BACKGROUND It is generally understood that postoperative C5 palsy can occur with anterior or posterior decompression surgery, but functional measures of the palsy have not been well documented. This study aimed to investigate the incidence of C5 palsy in different surgical procedures, examine the correlations between muscle strength, upper extremity functional measures, and health-related quali...

Fibrogenesis represents the universal response of the liver to chronic liver injury. Complement factor C5 has been linked to fibrosis in murine toxic liver injury and human chronic hepatitis C. C5 may also play a central role in chronic cholestatic disorders, since the BA receptor FXR has been characterized as an activator of the C3 gene. We aimed to investigate, whether C5 deficiency is able t...

We report a delayed postoperative injury to the esophagus in patient who underwent cervical corpectomy for spondylodiscitis. The was 72-year-old man. He diagnosed by magnetic resonance imaging with spondylodiscitis at C5/6/7, an epidural abscess and ossification of posterior longitudinal ligament from C2 C7. For surgical treatment, interbody fusion mesh cage C5/6, anterior plate laminectomy C3/...

OBJECTIVE Ischemic heart disease is the leading cause of death worldwide. The complement system plays a major role in inflammation and tissue injury following myocardial ischemia and reperfusion (MI/R) injury. Systemic C5 inhibition in clinical studies has resulted in mixed results and the role of earlier complement components (e.g., C3a), upstream from C5 cleavage, has not been elucidated for ...

We want you to consider in detail the paper published in the January 2013 issue of Journal of Clinical Biochemistry and Nutrition, by Tomoki Aomatsu et al. entitled “Neutralization of complement component C5 ameliorates the development of dextran sulfate sodium (DSS)-colitis in mice”. The authors have evaluated the pathophysiological role of the complement system in a mice colitis model. To stu...

This paper reports on the effect of ageing by free-burning arcs in 7.5% C5-fluoroketone (C5-FK) with 92.5% technical air comparison to that (80% N2, 20% O2) at 1.3bar absolute pressure. The gases are aged applying a series dissipating an accumulated energy around 315kJ. It is found arc voltages and C5-FK same range do not vary significantly as function or current amplitude (∼40-900 A). Contact ...

In this paper, the attenuation coefficients of X-rays for a range voltages (20-35) kV were studied copper-based alloys (Cu + 0.05 AL 0.03 Ti) according to order (A1,A2,A3,A4,A5),by adding percentages silver (X=1,2,3,4,5)% with two particle sizes (Nano) and (Micro) alloy ( Cu92-x +5%Al +3%Ti+ Ag x) orders (B1,B2,B3,B4,B5) (C1,C2,C3,C4,C5) All sintered at (9000C) period (4) hours.The results show...

STUDY DESIGN Retrospective study. OBJECTIVES To evaluate the efficacy of bilateral C4-5 foraminotomy in preventing occurrence of postoperative C5 palsy and to identify possible risk factors for its development. METHODS A total of 70 consecutive patients who underwent open-door laminoplasty with bilateral C4-5 foraminotomy were included. Clinical, radiographic, and operative data was reviewe...