We evaluated the cytotoxicity of 1-dodecyl-3-methylimidazo-lium bromide ([C12mim][Br]) on HepG2 cells and its influence on plasma membrane permeability. The results showed that [C12mim][Br] inhibited HepG2 cell growth and decreased cell viability in a concentration-depen-dent manner. The results also revealed that [C12mim][Br] exposure induced apoptosis in [C12mim][Br]-treated HepG2 cells. In a...

We addressed the question to which extent cerebral blood flow (CBF) is maintained when, in addition to a high blood viscosity (Bvis) arterial oxygen content (CaO2) is gradually decreased. CaO2) was decreased by hemodilution to hematocrits (Hct) of 30, 22, 19, and 15% in two groups. One group received blood replacement (BR) only and served as the control. The second group received an additional ...

The effect of 24-epibrassinolide (EBR) on glucosinolate biosynthesis in Arabidopsis thaliana was investigated in the present study by using mutants and transgenic plants involved in brassinosteroid (BR) biosynthesis and signal transduction, as well as glucosinolate biosynthesis. The results showed that EBR significantly decreased the contents of major aliphatic glucosinolates including glucoibe...

We have shown previously that treadmill exercise within lower body negative pressure (LBNPex) maintains upright exercise capacity (peak oxygen consumption, Vo(2peak)) in men after 5, 15, and 30 days of bed rest (BR). We hypothesized that LBNPex protects treadmill Vo(2peak) and sprint speed in women during a 30-day BR. Seven sets of female monozygous twins volunteered to participate. Within each...

<p>The paper is all about the implementation of a novel bio-inspired metaheuristic<br />salp swarm algorithm (SSA) for speed control brushless DC<br />(BLDC) motor drive that run in sensorless mode. The angular<br />speed evaluated using an extended kalman filter, which the<br />dynamics are nonlinear. error speeds between actual and<br />estimated fed to PID...

previous studies have shown that ascorbic acid (aa) plays a crucial role in mammalian brain as avitamin and neuronal modulator. there is increasing evidence indicating that dopaminergic system and aacould affect learning and memory processes. in addition, vitamin c acts as a dopamine antagonist in thebrain. the aim of the present study was to evaluate the intra-hippocampal co-administration of ...

coq10 and lycopene are isoprenoid compounds with nutraceutical and pharmaceutical benefits. in this study, the effect of concomitant lycopene biosynthesis on coq10 accumulation in transformed escherichia coli dh5α was studied. a lycopene production pathway including geranylgeranyl diphosphate synthase (crte), phytoene synthase (crtb), and phytoene desaturase (crti) from erwinia herbicola was co...

<p>O mustelídeo Galictis cuja possui uma vasta distribuição na América do Sul, porém ainda<br />existem algumas lacunas quanto a sua geográfica, principalmente no nordeste brasileiro.<br />Desse modo, este trabalho apresenta o primeiro registro documentado de G. estado Piauí e<br />fornece um mapa atualizado da geográfica espécie região Nordeste Brasil. Uma<br />fê...

<p>La “Invocación a las Musas” del Canto II de la Ilíada determina un sesgo excluyente en extensa<br />enumeración que está punto presentarse. Mi objetivo aquí es argumentar esta exclusión<br />está consonancia no sólo con ideología aristocrática homérica general, sino sobre todo la<br />contundente defensa se hace ella primera parte II, pequeña crisis<br />desenca...

1 Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, University Medical Center, Freiburg i. Br., Germany 2 Department of Rdiology, St. Josefskrankenhaus, Freiburg i. Br., Germany 3 Tumozentrum Ludwig Heilmeyer – Comprehensive Cancer Center Freiburg, University Medical Center, Freiburg i. Br., Germany 4 Institute of Pathology, Reference Center of Bone diseases, University Medical Center, Freiburg i. B...