We describe the role of the octopamine-containing OC interneurons in the buccal feeding system of Lymnaea stagnalis. OC neurons are swallowing phase interneurons receiving inhibitory inputs in the N1 and N2 phases, and excitatory inputs in the N3 phase of fictive feeding. Although the OC neurons do not always fire during feeding, the feeding rate is significantly (P < 0.001) higher when both SO...

Background: Incubation of human whole blood at body temperature has been used in numerous studies without addition of glucose and insulin. The purpose of the study was to examine glucose concentration changes during in vitro incubation of human whole blood at different temperatures, and whether it was affected by addition of insulin and bacterial endotoxin. We also wanted to quantify changes in...

MicroRNAs, a group of posttranscriptional regulators of numerous genes, are active participators during the development and progression of ovarian cancer (OC). This study confirmed for the first time that miR-216a was gradually increased in normal, benign, borderline, and OC tissues and that its expression was significantly upregulated in all OC cell lines. Analysis of its clinical association ...

Irretrievable loss of vision is the predominant result Glaucoma in retina. Recently, multiple approaches have paid attention to automatic detection glaucoma on fundus images. Due interlace blood vessels and herculean task involved detection, exactly affected site optic disc whether small or big size cup, deemed challenging. Spatially Based Ellipse Fitting Curve Model (SBEFCM) classification sug...

OBJECTIVES The systemic and cognitive side effects of hepatitis C virus (HCV) therapy may be incapacitating, necessitating dose reductions or abandonment of therapy. Oral cannabinoid-containing medications (OCs) ameliorate chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting, as well as AIDS wasting syndrome. The efficacy of OCs in managing HCV treatment-related side effects is unknown. METHODS All patie...

Two monoclonal antibodies, OC 125 and OC 133, bind to distinct determinants on the surface of human epithelial ovarian carcinoma cell lines. OC 125 and OC 133 recognize determinants on molecules with molecular weights greater than 200,000 and 80,000, respectively. When binding to four different cell lines was compared, apparent affinity constants for OC 125 ranged from 3.1 X 10(9) to 6.0 X 10(7...

BACKGROUND Oropharyngeal colostrum (OC) application strategies have been shown to be feasible and safe for very low birth weight (VLBW) infants. Evidence to support the nutritional and clinical advantages of OC care remains somewhat theoretical. The objectives of this study were to a) confirm the feasibility and safety of OC application in preterm infants and b) determine if OC application is a...

The use of oral contraceptive (OC) steroids is associated with high blood pressure, although mechanisms responsible are still unclear. This study sought to investigate the possible roles that renin-angiotensin system (RAS) and sympathetic nervous system (SNS) may play in the development of OC-induced hypertension. Administration of OC led to significant increases in blood pressure, heart weight...

Ovarian cancer (OC) is becoming the most common gynecological cancer in developed countries and the most lethal gynecological malignancy. It is also the fifth leading cause of all cancer-related deaths in women. The identification of diagnostic biomarkers and development of early detection techniques for OC largely depends on the understanding of the complex functionality and regulation of gene...

Renal osteodystrophy is one of the important complications in children with end stage renal disease. Non-invasive tools for evaluation of bone metabolism have been proposed in recent years. The aim of this study was to investigate the markers of metabolic bone disease and peritoneal clearance of these markers in children treated with continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD). In this stu...