BACKGROUND In this prospective study, we aimed to assess the haemodynamic changes before and after haemodialysis (HD) in cardiac healthy subjects on chronic HD by imaging methods and endocrine markers of fluid balance. METHODS Mid-regional pro-atrial natriuretic peptide (MR-proANP), N-terminal prohormone of brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP), vasopressin (AVP) and copeptin (CT-proAVP), met...

PURPOSE The clinical behavior and outcome of multifocal (MF) and multicentric (MC) breast tumors are not well characterized. The purpose of this study was to compare the prognosis of MF/MC tumors with unifocal (UF)tumors and its correlation with other pathological characteristics and patient outcomes. METHODS Eighty-three patients with MC/MF breast cancer and 501 with UF breast cancer treated...

BACKGROUND Volume management during renal replacement therapy (RRT) in septic shock is always in the conflict between aggravating hypovolemia by undue ultrafiltration (UF) and insufficient reduction of fluid overload which is associated with adverse outcome. Relative blood volume (RBV) monitoring could be helpful for timely transition from fluid resuscitation to fluid removal. METHODS Data of...

INTRODUCTION Unfractionated (UF) heparin is the most common anticoagulant used during hemodialysis. Failure of the kidneys to excrete potassium as well as heparin-induced reduction of aldosterone synthesis put hemodialysis patients at risk of hyperkalemia. It has not yet been clearly known whether hyperkalemia is also induced by low-molecular-weight (LMW) heparins. This study aimed to evaluate ...

A process, which does not require the addition of large amounts of chemicals, for the removal of arsenic (V) utilizing amphiphilic aggregates (i.e. cetylpyridinium chloride (CPC) micelles) and ultrafiltration (UF) membranes has been studied. The suitability of UF process was evaluated with semi-equilibrium dialysis (SED) cell since the UF process incorporated with amphiphilic aggregates is an e...

To study the molecular basis of biotrophic nutrient uptake by plant parasitic rust fungi, the gene (Uf-PMA1) encoding the plasma membrane H(+)-ATPase from Uromyces fabae was isolated. Uf-PMA1 exists probably as a single gene. However, two nearly identical sequences were identified; the similarity apparently is due to two Uf-PMA1 alleles in the dikaryotic hyphae. Multiple Uf-PMA1 transcripts wer...

The objective of the study was to compare the antioxidant activity of two distinct hydrolysates and their peptide fractions prepared by ultrafiltration (UF) using membranes with molecular weight cut-off of 5 and 1 kDa. The hydrolysates were a delipidated egg yolk protein concentrate (EYP) intensively hydrolyzed with a combination of two bacterial proteases, and a phosphoproteins (PPP) extract p...

ackground: Using diffusion tensor imaging (DTI), we previously reported abnormalities in two critical white matter tracts in chizophrenia, the uncinate fasciculus (UF) and the cingulum bundle (CB), both related to fronto–temporal connectivity. Here, we nvestigate these two bundles in unmedicated subjects with schizotypal personality disorder (SPD). ethods: Fifteen male SPD subjects and 15 male ...

UF-100 flow cytometer and urine strip results were cross-interpreted to predict culture outcomes. The best negative predictive value was obtained with bacteria at > or =1,000/microl, white blood cells at > or =20/microl, or leukocyte esterase positivity. Nine of 24 false negatives were clinically significant. Thus, UF-100 and urine strip results do not accurately predict the outcome of cultures.