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Full-Text Articles in Life Sciences
Blood Lead Levels During Pregnancy And Pregnancy Outcome In Karachi Women, A Rahman, A Hakeem
Blood Lead Levels During Pregnancy And Pregnancy Outcome In Karachi Women, A Rahman, A Hakeem
Department of Biological & Biomedical Sciences
objective: To evaluate association of blood lead levels with pregnancy outcome in the obstetrics and gynaecology unit.
Methods: Blood lead levels were measured in 73 pregnant women at the time of delivery and assessed its association with pregnancyoutcome.
Results: Mean maternal lead level was 9.91+/-4.44 mg/dL (range 2.28-36.35 mg/dL). Mothers of boys had significantly higher (p=0.013, one-tailed t test) blood lead levels (11.05+/-5.19) when compared to mothers of girls (8.74+/-3.18 mg/dL.
Conclusion: Maternal lead levels at the time of delivery showed no association with gestational age, birth weight, recumbent length, or head circumference.
Comparison Of Double Disc And Combined Disc Method For The Detection Of Extended Spectrum Beta Lactamases In Enterobacteriaceae, K Jabeen, A Zafar, R Hasan
Comparison Of Double Disc And Combined Disc Method For The Detection Of Extended Spectrum Beta Lactamases In Enterobacteriaceae, K Jabeen, A Zafar, R Hasan
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Objective:
To compare double disc approximation and combined disc method for their ability to detect extended spectrum b lactamase (ESBL) production in enterobacteriaceae and determine the percentage of isolates which are falsely reported as sensitive in absence of ESBL detection, in a clinical microbiology laboratory of a tertiary care hospital between September-October 2002.
Methods:
Selected isolates were identified according to standard biochemical tests. Disc susceptibility tests were performed according to NCCLS. ESBL detection by combined disc [cefotaxime (30 ug) versus cefotaxime plus clavulanate (30+10 ug)] was compared with detection using double discs [amoxy-clavulanic acid (20+10 ug) and aztreonam (30 ug) …
Renal Carcinoid Tumour, Z Ahmad, N Yaqoob, S Muzaffar, A S. Hussainy, S H. Hasan
Renal Carcinoid Tumour, Z Ahmad, N Yaqoob, S Muzaffar, A S. Hussainy, S H. Hasan
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
No abstract provided.
Renal Teratoma: A Rare Entity, N Yaqoob, Z Ahmed, N Jafri, S Muzaffar, S H. Hasan
Renal Teratoma: A Rare Entity, N Yaqoob, Z Ahmed, N Jafri, S Muzaffar, S H. Hasan
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
No abstract provided.
Topographical Expression Of Class Ia And Class Ii Phosphoinositide 3-Kinase Enzymes In Normal Human Tissues Is Consistent With A Role In Differentiation, Soha Salama El Sheikh, Jan Domin, Prakitpunthu Tomtitchong, Paul Abel, Gordon Stamp, El-Nasir Lalani
Topographical Expression Of Class Ia And Class Ii Phosphoinositide 3-Kinase Enzymes In Normal Human Tissues Is Consistent With A Role In Differentiation, Soha Salama El Sheikh, Jan Domin, Prakitpunthu Tomtitchong, Paul Abel, Gordon Stamp, El-Nasir Lalani
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Background: Growth factor, cytokine and chemokine-induced activation of PI3K enzymes constitutes the start of a complex signalling cascade, which ultimately mediates cellular activities such as proliferation, differentiation, chemotaxis, survival, trafficking, and glucose homeostasis. The PI3K enzyme family is divided into 3 classes; class I (subdivided into IA and IB), class II (PI3K-C2α, PI3K-C2β and PI3K-C2γ) and class III PI3K. Expression of these enzymes in human tissue has not been clearly defined.
Methods: In this study, we analysed the immunohistochemical topographical expression profile of class IA (anti-p85 adaptor) and class II PI3K (PI3K-C2α and PI3K-C2β) enzymes in 104 formalin-fixed, paraffin embedded …
Spectrum Of Cutaneous Appendage Tumors At Aga Khan University Hospital, N Yaqoob, Z Ahmad, S Muzaffar, M S. Gill, I N. Soomro, S H. Hasan
Spectrum Of Cutaneous Appendage Tumors At Aga Khan University Hospital, N Yaqoob, Z Ahmad, S Muzaffar, M S. Gill, I N. Soomro, S H. Hasan
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Objective: To determine the frequency of various types of cutaneous appendage tumors in our practice.
Method: This is a partly retrospective and partly prospective study conducted at the Department of Pathology, Histopathology Section, The Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi between 1st January 1997 and 31st December 2001.
