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Hi Janet, I think that what they are trying (obtusely to be sure) to say is that A acts as an intermediary for or (controls)B. It is so obtuse that I am not sure what they are trying to say except that A is involved in controlling B. Charlie janet paterson wrote: > hi all > > At 08:59 1999/07/10 -0500, charlie wrote, in part: > >I think in standard medical-scientific usage "MEDIATES" does not > >mean "reduces". It means to be in the middle position or to be > >a "medium" for bringing about a result... > > rats! > > if i edit out the multi-syllabic names for simplicity, > > where "A" is substituted for > "a caspase 3 inhibitor, > acetyl-L-aspartyl-L-glutamyl-L-valyl-L-aspartic aldehyde" > > and "B" is substituted for > "an endogenous neurotoxin, N-methyl(R)salsolinol" > > the study's conclusion statement reads: > > >These results demonstrate > >that "A" mediates apoptosis induced by "B", > >which may cause apoptotic cell death of dopamine neurons > >in Parkinson's disease. > > what does "mediates" mean in this context? > is the wording obtuse or am i? > > janet > > janet paterson > 52 now / 41 dx / 37 onset > snail-mail: PO Box 171 Almonte Ontario K0A 1A0 Canada > website: a new voice <http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Village/6263/> > e-mail: <[log in to unmask]> -- ****************************************************************************************** Charles T. Meyer, M.D. Middleton (Madison), Wisconsin [log in to unmask] ******************************************************************************************