Tunneling, Raman and Stm Studies Of Thin YBaCuO Films

Zadanie pt. Digitalizacja i udostępnienie w Cyfrowym Repozytorium Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego kolekcji czasopism naukowych wydawanych przez Uniwersytet Łódzki nr 885/P-DUN/2014 zostało dofinansowane ze środków MNiSW w ramach działalności upowszechniającej naukę

Anti-Müllerian hormone dynamics during ovulation induction treatment with recombinant follicle-stimulating hormone in women with polycystic ovary syndrome

Wstęp: Hormon anty-Müllerowski (AMH) jest uznawany za marker odpowiedzi jajników na stymulację owulacji. Materiał i metody: Do badania włączono 26 kobiet pragnących zajść w ciążę i wykazujących oporność na leczenie cytrynianem klomifenu. Wszystkie pacjentki były stymulowane rekombinowaną folitropiną. Wyniki: W grupie dobrze odpowiadającej na stymulację stężenia lutropiny i estradiolu były niższe niż w grupie nieodpowiadającej. Stężenie wolnego testosteronu, indeks wolnych androgenów i insulinooporność były większe w grupie nieodpowiadającej na stymulację. W grupie odpowiadającej stężenie AMH obniżyło się w kolejnych dniach stymulacji i spadek ten był wyraźniejszy u pacejntek z większą liczbą wzrastających pęcherzyków. Pacjentki z PCOS wykazują niskie stężenia FSH i wysokie AMH. Uważa się, że obniżenie stężenia AMH poprzedza wzrost pęcherzyków w trakcie stymulacji rekombinowanym FSH. U bezowulacyjnych pacjentek z PCOS łagodny wzrost w surowicy FSH hamuje AMH, odblokowując ekspresję aromatazy przez wybrane pęcherzyki, co pozwala na wyłonienie rosnących pęcherzyków. Kobiety z nasilonym hiperandrogenizmem, insulinoopornością i wysokim poziomem LH nie odpowiadają na stymulację. Wnioski: Obniżenie stężenia AMH u pacjentek z PCOS po tygodniu stymulacji rekombinowanym FSH jest praktycznym, cennym markerem pozwalającym wyłonić pacjentki z wysokim ryzykiem zespołu hiperstymulacji. Bezowulacyjne pacjentki z PCOS z ciężkim hiperandrogenizmem, insulinoopornością i hiperinsulinemią nie powinny być kwalifikowane do stymulacji owulacji rekombinowanym FSH. (Endokrynol Pol 2013; 64 (3): 203–207)Introduction: Anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) has been suggested as a predictor of ovarian response to ovulation induction and controlled ovarian hyperstimulation. Material and methods: Twenty-six women, wishing to become pregnant and who showed resistance to clomiphene citrate, were included in the study. All women received recombinant follicle-stimulating hormone (recFSH). Results: In the group of good responders, luteinising hormone (LH) and oestradiol levels were lower than in the group of non-responders. Free testosterone levels, free androgen index, and insulin resistance were higher in the group of non-responders. In the group of good responders, AMH levels decreased on successive days of ovarian stimulation and a greater slope of AMH levels was observed in patients with a higher number of increasing follicles. PCOS patients have low FSH and high AMH levels. It could be suggested that the serum AMH decrease preceded growth of many follicles, which is a consequence of the FSH stimulation. In anovulatory PCOS women, gently increasing the serum FSH level reduces the AMH excess, thus relieving the inhibition from the latter on aromatase expression by selectable follicles and allowing the emergence of growing follicles. Patients with severe hyperandrogenism, insulin resistance and high level of LH do not respond to stimulation. Conclusions: The decrease of AMH levels in PCOS women after one week of ovarian stimulation is a practical, valuable indicator which could predict the patients with a high risk of ovarian hyperstimulation. Anovulating PCOS patients with severe hyperandrogenism, insulin resistance and hyperinsulinaemia should not be qualified for recFSH ovarian stimulation. (Endokrynol Pol 2013; 64 (3): 203–207

