OBJECTIVES Studies on medical resource utilization (MRU) and related costs are important for evaluating the potential patient management and cost-effectiveness implications of antiviral treatments for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. The objectives of this study were (i) to compare the MRU and related costs for two treatment approaches; (ii) to identify the main drivers of resource use and co...

Wounds and wound healing have always been one of the most important subjects that experimental researches were dedicated to. Simvastatin has been used for long as a common lipid lowering agent which was reported to have some pleiotropic effects such as antioxidation, anti-inflammation and immunomodulation. In this study we aimed to determine the effect of simvastatin on wound healing process in...

SOONG, M. M., and G. M. MILBRATH. 1980. Purification, partial characterization, and serological comparison of soybean mosaic virus and its coat protein. Phytopathology 70:388-391. An Illinois isolate of soybean mosaic virus (SMV-IL) was purified from frequent length of 675-750 nm. Infectious SMV RNA was separated from cultivar Kanrich soybean leaves, 16-18 days after inoculation by protein bydi...

The SMV system is a tool for checking nite state systems against speciications in the temporal logic CTL. The input language of SMV is designed to allow the description of nite state systems that range from completely synchronous to completely asynchronous, and from the detailed to the abstract. One can readily specify a system as a synchronous Mealy machine, or as an asychronous network of abs...

Resistance to Soybean mosaic virus (SMV; Genus Potyvirus; Family Potyviridae) in soybean (Glycine max [L.] Merr.) is controlled by single dominant genes at three distinct loci identified by genetic studies, molecular mapping, and responses to SMV pathotypes. The mechanism of resistance at the Rsv4 locus was investigated by tracking virus accumulation and movement over time. Soybean lines Peking...

BACKGROUND To analyze the midterm clinical results after stentless mitral valve (SMV) replacement. METHODS AND RESULTS Fifty one patients (68.3+/-8.4 years, 35 female) with severe mitral valve disease (stenosis 25, incompetence 17, mixed lesion 9) received a chordally supported SMV (Quattro, St. Jude Medical Inc.) since August 1997. Preoperative New York Heart Association class was 3.1+/-0.6;...

Soybean mosaic virus (SMV) and peanut mottle virus (PMV) are two potyviruses that cause yield losses and reduce seed quality in infested soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr.) fields throughout the world. Rsv1 and Rpv1 are genes that provide soybean with resistance to SMV and PMV, respectively. Isolating and characterizing Rsv1 and Rpv1 are instrumental in providing insight into the molecular mechani...

background: statins, such as simvastatin, are the drugs of choice for the treatment of hypercholesterolemia. on the other hand hypercholesterolmia can occur in hypothyroid patients, who receive levothyroxine. there are few clinical case reports in regards to drug interaction between levothyroxine and lovastatin or simvastatin, indicating decreased levothyroxine effects. this study aimed at dete...

Background The lymph node metastasis rate in right-sided colon cancer is unknown, and the optimal central vascular ligation level remains controversial. We aimed to determine short-term results of radical surgery with extended dissection cancer. Methods This prospective multicenter observational study included patients stage II/III from five hospitals. each station was analyzed according tumor ...

Introduction. The purpose of this study is to determine the anatomic course of the first jejunal branch of the superior mesenteric vein (SMV) in relation to the superior mesenteric artery (SMA). Methods. Three hundred consecutive contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) scans were reviewed by a surgical oncologist with confirmation of findings by a radiologist. Results. The overall incidence ...