Volume 5, Number 2

The Journal of Applied Research

Table of Contents

237 Early Efficacy of Tamsulosin Versus Terazosin in the Treatment of Men With Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: A Randomized, Open-Label Trial
Perinchery Narayan, MD, Michael P. O’Leary, MD, Giora Davidai, MD

246 An Open-Label, Effectiveness Study of Long-Term Quetiapine Treatment
Pierre Chue, FRCPC, Wahid Abouelnsar, MD, Alain Gendron, PhD

253 Disintegration and Esophageal Irritation Profiles of Alendronate Formulations: Implications for Clinical Safety and Efficacy
Solomon Epstein, MD, Piet Geusens, MD, John E. Fisher, PhD, Susan L. Hill, DVM, Sophie Roy, PhD, Gideon Rodan, MD, PhD, Nagaraja Muniappa, MVSc, PhD, Gordon K. Wollenberg, DVM, PhD, Laurence Handt, DVM, Nancy Kelly, DVM, MSc, Chi-Chung Chan, PhD, Alfred A. Reszka, PhD, Srinivasa Prahalada, BVSc, PhD

266 Hospitalization Rates in Patients During Long-Term Treatment With Long-Acting Risperidone Injection
Pierre Chue, MBBCh, Pierre-Michel Llorca, MD, Inge Duchesne, MA, Adriane Leal, MD, Dominique Rosillon, PhD, Angelika Mehnert, PhD

275 Expression of DR-II Adhesins Encoded by the draE2 Genes in Escherichia coli Strains from Urinary Tract Infections—Related Bacteremia
Ghassan M. Matar, PhD, Roula Daou, MS, George F. Araj, PhD, Marwan Uwaydah, MD

282 Innate Immunity in Mothers and Their Newborn Infants During Preterm Premature Rupture of Membranes
Anna Petrova, MD, PhD, MPH, Rajeev Mehta, MD, FRCP

289 A Double-blind Placebo-controlled Evaluation of the Effect of Topical Sildenafil on Erectile Dysfunction
Mehdi Yonessi, MD, Madjid Saeedi, PhD

295 Hyperkalemia Occurring in a Patient with Psoriatic Arthritis Following Indomethacin Use
Hayriye Sayarlioglu, MD, Hulusi Atmaca, MD , Murat Unalacak, MD, Ekrem Dogan, MD, Reha Erkoc, MD

299 Similar Autonomic Nervous System Disorders Underlying Cystic Fibrosis and Pancreatic Cysts Allowed Common Neuropharmacological Therapy: Report of Four Cases
Fuad Lechin, MD, PhD, Bertha van der Dijs, MD, Beatriz Orozco, MD, Gerardo Hernandez-Adrian, MD, Simon Rodríguez, MD, Scarlet Baez, MD

305 Malignant Ascites Associated with Carcinoma of the Prostate
Muhammad Wasif Saif, MD

312 Evaluation of Animal Origin Cell Cultures for In Vitro Cultivation of Noroviruses
Yashpal S. Malik, BVSc, PhD, Sunil Maherchandani, BVSc, PhD* Paul B. Allwood, MPH, PhD, Sagar M. Goyal, BVSc, PhD

318 Multiple Myeloma and HIV Infection: An Association or a Coincidence
Muhammad Wasif Saif, MD, Kevin Shannon, MD

325 Clinical Trial on Aveeno Skin Relief Moisturizing Lotion in Patients with Itching Accompanied by Skin Lesions and Xerosis
Alessia Pacifico, MD, Linda de Angelis, MD, Maria Concetta Fargnoli, MD, Catia De Felice, MD, Sergio Chimenti, MD, Ketty Peris, MD

331 Dual Interim Report of Low-dose Estramustine Phosphate (EMP) Monotherapy and Very Low-dose EMP Therapy Combined with LH-RH Agonist for Previously Untreated Advanced Prostate Cancer
Tadaichi Kitamura, MD, PhD, Hiroaki Nishimatsu, MD, PhD, Motofumi Suzuki, MD, Rafiq Mohammed, MD, Kyouichi Tomita, MD, PhD, Satoru Takahashi, MD, PhD Takumi Takeuchi, MD, PhD, Nobutaka Ohota, MD, PhD, Shuji Kameyama, MD, PhD

345 Abdominal and Lower Back Training for People with Disabilities Using a 6 Second Abs Machine: Effect on Core Muscle Stability
Jerrold S. Petrofsky, PhD, Eric G. Johnson, DPTSc, Ashley Hanson, Maria Cuneo, DPT, Russel Dial, DPT, Ryan Somers, BS, Guillermo De La Torre, BS, Alicia Martinez, BA, Maritza McKenzie, DPT, Bonnie Forrester, DPTSc

360 The Optimal Type, Dosage and Timing of Glucocorticoid Administration for the Treatment of Hemangioma In Vitro
Qurratulain Hasan, MSc, PhD, Hywel Dafydd, BA (Hons), MBBChir, Swee T. Tan, MBBS, FRACS, PhD, Bei Xu, MSc, Paul F Davis, PhD

371 Immunohistochemical Analysis of Steroid Hormone Receptors and Structural Proteins in Skin: Effects of Aging and Hormone Status
Gregory A. Reed, PhD, Ossama Tawfik, MD, PhD, J. Michael Casparian, MD, MPH

378 Carvedilol Protects Myocardial Cytoskeleton During Hypoxia in the Rat Heart
Erik Skobel, MD, Oliver Dannemann, MD, Thorsten Reffelmann, MD, Volker Böhm, MD, Christian Weber, MD, Peter Hanrath, MD, FESC, FACC, Barry F. Uretsky, MD, FACC, Ernst R. Schwarz, MD, PhD, FESC, FACC

387 Administration of Bifidobacterium to Infants with Atopic Dermatitis: Changes in Fecal Microflora and Clinical Symptoms
Shoichiro Taniuchi, MD, Kazuhiro Hattori, MD, Akemi Yamamoto, MD, Misa Sasai, MD, Yasuko Hatano, MD, Takatsugu Kojima, MD, Yohnosuke Kobayashi, MD, Hiroshi Iwamoto, PhD, Tomoko Yaeshima, PhD

397 Effect of Statin Therapy on Arterial Stiffness in Patients with Hyperlipidemia: Shiga Pravastatin Atherosclerosis Study (SHIPAS) Group
Shinro Matsuo, MD, Yasuyuki Nakamura, MD, Tetsuhiro Yamada, MD, Yasukazu Uchida, MD, Ichiro Nakae, MD, Minoru Horie, MD