Background:Pediatric nasolacrimal duct obstruction (PNDO) requires therapeutic intervention after conservative procedures *** resilient treatment guidelines for the treatment are missing,the aim of this study was to e...
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Background:Pediatric nasolacrimal duct obstruction (PNDO) requires therapeutic intervention after conservative procedures *** resilient treatment guidelines for the treatment are missing,the aim of this study was to evaluate the advantages of two different intervention techniques in children with ***:Between January,2006 and June,2014,233 children (0-208 months) were treated either with conventional probing by ophthalmologists only (Group I) or with endonasal endoscopic interdisciplinary approach (Group Ⅱ).The clinical outcome was ***:The overall success rate of Group Ⅰ was 93.4% compared to 98.4% of Group Ⅱ (P24 ***:Endoscopic control in treatment of PNDO allows exact identification of the stenosis and appropriate surgical intervention with an improved clinical *** endoscopic surgical techniques should be the standard PNDO treatment.
Obesity is one of the diseases with severe health consequences and rapidly increasing worldwide *** the complex network of food intake and energy balance regulation is an essential prerequisite for pharmacological int...
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Obesity is one of the diseases with severe health consequences and rapidly increasing worldwide *** the complex network of food intake and energy balance regulation is an essential prerequisite for pharmacological intervention with obesity.G protein-coupled receptors(GPCRs)are among the main modulators of metabolism and energy ***,for instance,regulate appetite and satiety in certain hypothalamic neurons,as well as glucose and lipid metabolism and hormone secretion from *** in some GPCRs,such as the melanocortin receptor type 4(MC4R),have been associated with early-onset ***,we identified the adhesion GPCR latrophilin 1(ADGRL1/LPHN1)as a member of the regulating network governing food intake and the maintenance of energy *** of the highly conserved receptor in mice results in increased food consumption and severe obesity,accompanied by dysregulation of glucose ***,we identified a partially inactivating mutation in human ADGRL1/LPHN1 in a patient suffering from ***,we propose that LPHN1 dysfunction is a risk factor for obesity development.
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