OBJECTIVES To evaluate the effects of the anti-inflammatory hydroxystilbene, resveratrol, on Propionibacterium acnes growth. METHODS Three different strains of P. acnes were tested against resveratrol at concentrations between 0 and 200 mg/L. Piceatannol was included as a second hydroxystilbene to compare with resveratrol, and erythromycin and benzoyl peroxide were used as positive controls. ...

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Using a variational formulation, we derive the Kirkwood superposition approximation for systems at equilibrium in the thermodynamic limit. We define the entropy of the triplet correlation function and show that the Kirkwood closure brings the entropy to its maximal value. This approach leads to a different interpretation for the Kirkwood closure relation, usually explained by probabilistic cons...

OBJECTIVE To analyze the distribution of larger diameter in the pathological report of cutaneous melanoma patients. METHODS Data were obtained from patients seen from 1994 to 2015. Date, sex, age, maximum diameter, histological subtype, primary site, microscopic thickness, mitoses, ulceration, vertical growth phase, and regression were the variables studied. This study was approved by the Nat...

Endothelin-1 (ET-1) predominates in the endothelin family effectively in vascular tone control, mitogenesis, and neuromodulation. Its receptors are widespread in the central nervous system (CNS) associated with endogenous pain control, suggesting an important role of ET-1 in central pain processing. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of central ET-1 on the development of neuropathic pain b...

The association between diagonal earlobe creases and fatal cardiovascular disease was investigated in a consecutive series of 303 coroner's necropsies. Those studied all died outside hospital in the Brighton Health District. Data were analysed on the cause of death and on the type of earlobe, the presence or absence of diagonal creases, age, sex, height, and any previous history of cardiovascul...

INTRODUCTION In Brazil, AIDS has been described as a multi-faceted pandemic. This study aimed to describe the trends of AIDS in São Mateus microregion, in Espírito Santo, and in Brazil, from 1999 to 2008. METHODS Data were collected from the Notification Offences System, and a trend analysis was made. RESULTS Microregion-based results are close to the state and national levels but with part...

Matthew G. Johnson, Sixto Leal, Rongpong Plongla, Peter A. Leone, Peter H. Gilligan Clinical Microbiology-Immunology Laboratories, University of North Carolina Hospitals, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA; Division of Infectious Diseases, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA; Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of North Carolina Hospitals, Chapel Hi...

BACKGROUND The observed controversy that N-(4-cyanophenylmethyl)-4-(2-diphenyl)-1-piperazinehexanamide (LP-211), a selective serotonin (5-HT7) receptor agonist, may either modify or exacerbate imbalances in serum electrolyte concentrations and renal tissue of spinal cord trauma cases has not been reported yet. The aim of this study was to better understand the effects of a new 5-HT7 receptor ag...