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Safety and tolerability of Tilt Testing and Carotid Sinus Massage in the octogenarians
(2016)Objective: to evaluate the safety and tolerability of Tilt Testing (TT) and Carotid Sinus Massage (CSM) in octogenarians with unexplained syncope. Methods: patients consecutively referred for transient loss of consciousness ... -
SARM1 Promotes Photoreceptor Degeneration in an Oxidative Stress Model of Retinal Degeneration
(2022)SARM1 (sterile alpha and armadillo motif-containing protein) is a highly conserved Toll/IL-1 Receptor (TIR) adaptor with important roles in mediating immune responses. Studies in the brain have shown that SARM1 plays a ... -
SARM: from immune regulator to cell executioner
(2019)SARM is the fifth and most conserved member of the Toll/Il-1 Receptor (TIR) adaptor family. However, unlike the other TIR adaptors, MyD88, Mal, TRIF and TRAM, SARM does not participate in transducing signals downstream of ... -
SART and individual trial mistake thresholds: predictive model for mobility decline
(2021)The Sustained Attention to Response Task (SART) has been used to measure neurocognitive functions in older adults. However, simplified average features of this complex dataset may result in loss of primary information and ... -
SASH1 mediates sensitivity of breast cancer cells to chloropyramine and is associated with prognosis in breast cancer
(2016)Expression of the SASH1 protein is reduced in a range of human cancers and has been implicated in apoptotic cancer cell death. This study investigated whether increasing SASH1 expression could be a useful therapeutic ... -
SCFCdc4 acts antagonistically to the PGC-1alpha transcriptional coactivator by targeting it for ubiquitin-mediated proteolysis.
(2008)Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARgamma) coactivator-1alpha (PGC-1alpha) is a highly regulated transcriptional coactivator that coordinates energy metabolism in mammals. Misregulation of PGC-1alpha has ... -
Schistosoma "Eggs-Iting" the Host: Granuloma Formation and Egg Excretion.
(2018)Schistosomiasis is a major cause of morbidity in humans invoked by chronic infection with parasitic trematodes of the genus Schistosoma. Schistosomes have a complex life-cycle involving infections of an aquatic snail ... -
The schistosoma granuloma: friend or foe?
(2013)Infection of man with Schistosoma species of trematode parasite causes marked chronic morbidity. Individuals that become infected with Schistosomes may develop a spectrum of pathology ranging from mild cercarial dermatitis ... -
Schistosoma mansoni secretes a chemokine binding protein with anti-inflammatory activity.
(Rockefeller University Press, 2005)The coevolution of humans and infectious agents has exerted selective pressure on the immune system to control potentially lethal infections. Correspondingly, pathogens have evolved with various strategies to modulate and ... -
Schistosoma mansoni worms induce anergy of T cells via selective up-regulation of programmed death ligand 1 on macrophages
(The Journal of Immunology, 2004)Infectious pathogens can selectively stimulate activation or suppression of T cells to facilitate their survival within humans. In this study we demonstrate that the trematode parasite Schistosoma mansoni has evolved with ... -
Schizophrenia at a genetics crossroads: Where to now?
(2013)These are interesting times for schizophrenia genetics. The last 5 years has seen unprecedented progress, moving us from debate about putative genetic models to an understanding that susceptibility involves a complex ... -
The Schizophrenic Faces of PICK1
(2006)Schizophrenia is a grave psychiatric disorder with psychotic symptoms and an enigmatic etiology. Family studies have strongly indicated that genetic risk factors have a role in this disease. Recent findings, together ... -
A scoping review of the changing landscape of Geriatric Medicine in undergraduate medical education: curricula, topics and teaching methods
(2021)Purpose: The world’s population is ageing. Therefore, every doctor should receive geriatric medicine training during their undergraduate education. This review aims to summarise recent developments in geriatric medicine ... -
Screening for autistic spectrum disorder at the 18-month developmental assessment: a population-based study
(2007)The objectives of this study were to assess the feasibility of administering the CHecklist for Autism in Toddlers (CHAT) at the 18-month developmental check, estimate the prevalence of screening positive for autism at the ... -
Screening for vitamin B-12 and folate deficiency in older persons
(American Society for Clinical Nutrition, 2003)Background: Vitamin B-12 deficiency is usually accompanied by elevated concentrations of serum total homocysteine (tHcy) and methylmalonic acid (MMA). Folate deficiency also results in elevated tHcy. Measurement of these ... -
Seasonal variation of serum vitamin D and the effect of vitamin D supplementation in Irish community-dwelling older people.
(2011)BACKGROUND: Ireland is at 53°N, and its population risk of vitamin D deficiency is high. Previous Irish studies suggested a significant seasonality of serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] and a beneficial effect of ... -
Secreted amyloid ß-proteins in a cell culture model include N-terminally extended peptides that impair synaptic plasticity
(2014)Evidence for a central role of amyloid β-protein (Aβ) in the genesis of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) has led to advanced human trials of Aβ-lowering agents. The “amyloid hypothesis” of AD postulates deleterious effects of ...
