The purpose of this report is to demonstrate that the ability to produce keratoconjunctivitis (KC) is a property found in Salmonella weltevreden. This observation is contrary to previous reports that Salmonella spp. do not produce KC. An outbreak of KC due to S. weltevreden occurred in a guinea pig colony, and the animals carried the organism in the intestinal tract. The same Salmonella serotyp...

A full length cDNA clone of the platelet-derived growth factor-inducible KC gene has been isolated, sequenced, and expressed in COS cells. Both sequence analysis and expression studies indicate that KC encodes a secretory protein. Sequence analysis shows that, furthermore, the protein encoded by KC belongs to a growing superfamily of inducible proteins with a common ancestral linkage to the pla...

K eratoconus (KC; MIM 148300) is a non-inflammatory corneal thinning disorder. Progressive thinning and protrusion of the cornea lead to loss of visual acuity for which the only effective treatment is corneal transplantation. The estimated prevalence of KC is 1–4 per 2000 in the general population. The age of onset is often at puberty, and the disorder is progressive until the third or fourth d...

The atherogenic 7-oxysterols, 7-ketocholesterol (7-KC) and 7β-hydroxycholesterol (7βOHC), can directly impair arterial function. Inter-conversion of 7-KC and 7βOHC has recently been shown as a novel role for the glucocorticoid-metabolizing enzyme 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 (11β-HSD1). Since this enzyme is expressed in vascular smooth muscle cells, we addressed the hypothesis that i...

Kangaroo care (KC) is the practice of skin-to-skin contact between infant and parent. In developing countries, KC for low-birthweight infants has been shown to reduce mortality, severe illness, infection and length of hospital stay. KC is also beneficial for preterm infants in high-income countries. Cardiorespiratory and temperature stability, sleep organization and duration of quiet sleep, neu...

PURPOSE To evaluate the use of Bowman's layer (BL) vertical topographic thickness maps in diagnosing keratoconus (KC). DESIGN Prospective, case control, interventional case series. PARTICIPANTS A total of 42 eyes: 22 eyes of 15 normal subjects and 20 eyes of 15 patients with KC. INTERVENTION Bowman's layer 2-dimensional 9-mm vertical topographic thickness maps were created using custom-ma...

This literature review examines the role of Kangaroo Care (KC) in an infant’s early development and their vital physiology. By surveying past studies performed analyzing the specific effects of KC, the most relevant health effects of kangaroo care were chosen to analyze. These effects are on neurological, autonomic, somatic, behavioural, and motor development. Infant vital signs illustrate chan...

The extent of knowledge complementarities (KC) is an important theoretical and practical issue in interfirm relationships. However, extant research on KC is not clear about what constitutes KC and how the benefits of KC are realized. Further, few empirical studies have examined the impact of KC on inter-firm performance. The purpose of this study is to identify the dimensions of KC and to empir...

AIM To demonstrate the effects of two different types of allergic conjunctivitis on severity of keratoconus (KC). METHODS We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of 171 KC patients referred between June 2010 and June 2011. The KC patients were divided into 3 groups as KC (group A), KC with vernal keratoconjunctivitis (VKC) (group B) and KC with allergic conjunctivitis (AC) (group C). ...

Chemokine KC has been considered to be a murine homologue of human GRO/MGSA and was identified as chemoattractant for monocytes and neutrophils. This study examined the expression of KC mRNA in thioglycollate-elicited mouse peritoneal macrophages that were stimulated in vitro with Candida albicans (CA). Also examined were the inhibitory effects of IL-10 on the CA-induced expression of KC gene b...