Recently it was demonstrated by Gautam, et al. that release of neutrophil-borne heparin-binding protein (HBP), also known as CAP37/azurocidin, induced endothelial hyperpermeability and neutrophil efflux. Here, we show that chronic leg ulcer fluid, in contrast to wound fluid from acute wounds, contains highly increased levels of HBP. Immunohistochemistry demonstrated the presence of HBP in chron...

Human neutrophils have an important role in host defense against microbial infection. At different stages of an infectious process, neutrophils progressively up-regulate receptors and release various effector molecules. These are stored in several distinct types of granules with varying propensity to be secreted. Heparin-binding protein (HBP), also known as CAP37 or azurocidin, is a multifuncti...

INTRODUCTION Heparin-binding protein (HBP) is an antimicrobial protein stored in neutrophil granules and plays a role in endothelial permeability regulation. The aim was to assess the diagnostic and prognostic value of measuring HBP in patients with acute lung injury (ALI)/acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). METHODS Plasma HBP was collected from 78 patients with ALI/ARDS, 28 patients ...

BACKGROUND Electronic devices that measure blood pressure (BP) at the arm level are regarded as more accurate than wrist devices and are preferred for home BP (HBP) monitoring. Recently, wrist devices with position sensors have been successfully validated using established protocols. This study assessed whether HBP values measured with validated wrist devices are sufficiently reliable to be use...

Rhemium-186-1-hydroxyethylidene-1,1-diphosphonate ((186)Re-HEDP) has been used for the palliation of metastatic bone pain. However, delayed blood clearance and high gastric uptake of radioactivity have been observed upon injection, due to the instability of (186)Re-HEDP. We designed, synthesized and evaluated a stable (186)Re-mercaptoacetylglycylglycylglycine (MAG3) complex-conjugated bisphosph...

Background: Telemonitoring of home blood pressure (HBP) is a new advance in blood pressure monitoring. The aim of this study was to compare office blood pressure (OBP) and telemedical home blood pressure with daytime ambulatory blood pressure (ABP). Methods: One hundred and two patients were recruited consecutively from our Renal Outpatients’ Clinic. Office blood pressure was measured three tim...

27 There is increasing evidence that endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress contributes to the 28 development atherosclerosis in diabetes mellitus. The purpose of this study was to determine the effects 29 of increased hexosamine biosynthesis pathway (HBP) flux on ER stress levels and the complications of 30 ER stress associated with diabetes and atherosclerosis in hepatic cells. Glutamine:fructose-...

BACKGROUND This study is aimed to assess the prevalence of awareness, treatment and control of high blood pressure (HBP) and associated factors in a Swiss city. DESIGN Population-based cross-sectional study of 6182 participants (52.5% women) aged 35-75 years living in Lausanne, Switzerland. METHODS HBP was defined as blood pressure >/=140/90 mmHg or current antihypertensive medication. RE...

Hexosamine biosynthetic pathway (HBP) accounts for some cardiovascular adverse effects of hyperglycemia. We investigated whether the HBP inhibitor azaserine protects against hyperglycemia-induced endothelial damage dependently of HBP. Human endothelial cells isolated from umbilical veins were exposed either to a high (30.5 mmol/l) or low concentration of glucose (5.5 mmol/l) for 4 days, followe...

INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES Sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome (SAHS) is associated with significant effects on the heart, which can be assessed using noninvasive methods such as transthoracic echocardiography. However, it is not clear whether these effects are due to the condition itself or are influenced by associated factors, such as high blood pressure (HBP). The objective of this study was to i...