Performance measures of NCAA baseball tryouts obtained from the new 60-yd run-shuttle.

The ability to accelerate, decelerate, and change directions quickly is a well-known asset to athletic performance. Determination of basic movement skills may be accomplished by timing the athlete's ability to move through a prescribed course. The purpose of this investigation was (a) to describe and compare 4 distinct segments of a new agility test called "JJ Shuttle," and (b) to describe the agility and kinetic factors obtained from young men (age 18-22 years) who were competing for a limited number of positions on the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division II team.

Kinetic energy factors in evaluation of athletes.

It is established that speed and agility are critical attributes of sports performance. Performance timing of runs during agility course testing can be used to estimate acceleration, speed, or quickness. The authors of this research effort also report the energy of motion, or kinetic energy of the athlete, which considers not only the speed but also the mass of the athlete.

The progression of inflammation parallels the dermal angiogenesis in a keratin 14 IL-4-transgenic model of atopic dermatitis.

The role angiogenesis plays in atopic dermatitis is not well understood. The authors previously demonstrated ultrastructurally dermal microvascular angiogenesis in the IL-4-transgenic mouse model of atopic dermatitis. Here, they determine the angiogenic factors involved in dermal microvascular angiogenesis, regulatory function of inflammatory cytokines on the VEGF-A production, and microvascular permeability in this model.

Targeting TNFalpha rapidly reduces density of dendritic cells and macrophages in psoriatic plaques with restoration of epidermal keratinocyte differentiation.

Background: The cytokine network theory for psoriasis postulates a key role for TNFalpha in mediating inflammation and altered epidermal differentiation.

Objective: This study defines responses following administration of adalimumab, a TNFalpha inhibitor, in pre-psoriatic skin (PN) and lesional psoriatic plaques (PP) skin.

Methods: PN and PP skin before and after treatment were biopsied at days 2, 7, 28 and 84 (n=6 different patients).

Lessons learned from psoriatic plaques concerning mechanisms of tissue repair, remodeling, and inflammation.

Following injury, skin establishes a balance between too little inflammation increasing risk of infection, and excessive inflammation contributing to delayed wound healing and scarring. Mounting evidence indicates both initiation and termination of inflammation involve active mechanisms. Not only does inflammation itself seem to be a paradox because inflammatory responses are both essential and potentially detrimental, but one chronic inflammatory skin disease (e.

A voltage-driven switch for ion-independent signaling by ether-à-go-go K+ channels.

Voltage-gated channels maintain cellular resting potentials and generate neuronal action potentials by regulating ion flux. Here, we show that Ether-à-go-go (EAG) K+ channels also regulate intracellular signaling pathways by a mechanism that is independent of ion flux and depends on the position of the voltage sensor. Regulation of intracellular signaling was initially inferred from changes in proliferation.

Camguk/CASK enhances Ether-á-go-go potassium current by a phosphorylation-dependent mechanism.

Signaling complexes are essential for the modulation of excitability within restricted neuronal compartments. Adaptor proteins are the scaffold around which signaling complexes are organized. Here, we demonstrate that the Camguk (CMG)/CASK adaptor protein functionally modulates Drosophila Ether-á-go-go (EAG) potassium channels.

The spacing between cysteines two and three of the LDL-A module of Tva is important for subgroup A avian sarcoma and leukosis virus entry.

Rong et al. have demonstrated previously that with a few substitutions, the fourth repeat of human low-density lipoprotein (hLDL-A4) receptor can functionally replace the LDL-A module of Tva, the cellular receptor for subgroup A avian sarcoma and leukosis virus (ASLV-A), in viral entry (L. Rong, K.

Genetic and biochemical characterization of PrtA, an RTX-like metalloprotease from Photorhabdus.

Proteases play a key role in the interaction between pathogens and their hosts. The bacterial entomopathogen Photorhabdus lives in symbiosis with nematodes that invade insects. Following entry into the insect, the bacteria are released from the nematode gut into the open blood system of the insect.

Measurement of adenine nucleotides in plasma.

The goal of this study was to identify the most important variables affecting bioluminescent ATP, ADP and AMP measurements in plasma and to develop an assay that takes these variables into account. Blood samples were drawn from conscious dogs. A 'stop solution' containing EDTA was prepared, which greatly retarded plasma ATP degradation by chelating Mg(+2) and Ca(+2) that are co-factors for many ATPases.

Myoglobin oxygen dissociation by multiwavelength spectroscopy.

Multiwavelength optical spectroscopy was used to determine the oxygen-binding characteristics for equine myoglobin. Oxygen-binding relationships as a function of oxygen tension were determined for temperatures of 10, 25, 35, 37, and 40 degrees C, at pH 7.0.

Immunologic assessment during treatment of rheumatoid arthritis with anti-CD5 immunoconjugate.

Objective: To determine if sustained immunologic effects occurred after treatment of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) with an immunoconjugate of murine anti-CD5 monoclonal antibody with ricin A chain (anti-CD5).

Methods: We measured lymphocyte populations, mitogen induced peripheral blood mononuclear cell (PBMC) stimulation, cytokine levels, immunoglobulin levels, in vivo immune function, and clinical outcomes in 9 patients with RA treated with anti-CD5.

Results: The treatment of patients with RA with anti-CD5 was associated with marked acute depletion of peripheral blood lymphocytes (p < 0.

Diffusion-based model of pulse oximetry: in vitro and in vivo comparisons.

