RATIONALE Edema fluid resorption is critical for gas exchange and requires active epithelial ion transport by Na, K-ATPase and other ion transport proteins. OBJECTIVES In this study, we sought to determine if alveolar fluid clearance (AFC) is stimulated by 3,3',5 triiodo-L-thyronine (T(3)). METHODS AFC was measured in in situ ventilated lungs and ex vivo isolated lungs by instilling isosmol...

INTRODUCTION In 2006, the World Health Organization launched the Global Age-Friendly Cities Project to support active aging. Canada has a large number of age-friendly initiatives; however, little is known about the effectiveness and outcomes of age-friendly community (AFC) initiatives. In addition, stakeholders report that they lack the capacity and tools to develop and conduct evaluations of t...

OBJECTIVE To compare antimüllerian hormone (AMH) and antral follicle count (AFC) as predictors of ovarian response to controlled ovarian stimulation at individual fertility clinics. DESIGN Retrospective analysis of individual study center data in two multicenter trials. Centers that provided >10 patients were included in the analysis. SETTING A total of 19 (n = 519 patients) and 18 study ce...

Prepulse inhibition (PPI) is the reduction of the startle reflex when the startling stimulus is shortly preceded by a non-startling stimulus. Previous studies have shown that PPI in rats can be enhanced by auditory fear conditioning (AFC) but weakened by isolation rearing. This study investigated whether isolation rearing affects the effect of AFC on PPI. The results show that PPI was lower in ...

OBJECTIVE To assess the value of antimullerian hormone (AMH) as a test to predict poor ovarian response and pregnancy occurrence after IVF and to compare it with the performance of the antral follicle count (AFC). DESIGN A systematic review of existing literature and a meta-analysis were carried out. After a comprehensive search, studies were included if 2 x 2 tables for outcomes poor respons...

INTRODUCTION The objectives were to characterize alveolar fluid clearance (AFC) in pigs with normal lungs and to analyze the effect of immediate application of positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP). METHODS Animals (n = 25) were mechanically ventilated and divided into four groups: small edema (SE) group, producing pulmonary edema (PE) by intratracheal instillation of 4 ml/kg of saline solu...

Although there were considerable advances in the anti-aging medical field, it is short of therapeutic drug for anti-aging. Mounting evidence indicates that the immunosenescence is the key physiopathological mechanism of aging. This study showed the treatment of LW-AFC, an herbal medicine, decreased the grading score of senescence, increased weight, prolonged average life span and ameliorated sp...

INTRODUCTION The aim of this retrospective case control study was to identify predictors of ovarian response and pregnancy outcomes in intrauterine insemination (IUI). MATERIAL AND METHODS One hundred women undergoing IUI cycles with clomiphene citrate were enrolled. The number of antral follicles and the total ovarian volume by ultrasound, and the basal levels of follicle-stimulating hormone...

The electrochemical detection of sequence-specific DNA using a DNA probe labeled with aminoferrocene (AFC) is reported. Sample ssDNA was immobilized on a chitosan modified glassy carbon electrode. A sequence-known DNA with 256 bp [obtained by polymerase chain reaction (PCR)] was successfully labeled with the electro-active reagent AFC by 1-ethyl-3-(3-dimethylaminopropyl) carbodiimide for the fi...

CONTEXT Whether infertile women exhibit accelerated ovarian aging and whether a low ovarian reserve is overrepresented in infertility populations is not known. OBJECTIVE To compare the age-related decline in antral follicle count (AFC), a biomarker of the ovarian reserve, in fertile and infertile women. DESIGN Cross-sectional data from a large prospective cohort study conducted from January...