Background: Myofascial pain syndrome is a significant source of mechanical pain. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of arm movement on reaction time in females with latent and active upper trapezius myofascial trigger point. Methods: In this interventional study, a convenience sample of fifteen women with one active MTP, fifteen women with one latent MTP in the upper trapez...

Inhibitors of microsomal triglyceride transfer protein (MTP) expressed in the liver and small intestine are potential candidates for lipid-lowering agents. However, inhibition of hepatic MTP could lead to significant safety issues such as fatty liver disease. To develop a specific inhibitor of intestinal MTP, JTT-130 [diethyl-2-({3-dimethylcarbamoyl-4-[(4'-trifluoromethylbiphenyl-2-carbonyl)ami...

This paper reports an investigation on the minimal requirements for induction of the mitochondrial cyclosporin A-sensitive permeability transition pore (MTP). Energized rat liver mitochondria incubated in sucrose medium take up a Ca2+ pulse but do not show activation of the MTP upon addition of fully uncoupling concentrations of carbonyl cyanide-p-trifluoromethoxyphenyl hydrazone (FCCP). Yet, a...

Historically CYP1A1 protein is known to be located in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER; microsomes). More recently, CYP1A1 was shown to be targeted to the inner mitochondrial membrane; mitochondrial import is dependent on NH2-terminal processing that exposes a cryptic targeting signal. Intriguingly, microsomal and mitochondrial CYP1A1 enzymes exhibit different substrate specificities, electron don...

Vasculature is an important component of the neural stem cell niche in brain. It regulates neural stem/progenitor (NS/P) cell self-renewal, differentiation, and migration. In the neurogenic niches of adult brain, NS/P cells lie close to blood vessels, and proliferating NS/P cells frequently contact the vasculature. In the present study we showed that NS/P cells in co-culture with brain endothel...

Nanosheets of MFI zeolite were successfully synthesized by hydrothermal method and were properly characterized by XRD, FE-SEM, EDX-dot mapping, TEM, FT-IR, N2 adsorption/desorption, NH3-TPD, ICP-AES and TGA techniques. The characterizations of MFI zeolite nanosheets suitably confirmed well synthesized MFI nanostructure, superior specific surface area (695.96m2.g-1) and great mesopores volume. C...

Background: Metoprolol (MTP) with its low biodegradability is one of the most dominant micropollutant in the effluent of wastewater treatment plants. The aim of this study was to investigate the removal of metoprolol from aqueous solutions by the activated carbon prepared from pine cones. Methods: The pine cones were activated using thermal activation method. Characteristics of the adsorbent w...

Successful deformity correction utilizing first metatarsophalangeal (MTP) fusion for hallux valgus with concomitant degenerative changes of the MTP joint is well documented. Currently, there limited discussion in literature focusing on triplanar arthrodesis. Presented a novel approach triplane and biplanar locked plating system.

Artroskopi eklem hasarlarının tanı ve tedavisinde önemli yer tutar. Bu çalışmada sığırlarda metakarpo/metatarsofalangeal (MCP/MTP) eklemleri için artroskopik yaklaşımı anatomisini tanımlayarak klinik pratiğe katkı sağlaması amaçlandı. Çalışma materyalini mezbahada kesimi yapılmış 5 sığırın 10 MCP MTP eklemi oluşturdu. Artroskopik olarak bu eklemlere dorsal palmar/palantar yönden yaklaşıldı intr...