Zusammenfassung: Laparoscopie oder Perito­neoskopie ist eine weitverbreitete Methode zur Diagnostik vieler abdominellen Erkrankungen. N ach einer kurzer BeS'Chreibung deer Technik, werden <lie Indikationene und Kontra-indika­tionen dieser Untersuchungsmethode an Hand der Literature besprochen. (22 Ref.).  Abstract: Laparoscopy or peritoneoscopy is a relatively common procedure to study intra­a...

as a way of demonstrating that logically reversible mathematical operations can be computed by physical processes that are thermodynamically reversible, or nearly so. In a recent paper 4 , I have argued that the computational processes they describe are not thermodynamically reversible and that their misidentification rested on a misapplication of thermal and statistical physics. A question lef...

Redox factor-1 (Ref-1/APE), a multifunctional DNA base excision repair and redox regulation enzyme, plays an important role in oxidative signaling, transcription factor regulation, and cell cycle control. We hypothesized that Ref-1 plays a regulatory role in smooth muscle cell (SMC) proliferation induced by PDGF. Ref-1 antisense oligodeoxynucleotides (AODN), which diminished the level of Ref-1 ...

Apurinic/Apyrmidinic Endonuclease 1/Redox Factor-1 (APE1/Ref-1) is a reductant which is important for vascular homeostasis. SIRTUIN1 (SIRT1) is a lysine deacetylase that also promotes endothelium-dependent vasorelaxation. We asked if APE1/Ref-1 governs the redox state and activity of SIRT1, and whether SIRT1 mediates the effect of APE1/Ref-1 on endothelium-dependent vascular function. APE1/Ref-...

We hypothesized that a redox-sensitive transcription factor, redox factor-1 (Ref-1) (HAP1, APE, and APEX), was critical in the regulation of endothelial cell survival in response to hypoxia and cytokines, including tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-a. Hypoxia resulted in a significant decrease in Ref-1 protein expression in both human umbilical vein endothelial cells and calf pulmonary artery endothe...

We hypothesized that a redox-sensitive transcription factor, redox factor-1 (Ref-1) (HAP1, APE, and APEX), was critical in the regulation of endothelial cell survival in response to hypoxia and cytokines, including tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-a. Hypoxia resulted in a significant decrease in Ref-1 protein expression in both human umbilical vein endothelial cells and calf pulmonary artery endothe...

Erratum After the publication of this article [1] it was noticed that Table 3B was misaligned. In Table 3B in both the PDF and online versions: Mexican Americansthe numbers "135, 236, Ref, 41, 330, Ref" should be shifted to the right (i.e., "135" should read under MetS "Yes" column; "236" under MetS "No" column; "Ref" under "PR" column for MetS ; "41" under CVD risk (>15%) "Yes" column; "330" u...

Parent demographic characteristics Age b45 years (Ref) 305 (47.1) – – 45+ years 342 (52.9) .15 .07 Sex Female (Ref) 609 (94.1) – Male 38 (5.9) .05 Race/ethnicity Non-Hispanic white (Ref) 479 (74.0) – Non-Hispanic black 131 (20.3) .02 Hispanic or other 37 (5.7) −.00 Education High school or less (Ref) 122 (18.9) – Some college or more 525 (81.1) −.03 Marital status Married (Ref) 554 (85.6) – Oth...