8 결과
A 41-year-old woman in November 2002 underwent a gastric bypass by the Capella technique for morbid obesity. Almost 1 year after the surgery, she developed severe vomiting. Radiological studies confirmed a severe stenosis of the gastrojejunal anastomosis. Two pneumatic dilatations of the stenosis
Diacylglycerol acyltransferase (DGAT) and acyl-CoA: cholesterol acyltransferase (ACAT) are the enzymes that catalyze the final reactions of triacylgycerol (TG) and cholesteryl ester (CE) synthesis, and accumulation of TG and CE in adipocytes and arteries causes obesity and atherosclerosis,
A 33-year-old, morbidity obese woman underwent a laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass in November 2004. She presented 18 months later with a history of recurrent pain in the upper region of the abdomen and severe vomiting. Radiologic and endoscopic evaluations revealed wall thickening in the
OBJECTIVE
Primary anal actinomycosis of cryptoglandular origin, a rare cause of anal suppurative disease, requires specific management to be cured. The aims of this retrospective study were to describe clinical, morphological, and microbiological features of this entity and to evaluate management
In the past history of the pharmaceutical industry, secondary metabolites have been screened almost exclusively for antimicrobial activities. This biased and narrow view has severely limited the potential application of microbial metabolites. Fortunately, this situation is changing and we are now
The storage of fatty acids and fatty alcohols in the form of neutral lipids such as triacylglycerol (TAG), cholesteryl ester (CE), and wax ester (WE) serves to provide reservoirs for membrane formation and maintenance, lipoprotein trafficking, lipid detoxification, evaporation barriers, and fuel in
BACKGROUND
Beta-glucosidase inhibitors are being extensively studied for use as anti-diabetics, anti-obesity and anti-tumour compounds. So far, these compounds have been reported in large numbers from plants, mushrooms, algae and fungi. There are very few reports of such inhibitors from bacteria in
Confluent and reticulated papillomatosis (CRP) is a condition due to disordered keratinization. The disease was originally described by Gougerot and Carteaud and is also called Gougerot-Carteaud syndrome. Confluent and reticulated papillomatosis presents as asymptomatic hyperpigmented papules, that