Cyclic phosphatidic acids (cPAs) are naturally occurring, very active signalling molecules, which are involved in several pathological states, such as cancer, diabetes or obesity. As molecules of highly lipidic character found in the circulatory system, cPAs are bound and transported by the main extracellular lipid binding protein-serum albumin. Here, we present the detailed interactions betwee...

The aim of this paper was to highlight how developmental psychopathology, epigenetics and prevention experiments are starting to blend together to explain the developmental causes of chronic physical aggression (CPA) and, more importantly, to help prevent CPA and its associated physical, mental and social problems. After defining the keywords (prevention, chronic and physical aggression), a sel...

Diagnosing chronic pulmonary aspergillosis (CPA) is complicated, and there are limited data available regarding the identification of galactomannan (GM) in clinical specimens to assist the detection of this infection. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the detection of GM in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) and serum and to assess its utility for diagnosing CPA. We retrospectively rev...

aError bars represent standard error of the mean. Determination of low vs high level of childhood physical abuse (CPA) was based on summing the items of the Conflict Tactics Scale and dichotomizing based on a median split; GG/low CPA n = 203, GG/high CPA n = 194, AG/AA/low CPA n = 43, AG/AA/high CPA n = 47. Genotype frequencies were as follows: A/A (n = 7 [1.4%]), A/G (n = 83 [17.0%]), G/G (n =...

Guinea pig mesenteric lymphatic vessels exhibit vasomotion through a pacemaker mechanism that involves intracellular Ca(2+) release and resultant spontaneous transient depolarizations (STDs) of the smooth muscle membrane potential. This study presents a detailed characterization of the effects of cyclopiazonic acid (CPA) on this pacemaker activity. Microelectrode recordings from smooth muscle i...