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... The available literature is not conclusive on the relation- ship between inflammation and variable controlled mech- anical ventilation compared to conventional controlled mechanical ventilation. ... See full document

... research from bench to bedside do not describe in sufficient detail the evidence needed within each phase of its ...development. From experience, we have found that general models lack ... See full document

... Four distinct MAPK cascades have been identified and named according to their MAPK module. These are extra- cellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK1/2), c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK), p38 and ERK5. Each of these cascades ... See full document

... During the last decade, there has been significant progress in unravelling the pathophysiology of MPE, as well as its diagnostics, imaging and management. Expanding interest in this area has resulted in an increasing ... See full document

... Speculation on the benefi t of a novel treatment has to be weighed against potential harm. Data from renal patients suggest that aiming for haemoglobin concentrations >12 g/dl worsens the risk of thrombotic ... See full document

... switching from other PIs to the less atherogenic atazanavir could improve the endothelial function evaluated as fl ow- mediated dilation (FMD) of the brachial ...switching from triple combination treatment ... See full document

... This result is in concert with the evidence for oxidative stress- induced modification of proteins obtained from the diaphragms of animals subjected to CMV [17,21]. Oxidative stress is augmented in the diaphragm ... See full document

... microenvironment (PTME) [6]. Third, pancreatic cancer is associated with a massive infiltration of immunosup- pressive leukocytes into the tumor microenvironment [4, 5]. Fourth, the development of pancreatic cancer is ... See full document

... First and foremost, I would like to thank Dr. Connie Ulrich for her steadfast support and dedication as my primary advisor and mentor. She was continuously supportive even though I chose a unique topic of research ... See full document

... Pro-oxidative and pro-infl ammatory events in the plasma have a strong impact on the intracellular milieu. H 2 O 2 causes a cascade of intracellular events resulting in the liberation of NF-κB from its inhibitor ... See full document

... Cognitive decline is age-specific or related with demen- tia. Alzheimer disease (AD) was the most common types of dementia. In 2006, the global prevalence of AD was 26.6 million [1]. It is estimated that the one in 85 ... See full document

... autoantibodies, from the molecular characterization and biological significance to target antigens, from the detection tools, with a special focus on immunofluorescence patterns on HEp-2 cells, to their ... See full document

... Hypercapnic acidosis appears to exert protective effects on the myocardium. In the isolated heart, reperfusion with a hypercapnic acidotic perfusate for a short period potentiates recovery of myocardial function ... See full document

... gradient from the blood to metabolizing cells is a key mechanism by which hyperoxygenation of arterial blood can improve effective cellular oxygenation even at low rates of tissue blood ...oxygen ... See full document

... proven. The gold standard for measuring EE in critically ill patients is indirect calorimetry. It appears to perform better than predictive equations with added stress factors [55,56]. However, the use of indirect ... See full document

... Tissue hypoxia is an expected correlate of any of the three classical causes of impaired cellular aerobic metabolism iden- tified by Barcroft more than 75 years ago [8]. Therefore, when the delivery of O 2 decreases on ... See full document

... The use of the artificial kidney has a clinically significant impact on lactate balance and on plasma lactate concentra- tions. This impact may derive from lactate removal as well as from lactate ... See full document

... fluid from alveoli and alveolar ducts [33,34], the reopening of bronchioles externally compressed by cardiac weight and abdominal pressure [35], and the preservation of surfactant ... See full document

... PVOD/PCH from PAH on clinical grounds can be challenging, since physical and haemodynamic findings are broadly ...lungs from bi-allelic EIF2AK4 mutations carriers revealed extensive occlusion of pulmonary ... See full document

... Differences between RCC and LCRC also involve TLRs: specific TLRs are differently expressed in the intestinal epithelial cells among the proximal and the distal colon. Namely, data from animal models show that ... See full document