Objective: A systematic review was carried out to determine the evidence for teaching pursed lips breathing (PLB) to patients with stable COPD. Exertional dyspnoea is the single most important factor limiting function for people with COPD and PLB is commonly advocated for its management. Method: A literature search of Medline, PEDro and CINAHL Plus was conducted. Articles were included if they ...

Short-term response to cold promotes a small but significant rise in serum T3 in euthyroid rabbits, where the heart is an important target of T3 action. In this work, we measured changes in sarco(endo)plasmic reticulum Ca(2+)-ATPase (SERCA2a) and phospholamban (PLB) in hearts of hypo- and hyperthyroid rabbits and compared them with modifications induced by short- and long-term cold exposure. Sh...

A classical velocity centrifugation technique was used to study the in vitro uptake of the new ketolide ABT-773 by human polymorphonuclear neutrophils (PMNs) and a myelomonoblastic cell line, PLB-985, which can be differentiated into PMNs under certain culture conditions, compared to that of HMR 3004. ABT-773 was rapidly taken up by PMNs (cellular concentration to extracellular concentration ra...

The involvement of adrenergic signaling and sarcoplasmic calcium regulatory proteins in the development of heat acclimation-induced adaptations in cardiac mechanics was studied in heat-acclimated (34 degrees C) rats for 2, 5, and 30 days (AC(2), AC(5), and AC(30), respectively). Control (C) rats were held at 24 +/- 1 degrees C. Systolic pressure (LVP) and velocities of contraction (dP/dt/P) and...

Introduction. An arteriovenous fistula is one of the complications that can occur during percutaneous liver biopsy (PLB). Hepatic with chronic bleeding from puncture site on skin an extremely rare complication following PLB. Case report. We present a 35-year-old woman secondary anemia caused by at granuloma previous performed 7 years ago. The patient was examined and treated for several due to ...

OBJECTIVE To assess the association between elevated depression symptoms or antidepressant medicine use on entry to the Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) and during the study and the risk of developing diabetes during the study. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS DPP participants (n = 3,187) in three treatment arms (intensive lifestyle [ILS], metformin [MET], and placebo [PLB]) completed the Beck De...

We have previously reported that Zn(2+) infused into the coronary arteries of isolated rat hearts leads to the potent dephosphorylation of phospholamban (PLB) as well as a noticeable but less potent dephosphorylation of the ryanodine receptor 2. We hypothesized in the present study that a Zn(2+)-activated phosphatase is located in the vicinity of the sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) where PLB and ry...

Biochar (BC) applications have multiple impacts on crops’ nutrient availability, growth and yield depending the feedstock type pyrolysis conditions. Pot field experiments were conducted to examine effects of biochars (BCs) prepared from three different feedstocks, Acacia modesta wood biochar (AWB), Dalbergia sissoo (DWB) poultry litter (PLB), soil’s uptake by wheat (Triticum aestivum) sunflower...

INTRODUCTION Liver biopsy is a complementary method for diagnosis, staging and therapeutic guidance in liver diseases, where chronic viral hepatitis are the most acknowledged causes for the indication of histopathological study. The objective is to assess the patients' profile as well as the indication and results of percutaneous liver biopsies in a tertiary hospital. MATERIAL AND METHODS A d...

In a preliminary study, the addition of antibiotics was shown to reduce bacterial concentrations in Entodinium exiguum cultures by more than 99% in 4 h, whereas the protozoal population was apparently unaffected. Using this procedure, the growth and amylolytic capability of Entodinium exiguum, in the presence or absence of live bacteria, was studied in vitro. Treatments for Trial 1 were protozo...