A Physiologically Based Pharmaco Kinetic (PBPK) model, based on a published description of manganese (Mn) kinetics in adult rats, has been developed to describe Mn uptake and tissue distribution in the pregnant dam and fetus during dietary and inhalation exposures. This extension incorporated key physiological processes controlling Mn pharmacokinetics during pregnancy and fetal development. Aft...

Manganese (Mn) is an essential nutrient with the capacity for toxicity from excessive exposure. Accumulation of Mn in the striatum, globus pallidus, and other midbrain regions is associated with neurotoxicity following high-dose Mn inhalation. Physiologically based pharmacokinetic (PBPK) models for ingested and inhaled Mn in rats and nonhuman primates were previously developed. The models conta...

Crackers are a popular food with an appreciable share of the consumer market. Fat is essential for sensory properties this product; however, high fat content associated health disorders. For reason, developing low-fat products same desirable attributes as corresponding full-fat ones priority industry. The objective study was to evaluate inclusion modified cassava starch substitute in crackers b...

Hydrothermal reaction of manganese(II) thiocyanate with trans-1,2-bis(4-pyridyl)ethylene (bpe) in water leads to the formation of the new ligand-rich 1 : 3 (ratio metal/ligand) compound [Mn(NCS)2(bpe)2·(bpe)] (1-Mn). In the crystal structure the manganese cations are octahedrally coordinated by two thiocyanato anions and four bpe ligands and are linked into layers by the bpe ligands. Reaction o...

Electronic and molecular structures of [(X)mMn (μ-oxo)2Mn(Y)n] (X, Y = H2O, OH and O), which are Mn cluster models at catalytic sites of OEC, were studied by broken-symmetry unrestricted B3LYP method. Two paths from the S0 to S3 states of Kok cycle were investigated. One is a path starting from [Mn(II) (μ-oxo)2Mn(III)] at the S0 state, and another is from [Mn(III) (μ-oxo)2Mn(III)] at S0. Result...

OBJECTIVES The objectives of this study were to evaluate manganese (Mn)-containing welding fumes' exposure, assess urinary Mn as a biomarker for Mn exposure and investigate the correlation of Mn in air, total fumes and urinary Mn with pulmonary function indices in 118 welders and 37 unexposed controls from two regions in Iran, Assaluyeh and Borujen. METHODS Air samples were collected on mixed...

1 Department of Neurology (Behavioural Neurology), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA 2 Department of Neurology (Movement Disorders), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA 3 Department of Neurology (Speech Pathology), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA 4 Department of Psychiatry and Psychology (Neuropsychology), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA 5 Department of Information Technology,...

INTRODUCTION Timely diagnosis of invasive candidiasis (IC) remains difficult as the clinical presentation is not specific and blood cultures lack sensitivity and need a long incubation time. Thus, non-culture-based methods for diagnosing IC have been developed. Mannan antigen (Mn) and anti-mannan antibodies (A-Mn) are present in patients with IC. On behalf of the Third European Conference on In...