{"title":"Editor’s Table","authors":"","doi":"10.1086/276412","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1086/276412","url":null,"abstract":"while one or two more touches of white may be seen on the wing-coverts and middle of abdomen. The ground color above is yellowish-green, below buff. A distinct line of yellow marks the side of the face. Eye, bill and feet black or dusky. Total length 5 inches. Ptilotis cinerea (Salvad.) the Gray Honey-eater is much larger than the preceding species measuring about 8 inches in length. Upper surface with tail is brown, gray of a somewhat dingy hue, marking the under body and head. The bill is noticeably strong and curved. Its color is black. The eyes are black and prominent. White quills are conspicuous on the wings and tail. Another interesting member of the Meliphagidwe found by Senor D'Albertis in 1872 is Melidectes torq'uatus, so-called from the torque or partial circlet of white, around the neck. Like its race it has the curving bill, long tail, bare orbits and other peculiar marks which characterize the honey eaters. This species is fuscous above, tail and wings dark olivaceous, containing white spots on the black inserscapular feathers. Black or dark appears on the side face and throat, and again over the upper breast below a band of white somewhat longer. This is margined below by a narrow line of dull yellow about the same tint as that around the eyes and side neck. Under parts are mainly whitish, passing into yellowish near the vent and much marked with black spots along the sides. Feet, bill and iris are almost black. The sexes do not differ noticeably and are both about 8.5 inches in total length.","PeriodicalId":87368,"journal":{"name":"The Dental reporter","volume":"97 1","pages":"100 - 101"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1858-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"83898741","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":"Inflammation","authors":"C. Dills","doi":"10.1177/089686081003002S12","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/089686081003002S12","url":null,"abstract":"Objective: PD induces an inflammatory response of the peritoneal membrane (PM), ultimately leading to alterations of the PM. Recently, we showed that the PM reacts immediately on the presence of the Tenckhoff catheter with production of profibrotic and inflammatory markers, which seems to be maintained by the ensuing installation of lactate-buffered (L-) PD fluid (PDF). We hypothesize that biocompatible PDFs that are considered to better preserve the PM and have less systemic effects, induce less inflammation of the PM in the initiation phase of PD. We conducted a study exploring the effect of biocompatible PDF in the first weeks of PD. Methods: 14 consecutive new PD patients (pts) without any history of PD were included. The study started with the 1st flush after implantation of the catheter. During 9 weeks, flushes and effluents were collected for laboratory analysis. Pts were treated with bicarbonate/lactate-buffered PDF (Physioneal®). We compared this group with 12 pts who were treated earlier in a similar study with L-PDF (Dianeal®). Results: Peritoneal response was observed instantly upon instillation of PDF. CA125 was 64.4±60.4 U/mL (mean±SD) immediately after implantation of the catheter and decreased to 16.5±9.6 during the first 6 weeks on PD (p<0.0001). Profibrotic markers, VEGF, and TGFβ-1 increased rapidly during the study respectively 19.9±16.4 to 249.7±112.5 pg/mL (p<0.0001) and 36.8±46.1 to 110.1±121.5 pg/mL (p=0.011). Proinflammatory markers MCP-1 and HA show similar patterns, resp. 9.7±6.6 to 241.6±160.1 pg/mL (p<0.0001) and 109.1±176.6 to 632.1±1193.7 ng/mL (p=0.08). Comparing these results in pts using biocompatible PDF to earlier obtained outcomes in pts using conventional PDF we found no statistically significant differences between the 2 groups. Conclusions: This study confirms our earlier findings that production of profibrotic and inflammatory markers starts immediately after implantation of the Tenckhoff catheter and increases with more continuous installation of L-PDF. Furthermore, during these first weeks of PD, effluent levels of mesothelial cells, profibrotic and inflammatory markers did not differ statistically between biocompatible and conventional PDF.","PeriodicalId":87368,"journal":{"name":"The Dental reporter","volume":"77 1","pages":"71 - 79"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1858-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"76577759","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}
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