Search results for " plaque"

Prognostic outcome of atherosclerotic plaques in patients with suspected coronary artery disease assessed with Multislice Computed Tomography Coronar…

2010

Imaging of atherosclerotic plaque with non invasive Multislice Computed Tomography Coronary Angiography

2011

Assessment of Coronary Plaque with Multislice Computed Tomography

2006

Genetic lesions associated with Muller's ratchet in an RNA virus

1996

The molecular basis of Muller's ratchet has been investigated using the important animal pathogen foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV). Clones from two FMDV populations were subjected to serial plaque transfers (repeated bottleneck events) on host BHK-21 cells. Relative fitness losses were documented in 11 out of 19 clones tested. Small fitness gains were observed in three clones. One viral clone attained an extremely low plating efficiency, suggesting that accumulation of deleterious mutations had driven the virus near extinction. Nucleotide sequence analysis revealed unique genetic lesions in multiply transferred clones that had never been seen in FMDVs isolated in nature or subjected to m…

LA CHLAMYDIA PNEUMONIAE È CORRELABILE CON LA ROTTURA DELLA PLACCA ATEROSCLEROTICA? RUPTURE OF THE ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE: IS CHLAMYDIA PNEUMONIAE A P…

2006

Background. The natural history of atherosclerosis has not clearly been elucidated yet. Some works reported that flogosis plays a role in plaque instability. Why does this inflammatory process start? We investigated the correlation between Chlamydia pneumoniae acute infection and plaque rupture. Methods. We compared blood concentrations of IgM anti-Chlamydia pneumoniae in patients affected by acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and in patients affected by stable angina. Results. Our results showed a minimal statistical difference, with a more positive value in patients with AMI. Subsequently, the group affected by AMI was divided into two subgroups with and without plaque rupture: the subgrou…

The evolution and changing ecology of the African hominid oral microbiome

2021

Significance The microbiome plays key roles in human health, but little is known about its evolution. We investigate the evolutionary history of the African hominid oral microbiome by analyzing dental biofilms of humans and Neanderthals spanning the past 100,000 years and comparing them with those of chimpanzees, gorillas, and howler monkeys. We identify 10 core bacterial genera that have been maintained within the human lineage and play key biofilm structural roles. However, many remain understudied and unnamed. We find major taxonomic and functional differences between the oral microbiomes of Homo and chimpanzees but a high degree of similarity between Neanderthals and modern humans, incl…

Combined chlorhexidine-sodiumfluoride mouthrinse for orthodontic patients: Clinical and microbiological study

2015

Background: Orthodontic appliances impede good dental plaque control by brushing. Antimicrobial mouth rinses were suggested to improve this performance. We therefore aimed to investigate the effects of combined mouthrinse containing chlorhexidine (CHX) and sodium fluoride (NaF) on clinical oral hygiene parameters,and plaque bacterial level. Material and Methods: In this double-blind clinical study, 60 fixed orthodontic patients aged 14-25 years were randomly assigned to one of four mouthrinses groups: 1- combined CHX /NaF 2- CHX 0.06% 3- NaF0.05% 4-placebo. Following baseline examination patients were instructed to use the assigned mouthrinse twice daily for 21 days. Bleeding index (BI), mo…

Amino acids requirements of measles virus in HeLa cells.

1973

A low plating efficiency for measles virus was obtained when arginine, threonine and isoleucine were omitted from Eagle's basal medium and a stimulatory effect on the plaque production was produced by increasing the concentration up to 0.5 mm of arginine and glutamine. However, of all amino acids in Eagle's basal medium, only methionine was found to be essential for the synthesis of infectious progeny virus. Omission of any one of the other amino acids from the culture medium permitted limited virus production, but none whatever could be detected in the absence of mediummethionine. Moreover, when methionine was restored to infected cultures after 24 hours of deprivation, release of virus be…

Valoración del tratamiento de la tendinopatia degenerativa del manguito rotador del hombro mediante infiltraciones ecoguiadas de plasma rico en plaqu…

2015

El objetivo del presente trabajo es determinar si existe beneficio en el tratamiento de la patología degenerativa crónica del manguito rotador del hombro mediante infiltraciones ecoguiadas de plasma rico en plaquetas. Para ello se diseñó un estudio prospectivo intervencionista de asignación secuencial paralela de 30 casos en dos subgrupos de 15 pacientes: un grupo intervención en el que se realizaron 2 infiltraciones ecoguiadas espaciadas 4 semanas de plasma rico en plaquetas, comparado con un grupo control de 15 pacientes que sólo recibieron tratamiento rehabilitador. A los pacientes se les realizó EVA, ASES, DASH y SF-36 al principio y al final del estudio. Ambos grupos de tratamiento mej…

Parc fotovoltaic de la Universitat de València

2009

Energies alternatives. Parc fotovoltaic de la Universitat de València.