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Opening New Window in Upper Clival Region: Results from Anatomic Study.

2018

Considering its position located anteriorly to the brainstem, the retrosellar area, in particular the upper clival region and the interpeduncular cistern, is one of the most difficult regions to surgically approach. To date, many different operative solutions have been described, given that this region is attainable by both lateral and median approaches. Lateral routes include the frontolateral, subtemporal, and frontotemporozygomatic approaches with relative variants that have been extensively reported. Among the lateral approaches, the frontotemporozygomatic one is considered particularly useful because it allows better visualization of the retrosellar and suprasellar areas minimizing the…

Case Report: Insulinoma Presenting as Excessive Daytime Somnolence

2021

Currently, undiagnosed insulinomas remain a difficult clinical dilemma because its symptoms in most cases can easily be misdiagnosed as other diseases. In this article, we present the case of a 14-year-old girl who presented to our hospital with recurrent episodes of excessive daytime sleepiness and abnormal behavior during sleep that had been going on for 3 months. Insulinoma is a rare neuroendocrine tumor that causes excessive release of insulin, resulting in episodes of hypoglycemia. It usually manifests as autonomic sympathetic symptoms. These symptoms resolved rapidly with the administration of glucose. After successful removal of the tumor, daytime sleepiness and abnormal nighttime be…

Efecto de la estimulación mecánica sobre células madre aplicado a la regeneración de cartílago

2020

La baja capacidad de regeneración del cartílago hialino articular ha estimulado el desarrollo de numerosas terapias, con resultados poco satisfactorios hasta la fecha. Desde hace años la ingeniería tisular ha puesto a punto diferentes procedimientos in vitro para favorecer la diferenciación condrogénica de células madre mesenquimales. Debido a los buenos resultados que se han alcanzado, algunos de los constructos obtenidos con estas técnicas han acabado implantándose en pacientes con lesiones condrales u osteocondrales, pero con fracasos a medio y largo plazo en muchos de los casos. Es por ello que esta Tesis Doctoral tiene como objetivo seguir profundizando en las técnicas de ingeniería ti…

«A noi due». Bufalino e la sfida al lettore

2018

Senza negare la centralità del primo romanzo, pubblicato nel 1981, in questo volume si prende in esame l’intera produzione narrativa di Bufalino, letta all’insegna della continuità e della coesione. Ciò non toglie che quei quindici anni che separano l’esordio dalla morte siano a loro volta suddivisibili in grandi fasi, che rivelano nuove strategie e una differente consapevolezza; qui ne vengono indicate sostanzialmente tre: l’esordio con Diceria, le prove degli anni Ottanta, gli ultimi romanzi. Ma anche nell’evoluzione un tratto resta costante: la sfida che Bufalino lancia al suo lettore, secondo un principio che è agonistico ma anche educativo; una sfida che suona come un monito: «A noi du…

Repression of Human Papillomavirus Oncogene Expression under Hypoxia Is Mediated by PI3K/mTORC2/AKT Signaling

2019

Oncogenic HPV types are major human carcinogens. Under hypoxia, HPV-positive cancer cells can repress the viral E6/E7 oncogenes and induce a reversible growth arrest. This response could contribute to therapy resistance, immune evasion, and tumor recurrence upon reoxygenation. Here, we uncover evidence that HPV oncogene repression is mediated by hypoxia-induced activation of canonical PI3K/mTORC2/AKT signaling. AKT-dependent downregulation of E6/E7 is only observed under hypoxia and occurs, at least in part, at the transcriptional level. Quantitative proteome analyses identify additional factors as candidates to be involved in AKT-dependent E6/E7 repression and/or hypoxic PI3K/mTORC2/AKT ac…

1996

18:2Δ 9c,12t and 18:2 Δ9t,12c are present in our diet, as result of heat treatment of vegetable oils. A nutritional study was carried out in order to obtain more precise information on the conversion of these two isomers into long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) by rat tissues. This in vivo study performed using rat fed with small quantities of mono trans linoleic acid isomers (0.6% of total energy) showed that 18:2 Δ9c,12t was converted into 20:4 Δ5c,8c,11c,14t while 18:2 Δ9t,12c was only slightly converted into 20:4 Δ5c,8c,11t,14c. Furthermore 18:2 Δ9t,12c was preferentially elongated into 20:2 Δ11t,14c. Each C20 metabolite of these mono trans 18:2 isomers was isolated as methyl …

[39] Lipoperoxyl radical-scavenging activity of vitamin A and analogs in homogeneous solution

1994

Publisher Summary This chapter describes the assay method for determining the reactivity of all- trans -retinol and other natural and synthetic retinoids, with radicals generated by reaction of the lipid-soluble azo initiator 2,2 ' -azobis(2,4-dimethylvaleronitrile) (AMVN) with methyl linoleate. The chapter discusses the general principles for measuring antioxidant activity. The oxidation of linoleic acid methyl ester (LAME) is the simplest model for studying the oxidation of polyunsaturated lipids and has been widely adopted to evaluate antioxidant activity. Because linoleic acid has two double bonds, peroxidation occurs at the bisallylic hydrogens and generates conjugated diene hydroperox…

Intramuscular fatty acid composition of lambs given a tanniniferous diet with or without polyethylene glycol supplementation.

2007

The aim of this trial was to investigate the effects that dietary tannins have on lamb intramuscular fatty acids. Twenty-seven lambs were divided into three homogeneous groups: control group, receiving commercial concentrate based on maize; tannin group, fed a diet based on carob pulp (45% as fed basis); PEG group, receiving the same diet as the latter with addition of 42g/kg of polyethylene glycol (PEG, a binding agent that eliminates the effects of condensed tannins). The duration of the trial was 45 d. Intramuscular fatty acids were measured in the longissimus dorsi muscle. The isomer cis-9 trans-11 of linoleic acid (conjugated linoleic acid or CLA) and linolenic acid were higher in the …

Distribution of Δ5-olefinic acids in the triacylglycerols fromPinus koraiensisandPinus pinasterseed oils

1996

Purified triacylglycerols (TAG) fromPinus koraiensis andP. pinaster seed oils, which are interesting and commercially available sources of Δ5-olefinic acids (i.e.,cis-5,cis-9,cis-12 18:3 andcis-5,cis-11,cis-14 20:3 acids) were fractionated by reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography, and each fraction was examined by capillary gas-liquid chromatography for its fatty acid composition. A structure could be assigned to more than 92% of TAG from both oils. In both instances, ca. 48% of the TAG were shown to contain at least one δ5-olefinic acid. In the great majority of TAG, our data showed that there is only one molecule of δ5-olefinic acid per molecule of TAG. This is compatible …

Die Isomerisierung des Linolsäuremethylesters mit Rhodiumkomplexen

1977

Die isolierten Doppelbindungen des Linolsauremethylesters konnen mit Rhodiumkomplexen und Zinn(II)chlorid-Dihydrat als Katalysatorsystem konjugiert werden. Die Abhangigkeit der Reaktion von verschiedenen Phosphor- und Stickstoffliganden am Rhodium wurde untersucht. Tri-p-tolylphosphin als Ligand ergab den aktivsten Katalysator, der auch noch bei 25°C eine wirkungsvolle Isomerisierung bewirkt. The Isomerisation of Linoleic Acid Methyl Ester with Rhodium Complexes The isolated double bonds of the linoleic acid methyl ester were conjugated with rhodium complexes plus SnCl2 · 2H2O as catalysts. The dependence of the reaction on phosphorous and nitrogen ligands was studied. The most active catal…