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Atrial Natriuretic Factor ; blood ; Biomarkers ; blood ; Child ; Heart Failure ; blood ; diagnosis ; Humans ; Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome ; blood ; diagnosis ; Natriuretic Peptide, Brain ; blood ; Peptide Fragments ; blood ; Reference Values ; Severity of Illness Index

Bacteremia ; diagnosis ; microbiology ; Bacteria ; isolation & purification ; Child ; Echocardiography ; Echocardiography, Transesophageal ; Endocarditis, Bacterial ; diagnosis ; diagnostic imaging ; microbiology ; pathology ; Humans ; Reference Standards ; Sensitivity and Specificity

Using immunohistochemical method, the distribution of eight kinds of peptidergic neurons, i. e. cholecystokinin(CCK),vasoactive intestinal polypeptide (VIP), substance P(SP), neurotensin (NT), galanin (GAL), calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP), corticotropin-releasing factor(CRF) and thyrotropin-releasing hormone(TRH), of the thalamus in the rat was investigated. Immunoreactive cell bodies and fiber terminals were mainly located in the midline nuclei, intralaminar nuclei, habenular nucleus and posterior nuclei of the thalamus, but a few of positive structures in the anterior nuclei, ventral nuclei and reticular nucleus were also found. The distribution of different peptidergic neurons in the thalamus was different from each other. A large quantity of SP-, NT- and GAL- like cell bodies and all of above-mentioned eight peptidergic fiber terminals were observed in the midline nuclei and intralaminar nuclei. More CCK and CGRP positive cell bodies were seen in the posterior nuclei. Some VIP, SP, NT, GAL and CRF positive cell bodies and all kinds of the positive terminals, except CGRP, were found in the habenular nucleus. The immunoreactive structures which were found in present study, particularly the distribution of positive terminals, were more widely than those were reported. The distribution of some CCK, VIP, NT, GAL, CGRP and TRH positive cell bodies and terminals in the thalamus have not been reported previously.

Aging changes of neurotensin-like (NT-L) and galanin-like (GAL-L) cell bodies and fiber terminals in the central amygdaloid nucleus between the young and old rats were studied by means of immunohistochemical and microspectrophotometric techniques. NT-L cell bodies were mainly located in the central part (CeLn) of, centrolateral amygdaloid nucleus, a few of NT-L neurons were also found in the centrolateral amygdaloid nucleus, capsular part (CeLc) and centromedial amygdaloid nucleus (CeM). NT-L fiber terminals were seen mainly in the CeLn and CeLc. GAL-L cell bodies were observed only in the CeM. A marked decrease of density of NT-L cell bodies and fiber terminals in the central amygdaloid nucleus was found in the old rats as compared with young animals. No significant age difference in number of GAL-L cell bodies was observed in the central amygdaloid nucleus, but the staining intensity of GAL-L cell bodies was reduced remarkably. The results show that there are apparent changes with aging of the NT-L and GAL-L neurons in the central amygdaloid nucleus of the rat. The significance of the changes remains to be studied further.

Biomarkers ; blood ; Child ; Heart Failure ; blood ; diagnosis ; physiopathology ; Humans ; Natriuretic Peptide, Brain ; blood

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American Heart Association ; Anti-Bacterial Agents ; administration & dosage ; therapeutic use ; Cardiac Surgical Procedures ; Child ; Drug Resistance, Bacterial ; Drug Therapy, Combination ; Endocarditis ; drug therapy ; surgery ; Endocarditis, Bacterial ; drug therapy ; surgery ; Humans ; Practice Guidelines as Topic ; United States

Biliary tract carcinoma (BTC) is a common malignancy in human digestive system.The lethality of BTC is essentially attributed to the asymptomatic growth of BTC and the lack of effective diagnostic options.The disease is therefore usually detected at an advanced stage and lost the opportunity of surgical therapy.Conventional chemotherapy and radiation therapy have been notably ineffective against BTC.There is now a real and urgent need to focus on developing novel and potent therapeutic strategies against BTC.Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2/neu (HER2/neu) is a member of the ErbB receptor tyrosine kinase family.HER2/neu is associated with tumor proliferation,invasion,and metastasis that would impact in a significant way on clinical outcome.HER/neu may become a new therapy target of BTC.

Using the immunohistochemical method combined with tract tracing techniques, a new subdivision, the marginal division, was found in the striatum of the rat. In this subdivision, substance P, enkephaline and dynorphin B terminals were densely localized. The present study investigated the synaptic organization of the substance P-like immunoreactive nerve terminals in the marginal division. Four major types of substance P immunoreactive synapses were identified. Axodendritic and axospinous synapses were the most common ones. Compound synapses with more than two synaptic components were also observed. One axo-axonic synapse was present. Both symmetric and asymmetric substance P-like immunoreactive synapses were seen in the marginal division. The existence of asymmetric synapses, small postsynaptic dendrites and axo-axonic synapses, distinguished the substance P-like immunoreactive nerve terminals in the marginal division from those in the other part of the striatum. The characteristics and complexity of the synaptic organization suggested that the substance P-like immunoreactive nerve terminals in the marginal division probably orginate from a different source and have a different function, as compared to those in the rest part of striatum.