About 10 years ago we discovered that bubbling nitric oxide (NO) gas into KrebsRinger bicarbonate solution containing isolated precontracted strips of bovine coronary artery caused a rapid and pronounced, but transient, relaxant response that was antagonized by oxidized hemoproteins, such as methemoglobin, and by methylene blue. NO activated soluble guanylate cyclase prepared from coronary arte...

About 10 years ago we discovered that bubbling nitric oxide (NO) gas into KrebsRinger bicarbonate solution containing isolated precontracted strips of bovine coronary artery caused a rapid and pronounced, but transient, relaxant response that was antagonized by oxidized hemoproteins, such as methemoglobin, and by methylene blue. NO activated soluble guanylate cyclase prepared from coronary arte...

The majority of anthraquinone dye released to the environment come from antrapogenic sources. Several techniques are available for dyes' removal. In this study removal of reactive blue 29 (RB29) by an advanced oxidation process sequenced with single wall carbon nanotubes was investigated. Advanced oxidation process was optimized over a period of 60 minutes by changing the ratio of acetic acid t...

BACKGROUND Here we set out to standardize long-lasting, visually-attractive devices for Glossina swynnertoni, a vector of both human and animal trypanosomiasis in open savannah in Tanzania and Kenya, and in neighbouring conservation areas used by pastoralists. The goal was to determine the most practical device/material that would induce the strongest landing response in G. swynnertoni for use ...

The spinal cord injury (SCI) is a detrimental neurological disease involving the primary mechanical injury and secondary inflammatory damage. Curtailing the detrimental neuroinflammation would be beneficial for spinal cord function recovery. Microglia reside in the spinal cord and actively participate in the onset, progression and perhaps resolution of post-SCI neuroinflammation. In the current...

Blue light-emitting diodes (LEDs) in liquid crystal displays emit high levels of blue light, exposure to which is harmful to the retina. Here, we investigated the protective effects of colored lenses in blue LED light-induced damage to 661W photoreceptor-derived cells. We used eight kinds of colored lenses and one lens that reflects blue light. Moreover, we evaluated the relationship between th...

Aims: Currently, the blue light of resin curing unit is frequently used in dental treatment. However, the influence of the blue light irradiation on oral tissue is not clear. The aim of this study was to elucidate the effect of dental blue light irradiation on vascular smooth muscle. Methods: Isolated rat descending aorta was suspended in a superfusion chamber and superfused continuously with K...