A mathematical model for blood flow in narrow capillaries under the effect of transverse magnetic field has been investigated. It is assumed that there is a lubricating layer between red blood cells and tube wall. The transient flow of the fit red blood cell surrounded by plasma annulus in the narrow capillary is considered. The analysis of fluid flow between red cell and tube wall, when the ce...

Heat stress (HS) lead to intestinal epithelial damage through induction of cellular oxidative stress. Since Zn is an essential nutrient with antioxidant properties that involved in maintaining the barrier function, this study aimed examine effects supplementation epithelium under HS. Caco-2 cells were pre-incubated (50 and 100 µM) prior control (37 °C) or HS conditions (41–42 for 24 h. pretreat...

The effect of oral, low-dose l-arginine supplementation (1g/day for 6 weeks) on antioxidant activity, haematological parameters and osmotic fragility of red blood cells was investigated in sickle cell disease sufferers. Twenty eight sickle cell anaemia subjects were recruited for the study. Five millilitres of blood was withdrawn from an ante-cubital vein for the estimation of plasma arginine c...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Although diabetes mellitus (DM) patients are claimed to be under oxidative stress because of prolonged exposure to hyperglycemia, the influence of glycemic control and cardiovascular complication in diabetes on oxidative stress parameters has not been fully studied. The present study aimed to investigate lipid peroxidation end product (malondialdehyde, MDA) and antioxid...

A kindred with partial deficiency of red cell 2,3-diphosphoglycerate mutase (2,3DPGM) was studied. The propositus presented with indirect hyperbilirubinemia, normal hemoglobin (15.8 g/dI), and elevated reticulocyte count (4.6%). The red cell 5tCr survival was decreased (rVi 16 days). Incubated osmotic fragility was normal; autohemolysis was increased and corrected with glucose and ATP. The P50 ...

A kindred with partial deficiency of red cell 2,3-diphosphoglycerate mutase (2,3DPGM) was studied. The propositus presented with indirect hyperbilirubinemia, normal hemoglobin (15.8 g/dI), and elevated reticulocyte count (4.6%). The red cell 5tCr survival was decreased (rVi 16 days). Incubated osmotic fragility was normal; autohemolysis was increased and corrected with glucose and ATP. The P50 ...

Background and Aims: DNA cloning, sub-cloning and site directed mutagenesis are the most common strategies in nearly all projects of recombinant protein production. The classical method of restriction site cloning is unsatisfactory due to the need for supply of restriction enzymes and the inefficiency of the digestion reaction. Many new methods, including recombinatorial cloning and ligation in...

conclusions mg-63 and saos-2 osteosarcoma cell lines might not represent appropriate experimental models for studies that aim to analyze signal transduction in osteoblasts. background a large number of phospholipase c (plc) enzymes, both mrna transcripts and proteins, have been detected in osteoblasts, corroborating the importance of calcium regulation in bone tissue. mg-63 and saos-2 human ost...

AIM To investigate the value of measuring liver enzymes, red cell distribution width (RDW), and mean platelet volume (MPV) in predicting the development of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). MATERIALS AND METHODS The medical records of all pregnant women followed by the obstetrics clinic between January 2010 and November 2012 were systematically evaluated, and patients with a diagnosis of G...