One-dimensional (1D) Ce-La nanorods with different La contents (Ce and La in the molar ratio of 1:0, 3:1, 1:1, 1:3, and 0:1) were synthesized by hydrothermal process. Au/Ce-La nanorod catalysts were obtained by a modified deposition-precipitation method. The samples were characterized by N2 adsorption-desorption (BET), ICP, X-ray diffraction (XRD), SEM, TEM, EDX, X-ray photoelectron spectroscop...

We have shown that the free cholesterol (FC) and the cholesteryl ester (CE) moieties of a nanoemulsion with lipidic structure resembling low-density lipoproteins show distinct metabolic fate in subjects and that this may be related to the presence of dyslipidemia and atherosclerosis. The question was raised whether induction of hyperlipidemia and atherosclerosis in rabbits would affect the meta...

Selective use of recombinant human cytokines has enabled the culture of large numbers of eosinophils from human cord blood mononuclear cells, raising the possibility of their use as a model of eosinophil function. Cultured eosinophils (CE) were compared with normal-density peripheral blood eosinophils (PBE) in terms of their membrane receptor expression and function. Fc gamma R and CR1 expressi...

OBJECTIVE To assess the efficacy and adverse effects of preoperative transcatheter chemoembolization (CE) on surgical resection, postoperative outcome, and recurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma. DESIGN A before-after trial comparing a group of patients undergoing liver resection after CE (CE group) with a group of patients undergoing liver resection without prior CE (control group), matched ...

Cerium oxide cluster cations (Ce(m)O(n)(+), m = 2-16; n = 2m, 2m +/- 1 and 2m +/- 2) are prepared by laser ablation and reacted with carbon monoxide (CO) and small hydrocarbon molecules (CH(4), C(2)H(4), and C(2)H(6)) in a fast flow reactor. A time of flight mass spectrometer is used to detect the cluster distribution before and after the reactions. The observation of oxygen reduction and hydro...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE The constant equilibrium between the plasma and effect site (ke0) is used by pharmacokinetic models to calculate a drug concentration in its site of action (Ce). It would be interesting if Ce of propofol was similar at loss and recovery of consciousness. The objective of this study was to evaluate the clinical performance of two different ke0 (fast = 1.21 min(-1), and s...

AIMS The myocardium accumulates intracellular lipids under ischaemic conditions, and myocardial fat deposition is closely associated with cardiac dysfunction. Our aims were to analyse the effect of hypoxia on low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 1 (LRP1) expression in neonatal rat ventricular myocytes (NRVM) and cardiac-derived HL-1 cells and the molecular mechanisms involved in thi...

IntroductIon Few medical issues are as contentious as determining the most effective and the safest treatment of cough and colds in children. Parents and caregivers know that antibiotics are not useful in treating viruses that are often the cause of these ailments. [1] They have turned, therefore, to overthe-counter (OTC) medications to relieve their children’s symptoms and have found more than...

Background/Aims Although the role of capsule endoscopy (CE) in Crohn's disease (CD) has expanded, CE is not used routinely for diagnosing and evaluating CD in Korea. We aimed to investigate current patterns of practice and evaluate the clinical significance of the use of CE in CD in Korean patients. Methods Among 651 CE procedures performed for various indications, we retrospectively analyzed...