Our aim was to validate optimal action points in written action plans for early detection of asthma exacerbations. We analysed daily symptoms and morning peak expiratory flows (PEFs) from two previous studies. Potential action points were based on analysis of symptom scores (standard deviations) percentage of personal best PEF, PEF variability in relation to a run-in period or combinations of t...

activated macrophages have been classified into classical (m1) and alternative (m2) macrophages. we aimed to establish a method to yield enough number of macrophages to analyze their molecular, biological and immunological functions. we used drugs; adjuvant albumin from chicken egg whites—imject alum (ova- alum) and ova complete freund adjuvant (ova-cfa), to induce macrophages to m2 and m1 resp...

Flow-induced vasodilation is attenuated with old age in rat skeletal muscle arterioles. The purpose of this study was to determine whether diminished cyclooxygenase (COX) signaling contributes to the age-induced attenuation of flow-induced vasodilation in gastrocnemius muscle arterioles and to determine whether, and through which mechanism(s), exercise training restores this deficit in old rats...

The purpose of this study was to test the hypothesis that endothelium-dependent dilation (flow-induced dilation and ACh-induced dilation) in rat soleus muscle arterioles is impaired by hindlimb unweighting (HLU). Male Sprague-Dawley rats (approximately 300 g) were exposed to HLU or weight-bearing control (Con) conditions for 14 days. Soleus first-order (1A) and second-order (2A) arterioles were...

In this paper, we introduce pressure-driven flow-induced miniaturizing free-flow electrophoresis (PDF-induced μ-FFE), a novel continuous separation method. In our separation system, the external flow and electric field are applied to particles, such that particle movement is affected by pressure-driven flow, electroosmosis, and electrophoresis. We then analyzed the hydrodynamic drag force and e...

abstractthe purpose of this investigation was to evaluate the antiproliferative and apoptogenic mechanistic studies of methanol extract of anthocephalus cadamba (meac) on dalton’s lymphoma ascites (dla) cells treated mice. determination of antiproliferative activity was performed by using different dla cells (2×106 cells, i.p.) inoculated mice groups (n=12). groups were treated for 14 consecuti...

objective(s): this study was designed to investigate the effect of receptor for advanced glycation end products (rage), s100a12 and c-reactive protein (crp) on the release of circulating endothelial cells (cecs) from human coronary artery endothelial cells (hcaecs). materials and methods: hcaecs were cultured in increasing concentration of crp (0, 12.5, 25, 50μg/ml) or s100a12 protein (0, 4, 10...

background and aims. salivary glands are extremely susceptible to radiation injuries. the aim of this study was to evaluate radiation-induced xerostomia in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinomas, referring to tabriz imam khomeini hospital in 2005-2006. materials and methods. thirty patients with nasopharyngeal carcinomas, who received conventional radiotherapy, were included in the present stu...

water obtained from any source may contain impurities induced by erosion, dissolved minerals, dissolved gases and material produced from organic matter decomposing. if the amount of these substances exceed a certain limit, not only the water would not be potable, but the water containing the material will not be suitable to be used in most applications, or at least before treatment cannot be ap...