MP582PA21 ELEVATES PLASMA IONIZED CALCIUM LEVELS

Ionized calcium

pH-adjusted ionized calcium

Measurement of serum and plasma ionic calcium with the "Space-Stat 20 Ionized Calcium Analyzer".

Ca2+ was measured in sera and plasma from 36 normal subjects (18 men 23-57 years old, and 18 women 20-52 years old) with the Space-Stat 20 Ionized Calcium Analyzer. Within-day and between-day precision (CV) for commercial serum-based specimens varied from 0.64-0.96% and 1.1-3.8%, respectively, depending on their mean concentrations. Plasma and serum showed within-day CV's of 1.05 and 0.79%, res...

Cholecystokinin Elevates Mouse Plasma Lipids

Cholecystokinin (CCK) is a peptide hormone that induces bile release into the intestinal lumen which in turn aids in fat digestion and absorption in the intestine. While excretion of bile acids and cholesterol into the feces eliminates cholesterol from the body, this report examined the effect of CCK on increasing plasma cholesterol and triglycerides in mice. Our data demonstrated that intraven...

Phytoestrogen exposure elevates PTEN levels.

Epidemiological data suggest that consumption of phytoestrogens can be protective against the development of breast cancer. It may be logical to postulate that phytoestrogens may regulate proteins that control cellular division, such as the tumor suppressor PTEN. Germline, and more significantly, somatic PTEN mutations have been observed in a broad range of human cancers, especially those of th...