Introduction: Tuberculous pleural effusion (TPE) is a common problem for differential diagnosis from malignant effusion (MPE) in epidemic areas of tuberculosis (TB). Prediction based on adenosine deaminase (ADA) is dependent on age as well as the tuberculosis incidence. Aim of the work: to estimate the value of cutoff point of ADA in MPE and TPE & to evaluate its role in differential diagnosis ...

Photosensitizers are generally treated as key components for photodynamic therapy. In contrast, we herein report an aggregation-induced emission luminogen (AIEgen)-based photosensitizer (TPE-Py-FFGYSA) that can serve as a non-toxic adjuvant to amplify the antitumor efficacy of paclitaxel, a well-known anticancer drug, with a synergistic effect of "0 + 1 > 1". Besides the adjuvant function, TPE-...

BACKGROUND Therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE) is an extracorporeal blood purification method for the treatment of diseases in which pathological proteins have to be eliminated. In the aim to demonstrate our single center activity, we analyzed our data since 2 years. METHODS Between years 2002 and 2005, 104 TPE procedures were performed on 42 patients. Median age and male/female ratio were 32 (...

Yku70p/Yku80p, the yeast Ku protein homologue, is a DNA end-binding heterodimer involved in non-homologous end joining. It also binds to telomeres, where it plays an important role in the maintenance of telomeric DNA structure [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]. Ku protein, together with Rap1p, a telomeric DNA (TG(1-3) repeat)-binding protein, is also required to initiate transcriptional silencing, or telomer...

reduced and their return to baseline values may take days, even in patients with normal liver function [9] . Although a reduction of coagulation parameters in general does not necessarily imply more hemorrhagic complications [10] , a low fibrinogen concentration is definitely associated with an increased bleeding risk [11] . This bleeding diathesis is also prolonged in TPEtreated patients with ...

A CN-free hydrocarbon fluorophore (Perylene-TPE) was synthesized as a new luminescent down-shifting (LDS) material. Its photophysical properties in both the solution state and the solid state were studied. The unity fluorescence quantum yield of Perylene-TPE observed in its solid state is considered to be from the characteristics of intramolecular energy transfer (IET) and restricted internal r...

AIMS The identification of affected family members with long QT syndrome (LQTS) is often difficult due to their normal-or only marginally lengthened-QT interval duration. We examined whether physical exercise test could increase the ability to detect the mutation carrier status in phenotypically normal LQTS family members. METHODS AND RESULTS Sixty-six subjects were included: 15 were carriers...

Therapeutic patient education (TPE) has proven effective in increasing treatment adherence and improving quality of life (QoL) for patients with numerous chronic diseases, especially atopic dermatitis (AD). This study was undertaken to identify worldwide TPE experiences in AD treatment. Experts from 23 hospitals, located in 11 countries, responded to a questionnaire on 10 major items. Patients ...

Tuberculous pleural effusion (TPE) leads to residual pleural opacity (RPO) in a significant proportion of cases. The aim of this study was to investigate which TPE patients would have RPO following the treatment. This study was performed prospectively for a total of 60 TPE patients, who underwent pleural fluid analysis on the initial visit and chest radiographs and computed tomography (CT) scan...

BACKGROUND Acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) is associated with significant arrhythmia and cardiac arrest. QT prolongation can occur in the setting of ischemia or acute STEMI as a risk factor for arrhythmia. The goal of this study was to investigate corrected QT interval (QTc), QT dispersion (QTd), and T-wave peak to end (TPE) times in this patient population and evaluate the eff...