Acne vulgaris is a common dermatosis affecting 80% of the population. To date, different treatments have Abstract been used to manage this condition. Antibacterials and retinoids are currently the mainstay of treatment for acne, but their success rate varies. Phototherapy is emerging as an alternative option to treat acne vulgaris. Studies examining the role of different wavelengths and methods...

Objectives Mortality rates at 10 years are higher in diabetic patients with chronic lower extremity peripheral arterial disease than in non-diabetic peripheral arterial disease patients. We tested the hypothesis that the predictors of mortality differ between diabetic and non-diabetic peripheral arterial disease patients. Methods We studied 331 consecutive patients who were <75 years of age, ...

normal 0 false false false en-us x-none ar-sa microsoftinternetexplorer4 background : during august 2009, novel h1n1 influenza virus began causing illness in isfahan. since rates of hospitalization and mortality due to the disease have varied widely in different countries, we described the clinical, radiologic, and demographic features of h1n1 hospitalized patients in a hospital in isfahan. met...

Ya zış ma Ad re si / Add ress rep rint re qu ests to: Feyza Arıcıoğlu Marmara University, School of Pharmacy Department of Pharmacology and Psychopharmacology Research Unit, Haydarpasa, 34668, Istanbul Turkey Telefon / Phone: +90-216-418-9573 Faks / Fax: +90-216-345-2952 Elektronik posta adresi / E-mail address: [email protected] Ka bul ta ri hi / Da te of ac cep tan ce: 21 Kasım 2012 /...

A new series of stable, unsymmetrical squaraine near-IR sensitizers (JK-216 and JK-217), which are assembled using both thiophenyl pyrrolyl and indolium groups, exhibit a panchromatic light harvesting up to 780 nm. The JK-216 based cell exhibited a record efficiency of 6.29% for near-IR DSSCs. In addition, the JK-217 device showed an excellent stability under a light soaking test at 60 °C for 1...

OBJECTIVE To determine effects of single ascending doses of MDCO-216 on high-density lipoprotein (HDL) subfractions in relation to changes in cholesterol efflux capacity in healthy volunteers and in patients with stable angina pectoris. APPROACH AND RESULTS Doses of 5- (in volunteers only), 10-, 20-, 30-, and 40-mg/kg MDCO-216 were infused during 2 hours, and plasma and serum were collected d...