Following intranasal administration of radioactive (86)Rb(+) and (201)Tl(+) in mice, we observed this direct transport via the olfactory nerve pathway. The (86)RbCl and (201)TlCl solutions were administered to two groups of mice, the unilateral intranasal and intravenous administration groups. After sacrifice, their heads were divided into the right and left side, which were then subdivided int...

We report here identification of novel mimicry epitopes for interphotoreceptor retinoid-binding protein (IRBP) 201-216, a candidate ocular antigen that causes experimental autoimmune uveoretinitis (EAU) in A/J mice. One mimicry epitope from Ehrlichia canis (EHC), designated EHC 44-59, induced cross-reactive T cells for IRBP 201-216 capable of producing T helper (Th)1 and Th17 cytokines, but fai...

T he use of vasodilator thallium-201 myocardial imaging, although still investigational, is finding wide application. The principle of vasodilator thallium-201 myocar-dial imaging was first put forward by Strauss and Pitt,' who used dimethyladenosine in dogs with experimental coronary artery narrowing. They demonstrated that dimethyladenosine increased coronary blood flow and thallium-201 uptak...

Background: Cartilaginous tumours may present diagnostic and prognostic dilemmas. Heterogeneity of appearance and histology sometimes confound our ability to make accurate diagnoses of the state of malignancy and grade. Conventional methods that combine history, plain radiographs, and histology may result in both under and over treatment. A method, which allows preoperative assessment of malign...

Creatine kinase-MB isoenzyme release (CK-MB-g-Eq) was correlated with left ventricular (LV) radionuclide gated blood pool wall motion estimates of percent abnormally contracting regions (%ACR), ejection fraction (EF) and quantitative thallium-201 (Tl-201) LV perfusion scintigraphy (Tl-201 perfusion index) during evolving myocardial infarction (MI). Of the 35 patients, 14 had no evidence of eith...

this study was undertaken to examine the ability of spect in differentiation of a pulmonary lesion suspecions of lung cancr. a total of 170 patients with suspected lung cancer were studied. a dose of tl-201 chloride {148-296 mbq) was injected intravenously and tomographic early and delayed scans were obtained at 15 miniutes and 3 hours post injection, respectively. delayed tl-201 spect visulize...

Although the incidence of stomach cancer has been declining, it remains the second leading cause of cancer death worldwide. Potential protective effects of allium vegetables against cancer have been reported by a few epidemiologic studies in Chinese populations, but the sample sizes of these studies were relatively small. We examined the associations between allium vegetable consumption and sto...

PURPOSE Pineal cysts are common incidental findings during magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) examinations. The etiology of pineal cyst development is still unclear. We aimed to determine whether there is an association between periventricular leukomalacia and pineal cyst prevalence. METHODS Clinical and MRI data of 201 patients with periventricular leukomalacia (110 female, 91 male; mean age, ...

OBJECTIVE The aim of the study was to determine whether Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is associated with preceding hepatitis E virus infection. METHODS The frequency of hepatitis E virus (HEV) infections was determined by anti-HEV serology in a cohort of 201 patients with GBS and 201 healthy controls with a similar distribution in age, sex, and year of sampling. Blood samples from patients wi...

BACKGROUND In France, 2-15% of the population is affected annually by influenza, which causes significant socioeconomic disruption. Nevertheless, despite its importance for policy makers, few published studies have evaluated the impact of influenza B. Therefore, we assessed the costs associated with influenza B during 2010-2011 in France. METHODS Cases of lab-confirmed influenza B were analyz...