Vol. 30 (6) 2009 Neuro endocrinology letters

Significance of the plasma membrane for the nerve cell function, development and plasticity.

Mourek J, Langmeier M, Pokorny J.

Journal Article 2009; 30(6): 694-699 PubMed PMID: 20038923 Citation  Keywords:  Animals, Cell Membrane:physiology, Humans, Lipid Bilayers, Membrane Proteins:physiology, Neuronal Plasticity:physiology, Neurons:physiology, Synapses:physiology,.

: Lipoid character of plasma membrane namely the presence of polyenic fatty acids enables to interact with membrane proteins and in certain extent also to modulate their function. During the development, molecules of membrane fatty acids become more and more complex, and the ratio of polyenic fatty acids/saturated fatty acids in the bra.....

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Is combined treatment more effective than switching to monotherapy in patients with resistant depression? A retrospective study.

Bares M, Novak T, Kopecek M, Stopkova P, Sos P.
Journal Article 2009; 30(6): 723-728 PubMed PMID: 20038931 Citation  Keywords:  Adult, Antidepressive Agents:administration & dosage, Depressive Disorder, Major:diagnosis, Drug Resistance, Drug Therapy, Combination, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Psychiatric Status Rating Scales, Retrospective Studies, Secondary Prevention, Sever.

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Lymphocytic hypophysitis with dacryoadenitis in a male patient: non-invasive diagnosis and high-dose methylprednisolone pulse therapy.

Lu Z, Li J, Ba J, Yang G, Dou J, Mu Y, Lu J.
Case Reports 2009; 30(6): 700-704 PubMed PMID: 20038929 Citation  Keywords:  Dacryocystitis:drug therapy, Glucocorticoids:administration & dosage, Humans, Hypopituitarism:drug therapy, Lymphocytes:pathology, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Male, Methylprednisolone:administration & dosage, Middle Aged, Pulse Therapy, Drug, Treatment Ou.

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Maternal plasma cytokines concentrations and insulin resistance in first trimester in relation to fetal growth.

Bomba-Opon D, Wielgos M, Horosz E, Bartkowiak R, Szymusik I, Mazanowski N, Bochenska K.
Journal Article 2009; 30(6): 729-732 PubMed PMID: 20038928 Citation  Keywords:  Adiponectin:blood, Adult, Blood Glucose:metabolism, Female, Fetal Development:physiology, Humans, Insulin:blood, Insulin Resistance, Leptin:blood, Pregnancy, Pregnancy Trimester, First:metabolism, Ultrasonography, Prenatal,.

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Mild postnatal separation stress reduces repeated stress-induced immunosuppression in adult BALB/c mice.

Kiank C, Mundt A, Schuett C.
Journal Article 2009; 30(6): 761-768 PubMed PMID: 20038927 Citation  Keywords:  Acoustic Stimulation, Age Factors, Animals, Animals, Newborn, Anxiety, Separation:immunology, Apoptosis:immunology, Body Weight, Cells, Cultured, Corticosterone:blood, Disease Models, Animal, Female, Immune Tolerance:physiology, Lymphocytes:cytology, Male.

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Panic disorder and dissociation - comparison with healthy controls.

Pastucha P, Prasko J, Grambal A, Latalova K, Sigmundova Z, Sykorova T, Tichackova A.
Comparative Study 2009; 30(6): 774-778 PubMed PMID: 20038926 Citation  Keywords:  Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Agoraphobia:complications, Anxiety:complications, Depression:complications, Dissociative Disorders:complications, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Panic Disorder:complications, Personality Inventory, Severity of Illness Index, Y.

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Value of amniotic fluid interleukin-8 for the prediction of histological chorioamnionitis in preterm premature rupture of membranes.

Kacerovsky M, Drahosova M, Hornychova H, Pliskova L, Bolehovska R, Forstl M, Tosner J, Andrys C.
Journal Article 2009; 30(6): 733-738 PubMed PMID: 20038922 Citation  Keywords:  Adult, Amniotic Fluid:metabolism, Biomarkers:metabolism, Chorioamnionitis:diagnosis, Female, Fetal Membranes, Premature Rupture:diagnosis, Gestational Age, Humans, Infant, Newborn, Infant, Premature, Interleukin-8:metabolism, Predictive Value of Tests, Pr.

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Why myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) may kill you: disorders in the inflammatory and oxidative and nitrosative stress (IO&NS) pathways may explain cardiovascular disorders in ME/CFS.

Maes M, Twisk F.
Journal Article 2009; 30(6): 677-693 PubMed PMID: 20038921 Citation  Keywords:  Animals, Cardiovascular Diseases:immunology, Fatigue Syndrome, Chronic:immunology, Humans, Oxidative Stress:physiology, Reactive Nitrogen Species:metabolism, Reactive Oxygen Species:metabolism,.

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Increased 8-hydroxy-deoxyguanosine, a marker of oxidative damage to DNA, in major depression and myalgic encephalomyelitis / chronic fatigue syndrome.

Maes M, Mihaylova I, Kubera M, Uytterhoeven M, Vrydags N, Bosmans E.
Journal Article 2009; 30(6): 715-722 PubMed PMID: 20035260 Citation  Keywords:  Adult, Biomarkers:blood, Cardiovascular Diseases:epidemiology, Creatinine:urine, DNA Damage:physiology, Depressive Disorder, Major:epidemiology, Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay, Fatigue Syndrome, Chronic:epidemiology, Female, Guanine:analogs & derivativ.

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