In a patient with Hashimoto's disease, abnormal binding of thyroid hormone in the gamma-globulin region was demonstrated by paper and cellulose acetate electrophoresis using various buffers (Glycine-acetate, Veronal Tris-maleate). There no l-DIT or l-Tyrosine region. After absorption patient's serum thyroglobulin prior to electrophoresis, remarkably decreased. Treatment Prednisolone caused gradually diminished accompanied decrease anti-thyroid antibody. Abnormal not rabbits having high...

Abstract Background Regular body-powered (BP) prosthesis training facilitates the acquisition of skills through repeated practice but requires adequate time and motivation. Therefore, auxiliary tools such as indirect may improve experience speed skill acquisition. In this study, we examined effects action observation (AO) using virtual reality (VR) an tool. We used two modalities during AO: three-dimensional (3D) VR two-dimensional (2D) computer tablet devices (Tablet). Each modality was...

During the 1995 Kobe earthquake, dozens of concrete buildings suffered complete collapse at an interme-diate story. Such is believed to have occurred due gravity load following shear failure Steel Reinforced Concrete (SRC) or (RC) columns a certain intermediate To study this tests RC column specimens were conducted. Test parameters axial and loading history. The revealed that: 1) occurs when force decreases about zero, 2) level decisive for behavior, 3) history occasionally has significant...

It is well known that peptide heterogeneity exists in the hCG-beta subunit pregnancy and patients with trophoblastic diseases. To elucidate differences thyrotropic activity of hCG molecules, we examined cAMP accumulation TSH receptor binding intact hCG, hLH, a recombinant lacked C-terminal extension on beta-subunit, (alpha wt/beta delta T), using Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells transfected hTSH receptors. which shares 85% sequence identity molecule except for amino acid residue subunit,...

Pain catastrophizing and self-efficacy are useful for predicting pain; these associated with pain intensity facilitate evaluation of psychological factors. However, it remains unclear whether the effects direct or indirect in patients frozen shoulder; impact on each variable has also not been clarified. Thus, this study aimed to examine structural relationship between catastrophizing, self-efficacy, shoulder.Participants who were diagnosed shoulder January 2016 March 2017 recruited from a...

hCG is known to have thyroid-stimulating activity and may cause hyperthyroidism in patients with trophoblastic diseases. occurs normal molar pregnancy breaks or nicks the alpha- beta-subunit peptide linkage substantial heterogeneity composition degree of branching within oligosaccharide side-chains. The bioactivity markedly influenced by these structural variations. We purified from five hydatidiform moles, using chromatofocusing separation after gel filtration. molecules were fractionated...

The authors have been examining the diagnosis method for partial discharge (PD) occurring inside gas insulated switchgear (GIS) using UHF with a focus on electromagnetic (EM) wave mode conversions at L-shaped, T-shaped pipes, and components existing in actual GIS. Based these conversion characteristics, an on-site, high-accuracy PD algorithm was constructed use high-order EM-waves. All researches so far were targeted isolated-phase-type (singlephase- type) tank. present study straight-pipe...

Interprofessional collaboration (IPC) is vital to primary care. Improving IPC requires cooperation between medical and other healthcare professionals. Transprofessional role plays can enhance the quality of IPC; thus, in this study, we conducted transprofessional plays, based on existing theories regarding education, with professionals As a study design, realist approach was used clarify effectiveness plays. Five Likert-scale questionnaires competency were assess change perception care...

To determine the possible involvement of brain amiloride-sensitive Na + channels in -induced hypertension, we investigated effects benzamil hydrochloride, a specific blocker these channels, on acute pressor mechanisms intracerebroventricular infusion hypertonic NaCl and continuous chronic such as deoxycorticosterone acetate-salt hypertensive or stroke-prone spontaneous rats, non-Na renovascular rats. Intracerebroventricular preinjection with (1 10 nmol/kg) abolished increase mean arterial...

Numerical simulation of electromagnetic fields was performed to investigate the transmission and reflection characteristics waves excited by partial discharge through spacers, L-shaped sections a GIS bus structure. The resonance frequencies cavity between spacers agreed roughly with experiment. modes wave are shown transform different modes, e.g., from TE11 TE21 mode, after GIS. frequency intervals in tank's longitudinal direction for section horizontal vertical excitation source. two...

