The midgut of the American silkworm transports potassium actively from blood side to lumen. The active K transport was measured by short-circuiting the gut. The K transport is inhibited by Tl in the lumen solution. A Lineweaver-burk plot showed that the inhibition with Tl is competitive with the active K transport. The Km was found to be 5.7 +/- 0.7 and Ki = 0.1. It was conclude that Tl acts on...

PIN77 A Cost-EffECtIvENEss EvAluAtIoN for A NEw thErAPy IN hIv trEAtmENt Malhan S.1, Kockaya G.2, Elbir Zengin T.2, Dalgic C.2, Yenilmez F.B.3, Cerci P.3, Oksuz E.1, Tayfun K.2, Unal S.3 1Baskent University, Ankara, Turkey, 2Gilead Science, Istanbul, Turkey, 3Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey Objectives: Economical evaluation of Stribild in Turkey, which is a single tablet regimen indicated ...

INTRODUCTION Cushing's syndrome (CS) increases cardiovascular risk (CVR) and adipocytokine imbalance, associated with an increased inflammatory state. Telomere length (TL) shortening is a novel CVR marker, associated with inflammation biomarkers. We hypothesized that inflammatory state and higher CVR in CS might be related to TL shortening, as observed in premature aging. AIM To evaluate rela...

Age-associated telomere shortening is a well documented feature of peripheral blood cells in human population studies, but it is not known to what extent these data can be transferred to the individual level. Telomere length (TL) in two blood samples taken at approximately 10 years interval from 959 individuals was investigated using real-time PCR. TL was also measured in 13 families from a mul...

In this paper, design of dual-band equal-split Wilkinson power divider (WPD) with two and three transmission line (TL) sections is tackled from the perspective of a new simplified mathematical approach as compared to the previously presented work. It is mathematically proven and experimentally verified that only even-mode circuit analysis suffices for outlining the design guidelines for such WP...

OBJECTIVES HIV disease can lead to accelerated telomere attrition, although certain drugs used as part of antiretroviral therapy (ART) can inhibit telomerase reverse transcriptase activity. This could in turn lead to shorter telomeres. We hypothesized that HIV and ART exposure would be associated with shorter leukocyte telomere length (TL) in exposed mother/infant pairs compared with controls. ...

There is a considerable heterogeneity in blood cell telomere length (TL) for individuals of similar age and recent studies have revealed that TL changes by time are dependent on TL at baseline. TL is partly inherited, but results from several studies indicate that e.g. life style and/or environmental factors can affect TL during life. Collectively, these studies imply that blood cell TL might f...

The aim of this study was to quantify the seasonal perceived respiratory and muscular training loads (i.e., sRPEres-TL and sRPEmus-TL) completed by elite-oriented young professional soccer players. Twenty-four players (20.3 ± 2.0 years) belonging to the same reserve team of a Spanish La Liga club participated in this study. Only the players that were available to train for a whole week with the...