Metaloproteinazy jako nowy wskaźnik diagnostyczny nowotworów skóry

Praca recenzowana / peer-reviewed paperRak podstawnokomórkowy jest najczęściej występującym nowotworem skóry u ludzi rasy kaukaskiej. Wywodzi się on z warstwy komórek podstawnych naskórka oraz mieszków włosowych. BCC (basal cell carcinoma) charakteryzuje się powolnym wzrostem, zdolnością do naciekania i niszczenia okolicznych tkanek. Najczęściej nie daje przerzutów, dzięki czemu zakwalifi kowany został do nowotworów miejscowo złośliwych. Najwięcej przypadków raka podstawnokomórkowego odnotowuje się u osób powyżej 60 roku życia. Skumulowana ekspozycja na promieniowanie ultrafioletowe oraz oparzenia słoneczne w okresie dzieciństwa są głównymi czynnikami zwiększającymi ryzyko rozwoju BCC. Kluczową rolę w rozwoju BCC odgrywają mutacje w genie Ras, P53, a także PTCH i SMO, które są głównymi regulatorami ścieżki szlaku sygnałowego Hedgehog. Nie bez znaczenia w aspekcie podjęcia leczenia pacjentów z BCC jest właściwa diagnostyka. Niejednorodność komórek tworzących ogniska przerzutów nowotworowych, zróżnicowane umiejscowienie czy wielkość zmian nowotworowych, pozostająca poza czułością dostępnych metod diagnostyki obrazowej, to cechy rozsianych zmian nowotworowych przyczyniające się do wysokiej umieralności wśród pacjentów onkologicznych. Nasilona miejscowa ekspresja MMPs (matrix metalloproteinases) uważana jest za nowy, istotny czynnik prognostyczny, który może decydować o wdrożeniu leczenia uzupełniającego. Poprawi to znacząco jakość odróżnienia tkanki guza od tkanki prawidłowej, co pozwoli zmniejszyć liczbę wznów nowotworowych. Dowiedzione różnice w zakresie aktywności MMPs pomiędzy tkankami zmienionymi nowotworowo a tkankami prawidłowymi, stają się punktem wyjścia do wyboru testów dla enzymów proteolitycznych, przebiegających równolegle z badaniami histopatologicznymi.Basal cell carcinoma is the most common malignant tumor among Caucasians. BCC rarely methasizes but can be locally invasive and destructive to neighboring tissues. It is composed of cells that arise from the epidermis and its appendages. Basal cell carcinoma is mostly seen in elderly person, especially those over 60 years of age. Its frequency is slightly higher in males than in females. Cumulative UV exposure and severe sunburn during childhood and adolescence are risk factors for basal cell carcinoma. Th e incidents of BCC also increases with Fitzpatrick skin type I and II, fair or red hair, blue eyes, exposures to trivalent arsenic and ionizing radiation. 90% of BCC occurs on sun-exposed areas such as the face, neck, ears and scalp. Tumor suppressor genes and oncogenes are two basis classes of genes that undergo mutations leading to BCC. Disruption of the Hedgehog signaling pathway, Ras genes and p53 supressing functions are the most important in this tumor. It appears as a slowly growing, translucent papule or nodule. It shows a small capillaries fi lled with blood, known as telangiectasia. This painless change is in many cases ignored by patients, what signifi cantly worsens the prognosis for further treatment. Not without signifi cance in the context of medical treatment of patients with BCC is correct diagnosis. Heterogeneity of cells forming metastatic cancer, diff erentiated location or tumor size is out of the sensitivity of diagnostic imaging methods available are the features of diff use malignant contributing to high mortality among cancer patients. Increased local expression of MMPs is considered to be a new important prognostic factor that can decide on the implementation of any therapy. Th is will improve the quality signifi cantly distinguish tumor tissue from normal tissue, which will reduce the recurrence of cancer. Demonstrated diff erences in the activity of MMPs altered between tumor tissue and normal tissue, becomes the starting point for the selection of tests for proteolytic enzymes, running parallel with histopathology

The influence of the mineral composition of the medium on in vitro propagation of Kohleria amabilis (Planch. et Linden) Fritsch shoots

