Aqueous and methanol extract of two medicinal plants of Caesalpinia sappan L. and Mimosa pudica L. were evaluated for their antimicrobial activities against Staphylococcus aureus NCIM 5021, Bacillus subtilis NCIM 2010, Escherichia coli NCIM 2118, Pseudomonous aeruginosa NCIM 5029, Klebsiella pneumoniae NCIM 2707, Proteus vulgaris NCIM 2027, Candida albicans NCIM 3102 and Aspergillus niger NCIM ...

The role of acupuncture in facilitating smoking cessation is controversial. A systematic review was undertaken, incorporating meta-analytic techniques, of all the available randomized controlled trials examining the effectiveness of acupuncture in smoking cessation. Based on the data from nine trials involving 2707 patients, the odds ratio of abstinence at 6-12 months' follow-up is 1.48 (95% co...

It was recently reported by Iglewski and Rittenberg in THESE PROCEEDINGS (71, 2707-2710, 1974) that low doses of purified diphtheria toxin inhibit protein synthesis in mouse Ehrlich-Lettre ascites carcinoma cells cultured in vitro. These observations could not be confirmed by us nor could the authors' further claim that toxin can cause regression of well-established ascites tumors in preimmuniz...

Background: Endometriosis is a gynecological disease associated with severe pelvic pain and infertility. Immunological changes that occur in patients with endometriosis include reduced natural killer cell and T-lymphocyte cytotoxicity in the peritoneal fluid, and an elevated number of activated macrophages. MIF via its receptor, CD74, initiates a signaling cascade that leads to proliferation an...

Spigelian hernia is a rare defect of the abdominal wall. Incarceration and strangulation are frequent complications. Its diagnosis and treatment are still not standardized. The objective of this work is to review the Spanish bibliography up to 2003, and to bring this hernial pathology up to date. We analyze the number of total published cases, their series, etiopathogenesis, diagnostic procedur...