Granulomatous lobular mastitis (GLM) is a rare and chronic benign inflammatory disease of the breast. Difficulties exist in the management of GLM for many front-line surgeons and medical specialists who care for patients with inflammatory disorders of the breast. This consensus is summarized to establish evidence-based recommendations for the management of GLM.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Back Musculoskelet Rehabil
August 2020
Objective: This study aimed to assess the effects of early enteral nutrition (EN) in elderly patients with hip fracture.
Methods: The patients were classified into two groups (with and without EN). We compared the pre- and postoperative albumin (ALB) and inflammatory marker levels of each group and the time spent in bed and quality of life 3 months after surgery between the two groups.
Zhongguo Zhong Yao Za Zhi
September 2018
In the processes of planting, harvest, transport and storage, improper treatment of Chinese materia medica (CMM) and foodstuffs and agricultural products will result in fungal growth and mycotoxins contamination, which will not only directly affect the quality, safety and efficacy of these complex matrices, but also seriously threaten the consumers' health and lives. Therefore, the establishment of high-throughout analytical methods with high sensitivity for the determination of mycotoxins in CMM and foodstuffs and agricultural products at trace levels will provide reliable references for reducing the risk of mycotoxin exposure in humans. Due to the matrix complexity of CMM and foodstuffs and agricultural products, highly-effective pretreatment technologies are necessary for the establishment of such analytical techniques.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFFour nonclassical phosphomolybdates, formulated as (H2pytty)8[{Mn(H2pytty)(H2O)3}{Sr⊂P6Mo6(V) Mo12(VI)O73}]2·16H2O (1), [{Mn(H3pytty)(H2O)3}2{Sr⊂P6Mo4(V)Mo14(VI)O73}]·18H2O (2), (H3pytp) (H2pytty)2[{Fe(H2O)4}{Sr⊂P6Mo3(V)Mo15(VI)O73}]·5H2O (3), and (H2pytty)2[{Cd(H2O)4}{Cd(H2O)3 (H3pytty)}{Sr⊂P6Mo5(V)Mo13(VI)O73}]·9H2O (4) (pytty = 3-(pyrazin-2-yl)-5-(1H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)-1,2,4-triazolyl; pytp = 4'-(4″-pyridyl)-2,4':6',4″-terpyridine) were hydrothermally synthesized and fully characterized. The penta- and hexa-reduced basket clusters represent the highest reduced level of basket-based polyoxometalate so far. In addition, transition metal complexes as bridge units were introduced to basket system for the first time to induce rare two-dimensional inorganic-organic hybrid layer.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of three antithrombotic agents on venous thromboembolism (VTE) after unilateral total knee arthroplasty.
Methods: From November 2011 to March 2014, 149 patients undergoing unilateral total knee arthroplasty for knee osteoarthritis were reviewed. Among them, there were 66 males and 83 females, ranging in age from 48 to 76 years old.
Purpose: To evaluate the clinical value of using the patient's autogenous bone mixed with beta-tricalcium phosphate ceramics(β-TCP) for maxillary sinus lift with simultaneous implantation.
Methods: Patients with loss of posterior teeth and bone height of maxillary sinus floor between 4-10mm underwent internal sinus floor elevation, the proportion of bone to β-TCP was 1:1 and the mixture was inserted into the sinus floor. All cases had simultaneously placed ITI implants.
J Environ Sci (China)
January 2008
Keratinous wastes could be degraded by some microorganisms in nature. Native human foot skin (NHFS) was used as sole nitrogen source to screen microorganisms with keratin-degrading capability. From approximately 200 strains, a strain of Streptomyces sp.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBiochem Biophys Res Commun
September 2005
The human sulfotransferase, SULT1A3, catalyzes specifically the sulfonation of monoamines such as dopamine, epinephrine, and norepinephrine. SULT1A3 also has a unique 3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine (Dopa)/tyrosine-sulfating activity that is preferentially toward their D-form enantiomers and can be stimulated dramatically by Mn2+. To further our understanding of the molecular basis for the unique substrate specificity of this enzyme, we solved the crystal structure of human SULT1A3, complexed with dopamine and 3'-phosphoadenosine 5'-phosphate, at 2.
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