3 The abbreviations used are: ROS, reactive oxygen species; VSMC, vascular smooth muscle cells, HA, hyaluronic acid; DMEM, Dulbecco’s modified Eagle’s medium; FBS, fetal bovine serum; Has2, hyaluronan synthase 2; Hyal3, hyaluronidase 3; LMW-HA, low-molecular-weight HA; HMW-HA, highmolecular-weight HA; DPI, diphenyleneiodonium chloride; DMNQ, 2,3-Dimethoxy-1,4-naphthoquinone; GKT136901 (2-(2-chl...

Adipose tissue plays an important role in energy metabolism and related diseases. The content of intramuscular fat significantly influences the pork quality. In this study, the whole gene expression of dorsal subcutaneous (s.c.) adipose tissue and intramuscular (i.m.) adipose tissue isolated from longissimus dorsi muscle tissue were compared using Affymetrix Gene-Chip microarray technology. The...

The study employs modified interactive models and lead-lag models to investigate the correlation between corporate social performace (CSP) and financial performance (CFP) of listed companies in China. The samples are 1228 in both 2005 year and 2006 year, 1251 in the period of 20052006, and 1577 in both 2009 year and 2010 year, 1603 in the period of 2009-2010 year. The serious empirical research...

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OBJECTIVES We examined the prevalence and clinical correlates of pathological gambling among 1228 American Indian and Hispanic American veterans in the southwest and north central regions of the United States. METHODS We surveyed a community sample of American Indian and Hispanic American veterans to obtain data on psychiatric disorder and treatment. RESULTS American Indian veterans had a 1...

The antimicrobial peptide database (APD, http://aps.unmc.edu/AP/main.php) has been updated and expanded. It now hosts 1228 entries with 65 anticancer, 76 antiviral (53 anti-HIV), 327 antifungal and 944 antibacterial peptides. The second version of our database (APD2) allows users to search peptide families (e.g. bacteriocins, cyclotides, or defensins), peptide sources (e.g. fish, frogs or chick...

1228 The measurement of cardiac troponins (cTn) is widely used to diagnose myocardial injury or necrosis, and has become an important tool for the risk stratification and clinical management of patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS). However, elevated cTn levels are also found in nonACS patients. For example, in a recent study of patients with chronic stable coronary artery disease, higher...

Abstract Background Surgical site infection is a clinically significant postoperative complication and major cost burden of healthcare-associated infections. Although many studies compare minimally invasive surgery open surgery, few have focused on surgical infection. This study aimed to investigate the differences in incidence after robotic-assisted gastrectomy patients with gastric cancer. Me...