BACKGROUND Acute lung injury caused by gastric aspiration is a frequent occurrence in unconscious patients. Acute respiratory distress syndrome in association with gastric aspiration carries a mortality of up to 30% and accounts for up to 20% of deaths associated with anesthesia. Although the clinical condition is well known, knowledge about the exact inflammatory mechanisms is still incomplete...

Mancozeb, a mixture of ethylene-bis-dithiocarbamate manganese and zinc salts, is one of the most widely used fungicides in agriculture. Mancozeb could lead to mitochondria dysfunction, cellular anti-oxidation enzymes depletion and apoptotic pathways activation. Previous studies indicated the exposure of mancozeb through mother would lead to irregular estrous cycles, decreased progesterone level...

An Ag(I)formamidine cluster Ag6L16 (1) and an coordination polymer Ag7(L2)2 2 (L1 = N,N?-bis(2,6-disopropylphenyl) formamidine dithiocarbamate L2 N,N?-mesityl dithiocarbamate) have been synthesized from the reactions of L1 with AgNO3 respectively. The complexes were characterized using spectroscopic analytical methods, including single-crystal X-ray diffraction. In structure 1, a six vertex dis...

Intestinal ischaemia reperfusion (IR) injury is associated with various clinical conditions such as hypovolaemic shock, strangulation-obstruction, cardiovascular surgery, abdominal aortic surgery and small bowel transplantation. IR injury of the intestine is a systemic phenomenon resulting in bacterial translocation, endotoxaemia, acute respiratory distress syndrome and acute hepatic injury cul...

This paper reports on a new strategy for the slurry sampling determination of dithiocarbamate pesticide zineb [[ethylenebis(dithiocarbamato)]zinc] employing a FIA system with a flame atomic absorption spectrometry detector. In the flow system, an on-line alkaline hydrolysis of the pesticide is performed, allowing the release of Zn(II) ions to the solution, which are easily detected by a flame A...

The antimicrobial effect of several products including commercial formulations currently used in sugar and alcohol factories was determined by adapted MIC (Minimal Inhibitory Concentration) test on Saccharomyces cerevisiae and on natural contaminants Lactobacillus fermentum and Leuconostoc mesenteroides. The MIC test by macrodilution broth method was adapted by formulating of the culture medium...

Significant advances in the use of metal complexes, precipitated by platinum, have fostered a renewed interest in harnessing their rich potential in the treatment of cancer. In addition to platinum-based complexes, the anticancer properties of other metals such as ruthenium have been realized, and ruthenium-based compounds are currently being investigated in clinical trials. Since the process o...

IR (ischaemia/reperfusion) injury of the intestine occurs commonly during abdominal surgery. We have previously shown that PDTC (pyrrolidine dithiocarbamate), an HO-1 (haem oxygenase-1) donor, improves intestinal microvascular perfusion. In the present study, we have investigated the effects of PDTC on the intestinal microcirculation following IR (ischaemia/reperfusion) injury of the intestine....