Abstract Hydrothermally synthesised K 2 ZnSi 5 O 12 has a polymerised framework structure with the same topology as leucite (KAlSi 6 , tetragonal I 4 1 / ), which two tetrahedrally coordinated Al 3+ cations replaced by Zn 2+ and Si 4+ . At 293 it cation-ordered P c monoclinic lattice parameters = 13.1773(2) Å, b 13.6106(2) 13.0248(2) Å β 91.6981(9)°. This is isostructural MgSi first analogue ch...

Mechanical strain applied to prostate cancer cells induced an intracellular Ca(2+) (Ca(i)(2+)) wave spreading with a velocity of 15 microm/s. Ca(i)(2+) waves were not dependent on extracellular Ca(2+) and membrane potential because propagation was unaffected in high-K(+) and Ca(2+)-free solution. Waves did not depend on the cytoskeleton or gap junctions because cytochalasin B and nocodazole, wh...

In this work, CKCr-6A strain was found to be highly resistant to some toxic heavy metals such as Cr+6, Cr+3, Cu+2, Co+2, Cd+2, Pb+2, Hg+2, U+6, tellurium, and selenite. Herein, high chromate tolerance of an isolated strain is reported with a high minimum inhibitory concentration value of 80,000 mg/L and the ...

background: heat stress is a common and usual problem in industries. several indices, including wet bulb globe temperature (wbgt), are used to evaluate heat stress. however, wbgt index has limitations such as high cost and response time. it is not thus suitable as a screening tool. heat strain scoring index (hssi) is also an observational-judgmental technique that has been developed for primary...

酒粕は清酒を醸造する際に圧搾した後の副産物であり, その多くは産業廃棄物として処理されている。しかし, 酒粕には米由来の成分だけではなく酵母や麹菌の菌体成分, その代謝産物も含むため栄養価が高く, 様々な生理機能が報告されている。本研究では, 凍結乾燥させた酒粕を混合した飼料を2型糖尿病モデルマウスに摂取させることで得られる効果について検証した。糖尿病モデルマウスに酒粕混合食を40日間摂食させた結果, 随時血糖値の上昇が有意に抑制され, 経口糖負荷試験 (OGTT) においても改善傾向が確認された。血清インスリン濃度は酒粕を与えることで減少し, 血清アディポネクチン濃度は有意に増加した。さらに, 酒粕混合食群では骨格筋でのglucose transporter 4 mRNAの発現が有意に増加した。これらの結果から, 凍結乾燥させた酒粕には2型糖尿病における耐糖能異常の発症を抑制する効...