Intimas in allograft and allograft/knockout groups were primarily smooth muscle cells.

CONCLUSIONS: PAI-1 reduces IP by limiting smooth muscle cell activity, with little change in matrix composition likely by modulating profibrinolytic protein expression. J Heart Lung Transplant 2011;30:935-44 (C) 2011 International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation. All rights reserved.”
“A 30 cm long plasma column is excited by a surface wave, which acts as a plasma antenna. Using plasma properties (pattern formation/striations in plasmas) single plasma antenna can be transformed into array,

helical, and spiral plasma antenna. Experiments are carried out to study the power patterns, directivity, and half power beam width of such different plasma antennas. Moreover, field properties of plasma and copper antenna are studied. Further, wireless communication and jamming capability of plasma antenna are tested. Findings of this study suggest JIB04 that directivity

and communication range can be increased by converting single plasma antenna in to array/helical/spiral plasma antenna. Field frequencies of plasma antenna determine the communication and jamming of radio frequency waves. Therefore, this study invokes applications of pattern formation or striations of plasmas in plasma antenna technology. (C) 2011 American Institute of Physics. [doi:10.1063/1.3564937]“
“PURPOSE: To report the results of Descemet-stripping Selleckchem JQEZ5 automated endothelial keratoplasty (DSAEK) in eyes with toxic anterior segment syndrome (TASS) after cataract surgery.

SETTING: Department click here of Ophthalmology, Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Istanbul, Turkey.

METHODS: In this prospective study of consecutive patients who had DSAEK for corneal failure

due to TASS, the main outcome measures were corneal clarity, mean spherical equivalent (SE) refraction, preoperative and postoperative visual acuities, central corneal thickness, and endothelial cell count (ECC).

RESULTS: The mean follow-up in the 10 eyes (10 patients) was 17.1 months +/- 2.4 (SD). There were no graft dislocations postoperatively, and no graft required repositioning. All grafts were clear at 12 months. Two eyes had initial graft rejection that resolved with treatment. All eyes had improved postoperative corrected distance visual acuity, with 7 eyes (70%) attaining 0.5 or better. The mean SE refraction in measurable cases (5 eyes) was 1.2 +/- 0.6 preoperatively and 0.9 +/- 1.0 postoperatively (P = .141). The decrease in mean pachymetry from preoperatively (691 +/- 15 mu m) to 12 months postoperatively (614 +/- 23 mu m) was statistically significant (P = .005). The mean ECC was 2740 +/- 236 cells/mm(2) preoperatively, 1690 +/- 209 cells/mm(2) at 6 months, and 1683 +/- 206 cells/mm(2) at 12 months. The decrease between preoperatively and 6 and 12 months (P = .05) and between 6 months and 12 months (P = .008) was statistically significant.