The aim of the present study was to examine a possible involvement of leukotrienes (LTs) in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced body temperature (Tb) response. We examined the effect of MK-886, an inhibitor of LT synthesis, on changes in Tb, plasma tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), hypothalamic LT, and PGE2 production. Intraperitoneal injection of LPS (50 μg/mouse) led to a decrease in Tb starting ...

Chien-Sheng Wu1, 2* 1Department of Internal Medicine, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, Taiwan 2Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taiwan *Corresponding author: Chien-Sheng Wu, Department of Internal Medicine, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, No.21, Sec.2, Nan-Ya South Road, Banciao Dist., New Taipei City 220, Taiwan, Tel: +886 277282148; Fax: +886 223570212; E-mai...

Surface Roughening Using Size-Controllable SiO2 Nanotube Arrays Der-Ming Kuo, Shui-Jinn Wang, Kai-Ming Uang, Tron-Min Chen, Wei-Chi Lee, and Pei-Ren Wang Institute of Microelectronics, Dept. of Electrical Eng., National Cheng Kung Univ., Tainan, Taiwan Department of Electrical Engineering, WuFeng Institute of Technology, Chia-yi, Taiwan *Phone: +886-6-2757575-62351, Fax: +886-6-2763882, E-mail:...

Electroanalysis and Bioelectrochemistry La and Biotechnology, National Taipei Unive Chung-Hsiao East Road, Taipei, 106, [email protected]; Fax: +886 2270 Department of Chemistry, VHNSN College, Department of Chemistry, Thiagarajar Coll Department of Surgery, Chang Gung Memo Street, Kweishan, Taoyuan, 333, Taiwan. +886 32381200, ext. 3366 † Electronic supplementary informa 10.1039/c6ra2879...

*Chou YH and Fu TS have made equal contributions to this article. †Author for correspondence: Ching-I Hung, M.D., Department of Psychiatry, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, 5 Fu-Shing St, Kweishan, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan, Tel: +886-3-3281200, Ext: 2439; Fax: +886-33280267, email: [email protected] Depression: An Important Factor Related to Other Pains among Patients with Chronic Low Back Pain

Yi-Bo Liao, Meng-Hsueh Chiang, Keunwoo Kim, and Wei-Chou Hsu Institute of Microelectronics, Department of Electrical Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan Department of Electronic Engineering, National Ilan University, I-Lan 260, Taiwan IBM T. J. Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, NY 10598, USA E-mail: [email protected], Tel: +886-3-9357400 ext. 653, Fax: +886...

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Received: December 27, 2002; Revised: January 27, 2003; Accepted: January 29, 2003. Corresponding author: Chien-Sung Tsai, Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Tri-Service General Hospital, 325, Cheng-Kung Road Section 2, Taipei 114, Taiwan, Republic of China. Tel: +886-2-87927212; Fax: +886-2-87927376; e-mail: [email protected] Extra-Anatomic Reconstruction for Infected...

Received: November 6, 2003; Revised: November 2, 2004; Accepted: November 8, 2004. Corresponding author: Kuo-Chen Lee, Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Cheng-Hsin Rehabilitation Medical Center, 45, Cheng-Hsin Street, Taipei 112, Taiwan, Republic of China. Tel: +886-2-8792-7212; Fax: +886-2-87927376; E-mail: [email protected] Infective Endocarditis Complicated with Cerebral Infarction and Os...

Ying-Fang Huang, Chia-Nan Wang, Hoang-Sa Dang * and Shun-Te Lai Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, National Kaohsiung University of Applied Sciences, No. 415, Chien Kung Road, Sanmin District, Kaohsiung 80778, Taiwan; [email protected] (Y.-F.H.); [email protected] (C.-N.W.); [email protected] (S.-T.L.) * Correspondence: [email protected]; Tel.: +886-7381-4526 (ext. 710...