Body Mass Index in Adolescent Spinal Deformity: Comparison of Scheuermann's Kyphosis, Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis, and Normal Controls.

Study Design: Prospective, multicenter study of Scheuermann's kyphosis (SK) and adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) compared to a control group.

Objectives: Compare body mass index (BMI) and Scoliosis Research Society Questionnaire-22 (SRS-22) scores among two diagnosis and one control group.

Summary Of Background Data: BMI has been reported as increased in SK patients; however, there are few recent data on this subject or comparing SK to AIS.

Use of targetable gfp-tagged neuropeptide for visualizing neuropeptide release following execution of a behavior.

Previous work has shown that a transgene consisting of a fusion between the rat atrial natriuretic peptide and a green fluorescent protein reporter (ANF-gfp) is processed, localized, and released, as would be an endogenous neuropeptide when it is expressed in the nervous system of Drosophila melanogaster using the GAL4/UAS expression system. Here we have tested the utility of this targetable transgene for detecting neuropeptide release following the execution of a peptide-controlled behavior. For the behavior we used ecdysis, the behavior expressed by insects to shed their old cuticle at the end of the molt.