Background and Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the level of plasma high sensitive c-reactive protein (hs-CRP) in preeclampsia and to compare hs-CRP levels between normal pregnant women, mild preeclamptic, and severe preeclamptic women. Materials and Methods: Serum hs-CRP levels were inv...

To determine the role of endothelin-1 (ET-1) and its receptors in salt-sensitive hypertension induced by sensory nerve degeneration, selective ET(A) antagonist (ABT-627) and ET(B) antagonist (A-192621) were used. Newborn Wistar rats were given vehicle or 50 mg/kg capsaicin subcutaneously on the first and second days of life. After the weaning period, male rats were divided into eight groups, an...

Previous analyses of the distribution of heat shock (hs) proteins in soybean (Glycine max L. Merr., var Wayne) have demonstrated that a fraction of the low molecular weight hs protein associates with ribosomes during hs. To more specifically characterize the nature of this association, isokinetic centrifugation of ribosomes through sucrose gradients was used to separate monosomes from polysomes...

BACKGROUND Whether cardiac troponin concentrations are increased by reversible myocardial ischemia is controversial. Differences in the structure of cardiac troponin I (cTnI) and cTnT may have implications for diagnostic utility. METHODS cTnI was measured with a prototype high-sensitivity (hs) assay in 198 patients referred for myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) before exercise stress testing...

Background. Mesial temporal lobe epilepsy (MTLE) with hippocampal sclerosis (HS) constitutes a distinct clinical syndrome with variable pathogenesis. Extrahippocampal regions may be affected in MTLE/HS, association with cortical dysplasia is common and temporal polar cortex is frequently involved in seizure onset. Patients with dual pathology may have favourable outcome from the surgery provide...

AIM It is unknown whether cardiac troponin (cTn) I or cTnT is the preferred biomarker in the early diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction without ST segment elevation (NSTEMI). METHODS AND RESULTS In a prospective multicentre study, we measured cTnI and cTnT using clinically available high-sensitivity assays (hs-cTnI Abbott and hs-cTnT Roche) and compared their diagnostic and prognostic acc...

A targeted heptasaccharide library was synthesised to prepare a heparan sulphate (HS) microarray. The array was probed with two glycan-binding proteins, HS 3-O-sulphotransferase 1 and antithrombin, demonstrating the binding selectivity between HS and proteins. The HS microarray technique will accelerate the understanding of the structure and function relationships of HS.

Background: Some patients with GDM (Gestational Diabetes Mellitus) still experience impaired glucose tolerance after childbirth and will be affected by diabetes mellitus type 2. Objectives: The aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between hs-CRP serum levels with insulin resistance six weeks after childbirth in patients with gestational diabetes mellitus type 2. Methods: I...

Multiprocessor Systems on Chip (MPSoCs) are becoming increasingly popular as they provide a very flexible and reusable platform for parallel processing. Several challenges however arise, such as system reliability, scalability, adaptability, etc. Generally, embedded systems, such as mobile phones, are based on heterogeneous shared memory MPSoCs. Although this is the most popular architecture in...