Yung Hsiang Hsu

..An immunologic mechanism with iNOS expression in the absence of direct invasion of the organism may participate in the pathogenesis of ARDS associated with rabies...

..In conclusion, ECE-1 is enriched in neuroendocrine cells and neuroendocrine tumors, suggesting an important biologic role for the enzyme in the neuroendocrine system...

..A diagnosis of disseminated intravascular large B-cell lymphomatosis was established based on findings from histopathology and immunohistochemistry studies on autopsy specimens of the brain and other visceral organs collected postmortem...

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..Conclusively, degradation of plectin induced by staurosporine-treatment in liver cells resulted in cytoskeleton disruption and induced morphological changes in these cells by affecting the expression and organization of cytokeratin 18...

..The results imply that the use of propofol in critically ill is not only for sedation, but also useful for the prevention of inflammatory progression and lung damage...

..In conclusion, O. tsutsugamushi may disseminate into multiple organs through endothelial cells and macrophages, resulting in the development of fatal complications...

..Our findings revealed that mucinous carcinoma samples from the breast show distinct clinicopathologic and hormone receptor expression features compared to non-mucinous carcinoma...

..In conclusion, in AIDS patients with neurologic signs and typical MRI findings who present with multifocal demyelination lesions, PML should be diagnosed clinically...

..Acute lung injury (ALI) is a serious clinical problem. We investigated the pathogenetic mechanisms of ALI caused by leptospirosis...

..A prospective evaluation of children with atypical lymphocytosis residing in the Hualien area, where the incidence of adult Kaposi sarcoma is high, revealed 3 cases caused by human herpesvirus 8...

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..Severe cases resulting in mortality from this disease have rarely been reported. We present two scrub typhus cases (a man and a girl) who died of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)...

..WBH caused hepatic injury. The pathogenetic mechanism is likely mediated through the NOS-derived NO, free radical, proinflammatory cytokines and nitrotyrosine. The enhanced expression of HSP 70 may play a protective role...

..Our study indicates the involvement of extraneural organs following rabies virus infection, which may aggravate the progression of this deadly disease...

..99m-Technetium-TRODAT SPECT showed no definite decreased uptake of radiotracer at basal ganglia, which suggests that the dopamine neurons were not affected...

..As demonstrated in this case, underlying malignant changes in its early stage increase the risk of bleeding concomitant with anticoagulation usage...

..Whether genetic factors such as NRAMP 1 polymorphism play a role in the prevalence of tuberculosis in Taiwanese aboriginals should be clarified...

..Apoptosis might be the most possible pathway for creating plectin deficiency in the in vivo state...

..Our recent experiment in conscious rats and isolated rat's lungs supported this contention. In addition, corticosteroid and calcitonin were able to reduce the plasma calcium and to prevent the occurrence of ARDS and ALI...

..Removal of this compensation results in VH, stroke, glomerular damage, renal function impairment, and sudden death...

..To evaluate the clinical features and prognosis of patients with oral verrucous carcinoma (OVC) in an endemic betel quid chewing area...

..It is difficult to diagnose NBTE if patients have no clinical signs of thromboembolism. Here, we present a case of primary hepatic neuroendocrine carcinoma with NBTE as proven by autopsy...

..In cancer cells, plectin was deficient and the irregularly loosened filament bundles could cause pleomorphism of cancer cells...

..Hypoglycemia resulting from a solitary fibrous tumor is uncommon. Standard thoracotomy and complete resection of this giant tumor provided a good result for the present patient...

..To determine the prevalence of cervical dysplasia and cervical cancer in women with atypical squamous cells (ASCs)...

..The purposes are two-fold: first, to share the experience and stories for scientific and educational purposes; and second, to encourage young investigators to continue work on many questions yet unanswered...

..Six of 207 (3.0%) blood donors had HHV-8 antibodies. Thus, the prevalence of HHV-8 antibodies in hemodialysis patients in Hualien is higher than that in normal blood donors. The transmission route should be surveyed in detail...

..The pathogenesis of pulmonary oedema is much more complicated in fat embolism. Mediators such as cGMP, 5-hydroxytryptamine, nitric oxide and presumably other chemical substances may also be involved...

..Primary gastrointestinal follicular lymphoma (GIFL) is rare and most commonly occurs in the elder women with indolent clinical course, mainly in the duodenum and terminal ileum. We conducted this study to characterize GIFL in Taiwan...

..As immunity declined, bacilli from the mesenteric lymph nodes disseminated to other organs and into the CSF...

..In our series, palliative resection for disseminated lesions with or without additional chemotherapy resulted in long-term survival...

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..Nine cases were diagnosed by histopathological biopsied specimens. About half of the 30 cases denied having consumed raw or undercooked fish. All cases recovered to health after receiving medication, with no deaths or recurrences...

..The development of VH may result partly from the decreases in cGMP and nitrite/nitrate in the ventricle. Correlation analysis indicates that the extent of VH is equally related to the steady and pulsatile hemodynamics...