A model of pulse oximetry is developed based on the three-dimensional photon diffusion theory. To test the applicability of the model, an in vitro assay was developed. Three different scattering levels and six different relative dye concentrations were analyzed.

Compatibility and stability of cefazolin sodium, clindamycin phosphate, and gentamicin sulfate in two intravenous solutions.

We studied the compatibility and stability of clindamycin phosphate admixed with gentamicin sulfate and cefazolin sodium in small-volume diluents under specific storage conditions. In two replicate 100 ml dilutions of NaCl 0.9% injection and dextrose 5% (D5W) injection, clindamycin phosphate 900 mg was admixed with gentamicin sulfate 80 mg and cefazolin sodium 1 g.

In vitro inactivation of aminoglycosides by cephalosporin antibiotics.

The in vitro inactivation of aminoglycoside antibiotics by semisynthetic penicillins complicates antibiotic assays. Due to the increasing number of new cephalosporins and use of aminoglycoside-cephalosporin combinations, we determined the in vitro stability of 28 aminoglycoside-cephalosporin combinations (gentamicin sulfate, tobramycin sulfate, netilmicin sulfate [10 micrograms/mL], and amikacin [20 micrograms/mL] in combination with cefazolin sodium, cefoxitin sodium, cefoperazone sodium, cefotaxime sodium, ceftazidime acid pentahydrate, cefsulodin sodium, or cefpiramide sodium at 100, 200, and 300 micrograms/mL). These mixtures were incubated at 37 degrees C and sampled at 0, 8, and 24 hours.

Pharmacokinetics of cefoperazone (2.0 g) and sulbactam (1.0 g) coadministered to subjects with normal renal function, patients with decreased renal function, and patients with end-stage renal disease on hemodialysis.

The single-dose pharmacokinetics of intravenously administered cefoperazone (2.0 g) and sulbactam (1.0 g) were studied in normal subjects and in patients with various degrees of renal failure.

Compatibility of clindamycin phosphate with aztreonam in polypropylene syringes and with cefoperazone sodium, cefonicid sodium, and cefuroxime sodium in partial-fill glass bottles.

The stability and compatibility of clindamycin phosphate admixed with four beta-lactams, an experimental monobactam (aztreonam), and three cephalosporins (cefoperazone sodium, cefonicid sodium, and cefuroxime sodium), were studied. Aztreonam alone and the combination of clindamycin phosphate-aztreonam were prepared in duplicate polypropylene syringes. Each cephalosporin antibiotic as well as the three clindamycin phosphate-cephalosporin combinations were admixed in duplicate 100 ml partial-fill glass bottles containing either dextrose 5% in water or NaCl 0.

Compatibility and stability of clindamycin phosphate-aminoglycoside combinations within polypropylene syringes.

The stability and compatibility of clindamycin phosphate admixed separately with gentamicin sulfate, tobramycin sulfate, and amikacin sulfate in polypropylene syringes under specific storage conditions were studied. In duplicate syringes, clindamycin phosphate 900 mg was admixed with sterile NaCl 0.9% l ml and with either gentamicin sulfate 120 mg, tobramycin sulfate 120 mg, or amikacin sulfate 750 mg.

Compatibility of clindamycin phosphate with amikacin sulfate at room temperature and with gentamicin sulfate and tobramycin sulfate under frozen conditions.

The stability and compatibility of clindamycin phosphate with three aminoglycosides, amikacin sulfate, tobramycin sulfate, and gentamicin sulfate, admixed in either glass bottles or plastic bags, were studied under various storage conditions. In addition to the various two-drug combinations, each antibiotic was studied alone in the same solutions under the same storage conditions investigated for the various combinations. Clindamycin phosphate was admixed with amikacin sulfate in 100 ml glass bottles of both dextrose 5% in water (D5W) and NaCl 0.

Stability of clindamycin phosphate with aztreonam, ceftazidime sodium, ceftriaxone sodium, or piperacillin sodium in two intravenous solutions.

In admixtures containing clindamycin and either aztreonam, ceftazidime, ceftriaxone, or piperacillin in either 5% dextrose injection (D5W) or 0.9% sodium chloride injection (NS), the stability of each drug was studied. Each of the following combinations of drugs was added to 100-mL glass bottles of base solution: clindamycin phosphate 0.

Norfloxacin: a quinoline antibiotic.

Norfloxacin is a quinoline (quinolinecarboxylic acid) that should prove successful in treating infections that currently require hospitalization and intravenous antibiotics. Although a nalidixic acid derivative, it possesses greater antibacterial activity against gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria. Compared with other antimicrobial agents, norfloxacin is more potent than the aminoglycosides, first-, second-, and third-generation cephalosporins, tetracycline, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, carbenicillin, piperacillin, nalidixic acid, oxolinic acid, cinoxacin, and enoxacin.

Storage stability of some bovine plasma enzymes.

Blood samples taken from domestic or wild ruminant animals typically require transportation to an analytical laboratory. Depending on circumstances, several hours or even a few days may pass between sampling and analysis. Several diagnostic plasma enzymes were measured in bovine blood samples immediately after sampling and after storage under a variety of conditions.

Clinical risk factors for prolonged PT/PTT in abdominal sepsis patients treated with moxalactam or tobramycin plus clindamycin.

Factors associated with prolongation of the prothrombin time were analyzed in 94 patients with intra-abdominal sepsis. Patients were randomized prospectively to receive either the combination of tobramycin and clindamycin (TM/C) or moxalactam (MOX). This paper presents a retrospective review designed to compare the frequency of prolonged clotting times and to analyze predisposing factors.