevant categories. 相似文献19.
Background
Microarrays are powerful tools for DNA-based molecular diagnostics and identification of pathogens. Most target a limited range of organisms and are based on only one or a very few genes for specific identification. Such microarrays are limited to organisms for which specific probes are available, and often have difficulty discriminating closely related taxa. We have developed an alternative broad-spectrum microarray that employs hybridisation fingerprints generated by high-density anonymous markers distributed over the entire genome for identification based on comparison to a reference database. 相似文献20.