Objectıves: Many systemic diseases including cardiovascular disturbances have been described in psoriatic patients. In the previous studies, left ventricul (LV) subclinical myocadial dysfunction was reported in the psoriasis patients. To evaluate the effect of psoriasis on left atrial (LA) functions, which is an important determinant left ventricular filling, atrial electromechanical coupling a...

From an experimental point of view the outstanding development in the area of Lehmann-type effects is clearly the demonstration of the transmembrane transfer of water molecules across chiral liquid crystalline monolayers located at an air-liquid interface by Tabe and Yokoyama (2003). Tabe and Yokoyama observed the formation of patterns such target waves due to the phase winding of the director ...

trans-Caryophyllene is a major component in the essential oils of various species of medicinal plants used in popular medicine in Brazil. It belongs to the chemical class of the sesquiterpenes and has been the subject of a number of studies. Here, we evaluated the effects of this compound in airway smooth muscle. The biological activities of trans-caryophyllene were examined in isolated bath or...