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Hepatic fibrogenesis requires sympathetic neurotransmitters [PDF]

, 2004
Background and aims: Hepatic stellate cells (HSC) are activated by liver injury to become proliferative fibrogenic myofibroblasts. This process may be regulated by the sympathetic nervous system (SNS) but the mechanisms involved are unclear.
Diehl, AM, Huang, J, Li, Z, Lin, H, Moran, TH, Oben, JA, Roskams, T, Sinelli, N, Smedh, U, Thomas, SA, Torbenson, M, Yang, S   +11 more
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Cost-effectiveness of glaucoma management with monotherapy medications in Egypt

Journal of Advanced Pharmaceutical Technology & Research, 2017
Glaucoma is a serious chronic ophthalmic disease since it causes irreversible visual disability if untreated can lead to blindness. Treatment options include medications (classified into five major classes of drugs which are muscarinic cholinergic ...
Amal Abd-Elaal El-Khamery, Amir Ibrahim Mohamed, Hassan Eisa Hassan Swify, Alaa Ibrahim Mohamed   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Betabloqueador tópico pode determinar resultados inconclusivos no ecocardiograma sob estresse com dobutamina em pacientes com glaucoma Topical betablocker use can result in inconclusive dobutamine stress echocardiography in patients with glaucoma

Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia, 2007
O ecocardiograma sob estresse com dobutamina é um método bem estabelecido para avaliar doença arterial coronária, cuja sensibilidade tem sido potencializada pela adição de atropina no final do protocolo.
Adriana Cordovil, Fernando Q. Matos, Orlando Campos Filho, Augusto Paranhos Jr., Ana Clara T. Rodrigues, Márcia V. Albernaz, Angelo A. V. de Paola, Antonio Carlos C. Carvalho   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Postnatal β2 adrenergic treatment improves insulin sensitivity in lambs with IUGR but not persistent defects in pancreatic islets or skeletal muscle [PDF]

, 2019
Placental insufficiency causes intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) and disturbances in glucose homeostasis with associated β adrenergic receptor (ADRβ) desensitization.
Allen, Ronald E., Anderson, Miranda J., Antolic, Andrew T., Camacho, Leticia E., Davis, Melissa A., Goyal, Ravi, Hay, William W., Jr, Kelly, Amy C., Limesand, Sean W., Papas, Klearchos K., Steyn, Leah V., Yates, Dustin T.   +11 more
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Cardiac hypertrophy is inhibited by a local pool of cAMP regulated by phosphodiesterase 2 [PDF]

, 2015
Rationale: Chronic elevation of 3'-5'-cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) levels has been associated with cardiac remodelling and cardiac hypertrophy.
Aronsen, Jan M., Baillie, George S., Corsetti, Veronica, Dodoni, Giuliano, Fields, Laura A., Furlan, Leonardo, Gesellchen, Frank, Graham, Delyth, Hamilton, Graham M., Jiang, He, Krall, Judith, Lefkimmiatis, Konstantinos, Livie, Craig, Mancuso, Luisa, Movsesian, Matthew, Nicklin, Stuart A., Sin, Yuan Yan, Sjaastad, Ivar, Stangherlin, Alessandra, Surdo, Nicoletta C., Szabo-Fresnais, Nicolas, Terrin, Anna, Vandeput, Fabrice, Zaccolo, Manuela, Zoccarato, Anna   +24 more
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Fasting and Refeeding Mediated Phospholipid Remodeling Plays an Important Role in Improving Meat Quality of Aged Laying Hens

Animal Research and One Health, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study explored fasting‐induced physiological remodeling effects on meat quality in aged laying hens. Fasting for 15 days (F15) significantly reduced abdominal fat, intermuscular fat width, subcutaneous fat thickness, and liver index versus pre‐fasting (F0) (p < 0.05), which recovered post‐refeeding.
Xiaoran Zhang, Jun Zhang, Yadong Tian, Donghua Li, Yanhua Zhang, Lujie Zhang, Yujie Gong, Xiangtao Kang, Ruirui Jiang   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Medical treatment of female overactive bladder syndrome and treatment-related effects

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association, 2018
The age-adjusted prevalence of overactive bladder syndrome (OAB) in Taiwan is approximately 16.9%. Currently, a variety of treatments are available for female OAB.
Sheng-Mou Hsiao, Ho-Hsiung Lin
doaj   +1 more source

The Postural Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS): Pathophysiology, Diagnosis & Management [PDF]

, 2006
Postural tachycardia syndrome (POTS), characterized by orthostatic tachycardia in the absence of orthostatic hypotension, has been the focus of increasing clinical interest over the last 15 years 1. Patients with POTS complain of symptoms of tachycardia,
Raj, Satish R
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Could dopamine agonists aid in drug development for anorexia nervosa? [PDF]

, 2014
Anorexia nervosa is a severe psychiatric disorder most commonly starting during the teenage-years and associated with food refusal and low body weight. Typically there is a loss of menses, intense fear of gaining weight, and an often delusional quality ...
Frank, Guido KW
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Beyond right or wrong: How partial credit scoring on multiple‐choice questions improves student performance and assessment perceptions

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Aims In this study, we examined the effects of assigning partial credit to selected answer choices on student performance and perceptions in a pharmacology course using Type A multiple‐choice questions (MCQs). Methods Partial credit scoring was incorporated into quizzes and exams in a 10‐week pharmacology course for postbaccalaureate premedical ...
Stephen D. Schneid, Chris Armour, Katharina Brandl   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source