Post-mortem examination of two infants who had received calcium chloride by gavage while under treatment on the private service of the New Haven Hospital revealed extensive damage to the mucosa of the stomach and upper intestinal tract. Tihese findings stimulated investigation to determine whether similar lesions could be produced experimentally. Although it is frequently stated in the literatu...

Changes in intracellular calcium content and energy production during the period of hypoxia appear to be necessary for the development of cellular injury. Ruthenium red, a hexavalent dye which inhibits the active uptake of calcium by mitochondria, might improve a cell's energy status thereby minimizing hypoxic injury. Rat heart tissue was perfused retrogradely with Krebs-Henseleit medium contai...

BACKGROUND Embryonic rhabdomyosarcoma (RD) is the most prevalent type of cancer among children. The present study aimed to investigate cell death induced by mangiferin in RD cells. METHODS The Inhibitory concentration (IC50) value of mangiferin was determined by an MTT (3-(4,5-Dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-Diphenyltetrazolium Bromide) assay. Cell death induced by mangiferin against RD cells was d...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate serum parathyroid hormone-related protein (PTHrP) as a marker of hypercalcemia in leukemic patients. DESIGN AND METHODS We measured the serum levels of PTHrP, lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) and calcium in three patients with hypercalcemia due to leukemia. RESULTS Serum levels of PTHrP, LDH and calcium were elevated at admission in all patients, and these levels were reduc...

Oral glucose tolerance test with 50g glucose was carried out with and without simultaneous oral administration of 3g calcium lactate. Blood sugar and serum immunoreactive insulin (IRI) were measured before and 30, 60, 90 and 120min after glucose load in 11 diabetics and 11 non-diabetics. Similar oral glucose tolerance test was performed with and without intravenous administration of 10ml 8.5% c...

Gel filtration of serum by use of polyacrylamide beads (Biogel P-2) separates total colcium into four distinct peaks: an initial peak, corresponding to protein-bound calcium; a second peak containing the calcium complexes of citrate, phosphate, lactate, and sulfate; a third peak containing calcium bicarbonate; and a fourth peak or trough corresponding to the serum ionic calcium. An eluent conta...

Metabolic acidosis increases urinary calcium excretion in humans as a result of administration of ammonium chloride, an increase in dietary protein intake, and fasting-induced ketoacidosis. An intense bout of exercise, exceeding aerobic capacity, also causes significant decrease in blood pH as a result of increase in blood lactate concentration. In this study we investigated changes in renal ca...

PĘksa A., Miedzianka J. (2014): Amino acid composition of enzymatically hydrolysed potato protein preparations. Czech J. Food Sci., 32: 265–272. We determine the effects of the technology of obtaining potato protein preparation and of different variants of enzymatic hydrolysis on the chemical and amino acid compositions of the hydrolysates obtained. Potato protein concentrates obtained through ...

Calcium is the most abundant mineral in the body. Bones and teeth contain approx. 99% of calcium. Calcium exists in both plant and animal foods. The best source of calcium is milk. Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) recommends 600-800 mg/day of calcium which increases to 1200 mg/day in pregnant and lactating mothers. Inadequate calcium intake for longer duration is responsible for osteop...

The possible use of chitosan coating on fresh-cut melons ( Cucumis melo var. Cantalupensis ) was investigated in this research topic. Manually sliced were treated with solutions 10 g/kg and calcium lactate then stored at 4°C for 8 days. Physical, physicochemical, microbiological sensory properties the samples monitored during storage period. It found that coatings inhibited growth microorganism...