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THE PALMOMENTAL REFLEX IN AMYOTROPHIC LATERA SCLEROSIS

2007

Laryngeal amyloidosis

2020

Laryngeal amyloidosis is a rare and idiopathic disease that represents about 1% of all benign laryngeal lesions. It is characterized by the extracellular deposition of an abnormal amount of non-soluble fibrillar proteins in larynx. This disease presents unspecific symptoms and laringoscopic findings that make difficult to diagnose it. Management of these lesions consists of endoscopic resection of the mass through microdirect laryngoscopy. Recurrence is possible and it can occur up to 10 years after treatment; therefore a close and long-term follow-up is requested. A 60-year-old man presented with hoarseness and dysphonia. Laryngoscopy revealed a smooth, translucent and yellowish formation …

Radiographic Features with Pathological Correlation in Cerebral Amyloid Inflammatory Vasculopathy A Case Report

2014

Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy (CAA) is characterized by deposit of β-amyloid protein in the cortical and leptomeningeal arteries. It tends to increase in prevalence with advancing age and seems to have slight predilection for temporal, parietal and occipital lobes. It has recently been identified an inflammatory form of this angiophaty. This report describes a case presenting as an inflammatory vasculitis-perivasculitis form successfully treated with steroids and discuss about typical features and findings of this condition.

Sleep–wake problems in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: implications for patient management. NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASE MANAGEMENT

2012

SUMMARY Sleep–wake problems are frequent, although unrecognized, complications of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Sleep disorders such as insomnia, sleep-disordered breathing and restless legs syndrome have all been reported in patients with ALS, despite the limited number of studies and the small populations investigated so far. Sleep disturbances gradually worsen with disease progression, suggesting a relationship between the severity of disease and the neurodegenerative process. However, poor sleep can also be a consequence of several disturbances such as anxiety, depression, pain, choking, sialorrhea, fasciculations, cramps, nocturia and the inability to get comfortable and move fr…

It takes two to tango

2003

Abstract In most taxa, females are more likely than males to care for offspring. Why? Ever since Trivers' landmark work, the answer has been traced back to sexual differences in pre-mating reproductive investment (unequal gamete size or anisogamy). However, recent work shows that parental investment theory has inadvertently ignored a profoundly simple fact of life: every offspring has a mother and father. Taking this into account completely changes how we should think about sex differences in parental care.

Development of a novel rapamycin loaded nano- into micro-formulation for treatment of lung inflammation

2022

AbstractIt has recently emerged that drugs such as the mTOR inhibitor rapamycin (Rapa) may play a key role in the treatment of airway inflammation associated with lung diseases, such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma, and cystic fibrosis. Nevertheless, Rapa clinical application is still prevented by its unfavorable chemical-physical properties, limited oral bioavailability, and adverse effects related to non-specific biodistribution. In this paper, the design and production of a novel formulation of Rapa based on nano into micro (NiM) particles are detailed. To achieve it, Rapa-loaded nanoparticles were produced by nanoprecipitation of an amphiphilic pegylated poly-ɛ-caprolac…

Is Sleep Disruption a Cause or Consequence of Alzheimer’s Disease? Reviewing Its Possible Role as a Biomarker

2020

In recent years, the idea that sleep is critical for cognitive processing has gained strength. Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia worldwide and presents a high prevalence of sleep disturbances. However, it is difficult to establish causal relations, since a vicious circle emerges between different aspects of the disease. Nowadays, we know that sleep is crucial to consolidate memory and to remove the excess of beta-amyloid and hyperphosphorilated tau accumulated in AD patients’ brains. In this review, we discuss how sleep disturbances often precede in years some pathological traits, as well as cognitive decline, in AD. We describe the relevance of sleep to memory co…

Restless legs syndrome in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

2010

We aimed to evaluate the frequency and determinants of restless legs syndrome (RLS) in a group of 76 patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and 100 control subjects. A diagnosis of RLS was made according to the criteria of the International RLS Study Group, and severity was assessed by the RLS severity scale. RLS was significantly more frequent in patients with ALS (ALS/RLS(+)) than in control subjects (25% vs. 8%; P = 0.002). Compared with control subjects, patients with ALS/RLS(+) showed shorter history of RLS complaints and higher frequency of symptoms occurrence. Moreover, compared with those without RLS, patients with ALS/RLS(+) showed increased functional impairment and mor…

AP-1 Transcription Factor Serves as a Molecular Switch between Chlamydia pneumoniae Replication and Persistence

2015

ABSTRACT Chlamydia pneumoniae is a Gram-negative bacterium that causes acute or chronic respiratory infections. As obligate intracellular pathogens, chlamydiae efficiently manipulate host cell processes to ensure their intracellular development. Here we focused on the interaction of chlamydiae with the host cell transcription factor activator protein 1 (AP-1) and its consequence on chlamydial development. During Chlamydia pneumoniae infection, the expression and activity of AP-1 family proteins c-Jun, c-Fos, and ATF-2 were regulated in a time- and dose-dependent manner. We observed that the c-Jun protein and its phosphorylation level significantly increased during C. pneumoniae development.…

Die kationische polymerisation von monomerem formaldehyd in lösung. 39. Mitt. über polyoxymethylene

1971

Die kationische Polymerisation (Fallungspolymerisation) von monomerem Formaldehyd wird in verschiedenen organischen Losungsmitteln bei −78 bis −30°C untersucht; sie ist bezuglich der Initiator- und Monomerkonzentration jeweils erster Ordnung. Die Wirksamkeit der Initiatoren fur die Polymerisation in Toluol bei −78°C nimmt in der Reihenfolge ab: SnCl4 > CH3COClO4 > HClO4 > AlBr3 > BF3 ċ O(C2H5)2 > TiCl4 > FeCl3 > SbCl5 > H2SO4 > Cl3CCOOH > HCOOH > Jod. Die Bruttoaktivierungsenergien betragen 1,0 bis 10 kcal/Mol. Die Polymerisationsgrade (Viskositatsmittel Pv) steigen meist etwa proportional mit der Monomerkonzentration und dem Umsatz an und erreichen Werte bis Pv ∼ 15000. Bei Variation des L…