Sufficient conditions for the existence of a gain scheduled controller for LPV systems is presented. It is shown that it is always possible to find a controller that depends on the parameters but which is independent of the rate of parameter variation. The conditions are three LMIs, which are similar to the conditions used for standard H∞ synthesis problems. In the general case, the controller ...

OBJECTIVE Disulfiram (DSF) exerts its therapeutic effects through oxidative, proteasome, and nuclear factor kappa beta (NF-κB) pathways. The study was planned to test the impact of DSF on growing of endometriotic implants in rats with experimentally induced endometriosis. PATIENTS AND METHODS Thirty rats were labeled as the control (n = 8), sham (n = 6), GnRH-agonist (n = 8) and the DSF (n = ...

Brain sex steroids are derived from both peripheral (primarily gonadal) and local (neurosteroids) sources and are crucial for neurogenesis, neural differentiation and neural function. The mechanism(s) regulating the production of neurosteroids is not understood. To determine whether hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis components previously detected in the extra-hypothalamic brain comprise a fee...

AIM To evaluate the long-term effectiveness, side effects and compliance rates of two types of drugs (luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone [LHRH] agonist and antiandrogen) that were used individually to treat patients with localized prostate cancer (T1-2) at our institution. METHODS Ninety-seven patients who were diagnosed in the period from April 1997 to January 2000 as having clinically lo...

The aim of this study was to compare the efficacy of pure follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) with that of FSH/human menopausal gonadotrophin (HMG) combination in downregulated cycles. A total of 357 patients was evaluated retrospectively. Sixty percent of patients in the FSH group and 55% in the FSH/HMG group were new; the others were repeat patients. Ovulation was suppressed with leuprolide ac...

An adverse effect of the administration of luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone (LH-RH) analogue is impotence. The effects of LH-RH analogue injection on the function of the rabbit corpus cavernosum were investigated. Eighteen male rabbits were divided into three groups, i.e., LH-RH analogue injection, castration, and sham-operated control groups. After measurement of serum testosterone, the L...

OBJECTIVE Leuprorelin acetate (TAP-144-SR) is commonly used worldwide in prostate cancer patients. This study was conducted to assess the non-inferiority of a 6-month depot formulation of TAP-144-SR (TAP-144-SR [6M]) 22.5 mg to a 3-month depot formulation of TAP-144-SR (TAP-144-SR [3M]) 11.25 mg in prostate cancer patients in Japan. METHODS This was a 48-week Phase III, open-label, parallel-g...

A 74-yr-old man with prostatic adenocarcinoma underwent magnetic resonance 1H-spectroscopic imaging (1H-MRSI) of the prostate. Based on the results, he was treated with combination therapy using complete androgen blockade (leuprorelin acetate 3.75 mg every 4 wk plus bicalutamide 50 mg daily) and a somatostatin analogue (lanreotide acetate 60 mg every 4 wk). Serum prostate-specific antigen and c...

A protocol utilizing both leuprolide acetate (LA) and norethindrone acetate (NETA) in subjects undergoing ovarian suppression prior to follicle aspiration proved more effective than LA alone in reducing the incidence of ovarian cyst formation without affecting clinical outcome. Patients (n = 105) undergoing ovarian stimulation followed by follicle aspiration and in-vitro fertilization (IVF) wer...

Several hypotheses have been proposed that attempt to explain the pathogenesis of Alzheimer Disease (AD) including theories involving senile plaque and neurofibrillary tangle formation, increased oxidative stress, and cell cycle abnormalities, since evidence for each of these pathological phenomena have been well documented in AD. Recent epidemiological and experimental data also support a role...