Showing papers by "Saint Francis University published in 1979"
TL;DR: With the advent of phacoemulsification, much interest has again been rekindled in extracapsular cataract surgery and its effects on the vitreoretinopathy associated in high myopia.
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TL;DR: The authors' studies indicate that MSA stimulates DNA, collagen, and noncollagen protein synthesis in bone cultures and stimulates sulfate incorporation into cartilage.
Abstract: Multiplication-stimulating Activity (MSA), a peptide closely related to somatomedin, was examined for its effects on bone formation and sulfation activity in vitro. To study the effect of MSA on bone formation, we examined its effects on the incorporation of3H-thymidine into DNA,3H-uridine into RNA, and3H-proline into collagenase-digestible (CDP) and noncollagen protein (NCP), as well as DNA content in 21-day fetal rat calvaria cultured for 24 h periods.
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TL;DR: A 45‐year‐old female simultaneously developed both hairy cell leukemia and acute sarcoid because of a defect in suppressor T lymphocytes which allowed an unrestrained B‐cell proliferation.
Abstract: A 45-year-old female simultaneously developed both hairy cell leukemia and acute sarcoid. A defect in suppressor T lymphocytes which allowed an unrestrained B-cell proliferation manifested as both hairy cell leukemia and sarcoid is proposed.
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TL;DR: The immunofluorescent-antibody technique is a reliable and reproducible method for capsular serotype determination and Capsular serotypes are less variable than API biotypes since colony-to-colony variation of serotype does not occur.
Abstract: Reproducibility of capsular serotypes of 55 consecutive clinical isolates of Klebsiella pneumoniae was evaluated by an indirect immunofluorescent-antibody technique previously described by Riser et al. (J. Clin. Pathol. 29: 296-304, 1976) Five colonies per specimen were examined for colony-to-colony variation, day-to-day variation, and reader-to-reader variation. Seventy-two reference strains were tested with each of 18 pools and 72 specific antisera prior to the clinical specimens to determine antiserum specificity and cross-reaction patterns. Lot-to-lot variation was examined with the reference strains. There was minimal lot-to-lot variation among the antisera tested. Ten antiserum pools required supplementation with individual antisera. The patterns of supplementation may vary from lot to lot. Colony-to-colony variation in intensity of immunofluorescence occurred, but there was no variation in serotype. These findings differ from previously reported colonial variation which occurred when API 20E biotypes were determined for individual colonies of K. pneumoniae directly from clinical specimens. Eighteen percent of clinical isolates studied gave cross-reactions when tested with the indicated specific antiserum. All but one of the cross-reactions were resolved with further dilutions. Day-to-day and reader-to-reader variations were minimal. The immunofluorescent-antibody technique is a reliable and reproducible method for capsular serotype determination. Capsular serotypes are less variable than API biotypes since colony-to-colony variation of serotype does not occur.
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TL;DR: Pulmonary function and chest x-ray films of 20 nonsmokers with idiopathic prolapse of the mitral valve are studied to reflect a pulmonary parenchymal disorder possibly secondary to a connective tissue abnormality in the lung.
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TL;DR: The author recommends family therapy as an effective treatment that should be used more often and the push toward surgery should be resisted to allow adequate time for psychiatric intervention and to avoid unnecessary surgery.
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