{"title":"A contribution to the anomalies of heterochtonic back muscles.","authors":"A Holibková, L Machálek","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Some authors described a muscular adult man with a quite large bilateral muscle originating from the front margin of the transverse process of the C1-C2 vertebrae and inserting to the back margin of the clavicle next to the conoid tubercle. They named it levator claviculae.</p>","PeriodicalId":75423,"journal":{"name":"Acta Universitatis Palackianae Olomucensis Facultatis Medicae","volume":"141 ","pages":"53-5"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1998-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"20601708","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
N Skottová, V Krecman, D Walterová, J Ulrichová, P Kosina, V Simánek
{"title":"Effect of silymarin on serum cholesterol levels in rats.","authors":"N Skottová, V Krecman, D Walterová, J Ulrichová, P Kosina, V Simánek","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Previously we have shown that perorally administered silymarin, a mixture of flavonolignans extracted from the seeds of Silybum marianum, possesses a hypocholesterolemic effect in rats fed high cholesterol diet enriched with fat. The aim of this paper was to complete the data concerning peroral and parenteral administration of silymarin. The rats fed standard laboratory diet did not respond to peroral administration of silymarin by decrease of serum cholesterol, but the mild increase in HDL cholesterol was found. Parenterally injected silymarin failed to reduce serum cholesterol both in rats fed high cholesterol diet and standard laboratory diet. The results suggest that silymarin could act either due to the fat-mediated improved bioavailability and/or by inhibiting of resorption of dietary cholesterol.</p>","PeriodicalId":75423,"journal":{"name":"Acta Universitatis Palackianae Olomucensis Facultatis Medicae","volume":"141 ","pages":"87-9"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1998-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"20601716","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Dietary silymarin improves removal of low density lipoproteins by the perfused rat liver.","authors":"N Skottová, V Krecman","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Silymarin administered to the rats concurrently with high cholesterol diet normalized the high cholesterol diet-induced retardation of disappearance of low density lipoproteins (LDL) from the medium during recirculating perfusion of livers from these rats. We suggest that the improvement of LDL removal by the liver after silymarin treatment contributes to the antihypercholesterolemic effect of silymarin.</p>","PeriodicalId":75423,"journal":{"name":"Acta Universitatis Palackianae Olomucensis Facultatis Medicae","volume":"141 ","pages":"39-40"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1998-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"20601274","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A Sobek, K Hrbková, Z Mucha, J Vodicka, M Tesarová, F Zát'ura, J Scheinar, J Bártek
{"title":"Infertility treatment of men with non-obstructive azoospermia.","authors":"A Sobek, K Hrbková, Z Mucha, J Vodicka, M Tesarová, F Zát'ura, J Scheinar, J Bártek","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Male infertility can be treated by several methods with varying degree of success. We present evidence that \"open\" testicular biopsy is favorable for men suffering from non-obstructive azoospermia (NOA). Moreover, any NOA patient may be subjected to this treatment even though his past histopathological examinations suggest that it is likely no sperm will be found in the testicular tissue. Thus, we recommend the testicular sperm extraction (TESE) procedure for NOA patients.</p>","PeriodicalId":75423,"journal":{"name":"Acta Universitatis Palackianae Olomucensis Facultatis Medicae","volume":"141 ","pages":"83-5"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1998-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"20601715","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Percutaneous absorption of disopyramide, lidocaine and trimecaine.","authors":"J Príborský, K Kikuchi, K Takayama, T Nagai","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Promoting effect of cyclic monoterpenes on percutaneous absorption of antiarrythmics drugs disopyramide, lidocaine and trimecaine was investigated in the rats. Laurocapram (Azone) was used as a standard comparator of penetration enhancement. The absorption of trimecaine was significantly enhanced by addition of limonene, trans-p-menthane and Azone in 1% concentration. Lidocaine and disopyramide penetrated across the skin only when 1% of limonene was used. Other cyclic monoterpenes showed no effect on percutaneous absorption of examined drugs.</p>","PeriodicalId":75423,"journal":{"name":"Acta Universitatis Palackianae Olomucensis Facultatis Medicae","volume":"141 ","pages":"31-3"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1998-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"20601272","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
L Machálek, A Holibková, J Charamza, A Cach, R Holibka
{"title":"A contribution to the anomalies of the arm flexors.","authors":"L Machálek, A Holibková, J Charamza, A Cach, R Holibka","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The authors described a unique occurrence of the third head of the biceps brachii, pointing out the possibility of attachment of its muscle bundles after partial rupture. This situation could occur, especially when this anomaly was found only unilaterally.</p>","PeriodicalId":75423,"journal":{"name":"Acta Universitatis Palackianae Olomucensis Facultatis Medicae","volume":"141 ","pages":"61-3"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1998-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"20601710","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Monitoring of serum eosinophil cationic protein (ECP) level and its clinical value in paediatric practice.","authors":"M Zápalka, F Kopriva, J Szotkowská","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The article deals with the clinical value of monitoring serum eosinophil cationic protein (ECP) in patients with allergic diseases, especially bronchial asthma in paediatric practice. We confirmed the seasonal increase of serum ECP level in group of patients with bronchial asthma especially with higher total IgE level.</p>","PeriodicalId":75423,"journal":{"name":"Acta Universitatis Palackianae Olomucensis Facultatis Medicae","volume":"141 ","pages":"21-3"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1998-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"20601269","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Paraganglioma of the cauda equina: case report and review of the MRI features.","authors":"M Herman, R S Pozzi-Mucelli, M Skrap","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We report a case of paraganglioma of the cauda equina and review the MRI features in 11 previously published cases with MRI description. On T1-weighted images, paraganglioma is isointense relative to spinal cord and shows moderate to intense enhancement after Gd-DTPA application, usually with heterogeneous texture. On T2-weighted images, different findings were found. MRI features do not allow to distinguish paraganglioma of the cauda equina from majority of other tumors in this region.</p>","PeriodicalId":75423,"journal":{"name":"Acta Universitatis Palackianae Olomucensis Facultatis Medicae","volume":"141 ","pages":"27-30"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1998-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"20601271","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
J Bartek, A Sobek, K Hrbková, Z Mucha, F Zát'ura, J Psotová
{"title":"Biochemical findings in the ejaculate of men with non-obstructive azoospermia.","authors":"J Bartek, A Sobek, K Hrbková, Z Mucha, F Zát'ura, J Psotová","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In men with non-obstructive azoospermia, testicle biopsy can provide isolated sperm which can be used for fertilization of an oocyte. The male seminal plasma was examined for adequate biochemical parameters and then tested as potential diagnostic parameters for prediction of sperm presence in non-obstructive azoospermia. Sperm was obtained by preparation of the testicular tissue. Biochemical parameters in men with found sperm were compared to findings obtained from men without sperm in the testicular tissue. The following parameters were analysed: fructose, lactate dehydrogenase, total acid phosphatase, Zn, K, Na, Cl, pH. No statistically significant differences were found in both groups under study. Biochemical examination of the ejaculate cannot provide any prediction of sperm retrieval in non-obstructive azoospermia.</p>","PeriodicalId":75423,"journal":{"name":"Acta Universitatis Palackianae Olomucensis Facultatis Medicae","volume":"141 ","pages":"25-6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1998-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"20601270","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}