In the title compound, [Cd(C(6)H(4)O(8)S(2))(C(12)H(8)N(2))(2)(H(2)O)]·H(2)O, each Cd(II) ion is coordinated by four N atoms [Cd-N = 2.310 (7)-2.341 (7) Å] from two 1,10-phenanthroline ligands, one O atom [Cd-O = 2.300 (6) Å] from a 4,5-dihydroxy-benzene-1,3-disulfonate ligand and one aqua O atom [Cd-O = 2.288 (7) Å] in a distorted octa-hedral geometry. The crystal packing exhibits inter-molecu...

OBJECTIVE The short isoform of thymic stromal lymphopoietin (TSLP), a cytokine constitutively expressed by epithelial cells, is crucial in preserving immune tolerance in the gut. TSLP deficiency has been implicated in sustaining intestinal damage in Crohn's disease. We explored mucosal TSLP expression and function in refractory and uncomplicated coeliac disease (CD), a T-cell-mediated enteropat...

In the title compound, [Cd(C(12)H(8)N(5))(2)(H(2)O)(4)]·2H(2)O, the Cd(II) atom is located on an inversion center and is coordinated by the two N atoms [Cd-N = 2.278 (2) Å] and four O atoms [Cd-O = 2.304 (2)-2.322 (2) Å] in a distorted octa-hedral geometry. Inter-molecular O-H⋯O and O-H⋯N hydrogen bonds link the complex into a three-dimensional supra-molecular framework.

Calcium ion (Ca2+) is one of the key intracellular signals, which is implicated in the regulation of cell functions such as impregnation, cell proliferation, differentiation and death. Cadmium (Cd) is a toxic environmental pollutant that can disturb cell functions and even lead to cell death. Recently, we have found that Cd induced apoptosis in gill cells of the freshwater crab Sinopotamon hena...

The contribution of active cell movement to somite formation (segmentation) and the later dispersal of the somite sclerotome was examined using cytochalasin D (CD). Stage 14-16 chick embryos were grown over liquid medium. After 8 hr in culture, control embryos had an average of six additional pairs of somites while CD (l-2 *g/ml dissolved in DMSO)-treated embryos had no new somites. DMSO alone ...

Zeolitic Imidazole Framework-8 (ZIF-8) has been synthesized by dissolving Zn(NO3)2.4H2O and 2-MeIM into a methanol solvent solvothermal method. The ZIF-8 will be applied as cadmium (Cd) adsorbent in Polluted water. Several characterization methods were conducted, including XRD, FTIR, AAS. XRD analysis shows that the prominent characteristic peaks of at an angle 2θ = 7,25o; 10,26o; 12,57o; 16,22...

A luminescent homochiral 3D metal-organic framework, [Cd(dtba)(bpp)](3n) () (H(2)dtba = 2,2'-dithiobisbenzoic acid, bpp = 1,3-bis(4-pyridyl)propane), with an unprecedented threefold interpenetrating uniform network (8(6)), constructed from [Cd(dtba)](n) single helices and [Cd(bpp)](n) double-stranded helices, has been synthesized via hydrothermal reaction.

The aim of this study was to investigate changes in selected parameters of cellular immune response in the conditions of endotoxin fever and pyrogenic tolerance in pigeons. On the first day of observation the experimental birds (n = 18) were intravenously injected with Escherichia coli LPS at a dose of 10 microg/kg b.w., while the control animals (n = 6) received apyrogenic physiological saline...

The effects of the molecular weight (MW) and charge density (CD) of cationic polyacrylamide (CPAM) on sludge dewatering and moisture evaporation were investigated in this study. Results indicated that in sludge conditioning, the optimum dosages were 10, 6, 6, 4, and 4 mg g(-1) CPAM with 5 million MW and 20% CD, 5 million MW and 40% CD, 3 million MW and 40% CD, 8 million MW and 40% CD, and 5 mil...

OBJECTIVE To describe the burden of illness, healthcare utilization, and costs associated with Cushing disease (CD), a rare disorder resulting from adrenocorticotropic hormone-secreting pituitary tumors, in commercially insured patients in the U. S. METHODS Patients with CD were identified in 2010 in the IMS Health PharMetrics and Truven Health Analytics MarketScan claims databases. Because t...