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Is pneumatization of middle turbinates compensatory or congenital?
(BRITISH INST RADIOLOGY, 2012)
Objective: To determine the frequency of concha bullosa (CB) and the association between the degree of pneumatization and the severity of septum deviation in both paediatric and adult groups by CT evaluation and to investigate ...
The role of mediastinal adipose tissue 11 beta-hydroxysteroid d ehydrogenase type 1 and glucocorticoid expression in the development of coronary atherosclerosis in obese patients with ischemic heart disease
(BMC, 2012)
Background: Visceral fat deposition and its associated atherogenic complications are mediated by glucocorticoids. Cardiac visceral fat comprises mediastinal adipose tissue (MAT) and epicardial adipose tissue (EAT), and MAT ...
Effect of short-term interferon-beta treatment on cytokines in multiple sclerosis: Significant modulation of IL-17 and IL-23
(ACADEMIC PRESS LTD- ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD, 2012)
Therapeutic effect of interferon-beta (IFN-beta) treatment has been associated with modulation of the balance between Th1, Th17, Th2 and regulatory T (Treg) cells, whereas the impact of disease modifying drugs on Th9-immunity ...
Human Leukocyte Antigen and Major Histocompatibility Complex Class I-Related Chain A Antibodies After Kidney Transplantation in Turkish Renal Transplant Recipients
(ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC, 2012)
Background. This study was designed to determine whether human leukocyte antigen (HLA) and major histocompatibility complex class I chain-related A (MICA) antibody (Ab) production during the first 6 months posttransplantation ...
Living-donor Liver Transplant in 3 Patients With Budd-Chiari Syndrome: Case Report
(BASKENT UNIV, 2012)
Budd-Chiari syndrome is a rare but life-threatening disorder characterized by obstruction of the hepatic venous outflow. Treatment depends on the underlying cause, the location, and extent of the obstruction, and the ...
Reconstruction of the Subaxial Cervical Spine Using Lateral Mass and Facet Screw Instrumentation
(LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, 2012)
Study Design. Review article. Objective. To review the indications, technical details, and complications of lateral mass and transfacet mass fixation methods. Summary of Background Data. Potential advantages of rigid ...
Comparison of the Cytokine Profiles of Patients With Neuronal-Antibody-Associated Central Nervous System Disorders
(INFORMA HEALTHCARE, 2012)
Levels of several cytokines were evaluated in the sera of patients with neuromyelitis optica (NMO) and paraneoplastic or nonparaneoplastic autoimmune encephalitis (AE) and healthy controls (HC). AE patients had higher serum ...
Surfactant protein A and D in chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyposis and corticosteroid response
(OCEAN SIDE PUBLICATIONS INC, 2012)
Background: Corticosteroids are a mainstay of treatment for chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyposis (CRSwNP). Data related to the effect of systemic methylprednisolone on surfactant protein (SP) expression in CRSwNP ...
Primary pineal tumors: outcome and prognostic factors-a study from the Rare Cancer Network (RCN)
(SPRINGER, 2012)
To better define outcome and prognostic factors in primary pineal tumors. Thirty-five consecutive patients from seven academic centers of the Rare Cancer Network diagnosed between 1988 and 2006 were included. Median age ...