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Given a passage classify if the passage has a definite objective/aim/goal or not. Output '1' if the passage has a defininte objective/aim/goal and output '0' if the passage does not have a definite objective/aim/goal.
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Increased apoptosis has recently been reported in the heart of spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHRs).', 'To investigate the molecular basis of apoptosis in the left ventricle of SHRs in terms of the expression of Bcl-2 protein (which protects from apoptosis) and Bax protein (which acts as an apoptotic promoter). In addition, we analysed the involvement of alpha -adrenergic receptors in the left ventricular apoptosis of SHRs.', 'The study was performed in untreated SHRs (n=16) and SHRs that were orally treated with doxazosin (10 mg/kg body weight per day, for 15 days), a selective alpha1-receptor blocker (n=16). A group of Wistar-Kyoto (WKY) rats (n=16) was used as the control.', 'The left ventricles of untreated SHRs showed a significant increase in Bcl-2 protein expression and a reduced presence of Bax protein. The ratio of Bcl-2:Bax in SHRs was higher than in WKY rats, suggesting an anti-apoptotic state. Paradoxically, both the number of apoptotic cardiac cells and the cleavage of an 85-kDa fragment of the poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP), a marker of caspase-3 activity, were higher in the left ventricle of SHRs than in WKY rats, suggesting an apoptotic situation. Bax promotes cell apoptosis when it is bound to Bcl-2. We then determined the abundance of Bax-Bcl-2 complexes in the left ventricle of the two groups of animals. Bax-Bcl-2 complexes were more abundant in SHRs than WKY rats. In a second set of experiments, we analysed the role of alpha1-adrenergic blockade by doxazosin in the above-described mechanisms. Doxazosin treatment reduced the formation of Bax-Bcl-2 complexes in the left ventricle of SHRs, and this was accompanied by a decrease in the levels of 85kDa PARP and a reduction in apoptotic left ventricular cells.
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Whether moderate to severe obesity (body mass index (BMI)≥30 to <40kg/m(2)) contributes to breast cancer recurrence and mortality remains uncertain.', '1199 women, recruited within 12 months of their diagnosis of hormone receptor positive (HR+), human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 negative (HER2-) invasive breast cancer completed an enrolment questionnaire and an annual follow-up questionnaire every 12 months for another 5 years. The impact of obesity on time to either local or distant recurrence or new breast cancer, or death due to breast cancer was determined by Cox regression. Women in the most extreme categories of BMI (<18.5 and ≥40) were excluded from the analysis.', 'Of the 1155 included women, mean age, 58.4±11.6 years, 53.8% had Stage 1 disease and 88.9% received oral adjuvant endocrine therapy (OAET) within 2 years of diagnosis. The likelihood of an event was significantly associated with moderate to severe obesity (HR=1.71, 95%CI, 1.12-2.62, p=0.014), disease beyond Stage 1 (HR=2.87, 95% CI 1.73-4.75, p<0.001), OAET (HR=0.26, 95%CI 0.14-0.46, p<0.001), mastectomy (HR=3.28, 95%CI 1.98-5.44, p<0.001) and radiotherapy (HR=2.12, 95%CI 1.24-3.63, p=0.006). For Stage 1 disease, only moderate to severe obesity (HR 3.23, 95%CI 1.48-7.03, p=0.003) and OAET use (HR 0.41, 95%CI 0.17-0.98, p=0.046) were significantly associated with an event.
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Mucus accumulation in cystic fibrosis (CF) is involved in blockage of the distal small intestine. Because expression of mucin genes and mucus secretion can be increased by infection and previous work indicated that small intestinal bacterial overgrowth occurs in CF, we tested whether reduction of bacterial load by antibiotic treatment would reduce mucin gene expression and mucus accumulation in the CF mouse small intestine.', 'CF transmembrane conductance regulator null (cftr (tm1UNC)) and wild type littermates were treated with ciprofloxacin and metronidazole for 3 weeks. Muc2 and Muc3 gene expression were measured by quantitative reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction. Periodic acid Schiff (PAS) staining and morphometry were used to measure the size of mucus droplets within goblet cells and dilation of the intestinal crypt lumen, as estimates of mucus secretion and accumulation.', 'Antibiotic treatment did not significantly affect Muc2 and Muc3 gene expression in CF mice. In untreated CF mice, the crypt lumen was almost sevenfold wider than wild type. Antibiotic treatment of CF mice reduced the intensity of PAS crypt lumen staining, and the lumen width was decreased by approximately 25%. The area occupied by PAS-positive material in goblet cells was significantly greater in tissues from antibiotic treated mice.
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1