The aim of the study was to test the influence of the mineral salt composition of the medium on in vitro multiplication and growth of kohleria shoots. Shoot tips were cultured on Murashige and Skoog (MS) (full- and half strength), Gamborg et al. (B5), Nitsch and Nitsch (NN) or Lloyd and McCown (WPM) media supplemented with BA 1 mg·dm-3. The influence of passage time on the induction and growth of shoots on the medium containing half strength of MS mineral salts and BA 1 mg·dm-3, GA3 1 mg·dm-3 was also studied. The explants used in the experiments were obtained from aseptically grown shoot clusters. A significant influence of the medium type and the time of propagation on the number, length and weight of axillary shoots was observed. The medium containing full or half strength of mineral salts according to MS was the best. The propagation of kohleria shoots should take place at 4-week passages

Diabetes as a risk factor of death in hospitalized COVID-19 patients – an analysis of a National Hospitalization Database from Poland, 2020

IntroductionDiabetes is one of the comorbidities associated with poor prognosis in hospitalized COVID-19 patients. In this nationwide retrospective study, we evaluated the risk of in-hospital death attributed to diabetes.MethodsWe analyzed data from discharge reports of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 in 2020 as submitted to the Polish National Health Fund. Several multivariate logistic regression models were used. In each model, in-hospital death was estimated with explanatory variables. Models were built either on the whole cohorts or cohorts matched with propensity score matching (PSM). The models examined either the main effects of diabetes itself or the interaction of diabetes with other variables.ResultsWe included 174,621 patients with COVID-19 who were hospitalized in the year 2020. Among them, there were 40,168 diabetic patients (DPs), and the proportion of DPs in this group was higher than in the general population (23.0% vs. 9.5%, p<0.001). In this group of COVID-19 hospitalizations, 17,438 in-hospital deaths were recorded, and the mortality was higher among DPs than non-diabetics (16.3% vs. 8.1%, p<0.001). Multivariate logistic regressions showed that diabetes was a risk factor of death, regardless of sex and age. In the main effect analysis, odds of in-hospital death were higher by 28.3% for DPs than for non-diabetic patients. Similarly, PSM analysis including 101,578 patients, of whom 19,050 had diabetes, showed that the risk of death was higher in DPs regardless of sex with odds higher by 34.9%. The impact of diabetes differed among age groups and was the highest for patients aged 60-69.ConclusionsThis nationwide study confirmed that diabetes was an independent risk factor of in-hospital death in the course of COVID-19 infection. However, the relative risk differed across the age groups

Therapeutic effect of presurgical treatment with longacting octreotide (Sandostatin® LAR®) in patients with acromegaly

Introduction: The aim of this study was to assess the therapeutic effect and the safety of pre surgical treatment with long-acting octreotide in patients with acromegaly. Material and methods: This project was conducted in 25 centres across Poland as a non interventional, multicentre, observational study in patients with acromegaly, in which long-acting octreotide (Sandostatin® LAR®) was administered before surgery. They were 148 patients included into the study: 88 females and 60 males aged 18–86 years (51.3 ± 13.4). Results: Eighty patients completed the study (underwent tumour surgery). The CRF included: baseline visit, four follow-up visits every three months before surgery, and two follow-up visits every three months after surgery. Sandostatin® LAR® was administered every four weeks. The efficacy measures were as follows: change of growth hormone (GH) and insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) levels, number of patients fulfilling criteria of cure, and change of adenoma (micro- and macroadenomas) size during the treatment. Normalisation of GH and IGF-1 concentrations were obtained in 42.4 and 49.1% of patients at the end of medical therapy, respectively. Normalisation of GH and IGF-1 concentrations were obtained in 77.9 and 83.8% of patients after surgery, respectively. Reduction of microadenoma size was documented in 58.8% of patients, and in 70% of patients with macroadenomas at the end of medical therapy. In 74.0% of patients no pituitary tumour was shown on MRI after surgery. Conclusion: In conclusion, we have shown good surgical outcome in patients with acromegaly after pre-treatment with somatostatin analogue, and good tolerance and safety of the therapy, supporting the national recommendation for pre-surgical treatment with longacting somatostatin analogues in acromegaly patients

