Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL) is a pore-forming cytotoxin that is produced by Staphylococcus aureus closely associated with skin and soft-tissue infections (SSTI). PVL-positive S. aureus strains have been identified worldwide, including in the USA; however, few studies have reported the presence of these strains in Japan. In this study, we prospectively investigated the prevalence of PVL in...

Dianthus superbus (D. superbus) is a traditional crude drug used for the treatment of urethritis, carbuncles and carcinomas. The objective of this study was to confirm the cognitive enhancing effect of D. superbus in memory impairment induced mice and to elucidate the possible potential mechanism. Effect of D. superbus on scopolamine induced memory impairment on mice was evaluated using the Mor...

bmj.com). The demon for boils and skin diseases has skin lesions that look like carbuncles on the face (fig 2, left). It is not surprising that the masks for malaria and high fevers (fig E on bmj.com) and for cholera and chills (fig 2, middle) are similar and have fiery red complexions. The mask for high fevers can usually be distinguished by flames across the forehead, which may be reminiscent...

Tupistra chinensis is widely distributed in southwestern China and its rhizome is a famous folk medicine for the treatment of carbuncles and pharyngitis. Its chemical identity of potent antiproliferative and anti-inflammatory constituents has been carried out in this study. Twenty-three polyhydroxylated spirostanol saponins, including nine novels, were isolated and identified. The new spirostan...

Much interest has recently developed in defining the relationship between HIV and increased rates severity of chronic inflammatory disorders but hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) remains poorly understood. Although it is an immunodeficiency syndrome, patients experience more severe psoriasis higher psoriatic arthritis than without HIV, leading us to hypothesize that may have a potential effect on H...

Itr is notorious, asHenry vanHoof said, that medical and pharmaceutical language is the most incorrect and redundant, as well as the oldest, of all the scientific languages. The words used are the deposit of man's knowledge and superstition throughout the ages, with many hybrids built up opaquely from Greek (particularly pathology) and Latin (anatomy). Words like "anthrax" which sound foreign i...

Background: Chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction can be a rare complication of systemic lupus erythematosus. It is often late to identified in contrast other commoner organs involvement erythematosus such as nervous system, joint and kidney. Objectives: To report case uncommon gastrointestinal lupus, with associated hydronephrosis at the ureter, treatment delay. Methods: We chronic pseudo-obst...

Due to enormous applications of metal oxide nanoparticles in research and health-related applications, metal oxide nanoparticles are increasingly being developed through cheaper and more user-friendly approaches. We have formulated a simple route to synthesize zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZNPs) by a sol-gel method at near-room temperatures 25°C, 35°C, 55°C, and 75°C. The results are analyzed by X-...

INTRODUCTION Plants have been used in virtually all culture as a source of food, clothes and shelter. Beside, these they provide timber, fuel, dye, gum, resin, medicine etc. to us and have very significant role in human civilization. The dependence of tribal and rural people on plant based material is increasing day by day. Medicinal plants have always been the principle source of medicine in I...