information about chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases (copd)-related health resources allocation in china is very limited. the aim of the study was to explore the distribution of copd-related health resources allocation among different levels public hospitals (phs) in hunan province of central south china.we randomly collected data from 57 public hospitals (phs) at 3 different levels in huna...

BACKGROUND Information about Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases (COPD)-related health resources allocation in China is very limited. The aim of the study was to explore the distribution of COPD-related health resources allocation among different levels public hospitals (PHs) in Hunan Province of central south China. METHODS We randomly collected data from 57 Public Hospitals (PHs) at 3 di...

Prostaglandin endoperoxide synthase (PHS) catalyzes the committed step in the biosynthesis of prostaglandins and thromboxane. We recently observed dissociation of PHS activity and enzyme mass measured in an immunoassay of endothelial cells exposed to tumor necrosis factor. These data and observations by others suggested that endothelial cells express an alternate PHS. We now report the molecula...

PURPOSE To compare the outcomes between laparoscopic total extraperitoneal (TEP) repair and prolene hernia system (PHS) repair for inguinal hernia. METHODS A retrospective analysis of 237 patients scheduled for laparoscopic TEP or PHS repair of groin hernia from 2005 to 2009 was performed. RESULTS The mean age was 52.3 years in TEP group and 55.7 years in PHS group. Of 119 TEP cases, 98 wer...

The purpose of this study was to assess mitochondrial function and glutathione (a mitochondrial antioxidant) in response to oxidative stress in mitochondria in vitro obtained from broilers with and without pulmonary hypertension syndrome (PHS). Liver mitochondria from Control and PHS broilers were incubated with 0, 1, and 5-mM tertiary-butyl hydroperoxide (tBH). Indices of mitochondrial functio...

The lung provides a portal of entry for drug delivery that could be used to administer anticonvulsant substances to prevent or abort seizures. Here, we demonstrate that intrapulmonary propofol hemisuccinate (PHS) rapidly confers seizure protection in various rodent chemoconvulsant models. Propofol is a powerful anticonvulsant substance at subanesthetic doses, but it is a viscous, water-immiscib...

The objective of this study was to examine the use of partial exchange transfusion (PET) performed for polycythemia hyperviscosity syndrome (PHS) over time. A retrospective review of 141 infants who received a PET for PHS at Yale-New Haven Hospital between 1986 and 2007 was performed, querying maternal and neonatal medical records. Patient demographics, risk factors for PHS, indications for PET...

Preharvest sprouting (PHS) is a key global issue in production and end-use quality of cereals, particularly regions where the rainfall season overlaps harvest. To investigate transcriptomic changes genes affected by PHS-induction ABA-treatment, RNA-seq analysis was performed two wheat cultivars that differ PHS tolerance. A total 123 unigenes related to hormone metabolism signaling for abscisic ...

BACKGROUND Phenoxazinone synthase (PHS) is a laccase-like multicopper oxidase originating from Streptomyces with great industrial application potential. In this paper, we prepared the PHS nanogel retaining 82 % of its initial activity by aqueous in situ polymerization at pH 9.3. RESULTS The average diameter of the PHS nanogel was 50.8 nm based on dynamic light scattering (DLS) analysis. Fluor...