AIMS To test the hypothesis that oxygen free radicals are mediators of excessive protein permeability in steroid responsive nephrotic syndrome. DESIGN Case control study. SUBJECTS PATIENTS 20 children with steroid responsive nephrotic syndrome; controls: 20 children admitted for elective surgery. SETTING The paediatric and biochemistry departments of the Maulana Azad Medical College, N...

IDENTIFICATION OF A POTENTIAL TUMOR DIFFERENTIATION FACTOR (TDF) RECEPTOR FROM STEROID-RESPONSIVE AND STEROID-RESISTANT BREAST CANCER CELLS Izabela Sokolowska, Alisa G. Woods, Mary Ann Gawinowicz, Urmi Roy and Costel C. Darie From Department of Chemistry & Biomolecular Science, Biochemistry & Proteomics Group, Clarkson University, 8 Clarkson Avenue, Potsdam, NY, 13699-5810 and Protein Core Faci...

dementia is defined as significant acquired cognitive impairment in one or more cognitive domains that represents a significant decline from previous baseline and interferes with independence in daily activities. autoimmune dementia is a term that has been used to describe a steroid-responsive autoimmune disorder characterized by a rapidly progressive dementia with a fluctuating course. even co...