No abstract available.
Humans ; Infant, Newborn* ; Membranes* ; Mortality* ; Mothers* ; Rupture*

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Polyhydramnios*

No abstract available.
Animal ; Antigens, Viral/genetics ; Cytokines/genetics ; Genes, MHC Class II ; Immune Tolerance ; Mice ; Mice, Transgenic ; Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell/genetics

No abstract available.
Dacarbazine*

No abstract available.
Adrenocorticotropic Hormone*

Splenic anomalies are commonly associated with anomalies of cardiovascular system and of other organ systems. "Polysplenia" refers to the state in which the bulk of splenic tissue is divided into two and others more equal-sized splenic masses. We experienced a case of Polysplenia associated with complicated cardiovascular anomalies(Situs ambiguus, D-loop, normally related great arteries, interrupted inferior vena cave, bilateral superior vena cava, single atrium, common A-V canal, infundibular stenosis). We have presented this rare case and reviewed brief literatures.
Arteries ; Cardiovascular System ; Vena Cava, Superior

The studies about tibial spine fracture were less frequently reported, especially in its sdult type, had different opinions according to authors. Meyers and McKeever described it had frequedntly occured as isolated injury without associated ligamentous injury of the same knee in children and mainly caused by bicycle accident. They had classified it by three different types according to the shape of it, managed conservatively type I, II,IIIA, and recommanded simple suturing with absorbable materials as operative method. But, in our cases it had frequently occured in adult and combined with ligamentous injury at the same knee including ACL and MCL. Also, it had frequently been caused by major trauma such as traffic accident. Previous method of management including simple stainless steel wiring had scored poor results in these complicated fractures. The author reviewed 24 cases of the tibial spine fracture treated at the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, National Medical Center from June, 1980, to June, 1988, and the following results were obtained. 1. The most common causes of the injury were traffic accident (12 cases) and associated with rupture of medial collateral ligament in 7 cases. 2. The fracture was classified as four different types according to its pattern and comminution and most commen types were III and IV, scored 8 cases and 7 cases irrespectively. 3. Initially, closed sreduction and cast immobilization was performed in 15 cases, of which 8 cases had poor results with non-union of the fracture and instability. 4. Simple stainless steel wiring in 2 cases scored poor results and distal advancement of ACL with double wiring revealed good results in these cases. 5. One case of type II fracture had persistently positive anterior drawer sign and subjective instability and needed distal advancement of ACL and double wiring. 6. Distal advancement of ACL and double wiring was performed in 6 cases of which 4 cases revealed excellent results and 2 cases did good ones.
Accidents, Traffic ; Adult ; Child ; Classification ; Collateral Ligaments ; Humans ; Immobilization ; Knee ; Ligaments ; Methods ; Rupture ; Spine ; Stainless Steel

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Craniopharyngioma* ; Magnetic Resonance Imaging*

No abstract available.
Autoantibodies* ; Incidence* ; Interferon-gamma*

The importance of innate immunity in host defense is becoming clear after discovery of innate immune receptors such as Toll-like receptor or Nod-like receptor. Innate immune system plays an important role in diverse pathological situations such as autoimmune diseases. Role of innate immunity in the pathogenesis of metabolic disorders such as type 2 diabetes, metabolic syndrome or atherosclerosis that has not been previously considered as inflammatory disorders, is also being appreciated. Here, the role of innate immunity in the development of type 1 diabetes, a classical organ-specific autoimmune disease, and type 2 diabetes will be discussed, focusing on the role of specific innate immune receptors involved in these disease processes.
Animals ; Cytokines/*immunology ; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1/*immunology ; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/*immunology ; Humans ; Immunity, Innate/*immunology ; Inflammasomes/*immunology ; *Models, Immunological ; Pancreas/immunology