DUF579 (domain unknown function 579) genes have been reported to play diverse roles in cell wall biosynthesis, such as in glucuronoxylan (GX) synthesis. As GX is a major type of hemicelluloses in hard wood species, how DUF579 genes function in wood formation remains to be demonstrated in planta. This study reports a Populus DUF579 gene, PtrDUF579-3, which is characterized for its function in wo...

Groove pancreatitis is a special form of chronic pancreatitis in which scarring is found mainly in the groove between the pancreatic head, duodenum, and common bile duct. Preoperative differentiation between groove pancreatitis and pancreatic cancer is difficult. Here we report one case of segmental groove pancreatitis diagnosed by clinical and radiological features. The patient was a 46-year o...

PURPOSE To evaluate therapeutic efficacy of ultrasound (US)-guided high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) ablation for treatment of needle-track seeding of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). MATERIALS AND METHODS Nine patients with needle-track seeding of HCC were treated as outpatients using US-guided HIFU ablation. The mean size of the lesion was 1.8 cm (range 1.1 to 2.6 cm), two lesions wer...

Cerebral ischemia followed by reperfusion alters vessel properties of brain arteries in rats, inducing an inflammatory response and excessive generation of reactive oxygen species. This study investigated the participation of oxidative stress on vessel properties after ischemia/reperfusion and the beneficial effects of 3,4-dihydro-6-hydroxy-7-methoxy-2,2-dimethyl-1(2H)-benzopyran (CR-6). The ri...

A 58-year-old man with a history of Crohn’s disease (A2L2B1p), bile stones, migraine, and chronic depression presented with an 11-kg weight loss and asthenia during the preceding 6 months. He was receiving treatment with infliximab, azathioprine, mirtazapine, and lorazepam. Laboratory tests showed a slightly elevated C-reactive protein (CRP) of 35mg/dL. He underwent a computed tomography (CT) s...

Bagi, Zsolt, Csongor Csekő, Erika Tóth, and Akos Koller. Oxidative stress-induced dysregulation of arteriolar wall shear stress and blood pressure in hyperhomocysteinemia is prevented by chronic vitamin C treatment. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 285: H2277–H2283, 2003. First published July 17, 2003; 10.1152/ajpheart.00448.2003.—We aimed to test the hypothesis that an enhanced level of reactiv...

Afferent loop syndrome is a complication that infrequently occurs after pancreaticoduodenectomy [1]. Complete obstruction occurs which leads to cholangitis, pancreatitis, perforation, and necrosis. In particular, patients with cancer recurrence cannot continue chemotherapy treatment, become debilitated, and may eventually die. Therefore, early and appropriate decompression treatment is needed. ...

OBJECTIVE Delayed contrast-enhanced MRI is increasingly being used for cardiac viability imaging. Takayasu's arteritis is a rare inflammatory disorder of unknown cause that affects the aorta, its major branches, and the pulmonary artery; it is characterized by inflammation and fibrosis in the arterial wall. We report our initial experience with seven patients (six women, one man; age range, 25-...

objectives: this study aimed to assess the radicular wall thickness in mandibular incisors with two canals and find the maximum and minimum thickness to prevent root canal treatment (rct) procedural errors. materials and methods: a total of 160 extracted mandibular incisors were selected and radiographed; out of which, 55 had two canals. three parallel transverse sections were made in each toot...

Cell walls, which constitute the bulk of plant biomass, vary considerably in their structure, composition, and architecture. Studies on plant cell walls can be conducted on both native and pre-treated plant biomass samples, allowing an enhanced understanding of these structural and compositional variations. Here glycome profiling was employed to determine the relative abundance of matrix polysa...