Revisiting the factor structure of the Short-Form McGill Pain Questionnaire-2 (SF-MPQ-2): Evidence for a bifactor model in individuals with Chiari malformation.

The Short-Form McGill Pain Questionnaire-2 (SF-MPQ-2; Dworkin et al., 2009) is intended to measure the multidimensional qualities of pain (i.e.

Chiari 1000 Registry Project: assessment of surgical outcome on self-focused attention, pain, and delayed recall.

Background: Prior research has typically found a negative relationship between chronic pain and memory, and we examined whether cognitive control processes (e.g. reflection and rumination) moderated this relationship in individuals with Chiari malformation Type I (CM).

Characterization of the Expression of Basigin Gene Products Within the Pineal Gland of Mice.

The expression of Basigin gene products and monocarboxylate transporter-1 (MCT1) has been investigated within the mammalian neural retina and suggests a role for these proteins in cellular metabolism within that tissue. The purpose of the present study was to investigate the expression of these same proteins in the pineal gland of the mouse brain. Mouse pineal gland and neural retina RNA and protein were subjected to quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction and immunoblotting analyses.

Vitellogenin RNAi halts ovarian growth and diverts reproductive proteins and lipids in young grasshoppers.

Reduced reproduction extends lifespan of females in many animals. To test the effects of reproduction on storage of macronutrients, we block reproductive output in the lubber grasshopper by injecting RNAi against the precursor to egg-yolk protein, vitellogenin, in early adulthood. Controls were injected with either buffer or RNAi against the major storage protein in the hemolymph, hexamerin-90.

[The histoenzymological and ultrastructural changes in the gastric mucosa in peptic ulcer after treatment with pirenzepine and histamine H2-receptor blockaders].

A study made in 72 patients showed a positive influence in ulcer disease of gastrocepine and H2-blockers of receptors to histamine on histoenzymological and ultrastructural changes in the mucous membrane of the stomach and duodenum. Gastrocepine was found to be superior to H2-blockers of receptors to histamine due to its apparent cytoprotective effect and ability to improve microcirculation.