AIMS Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is a model of chronic inflammatory disease. In this study we evaluated the correlation of leptin and CRP in patients with RA and normal controls. MAIN METHODS A total of 75 patients with RA and 40 healthy adults were recruited in this case-control study. RA patients were categorized into high (DAS-28 > 3.2) and low activity (DAS ≤ 3.2) group according to their D...

Autoclaved oats were inoculated with a strain of Fusarium sporotrichioides or Fusarium poae. Moisture content of oats after inoculation was at 38%, incubation took place in standing culture at 28 °C. The A-type trichothecenes, 4,15-diacetoxyscirpenol (4,15-DAS), 15-monoacetoxyscirpenol (15-MAS), and scirpentriol (SCIRP) were analyzed by GC/MS. For each strain, three culture flasks were harveste...

The objectives of this study were to evaluate the efficacy of pendimethalin applied pre-emergence (PRE) followed by post-emergence (POST) application of imazethapyr + imazamox/quizalofop-p-ethyl for weed control and their effect on conventional soybean injury, yield attributes, and yield. Field experiments were conducted in 2013 and 2014 in conventional soybean. Herbicide treatments provided ≥9...

Die Qualitätssicherung von Software avanciert immer mehr zu einer Kerndisziplin der Softwaretechnik. Dies bedeutet gleichzeitig, dass die Qualitätssicherungstechniken mit der fortschreitenden Weiterentwicklung entsprechender Spezifikationstechniken und Entwicklungssowie Einsatzplattformen Schritt halten müssen. Das 28. Treffen der Fachgruppe TAV der Gesellschaft für Informatik (GI) am Donnersta...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this analysis is to examine the longitudinal impact of symptoms of depression/anxiety on treatment response, long-term disease activity and physical disability in RA. METHODS Secondary analysis of clinical trial data was performed. Data were collected at baseline and at 6-monthly intervals for 2 years. The EuroQoL (EQ-5D(TM)) indicated depression/anxiety symptom severity....

OBJECTIVE To determine whether MPO contributes to oxidative stress and disease activity in RA and whether it produces hypochlorous acid in SF. METHODS Plasma and where possible SF were collected from 77 RA patients while 120 healthy controls supplied plasma only. MPO and protein carbonyls were measured by ELISAs. 3-Chlorotyrosine in proteins and allantoin in plasma were measured by mass spect...