Though the gas insulated switchgear (GIS) insulation diagnosis method using ultra high frequency (UHF) band signal is widely used as a to detect partial discharge (PD) sensitively, methods for electromagnetic wave mode propagation behavior in GIS tanks have not been investigated enough. Especially, based on distribution of circumferential direction rarely discussed. In preceding studies by authors comparing investigations were made experiments and analyses field patterns front or behind...

To investigate the transmission of electromagnetic waves excited by partial discharge through T branch section and L-shaped sections a gas-insulated switchgear (GIS) bus structure, fields were numerically simulated. The modes simulated wave found to transform different modes, e.g., from TE11 TE21, after reflection or GIS. These characteristics in simulation, mode transformation dependence resonance frequency on excitation direction discharge, also confirmed experimentally. In case 90-degree...

We investigated the effects of intracerebroventricular infusions endothelin on cardiovascular and endocrinological responses using conscious, unrestrained rats. Chronic endothelin, 10 pmol/h for 7 days, elevated arterial pressure significantly days 5, 6 infusion, compared with vehicle. Heart rate decreased from day 1 infusion until end experiment. The urinary excretion norepinephrine increased 3 epinephrine 3, 4 5 infusion. arginine vasopressin These findings suggest that chronic elicit...

SUMMARY 1. The aim of the present study was to investigate whether long‐term oral administration eicosapentaenoic acid increases nitric oxide (NO) production and affects cardiac sympathetic activity in rats with diabetes mellitus. 2. We measured changes urinary excretion NO 3 – , a stable metabolite, noradrenaline (NA) concentrations non‐diabetic streptozotocin‐induced diabetic treated either ethyl icosapentate (EPA‐E; 100 mg/kg per day; n = 10), purified esterification product acid, or...

Hypertonic NaCl solution injected into the cisterna magna of anesthetized rats produced dose-dependent pressor responses accompanied by slight tachycardia. Similar injections hypertonic urea were ineffective. Because early phase response to was always increased sympathetic nerve firing and inhibited following alpha-adrenergic blockade with phentolamine, initial attributed hyperactivity. On other hand, because later unaffected either adrenalectomy or blockade, but significantly hypophysectomy...

A specific double antibody radioimmunoassay has been develop for the measurement of thyroglobulin in human serum. Human was purified by combined DEAE-cellulose and affinity chromatography using Sepharose 4B-bound Concanavalin A. Sensitivity test serum 10 ng/ml. Thyroglobulin not detectable half normal subjects, showed values between 180 In patients with simple goiter secondary hypothyroidism, usually range. Hashimoto's thyroiditis, many sera having precipitating antibodies or high...

We performed the immunophenotyping of 101 patients with B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (B-NHL) using two-colour flow cytometry (FCM) and found that cells coexpressed at least one kind T-cell-associated antigen (T-Ag; CD2, CD5, CD7) in 25 (24. 8%). Among these three T-Ags, CD5 was most frequently expressed, 21 (20.8%), followed by CD7, expressed five (5.0%), which two (2.0%). Two kinds T-Ag were simultaneusly (CD2/CD5, CD2/CD7, CD5/CD7, each patient). Concerning expression pattern T-Ag, there...

Effect of L-5-HTP (L-5-hydroxytryptophane) on the release human growth hormone (HGH), thyroid stimulating (TSH) and immunoreactive insulin (IRI) was investigated in 7 normal subjects 25 patients with endocrine disorders. A single oral dose 200mg showed elevation HGH plasma; however, no TSH plasma subjects. response to administration less quantity as compared respone hypoglycemia or arginine infusion. The timing quite variable (between 30 120min) an L-5-HTP. No by observed each primodial...

The diagnosis algorithm using ultra high frequency (UHF) method with the higher-order electromagnetic wave (EM-wave) was examined as advanced partial discharge (PD) in a gas insulated switchgear (GIS) former paper. Previous studies evaluated characteristics of EM-waves propagated simple coaxial cylindrical pipe, or through an L-shaped T-shaped pipe formed by combining these. In present study, components (a hand hole, post-type spacer, etc.) actual GIS structure were identified, and...

Abstract —FMRFamide, a cardioexcitatory neuropeptide, directly activates newly cloned amiloride-sensitive sodium channel that is expressed specifically in the brain and blocked by benzamil hydrochloride. In present study, we investigated effects of short- long-term intracerebroventricular infusion FMRFamide on arterial pressure, sympathetic activity, vasopressin release, renin-angiotensin system genes rats studied role FMRFamide-activated channels salt-sensitive hypertension. The...