Clinical Outcomes of Transarterial Embolization for Chronic Achilles Tendinopathy Refractory to Conservative Treatment: A Pilot Study.

Purpose: To evaluate the effectiveness and safety of transarterial embolization (TAE) for chronic Achilles tendinopathy (AT) refractory to conservative treatment.

Materials And Methods: This retrospective study included 20 patients (12 men and 8 women; mean age, 30.3 years) who received TAE using imipenem/cilastatin sodium for refractory chronic AT from May 2019 to April 2021.

Measurement of the tibial plateau angle of normal small-breed dogs and the application of the tibial plateau angle in cranial cruciate ligament rupture.

Objective: In Korea, small dogs are more common than large breeds. This study was performed to measure the influence of body weight, sex, breed, age, and cranial cruciate ligament rupture (RCCL) on the tibial plateau angle (TPA) in small-breed dogs.

Materials And Methods: A total of 274 dogs (221 normal dogs and 53 RCCL dogs) were selected for this study based on medical records.

Phenology and Seed Yield Performance of Determinate Soybean Cultivars Grown at Elevated Temperatures in a Temperate Region.

Increased temperature means and fluctuations associated with climate change are predicted to exert profound effects on the seed yield of soybean. We conducted an experiment to evaluate the impacts of global warming on the phenology and yield of two determinate soybean cultivars in a temperate region (37.27°N, 126.

Dectin-1 agonist selectively induces IgG1 class switching by LPS-activated mouse B cells.

Heat-killed Saccharomyces cerevisiae (HKSC) is an agonist for Dectin-1, a major fungal cell wall β-glucan receptor. We previously reported that HKSC selectively enhances IgG1 production by LPS-activated mouse B cells. To determine if this IgG1 selectivity is caused by selective IgG1 class switching, we performed RT-PCRs for measuring germline transcripts (GLTs), flow cytometric analyses for detecting Ig-expressing cells, and ELISPOT assays for measuring the number of Ig-secreting cells in HKSC/LPS-stimulated mouse B cell cultures.

Dectin-1 Stimulation Selectively Reinforces LPS-driven IgG1 Production by Mouse B Cells.

Dectin-1, which specifically recognizes β-glucan of fungal cell walls, is a non-Toll-like receptor (TLR) pattern recognition receptor and a representative of C-type lectin receptors (CLRs). The importance of Dectin-1 in innate immune cells, such as dendritic cells and macrophages, has previously been well studied. However, the function of Dectin-1 in B cells is very poorly understood.

Determinants of treatment outcome after use of the mandibular advancement device in patients with obstructive sleep apnea.

Objective: To determine the predictors affecting treatment outcome after application of the mandibular advancement device (MAD).

Design: Retrospective analysis.

Setting: Tertiary care university hospital.

Transplantation of neural stem cells in anosmic mice.

Objectives: Treating olfactory dysfunction is a challenge for physicians. One of the therapeutic options could be transplantation of stem cells. In this study, neural stem cells were transplanted into anosmic mice.

Mouth opening during sleep may be a critical predictor of surgical outcome after uvulopalatopharyngoplasty for obstructive sleep apnea.

Study Objectives: To evaluate the value of mouth opening during sleep for predicting surgical outcomes after uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (UPPP).

Methods: Retrospectively, 69 out of 120 consecutive patients with obstructive sleep apnea who underwent uvulopalatopharyngoplasty at an academic tertiary referral center were included in this study. Sixty-nine subjects underwent cephalometry, nocturnal polysomnography and sleep videofluoroscopy before and after UPPP.

Treatment of postviral olfactory loss with glucocorticoids, Ginkgo biloba, and mometasone nasal spray.

Objective: To analyze the efficacy of treating postviral olfactory loss with glucocorticoids, Ginkgo biloba, and mometasone furoate nasal spray.

Design: Randomized trial.

Setting: Academic research.

An investigation of upper airway changes associated with mandibular advancement device using sleep videofluoroscopy in patients with obstructive sleep apnea.

Objective: To quantitatively evaluate the effects of the mandibular advancement device (MAD) on changes in the upper respiratory tract during sleep using sleep videofluoroscopy (SVF) in patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).

Design: Retrospective analysis.

Setting: Academic tertiary referral center.

The mandibular advancement device and patient selection in the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea.

Objectives: To evaluate retrospectively the efficacy of the mandibular advancement device (MAD) in Korean patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in terms of severity and to evaluate prognostic factors deciding the success of MAD application.

Design: Retrospective analysis.

Setting: Academic tertiary referral center.

Results of intratympanic dexamethasone injection as salvage treatment in idiopathic sudden hearing loss.

Objective: To evaluate the efficacy of intratympanic (IT) dexamethasone injection as a salvage treatment in idiopathic sudden hearing loss (ISHL) patients.

Design: A prospective study.

Setting: A secondary care hospital.

Functional interactions between heterologously expressed starch-branching enzymes of maize and the glycogen synthases of Brewer's yeast.

Starch-branching enzymes (SBEs) catalyze the formation of alpha(1-->6) glycoside bonds in glucan polymers, thus, affecting the structure of amylopectin and starch granules. Two distinct classes of SBE are generally conserved in higher plants, although the specific role(s) of each isoform in determination of starch structure is not clearly understood. This study used a heterologous in vivo system to isolate the function of each of the three known SBE isoforms of maize (Zea mays) away from the other plant enzymes involved in starch biosynthesis.