BACKGROUND Monocyte chemoattractant protein 1 (MCP-1) is a member of the C-C chemokine family and exerts strong chemoattractant activity in monocytes, macrophages, and lymphocytes. Rat pancreatic fibrosis induced by dibutyltin dichloride (DBTC) is considered to be an appropriate chronic pancreatitis model histologically and enzymatically, as has demonstrated in a previous study. AIM We examin...

Background and aims: In the pancreas, myofibroblasts (MFBs) were shown to play an important role in the cellular response during inflammation and injury. However, there is only fragmentary information concerning the fate of these cells in pancreas regeneration and fibrosis development. Methods: Explant cultures of rat pancreatic tissue were used as a model to follow cellular dynamics and phenot...

The use of tributyltin (TBT) and triphenyltin (TPT) in some household products are prohibited by "Act on the Control of Household Products Containing Harmful Substances" in Japan. In this study, methods for determination of TBT and TPT in water soluble paints and adhesives were developed by GC-MS. These compounds in paints and adhesives, which were mainly composed of vinyl acetate, urethane and...

The study reports the first assessment for the quantification and speciation of butyltins (BTs) in surface marine sediment samples (0-5 cm) from intertidal mudflats of Sundarban mangrove wetland along with the Hugli (Ganges) river basin, eastern coastal part of India. Concentrations of tributyltin (TBT), dibutyltin (DBT) and monobutyltin (MBT) were monitored at 16 stations and present at all st...

Novel compounds of dimethyl- and dibutyltin(IV) with O-tolyl/benzyldithiocarbonates were successfully obtained by the reaction of Me(2)SnC(l2) and n-Bu(2)SnCl(2) with sodium salt of O-tolyl/benzyldithiocarbonates, [o-, m- and p-CH(3)C(6)H(4)OCS(2)Na and C(6)H(5)CH(2)OCS(2)Na], in 1:2 molar ratio in dry toluene. The structure of these newly synthesized complexes has been examined by elemental an...

An exhaustive study of the distribution of butyltin species was conducted in the sediment of the Saguenay Fjord (Canada), a semi-enclosed marine system with sediment permanently submitted to sub-Arctic cold conditions. Concentrations of total butyltins (tributyltin [TBT], dibutyltin, and monobutyltin) ranged from 6 to 288 ng Sn/g dry weight and were typical of those reported for contaminated co...

Human chronic pancreatitis is characterized by irreversible fibrosis, whereas pancreatic fibrosis in animal models is reversible. In this study, we compare the development of pancreatic fibrosis in the dibutyltin dichloride (DBTC) model, WBN/Kob rats and bile duct-ligated (BDL) rats. DBTC (8 mg/kg) was administered to LEW rats, and the pancreas was histopathologically investigated sequentially....

In this study, we have fabricated a series of polycarbonate polyurethanes using a two-step bulk reaction by the melting pre-polymer solution-casting method in order to synthesize biomedical polyurethane elastomers with good mechanical behavior and biostability. The polyurethanes were prepared using dibutyltin dilaurate as the catalyst, poly(1,6-hexanediol)carbonate microdiols (PCDL) as the soft...