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Mohamed M Thabet Thomas WJ Huizinga Désirée M van der Heijde Annette HM van der Helm-van Mil 《Arthritis research & therapy》2009,11(5):R155
Introduction
Undifferentiated arthritis (UA) has a variable disease course; 40 to 50% of UA patients remit spontaneously, while 30% develop rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Identifying the UA patients who will develop RA is essential to initiate early disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drug (DMARD) therapy. Although the presence of bone erosions at baseline is predictive for a severe destructive disease course in RA, the prognostic importance of erosive joints for disease outcome in UA is unknown. This study evaluates the predictive value of erosive joints for the disease outcome in UA as measured by RA development and disease persistency. 相似文献92.
Michelle I Portugal Adriane R Todeschini Cristiana S de Lima Carlos AM Silva Ronaldo Mohana-Borges Tom HM Ottenhoff Lucia Mendonça-Previato Jose O Previato Maria CV Pessolani 《BMC microbiology》2008,8(1):75
Background
The histone-like Hlp protein is emerging as a key component in mycobacterial pathogenesis, being involved in the initial events of host colonization by interacting with laminin and glycosaminoglycans (GAGs). In the present study, nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) was used to map the binding site(s) of Hlp to heparan sulfate and identify the nature of the amino acid residues directly involved in this interaction. 相似文献93.
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Reta-Sánchez DG JS Serrato-Corona HM Quiroga-Garza A Gaytán-Mascorro JA Cueto-Wong 《Phyton》2015,84(2):262-271
Kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus L.) forage potential can be enhanced through its regrowth capacity and higher production in narrow rows. A field experiment was conducted in Matamoros, Coahuila, Mexico, during 2 growing seasons (2004 and 2005) to study the effects of plant height and row spacing on kenaf forage potential with multiple harvests. This study evaluated the effects of (1) 2 plant heights at cutting (1.0-1.2 m and 1.8-2.0 m) and (2) 4 inter row spacings (0.19, 0.38, 0.57 and 0.76 m) using a 2 x 4 factorial arrangement of treatments in a completely randomized block design with 4 replications. Dry matter (DM) and crude protein (CP) yields, DM partitioning, neutral detergent fiber (NDF) and CP concentrations were determined. Heights at cutting × row spacing interactions were not significant for the monitored variables (p>0.05). Kenaf response to treatments was only relevant for main effects (p≤0.05). Row spacing and plant height affected DM and CP yields (p≤0.05), whereas only plant height affected chemical composition and DM partitioning (p≤0.05). Dry matter (17.0%-26.0%), and CP (12.4%-15.6%) yields were higher (p≤0.05) when plant heights had reached 1.8 to 2.0 m. Row spacing reduction from 0.76 m to 0.38 and 0.19 m increased DM yield (20.4-33.4%) and CP yield (24.2-38.5%) (p≤0.05). Kenaf forage potential increases when planted in narrow rows and harvested 2 or 3 times during the growing season. 相似文献
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The inhibitor protein IF1 is a basic protein of 84 residues which inhibits the ATPase activity of the mitochondrial FoF1-ATP synthase complex without having any effect on ATP synthesis. Results of cross-linking and limited proteolysis experiments are presented showing that in the intact FoF1 complex "in situ," in the inner membrane of bovine heart mitochondria, the central segment of IF1 (residues 42-58) binds to the alpha and beta subunits of F1 in a pH dependent process, and inhibits the ATPase activity. The C-terminal region of IF1 binds, simultaneously, to the OSCP subunit of Fo in a pH-independent process. This binding keeps IF1 anchored to the complex, both under inhibitory conditions, at acidic pH, and noninhibitory conditions at alkaline pH. 相似文献
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HM?Yin LZ?SunEmail author G?Wang T?Yamada J?Wang MW?Vannier 《Biomedical engineering online》2004,3(1):31
Background
The finite element method (FEM) is a powerful mathematical tool to simulate and visualize the mechanical deformation of tissues and organs during medical examinations or interventions. It is yet a challenge to build up an FEM mesh directly from a volumetric image partially because the regions (or structures) of interest (ROIs) may be irregular and fuzzy.Methods
A software package, ImageParser, is developed to generate an FEM mesh from 3-D tomographic medical images. This software uses a semi-automatic method to detect ROIs from the context of image including neighboring tissues and organs, completes segmentation of different tissues, and meshes the organ into elements.Results
The ImageParser is shown to build up an FEM model for simulating the mechanical responses of the breast based on 3-D CT images. The breast is compressed by two plate paddles under an overall displacement as large as 20% of the initial distance between the paddles. The strain and tangential Young's modulus distributions are specified for the biomechanical analysis of breast tissues.Conclusion
The ImageParser can successfully exact the geometry of ROIs from a complex medical image and generate the FEM mesh with customer-defined segmentation information.97.
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Sergio Papa Fzaneo Zanotti Antonio Gaballo 《Journal of bioenergetics and biomembranes》2000,32(4):401-411
The structural and functional connection between the peripheral catalytic F1 sector and theproton-translocating membrane sector F0 of the mitochondrial ATP synthase is reviewed. Theobservations examined show that the N-terminus of subunit , the carboxy-terminal and centralregion of F0I-PVP(b), OSCP, and part of subunit d constitute a continuous structure, the lateralstalk, which connects the peripheries of F1 to F0 and surrounds the central element of thestalk, constituted by subunits and . The ATPase inhibitor protein (IF1) binds at one sideof the F1F0 connection. The carboxy-terminal segment of IF1 apparently binds to OSCP. The42L-58K segment of IF1, which is per se the most active domain of the protein, binds at thesurface of one of the three / pairs of F1, thus preventing the cyclic interconversion of thecatalytic sites required for ATP hydrolysis. 相似文献
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Knook AH Wardeh AJ Rensing BJ Foley DP Van Der Giessen WJ Van Den Brand M De Feyter PJ Davis HR Becker GJ Serruys PW 《International journal of cardiovascular interventions》2000,3(2):91-95
BACKGROUND: Coronary stents have been used with increasing frequency and in increasingly complex coronary lesions for the treatment of symptomatic coronary artery disease. A new stainless steel coronary stent, the R Stent, has been designed to provide maximum flexibility for tracking and high radial strength post-deployment. AIMS: To assess the safety and feasibility of the R Stent in patients with coronary artery disease. Specific objectives were to assess the R Stent's deployment success, angiographic and procedural success (< 20% residual stenosis and TIMI 3 flow), safety (absence of complications), 30-day and six-month clinical follow-up. METHODS: Between April 1998 and January 1999, stent deployment was attempted in 36 lesions in 30 patients with stable (43%) or unstable (57%) angina pectoris and 29/36 of the lesions were anatomically complex. Treated lesions were in the LAD (n = 15), RCA (n = 13) or LCX (n = 8). RESULTS: Stent deployment was achieved in 97% with one crossing failure in a patient with a long, calcified, proximal LAD lesion. After the procedure, patients were scheduled for one- and six-month clinical follow-up. One patient experienced a non-Q-wave myocardial infarction in hospital. At one month, there were no additional complications. Only one patient experienced recurrence of angina (CCS class 2) within the 30 days. At six-month follow-up, one sudden death had occurred. Three (10%) patients had anginal complaints, one of them received target lesion repeat PTCA. All other patients (87%) were event- and angina-free. CONCLUSION: This first clinical experience with the R Stent shows acceptable feasibility and safety with good long-term clinical results. 相似文献