Local protein synthesis in the synapse is required for synaptic plasticity and has been implicated in learning and memory. However, direct evidence that behavioral training induces local protein synthesis has been lacking. In this issue of Cell, Ashraf et al. (2006) observe persistent local protein synthesis in the antennal lobe synapses of the fruit fly following olfactory-avoidance learning. ...

Acute lung injury (ALI) remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality in critically ill patients. Despite improved understanding of the pathogenesis of ALI, supportive care with a lung protective strategy of mechanical ventilation remains the only treatment with a proven survival advantage. Most clinical trials in ALI have targeted mechanically ventilated patients. Past trials of pharmacolog...

Acute lung injury (ALI) is a critical illness syndrome with a mortality rate of 25-40%. Despite recent advances of our understanding of the pathophysiology of ALI, no pharmacologic therapies have been proven effective. The key pathogenesis of ALI is the activation of the coagulation cascade and impaired fibrinolysis, resulting in extensive fibrin and hyaline membrane deposition. Activated prote...

151. Is Nursing Home Specific Antibiogram Necessary for All Nursing Homes? Kaushal Shah, MD; Paul Cook, MD; Tae Lee, MD; Muhammad Salman Ashraf, MD; John Christie, MD, PhD; Xiangming Fang, PhD; Infectious Disease, East Carolina University/ Vidant Medical Center, Greenville, NC; Infectious Diseases, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC; East Carolina University, Greenville, NC; Infectious Di...

We solve the integral equation describing the propagation of light in an isothermal plane-parallel atmosphere of optical thickness τ∗, adopting a uniform thermalization parameter ǫ. The solution given by the ALI method, widely used in the field of stellar atmospheres modelling, is compared to the exact solution. Graphs are given that illustrate the accuracy of the ALI solution as a function of ...

INTRODUCTION Beta2 agonists have several properties that could be beneficial in acute lung injury (ALI). We therefore chose to study the effect of inhaled beta2 agonist use (salbutamol) on duration and severity of ALI. METHODS We undertook a retrospective chart review of 86 consecutive mechanically ventilated patients with ALI, who had varying exposure to inhaled salbutamol. The cohort was di...

INTRODUCTION Our purpose was to investigate variation within the IL-32 promoter and gene, and susceptibility to and outcomes from infection associated acute lung injury (ALI). METHODS Retrospective case-control study involving healthy individuals (controls) and patients (cases) with infection-associated ALI. Two hundred fifty-eight healthy normal controls and 251 patients with infection-assoc...