Stan skóry wykładnikiem stanu zdrowia

Praca recenzowana / Peer-reviewed paperNiniejsza monografia obejmuje 12 prac, w których podano informacje o fizjologii i patologii skóry. W części prac opisane są obecnie stosowane techniki kosmetyczne, które w założeniu są zabiegami „upiększającymi”. Autorzy mają nadzieję, że treści zebranych publikacji będą przyczynkiem do pełniejszego poznania fizjologii skóry oraz podstaw kosmetologii

Therapeutic effect of presurgical treatment with longacting octreotide (Sandostatin® LAR®) in patients with acromegaly

Introduction: The aim of this study was to assess the therapeutic effect and the safety of pre-surgical treatment with long-acting octreotide in patients with acromegaly. Material and methods: This project was conducted in 25 centres across Poland as a non-interventional, multicentre, observational study in patients with acromegaly, in which long-acting octreotide Sandostatin® LAR®) was administered before surgery. They were 148 patients included into the study: 88 females and 60 males aged 18–86 years (51.3 ± 13.4). Results: Eighty patients completed the study (underwent tumour surgery). The CRF included: baseline visit, four follow-up visits every three months before surgery, and two follow-up visits every three months after surgery. Sandostatin® LAR® was administered every four weeks. The efficacy measures were as follows: change of growth hormone (GH) and insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) levels, number of patients fulfilling criteria of cure, and change of adenoma (micro- and macroadenomas) size during the treatment. Normalisation of GH and IGF-1 concentrations were obtained in 42.4 and 49.1% of patients at the end of medical therapy, respectively. Normalisation of GH and IGF-1 concentrations were obtained in 77.9 and 83.8% of patients after surgery, respectively. Reduction of microadenoma size was documented in 58.8% of patients, and in 70% of patients with macroadenomas at the end of medical therapy. In 74.0% of patients no pituitary tumour was shown on MRI after surgery. Conclusion: We have shown good surgical outcome in patients with acromegaly after pre-treatment with somatostatin analogue, and good tolerance and safety of the therapy, supporting the national recommendation for pre-surgical treatment with long-acting somatostatin analogues in acromegaly patients

Risk factors of pelvic organ prolapsed in women qualified to reconstructive surgery – the Polish multicenter study

To evaluate the prevalence rate of various pelvic floor disorders among patients treated in 8 academic centers in Poland due to pelvic organ prolapse (POP). Results: The mean age of affected women with POP was 61,25 years (median 61), and mean BMI – 27.62 (median – 27.29). 80% of women were menopausal. Mean time of symptoms related to disease was 65,6 months; whereas the time relapsed from first doctor diagnosis of POP to hospital admission was 50.6 months. 97.4% affected women were multiparous. Only 1.21% women with POP were nulliparous. Family history of prolapse was found in 13.4% of patients, whereas familial positive history of urinary incontinence was 10%. Lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) among the analyzed group were as follows: frequency – almost 50%, urgency 32.2%, feeling of improper voiding – 29,6% and voiding difficulty – 17.7%. Functional disorders of lower bowel were found in 43% of patients and the most prevalent symptom was constipation (31%), followed by empting difficulty (12%), dyschesia (9%), and urge stool empting (7.7%). Cardiovascular diseases were found among 43% of respondents, whereas pulmonary diseases with chronic coughing were present in 20% of the analyzed population. Subjective POP symptoms reported by women were as follows: feeling of heaviness in lower abdomen – 37.8%, perineal pain – 27.8%, lumbosacral pain – 34.2%, and abdominal pain – 28.4%. Female sexual disorders were reported by 9,8% women and dyspareunia was found in 7.6% of responders. POP was the main reason for sexual abstinence only in 1 out of 10 patients. More than 30% of patients from the study group underwent previously pelvic surgery due to various reasons. POP related quality of life measured by VAS (Visual Analogue Scale) was 61.4 points (median – 60). The most common finding during gynecological examination was cystocele – 96.5%, followed by rectoenterocele – 92.7%, and central defect – 79%. Mean POP quantification was stage III in POP-Q scale. LUTS symptoms (urinary incontinence, urgency and voiding difficulties) were present among 81% of patients whereas lower gastrointestinal disorders (constipation, fecal incontinence, dyschesia) were found in 43% of women affected by POP