AIM This study was designed to examine whether trehalose could protect corneal epithelial cells in culture from death by desiccation in order to test trehalose as a potential new eye drop for dry eye syndrome. METHODS Human corneal epithelial cells in near confluent culture in wells of a 96 well multidish were preincubated for 15 minutes with 2, 20, 50, 100, or 200 mM trehalose or maltose in ...

Mechanical properties of tibial bone at compressive strain rates of 50-200 s are obtained through Split Hopkinson pressure bar. Cylindrical specimens of 12-15 mm diameter and 2-5 mm thickness were used. The Young’s moduli are calculated from linear portion of stress-strain curves. For both cortical and cancellous part of the bones, the Young’s modulus was found to increase with the increasing s...

Ves-Matic Cube 200 is fully automated analyzer that performs erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) measurement using the standard ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid blood sample tube, thus markedly reducing the analytical time and avoiding the need for an extra blood sample. The aim of this study was to assess the automatic Ves-Matic Cube 200 system for the measurement of ESR in comparison with the...

Development of techniques to isolate, culture, and transplant human spermatogonial stem cells (SSCs) has the future potential to treat male infertility. To maximize the efficiency of these techniques, methods for SSC cryopreservation need to be developed to bank SSCs for extended periods of time. Although, it has been demonstrated that SSCs can reinitiate spermatogenesis after freezing, optimal...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Our purpose was to evaluate whether CT angiography is a suitable alternative to conventional angiography in the evaluation of small-vessel stents for intracranial angioplasty. METHODS CT angiographic appearances of 23 stents of different designs and sizes (2.0, 3.0, and 4.0 mm) were investigated after they were filled with a solution of 0.9% NaCl or diluted contrast med...

The study was made in order to evaluate the response of fifteen wheat genotypes (grown in Pakistan) to sodium chloride salinity at seedling stage keeping two levels of salinity (150 and 200 mM NaCl) along with a control (no application of salt). The effect of varieties on shoot length of wheat was non significant. Maximum shoot length was recorded in MH-97 (15.55cm) while minimum shoot length w...

This study was carried out to assess the use of HIV-related oral lesions as markers of immunosuppression defined as CD4+ cell counts <200 cells/mm and viral load 20,000 copies/ml in HIV positive Nigerian adults. Cross-sectional study on 278 HAART naive adults seen at an AIDS referral Centre.Oral examination was according to the European Community Clearinghouse on oral problems related to HIV in...

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PURPOSE Patients with high-grade gliomas (HGG) routinely receive radiation, temozolomide, and glucocorticoids. As each of these is immunosuppressive, we conducted a prospective, multicenter study to follow CD4 counts over time and determine whether low CD4 counts were associated with adverse outcomes. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN Patients with newly diagnosed HGG had CD4 counts drawn before initiating...