Hypertension, a major risk factor for cardiovascular diseases, occurs among 29% of U.S. adults, and lowering excess sodium intake can reduce blood pressure (1-3). The 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommend consuming less than 2,300 mg dietary sodium per day for persons aged ≥14 years and less for persons aged 2-13 years.* To examine the current prevalence of excess sodium intake a...

In metabolic balance studies the intake and excretion of sodium, potassium, and water were measured in spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHRs) of the Okamoto-Aoki strain and age-matched Wistar Kyoto rats (WKYs) that were 3 through 13 weeks of age. While fed their usual chow, young SHRs exhibited differences in excretion as compared to WKYs consuming essentially equivalent amounts of food and wat...

Fresh water source scarcity in arid and semiarid area is limitation factor for saline-sodic soil reclamation. The reusing of agricultural drainage and industrial wastewater are preferred strategies for combating with this concern. The objective of current study was evaluation in application of industrial sugar manufacture wastewater due to high soluble organic compounds in saline-sodic and sodi...

Binding of sodium urate to human serum albumin (HSA) was measured by continuous ultrafiltration at pH 7.4 and ionic strength 0.16 over the concentration range 1-13 mg/100 ml. The percent sodium urate bound to 5 g/100 ml HSA was constant over this concentration range: 30.3 (SE+/-0.6)% being bound at 4 degrees C, 22.6+/-0.3% at 22.5 degrees C, and 19.6+/-0.3% at 37 degrees C. Derived association ...

The anti-inflammatory activity of Achillea and Ruscus extracts was studied in comparison with diclofenac sodium topical gel (diclosal Emulgel), using the carrageenan induced paw edema model in Albino rats. Gel formulation was prepared containing 6% of each extract in gel base, namely sodium carboxymethylcellulose (NaCMC). The kinetics of drug release from the prepared formulation was studied se...

Serum and urinary electrolytes were estimated in 33 patients with hepatitis and 35 with cirrhosis. Forty two percent patients with hepatitis and 46% with cirrhosis bad hyponatraemia while 30% with hepatitis and 37% with cirrhosis had low serum potassium levels. Low urinary sodium was found in 27.3% cases of hepatitis and 40% cirrhotics and low urinary potassium in 21.2% and 45.7% cases of hepat...

Using a canine model for experimentally induced myocardial infarction via ligation of the left anterior descending coronary artery and using a stain for intracellular lactic dehydrogenase to directly measure the size of the infarct, we evaluated the influence of infusion of dopamine and sodium nifroprusside. Infusion of sodium nitroprusside (222 g/min) produced significant decreases in the mean...

Millions of dollars are spent each year to replace decayed marine piling. The primary avenue of decay infection is through the ends where untreated wood is exposed after piles are cut off. Thus, several fungicides were evaluated for their ability to protect the top cutoff end of creosoted Douglas-fir piles from decay. Supple­ mentary treatment with a 20 percent ammonium bi­ fluoride solution or...