Address correspondence to: Zelma C. Chiesa-Fuxench, Department of Dermatology, University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine, PO Box 365067 San Juan, Puerto Rico 00936-5067. Tel: (787) 765-7950 • Fax: (787) 767-0467 • Email: zelma.chiesa1@ upr.edu extracorporeal photopheresis (ecP) was hailed as a new therapeutic concept for the treatment of diseases caused by aberrant t lymphocytes since it was...

Human eosinophil cationic protein (ECP) and eosinophil derived neurotoxin (EDN) are two ribonuclease A (RNaseA) family members secreted by activated eosinophils. They share conserved catalytic triad and similar three dimensional structures. ECP and EDN are heparin binding proteins with diverse biological functions. We predicted a novel molecular model for ECP binding of heparin hexasaccharide (...

some specific and non-specific immune variables of rainbow trout were assessed following vaccination of fish with formalin killed cells (fkc) and fkc containing extra cellular products (ecp) of s. iniae. rainbow trout weighing 80-100 g were vaccinated by intraperitoneal (i.p), dip and oral routes using fkc and fkc plus ecp with or without fround adjuvant (fa) at 16-17°c.antibody titration, lyso...

BACKGROUND In Nepal, while the use of the emergency contraceptive pill (ECP) has been increasing rapidly in recent years, very little is known about the profile of ECP users. This study assesses the increasing role of ECP and the profile of ECP users in Nepal. Some policy and programmatic concerns are also addressed. METHODS Survey interviews were undertaken involving 185 women who visited fi...

We have previously found that high virulent strain (NUF251) of Edwardsiella tarda, but not low virulent strain (NUF194), was able to survive and multiply within Japanese flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus) peritoneal macrophages. Further studies demonstrated that NUF251 induced much higher levels of NO and TNF-alpha productions than NUF194 in both Japanese flounder peritoneal macrophages and mous...

BACKGROUND Extracorporeal photopheresis (ECP) is a therapeutic technique that combines leukapheresis and ultraviolet (UV)A irradiation of the leukapheresate after 8-methoxypsoralen treatment with subsequent retransfusion. It can be achieved with a single device (online) or by combining an apheresis machine with a separate UVA light source (offline). The comparability of both established methods...

In order to further improve the trapping effect of fine particles, a new electrostatic cyclone precipitator (ECP) with magnetic confinement was proposed, overall efficiencies particles under different operating conditions were numerically simulated, and influence working voltage on dust-removal without field discussed. The results show that increasing or induction intensity improves performance...

There is sparse information on the epidemiology of effusive constrictive pericarditis (ECP). The objective of this article was to review and summarise the literature on the prevalence and outcome of ECP, and identify gaps for further research. The prevalence of ECP ranged from 2.4 to 14.8%, with a weighted average of 4.5% [95% confidence interval (CI) 2.2-7.5%]. Sixty-five per cent (95% CI: 43-...

PURPOSE We sought to determine the potential effect and cost-effectiveness of different means of accessing emergency contraceptive pills (ECP) on unintended pregnancy rates in sexually active women. METHODS We used a computer simulation model to compare the effects of advance provision, on-demand provision, and no use of ECP on unintended pregnancies and costs of care in three hypothetical co...

BACKGROUND Several retrospective studies have claimed that extracorporeal photopheresis (ECP) prolongs survival in patients with erythrodermic cutaneous T-cell lymphoma. In a retrospective study of 44 patients with Sézary syndrome, we compared survival in patients treated with ECP with that of patients treated conventionally at the same institute. All patients had genotypic evidence of a periph...