Results: One hundred sixty six skin appendage tumors were diagnosed during the study period. 87.3% were benign, while 12.6% were malignant. Male female ratio was almost equal. Mean age was 41.72 years. 37.34% showed eccrine differentiation, 14.45% showed apocrine differentiation and 41.56% showed pilosebaceous differentiation, 6.62% exhibited mixed differentiation. The 5 commonest tumors …
N-Acetyl-Beta-D-Glucosaminidase In Acute Myocardial Infarction, M Perwaiz Iqbal, Khawar A. Kazmi, Hasan R. Jafri, Naseema Mehboobali
N-Acetyl-Beta-D-Glucosaminidase In Acute Myocardial Infarction, M Perwaiz Iqbal, Khawar A. Kazmi, Hasan R. Jafri, Naseema Mehboobali
Department of Biological & Biomedical Sciences
The objective of the study was to investigate whether the lysosomal enzyme, N-Acetyl-beta-D-glucosaminidase (NAG) activity is increased in plasma of patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and to determine if there is any association between plasma levels of NAG and severity of myocardial infarction (MI). NAG activity in plasma was monitored in 69 patients with AMI and 135 normal healthy subjects using a spectrofluorimetric method. A modified Aldrich ST elevation score was used to gauge the severity of MI in terms of size of the infarct. Plasma NAG levels in AMI patients and normal healthy subjects were found to be …
Cardiac Acceleration As A Marker Of Vagal Withdrawal In Heart Rate Control During Exercise In Humans, S S I Bokhari, H R. Ahmad, M M F Subhan, S A. Ali, M N. Khan
Cardiac Acceleration As A Marker Of Vagal Withdrawal In Heart Rate Control During Exercise In Humans, S S I Bokhari, H R. Ahmad, M M F Subhan, S A. Ali, M N. Khan
Department of Biological & Biomedical Sciences
Objective: To investigate whether the time rate of change in heart rate i.e. cardiac acceleration, during aerobic exercise in human subjects could be used to differentiate vagal withdrawal from sympathetic stimulation.Methods: Fifteen male subjects exercised on a bicycle ergometer at 50 Watts (Step 1), then 100 Watts (Step 2), for 2 minutes each.Results: Heart rate (HR) was monitored from a resting value (mean +/- SD) of 80.3 +/- 12.9 to 113.8 +/- 13.6 beats min-1 in Step 1. In Step 2 exercise, HR increased from 113.8 +/- 13.6 to 145 +/- 20 beats min-1. At the initiation of Step 1, …
Enzymatic Method For Assaying Calcium In Serum With Ca++ -Atpase, Masood-Ul-Hassan Javed, Francesco Michelangeli
Enzymatic Method For Assaying Calcium In Serum With Ca++ -Atpase, Masood-Ul-Hassan Javed, Francesco Michelangeli
Department of Biological & Biomedical Sciences
A kinetic assay for total calcium in serum was developed which is based on the activation of Ca(++)-ATPase by free Ca(++) [Ca(++)](f) maintained by EGTA in the reaction mixture. The concentration of Ca(++)(f) was dependent on total reference calcium added or serum calcium. Ca(++)-ATPase activity was coupled to the reduction of NADH by pyruvate kinase (PK) and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) and monitored by change in absorbance at 340 nm. The calcium in normal serum was 10.08 +/- 0.24 mg/dl (n = 35) by our method while with o-cresolphthalein complexone (CPC) method, the total calcium in the same 35 serum samples …
Methylene Tetrahydrofolate Reductase Gene And Coronary Artery Disease, M P. Iqbal, P M. Frossard
Methylene Tetrahydrofolate Reductase Gene And Coronary Artery Disease, M P. Iqbal, P M. Frossard
Department of Biological & Biomedical Sciences
Abstract is not provided by the author/publisher
Renal Cortical Necrosis: A Case Series Of Nine Patients & Review Of Literature, Syed Sohail Ali, Syed Zulfiqar Rizvi, Suhail Muzaffar, Aasim Ahmad, Akhtar Ali, Sheema H. Hassan
Renal Cortical Necrosis: A Case Series Of Nine Patients & Review Of Literature, Syed Sohail Ali, Syed Zulfiqar Rizvi, Suhail Muzaffar, Aasim Ahmad, Akhtar Ali, Sheema H. Hassan
Department of Biological & Biomedical Sciences
Background: The purpose of this study is to review cases of renal cortical necrosis (RCN) which we came across during a period of five years, confirmed on needle biopsy specimens, with literature available so far.
Methods: All renal biopsy records between January 1996 to December 2001 at the Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan were reviewed to identify patients with histologically proven renal cortical necrosis. Seven patients were also referred by the department of Nephrology, Lady Reading Hospital, Peshawar, Pakistan. Patients' medical records were reviewed for demographic, clinical, and follow up data.
Results: There were total of nine patients identified …