OBJECTIVES To determine normal values for variables of left ventricular diastolic function in children measured by Doppler echocardiography and their relations to body surface area (BSA). BACKGROUND There is increasing interest in echocardiographic assessment of left ventricular diastolic function in children but normal data for children are limited. METHODS Assessment of left ventricular d...

OBJECTIVE Previous studies have found that overweight and obesity are related to numerous diseases, including thyroid cancer and thyroid volume. This study evaluates the relationship between body size and the presence of thyroid nodules in a Chinese population. METHODS A total of 6793 adults and 2410 children who underwent thyroid ultrasonography were recruited in this cross-sectional study i...

Pectin has been investigated for its ability to produce solid calcium pectinate gel (CPG) beads containing bovine serum albumin (BSA). Several factors can influence the properties and release characteristics of the CPG beads. In this study, the effect of calcium concentration, hardening agent and drying condition on the encapsulation and release characteristics of BSA from the matrix gel beads ...

Albuminuria is a marker of renal impairment and predicts poor cardiovascular and renal outcome in subjects with diabetes and hypertension. Albuminuria in itself is now recognised as a major mediator of tubular damage contributing to the progression of renal fibrosis and chronic kidney disease. Significant controversy persists around how albumin is handled by the kidney and how these pathways ar...

Immune cells induced by bovine serum albumin (BSA) and its methylated derivative (MBSA) have been compared in a cooperative cell transfer system for their content of BSA-specific antibody-forming cell precursors (AFCP, B) and BSA-specific helper (T) cells. When MBSA immune cells were transferred together with hapten-primed cells into recipient mice which were stimulated by a hapten-BSA conjugat...

Nanoencapsulation of antioxidant molecules on protein nanoparticles (NPs) could be an advanced approach for providing stable, better food nutraceuticals and anticancer drugs. The bioavailability and stability of catechin (CAT) and epicatechin (ECAT) were very poor. In the present study, the CAT and ECAT were loaded on bovine serum albumin (BSA) NPs following desolvation method. The transmission...

None of the equations frequently used to predict body surface area (BSA) has been validated for obese patients. We applied the principles of body size scaling to derive an improved equation predicting BSA solely from a patient's weight. Forty-five patients weighing from 51.3 to 248.6 kg had their height and weight measured on a calibrated scale and their BSA calculated by a geometric method. Da...

The aim of this study was to test whether mannosylated BSA (Man-BSA) exerts antibacterial activity on Escherichia coli (gram-negative bacteria) and Staphylococcus aureus (gram-positive bacteria) via its membrane-damaging effect. Man-BSA caused inhibition of growth of E. coli and S. aureus. Moreover, bactericidal action of Man-BSA on E. coli and S. aureus positively correlated with the increase ...

BackgroundThe National Psoriasis Foundation (NPF) published treatment targets for US patients with plaque psoriasis. However, data are lacking on how well existing therapies help achieve these goals.ObjectiveTo examine the ability of an interleukin 17 inhibitor, ixekizumab, in achieving targets.MethodsPost hoc analysis was performed pooled from 4 phase III clinical trials assessing ixekizumab p...