Adverse effects and tolerance to dry powder of aerial part of Andrographis paniculata (Burm.f.) Nees were studied in 20 patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus for a period of 12 weeks. Patients were given powdered A. paniculata starting with 600 mg daily, gradually increasing to a maximum of 1.8 gm daily. Parameters monitored included body weight, blood pressure, liver function tests, renal fun...

OBJECTIVES To evaluate fasting serum insulin levels and insulin resistance, and their association with blood rheology, in Japanese young adults without diabetes. METHODS Blood samples were analysed and blood rheology was estimated using haematological parameters. Whole blood passage time was measured using a Hitachi MC-FAN(©) microchannel array flow analyser. RESULTS Out of 151 subjects (me...

The effects of Silymarin on growth performance, internal organs, and some blood parameters were investigated in Japanese quail that were subjected to oxidative stress induced by carbon tetrachloride (CCl4). An experiment was conducted as a completely randomized design in a factorial arrangement (2 × 2) with four replicates of 30 birds each. Factors included two levels of Silymarin (0 and 1 mL/k...

We compared different sample-handling techniques for measurement of Na+ and K+ with ion-selective electrodes (ISE). Imprecision was less for venous blood (with a minimum of heparin) than for plasma, serum, or capillary blood. The results for K+ were higher for serum than for whole blood, and higher for whole blood than for plasma. The latter difference was apparently due to release of K+ during...

in this research to evaluate the effects of probiotic on the growth and some serum biochemical parameters of growing native kid’s, 24 kid’s, with 19.2± 0.7 kg body weight and 120± 10 days of age were used in a  completely randomized design with four treatments and six repeats. these four groups included: 1- the control group was fed on a basal diet (without probiotic or yeast). 2- the second gr...

BACKGROUND: The early stage of Copper poisoning is difficult to be clinically diagnosed in sheep and has not been documented clearly yet. OBJECTIVES: To assess biomarkers in predicting early Copper poisoning in sheep, blood samples were collected from several groups of animals from a naturally Copper poisoning occurrence in an industrial region. METHODS: Animals were divided into four experimen...

They studied how the complex responded to the primary constituents of blood serum: DNA, RNA, proteins and glucose molecules. We found that the sensor was extremely selective towards DNA even in the presence of RNA and proteins. DNA could be detected fluorescently with parts-per-million accuracy. It turns out that only DNA has the ionic strength capable of separating the PNPB dye from the graphe...