AIMS Low shear stress (LSS) plays a significant role in vascular remodelling during atherogenesis, which involves migration, proliferation, and apoptosis of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs). The aim of the present study is to elucidate the molecular mechanisms by which LSS induces vascular remodelling. METHODS AND RESULTS Using proteomic techniques, two-dimensional electrophoresis, and ma...

We have utilized serial analysis of gene expression (SAGE) to analyze the response of human coronary artery endothelial cells (HCAECs) to laminar shear stress (LSS). Primary cultures of HCAECs were exposed to 15 dyn/cm(2) LSS for 24 h in a parallel plate flow chamber and compared with identical same passage cells cultured under static conditions. The expression levels of a number of functional ...

Background & Aim: Lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) is a common condition. This congenital or acquired stenosis has multiple etiologies. The goal of this study was to describe intraoperative pathoanatomic findings of lumbar spinal stenosis observed within a black African population. Methods & Materials/Patients: It was a retrospective and descriptive study performed at Departmental Teaching Hospital...

The case is strong that cosmic microwave background (CMB) and large scale structure (LSS) observations can be combined to determine the theory of structure formation and the cosmological parameters that define it. We review: the relevant 10+ parameters associated with the inflation model of fluctuation generation and the matter content of the Universe; the relation between LSS and primary and s...

STUDY DESIGN Delphi. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to obtain an expert consensus on which history factors are most important in the clinical diagnosis of lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS). SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA LSS is a poorly defined clinical syndrome. Criteria for defining LSS are needed and should be informed by the experience of expert clinicians. METHODS Phase 1 (Delphi Items):...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Seizures are a common complication of intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH). We developed a novel tool to quantify this risk in individual patients. METHODS Retrospective analysis of the observational Helsinki ICH Study (n=993; median follow-up, 2.7 years) and the Lille Prognosis of InTra-Cerebral Hemorrhage (n=325; 2.2 years) cohorts of consecutive ICH patients admitted betwe...

هدف: هدف از پژوهش حاضر بررسی تاثیر قصه درمانی بر کاهش اضطراب و بهبود عادات خواب کودکان مبتلا به سرطان که تحت شیمی درمانی بوده اند،می باشد. روش: روش پژوهش از نوع نیمه آزمایشی با پیش آزمون و پس آزمون و پیگیری با هدف بررسی  تداوم اثرات قصه درمانی درگروه آزمایش بود. جامعه آماری این تحقیق شامل کلیه کودکان 7تا10 ساله مبتلا به سرطان تحت شیمی درمانی که در سال 1394 در مرکز طبی کودکان، بستری بودند. در ای...

The local strong sandstorms (LSS), similar to haboobs in Sahara and the North America, often occur suddenly, tens of minutes during late afternoon, before dusk deserts China, causing a significant impact on atmospheric environment. Sudan haboob or American appears wet season, followed by thunderstorm events. In contrast, LSS China most frequently relatively dry season. lack observational data w...

Heart rate variability (HRV) is increasingly recognized as a means of evaluating autonomic tone. Thoracic epidural anesthesia (TEA) has been previously demonstrated to suppress the electrical storms in patients. However, the effect of TEA on HRV during sympathoexcitation remains unknown. In this study, we aimed to determine the effects of TEA on HRV response to left stellate ganglion stimulatio...