Is prediction of bone mineral density from vitamin D receptor polymorphisms uncertain in representative samples of Japanese Women . The Japanese Population-based Osteoporosis ( JPOS ) Study?
This study revealed that none of the individual VDR gene polymorphisms displayed consistent association with baseline BMD or BMD change. Therefore, the effect of the VDR genotype on bone mass is negligible in Japanese women.
No additive cardioprotective effects by IPC and postcon were observed in a canine model of regional ischemia and reperfusion. The potent attenuation of myocardial injury by postcon may suggest a clinically applicable strategy during some surgical revascularization procedures (ie, OPCAB).