Bacillus anthracis edema factor substrate specificity: evidence for new modes of action [PDF]
Since the isolation of Bacillus anthracis exotoxins in the 1960s, the detrimental activity of edema factor (EF) was considered as adenylyl cyclase activity only.
Agrawal +94 more
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Quantifying the impact of inhalational burns: a prospective study
Background Inhalational injury is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in burns patients. This study aims to analyse the clinical outcomes, complications and bacteriology of inhalational burn patients.
Si Jack Chong +5 more
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Expression, Purification, and Biophysical Characterization of a Secreted Anthrax Decoy Fusion Protein in Nicotiana benthamiana. [PDF]
Anthrax toxin receptor-mediated drug development for blocking anthrax toxin action has received much attention in recent decades. In this study, we produced a secreted anthrax decoy fusion protein comprised of a portion of the human capillary ...
Dandekar, Abhaya M +8 more
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Epidemiology and outcome of suspected inhalational burn injury in a Ghanaian tertiary hospital
Background: Approximately 6–20% of burned patients have a concurrent inhalational injury, and the combination of inhalational injury and cutaneous injury may increase the patient’s risk for increased mortality.
Pius Agbenorku +3 more
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Profile of sugammadex for reversal of neuromuscular blockade in the elderly: Current perspectives [PDF]
The number of elderly patients is increasing worldwide. This will have a significant impact on the practice of anesthesia in future decades. Anesthesiologists must provide care for an increasing number of elderly patients, who have an elevated risk of ...
Bertoncello, Francesco +2 more
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Cosmetic Talc-Related Pulmonary Granulomatosis. [PDF]
Inhalation of cosmetic talc can lead to pulmonary foreign-body granulomatosis, though fewer than 10 cases of inhaled cosmetic talc-related pulmonary granulomatosis have been reported in adults.
Adams, Jason Y +3 more
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Anesthesia with sevoflurane or isoflurane induces severe hypoglycemia in neonatal mice.
Sevoflurane and isoflurane are among the most commonly used general anesthetics for children including infants, but their impact on metabolism, especially on blood glucose level, in children is not well understood.
Qian Yu +6 more
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Cardiovascular changes after administration of aerosolized salbutamol in horses: five cases [PDF]
Prevention and treatment of intraoperative hypoxemia in horses is difficult and both efficacy and safety of therapeutic maneuvers have to be taken into account.
AE Wagner +24 more
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Effect of Inhalational Therapy on Buccal Mucosal Cells in Asthmatic Patients: A Cytological Study
Objective Inhalational drugs used in treating asthma have several side effects including those on oral tissues. We therefore designed a study to analyze the effects of inhalational drugs on the buccal mucosal cells of the oral cavity.
Mohammed Ismail Benazir +6 more
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Objective Breast cancer is a worldwide health concern, and surgical removal has remained the preferred therapeutic option in most patients. Furthermore, the current study was designed to investigate the disease-free survival and overall survival in ...
Mohammad Yasin Karami +8 more
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