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About: University of Turku is a education organization based out in Turku, Finland. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Galaxy. The organization has 16296 authors who have published 45124 publications receiving 1505428 citations. The organization is also known as: Turun yliopisto & Åbo universitet.
Topics: Population, Galaxy, Poison control, Health care, Pregnancy
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TL;DR: The authors conclude that dexmedetomidine preanesthetic medication decreases thiopental anesthetic requirements and improves the recuperation from anesthesia with no serious hemodynamic or other adverse effects.
Abstract: The effects of dexmedetomidine, an alpha 2-adrenoceptor agonist, on vigilance, thiopental anesthetic requirements, and the hemodynamic, catecholamine, and hormonal responses to surgery were investigated in healthy (ASA physical status 1) women scheduled for dilatation and curettage (D & C) of the uterus. Fifteen minutes before induction they received single iv doses of either dexmedetomidine (0.5 micrograms/kg; n = 19) or saline (n = 20) in a double-blind fashion. Anesthesia was induced with thiopental and maintained with N2O/O2 (70/30%) and thiopental. Dexmedetomidine was well tolerated and no serious drug-related subjective side-effects or adverse events were observed. The most prominent subjective effects were fatigue and decreased salivation. The total amount of thiopental needed to perform D & C of the uterus was reduced approximately 30% (from 456 +/- 141 mg [mean +/- SD] after saline to 316 +/- 79 mg after dexmedetomidine). This was mostly due to a smaller induction dose in the group receiving dexmedetomidine. Dexmedetomidine appeared to improve the recovery from anesthesia as measured by visual analogue scales (VAS) on fatigue and nausea. The plasma concentration of norepinephrine was decreased by 56% after dexmedetomidine implying decreased sympathetic nervous activity. Systolic and diastolic blood pressure were moderately reduced after dexmedetomidine administration. The authors conclude that dexmedetomidine preanesthetic medication decreases thiopental anesthetic requirements and improves the recuperation from anesthesia with no serious hemodynamic or other adverse effects. Further studies in patients undergoing more stressful surgery are indicated.
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TL;DR: The expression of TRPA 1 on C-fibre bladder afferents and urothelial cells together with the finding that intravesical TRPA1 activators initiate detrusor overactivity indicate that TRPA2 may have a role in sensory transduction in this organ.
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TL;DR: The data indicate that the level of MMP-1 expression is regulated by the collagen receptor α2β1 integrin, and the down-regulation of collagen α1(I) is mediated by another receptor.
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University of Helsinki1, National Institutes of Health2, Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics3, University of Tartu4, University of Ferrara5, University Medical Center Groningen6, Amgen7, Uppsala University8, Karolinska Institutet9, VU University Amsterdam10, Erasmus University Rotterdam11, Lund University12, Leiden University Medical Center13, National Institute for Health Research14, University of Lübeck15, Medical Research Council16, Technische Universität München17, University of Tampere18, Steno Diabetes Center19, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich20, Harvard University21, Massachusetts Institute of Technology22, European Bioinformatics Institute23, University of Leicester24, Turku University Hospital25, Uppsala University Hospital26, Erasmus University Medical Center27, University College London28, University of Turku29, University of Oxford30, University of Iceland31, Minerva Foundation Institute for Medical Research32, University of Liverpool33, Imperial College London34, Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute35
TL;DR: Using a genome-wide screen of 9.6 million genetic variants achieved through 1000 Genomes Project imputation in 62,166 samples, association to lipid traits in 93 loci is identified, including 79 previously identified loci with new lead SNPs and 10 new loci, including 15 locu with a low-frequency lead SNP and 10 loco with a missense lead SNP.
Abstract: Using a genome-wide screen of 9.6 million genetic variants achieved through 1000 Genomes Project imputation in 62,166 samples, we identify association to lipid traits in 93 loci, including 79 previously identified loci with new lead SNPs and 10 new loci, 15 loci with a low-frequency lead SNP and 10 loci with a missense lead SNP, and 2 loci with an accumulation of rare variants. In six loci, SNPs with established function in lipid genetics (CELSR2, GCKR, LIPC and APOE) or candidate missense mutations with predicted damaging function (CD300LG and TM6SF2) explained the locus associations. The low-frequency variants increased the proportion of variance explained, particularly for low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and total cholesterol. Altogether, our results highlight the impact of low-frequency variants in complex traits and show that imputation offers a cost-effective alternative to resequencing.
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TL;DR: Investigation of patients with periodic limb movement disorder and restless legs syndrome and healthy controls with PET using 6-[18F]fluoro-l-dopa indicates mild nigrostriatal presynaptic dopaminergic hypofunction in PLMD-RLS, indicating equal affection of the caudate and the putamen.
Abstract: The authors investigated nine drug-naive patients with periodic limb movement disorder and restless legs syndrome (PLMD-RLS) and 27 healthy controls with PET using 6-[18F]fluoro-L-dopa (FDOPA). In the patients, the FDOPA uptake (Ki(occ)) in the caudate nucleus was 88% and in the putamen 89% of the control mean values. This equal affection of the caudate and the putamen differs, for example, from the dopaminergic dysfunction in Parkinson's disease, which affects the putamen earlier and more severely than the caudate. The current results indicate mild nigrostriatal presynaptic dopaminergic hypofunction in PLMD-RLS.
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Name | H-index | Papers | Citations |
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Kari Alitalo | 174 | 817 | 114231 |
Mika Kivimäki | 166 | 1515 | 141468 |
Jaakko Kaprio | 163 | 1532 | 126320 |
Veikko Salomaa | 162 | 843 | 135046 |
Markus W. Büchler | 148 | 1545 | 93574 |
Eugene C. Butcher | 146 | 446 | 72849 |
Steven Williams | 144 | 1375 | 86712 |
Terho Lehtimäki | 142 | 1304 | 106981 |
Olli T. Raitakari | 142 | 1232 | 103487 |
Pim Cuijpers | 136 | 982 | 69370 |
Jeroen J. Bax | 132 | 1306 | 74992 |
Sten Orrenius | 130 | 447 | 57445 |
Aarno Palotie | 129 | 711 | 89975 |
Stefan W. Hell | 127 | 577 | 65937 |
Carlos López-Otín | 126 | 494 | 83933 |