Objective Only one previous follow-up study of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and
parkinsonism in Papua, Indonesia has been carried out since a survey undertaken in 1962 …

Systolic blood pressure (SBP) and arterial stiffness are closely related and may behave
reciprocally as cause or effect, interacting in a vicious cycle. Both SBP and arterial stiffness …

Background A sodium‐restricted diet represents a potential non‐pharmacological strategy
for improving blood pressure, arterial stiffness, and left ventricular (LV) diastolic function. We …

The effectiveness of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) for granulocytopenia has
been widely recognized. However, although granulocyte counts rapidly increase after a few …

Sir—Richard Horton's March 23 Commentary1 leads us to ponder the concept of
Americanised globalisation. We have done a medical assessment, in cooperation with a …

Human neutrophils stimulated by phorbol myristate acetate (PMA). an activator of protein
kinase C, produce active oxygen by NADPH oxidase in intracellular structures. We added …

Human neutrophils possess alkaline phosphatase-containing intracellular granules which
are upregulated to the cell surface upon stimulation. The mechanism that governs the …

The aim of the present study was to detect oxidant-producing sites, and to elucidate their
dynamic reorganization in human polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNs) fixed with …

Enzyme activity that represents ouabain-insensitive, potassium-dependent p-
nitrophenylphosphatase (p-NPPase) was assessed in rat atrial myocytes by biochemical …

Abstract Macrophages produce superoxide (O 2−) during phagocytosis or upon stimulation
with a variety of agents including phorbol myristate acetate (PMA) through the activation of …