Biodegradable poly(L-lactic acid) (PLA) fibrous scaffolds were prepared by electrospinning from a PLA melt containing poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) as a plasticizer to obtain thinner fibers. The effects of PEG on the melt electrospinning of PLA were examined in terms of the melt viscosity and fiber diameter. Among the parameters, the content of PEG had a more significant effect on the average fib...

Fourteen kilodalton phospholipase A(2) molecules (PLA(2)) are classified into two groups, I- and II-PLA(2), and only the latter has been considered to play a pathogenetic role in various forms of tissue inflammation. Previously we demonstrated high PLA(2) activity in gingival crevicular fluid (GCF) of patients with periodontal disease, without determining the group of the enzyme involved. In th...

Pyogenic liver abscess (PLA) is a potentially life-threatening disease affecting many parts of the world, especially Asia. In this study, we explored the clinical and microbiological characteristics of PLA in Chinese patients.A 5-year (2010-2014) retrospective review of medical records on all PLA patients who were admitted to a tertiary teaching hospital was performed.Among 217 PLA cases who we...

Lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A(2) (Lp-PLA(2)) is an enzyme that is produced by inflammatory cells (macrophages, T-lymphocytes and mast cells) and hydrolyzes oxidized phospholipids in LDL. Several epidemiology studies indicate that Lp-PLA(2) appears to be an independent marker of cardiovascular risk. This study was conducted to define the distribution of Lp-PLA(2) in a large population-b...

Phospholipase A(2) (PLA(2)) hydrolyzes phospholipids at the sn-2 position to yield lysophospholipids and free fatty acids. Of the four paralogs expressed in Arabidopsis, the cellular functions of PLA(2)α in planta are poorly understood. The present study shows that PLA(2)α possesses unique characteristics in terms of spatiotemporal subcellular localization, as compared with the other paralogs t...

BACKGROUND Pyogenic liver abscess (PLA) is a rare, life-threatening disease with an increasing rate of incidence. Case reports from East Asia suggest that diabetes mellitus is an important risk factor, but formal evidence is limited. METHODS We performed a case-control study with participants drawn from the entire population of Denmark. Cases of PLA were defined as occurring in all patients w...

reversible logic circuits have found emerging attentions in nanotechnology,optical computing, quantum computing and low power design. a programmablelogic array (pla) is a universal circuit which is used to implement combinationallogic circuits. the main part of a pla is its and array. in this study we propose twotypes of optimized reversible programmable logic array (rpla) circuits. the firstty...