BACKGROUND Return to activity is a commonly used indication for shoulder hemiarthroplasty (HA) compared with total shoulder arthroplasty (TSA). Despite clinical studies demonstrating better functional outcomes after TSA, the literature has failed to show a difference in return to sports. PURPOSE To compare rates of return to sports in a matched cohort of TSA and HA patients with a preoperativ...

BACKGROUND Chronic gingivitis and periodontitis are inflammatory diseases. An important function of host sialic acid is to regulate innate immunity. The aim of the study was to assess the concentration of Total sialic acid (TSA) in saliva and serum and also to find out their association if any, in periodontal health and disease. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 90 subjects were clinically exa...

The diagnostic value of membrane glycolipid biochemistry index, the lipid-bound sialic acid (LSA) and total sialic acid (TSA) in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) was evaluated in 30 intracranial and 65 gastrointestinal tumors. The plasma LSA, TSA and red cell membrane sialic acid (R-SA) in were determined according to the method of Sevenmerhulm. Our results showed that the levels of LSA and TSA in CSF...

This study was conducted to investigate the effects of Trichostatin A (TSA) on cumulus expansion during mouse oocyte maturation. TSA treatment inhibited cumulus expansion and significantly reduced the cumulus expansion index (CEI) (p<0.05). To determine the underlying mechanism, the expression levels of several key factors that play crucial roles in cumulus expansion including components of ext...

PURPOSE The purpose of the present study was to identify more useful parameters for predicting behaviors of multifocal papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC). MATERIALS AND METHODS We investigated dominant tumor diameter (TD), total tumor diameter (TTD), and total surface area (TSA) in tumors from 588 patients and evaluated their usefulness as parameters for assessment of tumor behaviors in multif...

AIM To explore Trichostatin A (TSA) effect on SGC-7901 gastric cancer cells. METHODS MTT, fluorescence microscopy, and flow cytometry were used to assess TSA effect on cell growth and apoptosis in SGC-7901. Immunocytochemistry was used to evaluate the expression of acetylated histone H4 in SGC-7901 cells.Gene expression profile was determined by microarray assays. Glycoprotein hormones alpha ...

In previous work, only one culture (strain TA12) from a pristine site was reported to utilize the xenobiotic compound p-toluenesulfonate (TSA) as a sole source of carbon and energy for aerobic growth. 'Strain TA12' has now been recognized as a community of three bacteria: Achromobacter xylosoxidans TA12-A, Ensifer adhaerens TA12-B and Pseudomonas nitroreducens TA12-C. Achromobacter xylosoxidans...

BACKGROUND Total shoulder arthroplasty (TSA) results in superior clinical outcomes to hemiarthroplasty (HA); however, TSA is a more technical and invasive procedure. This study retrospectively compares perioperative complications after HA and TSA using the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) database. METHODS The NSQIP user file was queried for HA and TSA cases from the year...

Drug resistance is a major impediment to successful chemotherapy in pancreatic cancer (PC) patients. We investigated the effect of Wnt/β-catenin signaling inhibition by wnt-c59 on chemoresistance in a trichostatin A-resistant Panc-1 cell line (Panc-1/TSA). Panc-1/TSA cells were treated with the Wnt/β‑catenin signaling inhibitor wnt-c59 (10 µmol · l-1) and/or trichostatin A (TSA; 10 µmol · l-1) ...