Incidences of menstrual cycle abnormalities in adolescence, and matches between the age at menarche and the development of menstrual cycle abnormalities.

In this study the clinical data of all girls who visited the ambulance for paediatric and adolescent gynaecology at the university clinic for gynaecology and obstetrics in Vienna between 2001 and 2008 because of menstrual cycle abnormalities were used (n = 255). Most frequently, the girls suffered from dysmenorrhoea (29%), tempoanomaly (24%) and metrorrhagia (19%). For 57%, it was possible to find an underlying cause, mainly (24%) a hormonal one.

Influence of ischaemia/reperfusion and LFA-1 inhibition on telomere lengths and CDKI genes in ex vivo haemoperfusion of primate kidneys.

The telomere (T) length, p21(WAF1/CIP1) and p27(Kip1) cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor (CDKI) genes are the markers of cell senescence and DNA damage. The aim of the study was to determine the influence of renal ischaemia/reperfusion (I/R) and anti-lymphocyte function-associated antigen-1 (LFA-1) monoclonal antibody (mAb) treatment on the value of the above-mentioned markers. Significantly higher levels of p21 and p27 were expressed by the glomeruli (P=0.

Effect of ischemia/reperfusion on telomere length and CDKI genes expression in a concordant ex-vivo hemoperfusion model of primate kidneys.

Objectives: The telomere (T) length, p21(WAF1/CIP1) and p27(Kip1) cyclin dependent kinase inhibitor (CDKI) genes are considered the markers of cell senescence and DNA damage. The aim of the study was to evaluate the influence of renal ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) on the value of above-mentioned markers.

Methods: 13 Macaque cynomolgus monkey kidneys were harvested and placed in Eurocollins solution.

Development of a sensitive multi-well colorimetric assay for active NFkappaB.

The transcription factor nuclear factor kappaB (NFkappaB) is a key factor in the immune response triggered by a wide variety of molecules such as inflammatory cytokines, or some bacterial and viral products. This transcription factor represents a new target for the development of anti-inflammatory molecules, but this type of research is currently hampered by the lack of a convenient and rapid screening assay for NFkappaB activation. Indeed, NFkappaB DNA-binding capacity is traditionally estimated by radioactive gel shift assay.

Combination of the preoperative PSA level, biopsy gleason score, percentage of positive biopsies, and MRI T-stage to predict early PSA failure in men with clinically localized prostate cancer.

Objectives: Early (2 years or less) prostate-specific antigen (PSA) failure has been shown to predict for distant failure. The independent clinical predictors of time to postoperative PSA failure were used to identify prostate cancer patients at high risk for early PSA failure.

Methods: A Cox regression multivariable analysis was used to determine whether additional predictive information was provided by the endorectal coil magnetic resonance imaging (erMRI) T-stage when controlling for the established prognostic factors in predicting the time to postoperative PSA failure in 977 men with palpable (T2) or PSA-detected (T1c) prostate cancer.