The effects of feeding beef suet (mostly saturated and monoenoic fatty acids), sunflower oil (rich in n-6 fatty acids) and fish oil (rich in n-3 fatty acids) on the response of mesenteric, omental, popliteal and perirenal adipocytes to experimentally-induced local inflammation were studied in adult guinea pigs. After 6 weeks on the experimental diets, the animals were fed standard chow, and lip...

SIR,-Epidemiological evidence implicates chromium as a possible carcinogen that is responsible for nasal and lung tumours encountered in industries dealing with the extractions of chromium from its ore, with chromium plating or with chromium pigments etc. (for references see International Agency Research Cancer Monographs, 1973; Langard and Norseth, 1975). Yet, when various chromium preparation...

Dimethyl ether (DME) is a compound first introduced by Shell as chemical solvent for enhanced oil recovery (EOR). This study aims to investigate the efficiency of EOR using minimum miscible pressure (MMP) and viscous gravity number when mixed CO2 DME injected. Adding water-alternating-gas process reduces MMP number. Reduction in results conditions at lower pressures, which has favorable effect ...

The present investigation was carried out to assess the effect of some safe treatments to maintain the quality attributes of “Swelling” peaches during cold storage at 0C and RH (90-95%) for four weeks two successive seasons 2015-2016. post-harvest treatments were applied by spraying the fruits with one of Anise oil concentration 0.5 %, 1.0 %, Ozone treatments 2ppm for 10min or 20min, irradiatio...

This review was initially prepared in 2011 before Professor Johann Wiechers tragically passed away. It has been updated and is being published in his memory. It discusses the importance of mineral oil and its benefits to skin. Its source, structure, properties and efficacy are discussed. Mineral oil has been shown to improve skin softness and barrier function better than some other emollients u...

A microemulsion-based synergistic dual-drug codelivery system was developed for enhanced cell apoptosis by transporting coix seed oil and etoposide into A549 (human lung carcinoma) cells simultaneously. Results obtained by dynamic light scattering showed that an etoposide (VP16)-loaded coix seed oil microemulsion (EC-ME) delivery system had a small size around 35 nm, a narrow polydispersity ind...

Turmeric has been used for centuries in Ayurvedic medicine as a treatment for inflammatory disorders including arthritis. On the basis of this traditional usage, dietary supplements containing turmeric rhizome and turmeric extracts are also being used in the western world for arthritis treatment and prevention. However, to our knowledge, no data are available regarding antiarthritic efficacy of...

Cyclosporin A (CsA)-induced hyperkalemia is caused by alterations in transepithelial K+ secretion resulting from the inhibition of renal tubular Na+, K+ -ATPase activity. Thyroxine enhances renal cortical Na+, K+ -ATPase activity. This study investigated the effect of thyroxine on CsA-induced hyperkalemia. Sprague-Dawley rats were treated with either CsA, thyroxine, CsA and thyroxine, or olive-...

Different compositions of hydrogels composed mathacrylamide homopolymer (60 and 90% PMAM) were prepared using the free radical polymerization technique, with without methylene bisacrylamide as crosslinker (0 3%). Several parameters properties studied to evaluate their performance oil/water separators. Many are used, such residual oil in water, water recovery, separation time, coated percentages...

The goal of this study was to clarify the subjective symptoms closely related to yusho by examining the relationship between the amount of PCB-contaminated rice oil ingested by patients and the subjective symptoms recorded on their questionnaires. The amount of PCB-contaminated rice oil consumed by the patients was obtained by interviewing the housewife in each yusho family. Individual consumpt...