Background Specific nutrients combined with exercise may prevent a loss of lean body mass and consequently prevent *** examined the effects of 2 weeks of supplementation with L-carnitine and a single dose of branched-...
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Background Specific nutrients combined with exercise may prevent a loss of lean body mass and consequently prevent *** examined the effects of 2 weeks of supplementation with L-carnitine and a single dose of branched-chain amino acids(BCAAs)on energy metabolism and body composition before and after exercise and on post-exercise muscle soreness in healthy *** A total of 12 young,untrained,healthy women were randomly assigned to two groups who received either 2 weeks of supplementation with L-carnitine(1000 mg/day)and a single dose of BCAAs plus 200 kcal energy(LCAR+BCAA group,n=6)or 200 kcal energy alone(control group,n=6)before 60 min of *** substrate metabolism and body composition by bio-impedance were examined before and after ***-onset muscle soreness(DOMS)was evaluated by using a visual analogue scale for 3 days after *** Serum concentrations of free and acyl-L-carnitine in the LCAR+BCAA group were not significantly different from those in the control *** were no significant differences in body composition before or after exercise between the two *** serum free fatty acid levels 120 min after the oral ingestion of BCAAs were significantly lower in the LCAR+BCAA group than in the control group,there were no significant differences in serum free fatty acid levels immediately after and 60 min after *** for 3 days after exercise was lower in the LCAR+BCAA group than in the control group,but this difference was not *** Continuous supplementation with L-carnitine combined with a dose of BCAAs in young,untrained,healthy subjects caused a blunted response of stimulated lipolysis after exercise.
Objective: To assess the influence of previous abdominal and pelvic surgeries on uterine artery embolization (UAE). We hypothesize that the formation of postoperative adhesions can impose technical difficulties for UA...
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Objective: To assess the influence of previous abdominal and pelvic surgeries on uterine artery embolization (UAE). We hypothesize that the formation of postoperative adhesions can impose technical difficulties for UAE, resulting in longer fluoroscopy time and less reduction of uterus and largest tumor volumes after the procedure. Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of 122 consecutive patients who underwent uterine artery embolization for the treatment of uterine fibroids in our department. Patients were divided into two groups according to the presence or absence of previous abdominal or pelvic surgery. Fluoroscopy time, change in symptoms, and volume variation of uterus and largest tumor were compared between groups. Results: Forty-seven patients underwent abdominopelvic surgery before UAE (Group 1) and 75 did not (Group 2). Median (IQR) fluoroscopy time was 22 minutes (IQR: 18 - 26.4) for Group 1, and 23.3 minutes (IQR: 19.05 - 28.25) for Group 2. No difference was found between the groups (P = 0.17). Regarding the results after UAE, neither the change in symptoms (P = 0.30) nor the volume variation for uterus (P = 0.41) and largest fibroid (P = 0.18) showed significant difference. Conclusions: In this study, previous abdominopelvic surgeries had no significant influence on fluoroscopy time, and overall outcomes of uterine artery embolization.
BACKGROUND Evidence has been published on the successful applications of the anti-tumor necrosis factor alpha antibody infliximab,such as induction therapy,salvage treatment for acute cellular rejection,and treatment ...
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BACKGROUND Evidence has been published on the successful applications of the anti-tumor necrosis factor alpha antibody infliximab,such as induction therapy,salvage treatment for acute cellular rejection,and treatment for chronic ulcerative inflammation,in intestinal transplant ***,the optimal protocol for the effective use of infliximab remains largely undetermined due to scarcity of available clinical *** report a continuative application of infliximab as maintenance therapy for recurrent chronic ulcerative ileitis in a recipient of isolated intestinal transplantation(ITx).CASE SUMMARY The patient was a 11-year-old boy with intestinal motility disorder classified as a hypogenic type of intestinal *** patient underwent living-donor related intestinal *** immunosuppression regimen consisted of daclizumab,tacrolimus,and *** he did not show rejection while on tacrolimus monotherapy,routine screening endoscopy showed several ulcerative lesions in the distal end of the graft 2 years after the intestinal *** work up to evaluate the progression of anemia revealed stenosis with ulcerative inflammatory changes and multiple longitudinal ulcers in the *** the endoscopic findings suggested ulcerative lesions in Crohn’s disease,infliximab treatment was *** with infliximab and a small dose of oral prednisolone afforded successful withdrawal of total parenteral nutrition and maintenance of a well-functioning graft without infectious complications for 5 years since the administration of the first dose of *** Infliximab is effective as maintenance therapy for recurrent chronic ulcerative ileitis in an isolated ITx patient.
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