Physical inactivity induced by head-down bed rest (HDBR) affects body composition (BC). Leptin is involved in BC regulation by acting on fuel homeostasis. We investigated whether leptin and counterregulatory hormone levels are affected by a 7-day HDBR. Fasting blood was sampled daily (0700) in males (n = 8) and on alternating days in females (n = 8) for measurements of leptin, insulin, norepine...

BACKGROUND Few studies have examined the predictors of adherence separately for supervised and unsupervised exercise or in postmenopausal women over an extended time period. Here, we report the predictors of exercise adherence in the Alberta Physical Activity and Breast Cancer Prevention (ALPHA) Trial. METHODS The ALPHA trial randomized 160 postmenopausal women in Calgary and Edmonton, Canada...

Impaired endothelial function has been shown to limit exercise in coronary artery disease (CAD) patients and has been implicated in myocardial ischemia. However, the association of endothelial function and ischemia on peak exercise oxygen consumption (VO(2)) has not been previously reported. A total of 116 CAD patients underwent standard exercise stress testing, during which VO(2) was measured....

Abstract Aim Surgical repair of a complex defect after resection Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans. Materials-methods: protuberans, is an uncommon soft tissue tumor that involves the dermis, subcutaneous fat, and in rare cases, muscle fascia. We present 49-year-old patient diagnosed with anterior abdominal wall who underwent Mohs surgery to achieve complete resection, resulting 12cmx10cm epigastr...

Correspondência: Edmar Atik • Rua Dona Adma Jafet, 74 conj. 73 Bela Vista 01308-050 São Paulo, SP Brasil E-mail: [email protected], [email protected] Artigo aceito em 30/07/09; revisado recebido em 12/11/09; aceito em 12/11/09. Palavras-chave Tetralogia de Fallot, agenesia valva pulmonar. valvar pulmonar, a qual ocasiona grandes dilatações das artérias pulmonares principais. Em geral, essa an...

High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Tsukuba 305-0801, Japan Department of Materials Structure Science, Graduate University for Advanced Studies, Tsukuba 305-0801, Japan National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), AIST Central-5, Tsukuba 305-8565, Japan Research Reactor Institute, Kyoto University, Sennan-gun, Osaka 590-0494, Japan Department of Mate...

Degradation of 17 -Estradiol by a Gram-Negative Bacterium Isolated from Activated Sludge in a Sewage Treatment Plant in Tokyo, Japan Katsuhiko Fujii,* Shintaro Kikuchi, Masataka Satomi, Noriko Ushio-Sata, and Naoki Morita Department of Applied Chemistry, Muroran Institute of Technology, Mizumoto, Muroran 050-8585, Fisheries Research Agency, Fukuura, Kanazawa, Yokohama 236-8648, Department of Sc...

Pigs from sows fed a diet deficient in Sc and low in vitamin E were fed a Torula yeast diet supplemented with 100 IU dl-a-tocopheryl acetate/kg of diet. Dietary treatments were levels of supplemental Se of 0, .025, .050, .075 or .100 ppm. Some death loss occurred in pigs receiving no supplemental Se at approximately 5 wk of age. Autopsy revealed liver and heart lesions typical of vitamin E-Se d...