interest because of the possibility that they could be used to replace neurons that have been damaged or lost — perhaps as a result of injury such as trauma or stroke, or through neurodegenerative disorders such as Parkinson’s disease. These stem cells can give rise to neurons and their supporting cells, glia, and it is hoped that something akin to neural stem cells in the adult human brain cou...

Manuka honey (MH, 5g/kg) provided protection against trinitro-benzo-sulphonic acid induced colonic damage. Combination therapy (MH+sulfasalazine) also reduced colonic inflammation and all the biochemical parameters were significant compared to control and MH alone treated group. Combination therapy showed additive effect of the MH which restored lipid peroxidation and improvement of antioxidant...

PURPOSE OF THE STUDY To promote mental health (MH) service access and quality for veterans with complex and chronic medical, social, and behavioral conditions, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has integrated a full-time MH provider into each VA home-based primary care (HBPC) team. The goal of the current evaluation is to examine the nature and extent to which MH care processes and p...

BACKGROUND The hypermetabolic state induced by acute endotoxemia and malignant hyperthermia (MH) may be indistinguishable. The aims of this study were (1) to investigate the differences between MH and sepsis, (2) to determine whether acute endotoxemia can trigger MH, and (3) to establish the effects of dantrolene in these two disorders. METHODS Three groups of swine were studied. All pigs wer...

Malignant hyperthermia (MH) is an autosomal dominant disorder presenting under general anaesthesia. It is occasionally associated with a myopathy, central core disease (CCD), named after its predominant histochemical characteristic. The penetration of CCD is variable, but typically affected individuals show delayed motor milestones in infancy and remain physically compromised. It was thought un...

Among 18 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid (ACC) oxidase homologous genes existing in the banana genome there are two genes, Mh-ACO1 and Mh-ACO2, that participate in banana fruit ripening. To better understand the physiological functions of Mh-ACO1 and Mh-ACO2, two hairpin-type siRNA expression vectors targeting both the Mh-ACO1 and Mh-ACO2 were constructed and incorporated into the banana ...

PURPOSE The effects of varenicline treatment for smoking cessation on mental health (MH) stability in veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) was studied. METHODS Data were collected by retrospective chart review at a Veterans Affairs medical center. Patients with PTSD who were prescribed varenicline for smoking cessation between May 2006 and July 2008 were included; all patients h...

an hplc method for determination of mebeverine hydrochloride (mh) in the presence of its degradation products was developed. the degradation of mh was studied under hydrolysis, oxidative and photolysis stress conditions. under alkaline, acidic and oxidative conditions, degradation of mh was observed. the separation was performed using a symmetry c 18 column and a mixture of 50 mm kh 2 po 4 , ac...

Minor histocompatibility (mH) antigens appear to play a major role in bone marrow transplantation (BMT) using HLA-identical donors. Previously, we reported the isolation of major histocompatibility complex (MHC)-restricted mH antigen-specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTL) from patients with graft-vs.-host disease or rejection after HLA-identical BMT. We have demonstrated that mH antigens can be...

BACKGROUND Mucosal healing (MH), the proposed treat to target in Crohn's disease (CD), is associated with improved disease outcomes. There are still scant data on factors associated with achieving MH in clinical practice. We evaluated the probability of achieving MH and identified factors predictive of subsequent MH in patients with CD. METHODS This was a retrospective, observational cohort s...