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Query: UMLS:C0162871 (abdominal aortic aneurysm)
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Inflammation plays a key role in the pathogenesis of an AAA (abdominal aortic aneurysm); however, the nature of the inflammatory factors and cellular response(s) involved in AAA growth is controversial. In the present study, we set out to determine the aortic levels of inflammatory cytokines in relation to downstream inflammatory transcription factors and cellular responses. A comparison of AAA wall samples with atherosclerotic wall samples taken from the same aortic region allowed AAA-specific inflammatory parameters to be identified that distinguish AAAs from ASD (aortic atherosclerotic disease). RT-PCR (real-time PCR), ELISA, Western blotting and immunohistochemistry were combined to assess cytokines and transcription factors at the mRNA and protein level, and their activation status. Compared with ASD, inflammatory parameters associated with Th1-type [T-bet, IL (interleukin)-2, IFN-gamma (interferon-gamma), TNF-alpha (tumour necrosis factor-alpha), IL-1alpha and cytotoxic T-cells] and Th2-type [GATA3, IL-4, IL-10, IL-13 and B-cells] responses were all increased in AAA samples. Evaluation of major downstream inflammatory transcription factors revealed higher baseline levels of C/EBP (CCAAT/enhancer-binding protein) alpha, beta and delta in the AAA samples. Baseline p65 NF-kappaB (nuclear factor kappaB) and c-Jun [AP-1 (activator protein-1)] levels were comparable, but their activated forms were strongly increased in the AAA samples. Downstream target genes of p65 NF-kappaB, c-Jun, IL-6 and IL-8 were hyperexpressed. Molecular and cellular processes associated with IL-6 and IL-8 hyperactivation were enhanced in the AAA samples, i.e. the expression of phospho-STAT-3 (signal transducer and activator of transcription-3) and perforin were elevated, and the content of plasma cells, neutrophils and vasa vasorum was increased. In conclusion, our findings demonstrate that an AAA is a general inflammatory condition which is characterized by enhanced expression and activation of pro-inflammatory transcription factors, accompanied by IL-6 and IL-8 hyperexpression and exaggerated downstream cellular responses, which together clearly distinguish an AAA from ASD.
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PMID:Enhanced expression and activation of pro-inflammatory transcription factors distinguish aneurysmal from atherosclerotic aorta: IL-6- and IL-8-dominated inflammatory responses prevail in the human aneurysm. 1807 85

We performed electroencephalography to 11 patients with abdominal aortic aneurysm in order to investigate the functional status of the brain. The relative potency (RP) of the main rhythms (alpha, beta, teta and delta) was increased, as well as the beta/alpha activation ratio. The increase of low-frequency rhythms (delta and teta) indicates the brain cortex hypoxia. The high-frequency reactivity of the brain (alpha- and beta-rhythms) was decreased in such patients, which was probably due to the decreased sensitivity of the receptor zone of the upper respiratory tract.
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PMID:[The functional status of the brain in patients with abdominal aortic aneurysm]. 1905 16

Raman spectroscopy was used to determine the vibrational structure and the stability of the high-pressure-high-temperature (HP-HT) polymorph of RDX after it had been quenched to room temperature. Although this polymorph has limited chemical stability under high pressure and temperature, we show that it is chemically and structurally stable from 0.6 GPa to at least 20 GPa at room temperature. Below 0.6 GPa, it readily converts to the alpha-polymorph. Pressure dependence of the vibrational structure of the HP-HT polymorph was measured and compared with the vibrational structures of other known RDX polymorphs: alpha, beta, and gamma. In contrast with previous suggestions, our data indicate that the HP-HT polymorph can have a different structure than the beta-polymorph. This finding supports the recent suggestion that the HP-HT polymorph should be given a separate designation, epsilon-RDX. Furthermore, symmetry correlation analyses of Raman spectra indicate that the HP-HT polymorph (epsilon-RDX) may assume the space group isomorphous with the C(2v)[C(1)(4)] point group and with molecules adopting the pseudo-AAA conformation.
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PMID:Raman spectroscopy of high-pressure-high-temperature polymorph of hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triazine (epsilon-RDX). 2053 15