Effects of a Single Dose of Erythropoietin on Motor Function and Cognition after Focal Brain Ischemia in Adult Rats

Michaela Hralová¹, Eva Plaňanská², Yvona Angerová³, Andrea Jadwiszczoková¹, Jana Bortelová¹, Marcela Lippertová-Grünerová^3,4, Dana Marešová¹

¹Institute of Physiology, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic;

²Department of Neurology, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague and General University Hospital in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic;

³Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague and General University Hospital in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic;

⁴Faculty of Medicine, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany

Received November 21, 2013; Accepted April 4, 2014.

Key words: Rats – Endothelin – Erythropoietin – Focal brain ischemia – Motor and cognitive function

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Are Serum Procalcitonin and Interleukin-1 Beta Suitable Markers for Diagnosis of Acute Pyelonephritis in Children?

Abolfazl Mahyar¹, Parviz Ayazi¹, Reza Ahmadi¹, Mohammad Mahdi Daneshi-Kohan¹, Hassan Jahani Hashemi¹, Reza Dalirani², Seyed Alireza Moshiri¹, Morteza Habibi¹, Mehdi Sahmani¹, Ahmad Ali Sahmani¹

¹Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran;

²Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Received December 1, 2013; Accepted April 4, 2014.

Key words: Procalcitonin – Interleukin-1 beta – Acute pyelonephritis

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Differential Expression of Inflammationrelated Genes after Intense Exercise

Magdalena C. Kimsa¹, Barbara Strzalka-Mrozik¹, Malgorzata W. Kimsa¹, Joanna Gola¹, Aleksandra Kochanska-Dziurowicz², Aleksandra Zebrowska³, Urszula Mazurek¹

¹Department of Molecular Biology, Medical University of Silesia, Sosnowiec, Poland;

²Department of Isotope Diagnostics and Radiopharmaceuticals, Medical University of Silesia, Sosnowiec, Poland;

³Department of Physiological and Medical Sciences, Academy of Physical Education, Katowice, Poland

Received December 18, 2013; Accepted April 4, 2014.

Key words: Peripheral blood mononuclear cells – Exercise – Cytokines – Oligonucleotide microarray

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A Comparison between Transcutaneous and Total Serum Bilirubin in Healthy-term Greek Neonates with Clinical Jaundice

Charalambos Neocleous, Alkistis Adramerina, Stefanos Limnaios, Symeon Symeonidis, Chrysoula Spanou, Marina Malakozi, Evangelos Mpampalis

Department of Medical Pediatrics, General Hospital of Drama, Drama, Greece

Received October 6, 2013; Accepted April 4, 2014.

Key words: Neonatal jaundice – Transcutaneous bilirubin – BiliCheck device

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Effect of Amphetamine on Adult Male and Female Rats Prenatally Exposed to Methamphetamine

Romana Šlamberová, Eva Macúchová, Kateryna Nohejlová, Andrea Štofková, Jana Jurčovičová

Department of Normal, Pathological and Clinical Physiology, Third Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic

Received Februar y 27, 2014; Accepted April 4, 2014.

Key words: Prenatal drug exposure – Methamphetamine – Amphetamine – Open field – Conditioned place preference – Morris water maze – Locomotion – Drug-seeking behaviour – Spatial memory – Corticosterone

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How Smoking Cessation Influence Hormonal Levels in Postmenopausal Women?

Hana Jandíková¹, Michaela Dušková¹, Kateřina Šimůnková¹, Beáta Rácz¹, Martin Hill¹, Hana Pospíšilová¹, Alexandra Kmeťová^2,3, Eva Králíková^2,3, Karel Vondra¹, Luboslav Stárka¹

¹Institute of Endocrinology, Prague, Czech Republic;

²Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague and General University Hospital in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic;

³Tobacco Addiction Center, 3^rd Department of Medicine – Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague and General University Hospital in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic

Received Januar y 25, 2014; Accepted April 4, 2014.

Key words: Postmenopause – Smoking cessation – Androgens

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Acalculous Cholecystitis or Biliary Dyskinesia for Epstein-Barr Virus Gallbladder Involvement?

Andrew Fretzayas, Maria Moustaki, Achilleas Attilakos, Triantafillia Brozou, Polyxeni Nicolaidou

3^rd Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Athens, Athens, Greece

Received December 13, 2013; Accepted April 4, 2014.

Key words: EBV – Cholecystitis – Biliary dyskinesia

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Treatment of a Superficial Mycosis by Low-temperature Plasma: A Case Report

Michaela Švarcová¹, Jaroslav Julák², Vít Hubka³, Hana Soušková¹, Vladimír Scholtz⁴

¹Department of Computing and Control Engineering, Faculty of Chemical Engineering, Institute of Chemical Technology in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic;

²Institute of Immunology and Microbiology, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague and General University Hospital in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic;

³Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, Charles University in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic;

⁴Department of Physics and Measurements, Faculty of Chemical Engineering, Institute of Chemical Technology in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic

Received November 15, 2013; Accepted April 4, 2014.

Key words: Dermatomycosis – Trichophyton – Low-temperature plasma – Cometary discharge

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