Single slice MR image estimation of 3D supraspinatus intramuscular fatty infiltration in older adults: relevance for clinical practice and research.

Objective: (1) To compare older adults stratified by supraspinatus tendon tear status (STT status)-no tear (Intact), partial-thickness (PT) tear, full-thickness (FT) tear-by 3D Dixon fat fraction (3D-FF); 2D fat fraction (2D-FF); and 2D Goutallier grade (2D-GG) at the Y-shaped view, and 1.4 cm and 2.8 cm medial to the Y-shaped view.

Arthroplasty-Related Pseudotumor of the Scapula: Case Report and Review of the Literature.

Arthroplasty-related pseudotumors are nonneoplastic and noninfectious inflammatory masses that are typically associated with adverse reaction to metal debris. Pseudotumors most commonly occur in the setting of metal-on-metal joint replacements at the hip. However, the presentation of pseudotumor at the shoulder is exceedingly rare.

Comparison of the functions of plasma membrane and vacuolar membrane lipids in plant cell protection against hyperosmotic stress.

The comparison of the changes of the lipid content in plant cell boundary membranes demonstrates a substantial role of the vacuolar membrane in response to hyperosmotic stress. Comparison of variations in the lipid content of plant cell boundary membranes (vacuolar and plasma membranes) isolated from beet root tissues (Beta vulgaris L.) was conducted after the effect of hyperosmotic stress.

The microdomains (rafts) of plasmalemma in the protection of the plant cell under oxidative stress.

The investigation of the lipid-protein microdomains of the plasmalemma isolated with the aid of the non-detergent technique in the zones of the sucrose density gradient after high-speed centrifugation from the tissue pieces of beet roots, which underwent oxidative stress, was conducted. The microdomains, whose lipid composition - according to the definition - allowed us to classify them as rafts, were studied. After the exposure to oxidative stress (100 mM hydrogen peroxide), the variations in the composition of membrane lipids bound up mainly with the elevations of the content of raft-forming lipids (sterols, sterol esters).

Effect of colchicine on physiological and biochemical properties of Rhodococcus qingshengii.

The genus Rhodococcus includes polymorphic non-spore-forming gram-positive bacteria belonging to the class Actinobacteria. Together with Mycobacterium and Corynebacterium, Rhodococcus belongs to the Mycolata group. Due to their relatively high growth rate and ability to form biof ilms, Rhodococcus are a convenient model for studying the effect of biologically active compounds on pathogenic Mycolata.