EVALUATION OF RADIATION DOSES USING CONE BEAM COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY IN ENDOVASCULAR AORTIC REPAIR AND SCOLIOSIS PROCEDURES.

The aim of this project was to evaluate the radiation dose to patients for cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) in endovascular aortic repair (EVAR) and scoliosis procedures and to compare radiation doses between CBCT and computed tomography (CT). An anthropomorphic phantom and Siemens and General Electric X-ray equipment were used. Default protocol settings were used for comparison of protocols and modalities.

Mice chronically fed high-fat diet have increased mortality and disturbed immune response in sepsis.

Background: Sepsis is a potentially deadly disease that often is caused by gram-positive bacteria, in particular Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus). As there are few effective therapies for sepsis, increased basic knowledge about factors predisposing is needed.

IL6 and IL1B polymorphisms are associated with fat mass in older men: the MrOS Study Sweden.

There is growing evidence that immune functions are linked to the regulation of body fat. Our studies of knockout mice indicate that both endogenous interleukin (IL)-6 and IL-1 can suppress mature-onset obesity. We now investigated whether four common polymorphisms of the IL6 and IL1 systems are associated with the fat mass measured with dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) in elderly men (n = 3,014).

Interleukin-1 system gene polymorphisms are associated with fat mass in young men.

Context: There is growing evidence for interactions between the regulation of body fat and the immune system. Studies of knockout mice indicate that IL-1 has an antiobesity effect.

Objective: The objective of the study was to investigate our hypothesis that common polymorphisms of the IL-1 system, which are associated with IL-1 activity, also are associated with fat mass.