background: delayed graft function is a main complication after deceased donor kidney transplantation that adversely affects graft outcome. difficulties in prediction and early detection of delayed graft function have hindered the ability to perform proper therapeutic interventions. we investigated whether measuring urinary interleukin 18 and neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin as marker...

conclusions: in this study, kidney transplant recipients with a lower ri and pi and a higher edv at 1week showed better graft function at 6 months after transplantation. results: fourteen patients (15.4%) had impaired graft function after 6 months (gfr less than 60 ml/min/1.73m2). multivariate linear regression analysis showed significant correlation between gfr at 6 months and ri, pi and edv w...

bone-patellar tendon auto graft is probably the most widely used graft for acl reconstruction. several methods for graft fixation have been described. to avoid intra-articular hardware we adopt biological fixation with a femoral trapezoidal press-fit fixation. a prospective study was performed on 30 consecutive active people who underwent acl reconstruction with this technique by two surgeons b...

Photoperiod in plants is perceived by leaves and in many species influences the transition to reproductive growth through long-distance signaling. CONSTANS (CO) is implicated as a mediator between photoperiod perception and the transition to flowering in Arabidopsis. To test the role of CO in long-distance signaling, CO was expressed from a promoter specific to the companion cells of the smalle...

As part of an NSF-funded initiative, biology students, primarily those in the early stages of their degree program, were recruited to participate in ongoing research alongside principle investigators. In this example, ten students were given five weeks of intensive training in molecular research methods, with the objective of cloning genes involved in core metabolic processes in the parasitic p...