Anchoring strength was varied by adding a homeotropic surfactant CP-868596 concentration (sodium dodecyl sulfate) to strongly planar de-ionized water. The transition can be controlled using sensor parameters such as well depth and aspect ratio. (C) 2009
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“Aim: To look at the association of total and high molecular weight (HMW) adiponectin with markers of fat distribution, oxidative stress and inflammation in Asian Indians.
Methods: A total of 120 subjects were chosen randomly from Chennai Urban Rural Epidemiological Study. Fasting HMW adiponectin levels, TNF-alpha and oxidized LDL were measured using ELISA. High sensitivity C reactive protein (hsCRP) was measured by a high sensitive nephelometric assay. Lipid peroxidation was measured Selleck GW786034 by Tbars assay and protein carbonyl content was assessed by DNPH assay. Visceral and subcutaneous fat areas were assessed by computed tomography (CT) scan.
Results: When stratified based on the tertiles of visceral fat, the levels of total (p = 0.03) and HMW adiponectin(p = 0.007) were highest in the first tertile followed by tertiles 2 and 3 whereas in tertiles
of subcutaneous fat, there was no such trend. With increasing tertiles of Tbars, the levels of total (p = 0.03) and HMW adiponectin decreased (p = 0.002). The levels of HMW (p < 0.001) but not total adiponectin was also found to decrease with increasing tertiles of Protein carbonyl content. The levels of Total (p = 0.02) and HMW adiponectin (p = 0.004) were highest in the first tertile of oxidized LDL selleck chemical followed by tertile 2 and tertile 3. With increasing tertiles of TNF-alpha total (p = 0.01) and HMW adiponectin (p = 0.004) was found to decrease. With increasing tertiles of hs-CRP,
Total (p = 0.005) and HMW adiponectin (p = 0.007) was found to decrease.
Conclusion: Oxidative stress markers, visceral but not subcutaneous fat and inflammation are associated with total and HMW adiponectin levles in Asian Indians.”
“Background: Implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) for primary prevention became standard of care after the publication of the second Multicenter Automatic Defibrillator Implantation Trial (MADIT-II) and Sudden Cardiac Death in Heart Failure Trial (SCD-HeFT).
Objective: To determine the percentage of patients in a Veterans Affairs medical center appropriately referred for primary prophylaxis ICD and to further categorize the reasons patients are not being referred.
Methods: Echocardiograms obtained since the release of MADIT-II in 2002 were searched for a left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) <= 35% and <= 30%. We randomly selected 120 patients per year from 2002 to 2006, for a total of 600 patients in each group. Data were reviewed to determine the number of ICD recipients and the reasons patients were not referred.