Background. High-intensity interval training (HIIT) may affect acylated ghrelin (AG) through changes in body composition. Objectives. The present study was designed to investigate and compare the effects of two different orders of wrestling-based HIIT on AG levels and body composition in highly trained wrestlers. Methods. Forty-two male wrestlers (aged 16–21 years) were randomly assigned to o...

A simple method was developed to fabricate Au-Ag nanoparticle/graphene oxide nanocomposites (Au-Ag/GO) by using simultaneous redox reactions between AgNO3, HAuCl4 and GO. The Au-Ag/GO was characterized by x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, transmission electron microscopy and energy dispersive x-ray spectroscopy. The GO nanosheets acted as the reducing agent and the support for the Au-Ag alloy n...

Reaction of RNHC(S)PPh2NPPh2C(S)NR (HRSNS; R = Me, Et) with M(I) (M = Cu, Ag, Au) salts afforded zwitterionic complexes of the general formula [M(RSNS)] (M = Cu, Ag, Au). The ligand was found in the solid state in S,S-kappa2 and S,N,S-kappa3 coordination fashions. [Cu(RSNS)] and [Ag(RSNS)] can be used as metalloligand building blocks for the assembly of pentanuclear multizwitterionic Cu5, Cu3Ag...

objective: hepatitis c virus (hcv) is one of the most relevant persistent infections afflicting the human population. control of viral replication in hcv infection has been associated with the cellular component of the host immune response. several mechanisms have been proposed to explain this abnormal immune response, among them an altered activity of regulatory t cells (tregs) being the most ...

The dinuclear title complex, [Ag(2)Cl(2)(CH(5)N(3)S)(2)(C(18)H(15)P)(2)], lies across an inversion center. The Ag(I) ion exhibits a slightly distorted tetra-hedral coordination geometry formed by a P atom from a triphenyl-phosphane ligand, two metal-bridging S atoms from thio-semicabazide ligands and one chloride ion. The S atoms bridge two symmetry-related Ag(I) ions, forming a strictly planar...

Ag@α-Fe₂O₃ nanocomposite having a core-shell structure was synthesized by a two-step reduction-sol gel approach, including Ag nanoparticles synthesis by sodium borohydride as the reducing agent in a first step and the subsequent mixing with a Fe+3 sol for α-Fe₂O₃ coating. The synthesized Ag@α-Fe₂O₃ nanocomposite has been characterized by various techniques, such as SEM, TEM and UV-Vis spectrosc...

We have reported that a novel tumor-associated antigen (Ag), 22-1-1, was expressed in cancer cells derived mainly from the uterus and ovary [K. Sonoda et al., Cancer (Phila.), 77: 1501-1509, 1996]. The 22-1-1 Ag existed not only in adenocarcinomas but also in squamous cell carcinomas in the uterine cervix. Here, a relationship between tumor progression and invasion and 22-1-1 Ag expression was ...

The plasmonic properties of bimetallic (gold and silver) core-shell nanostructures were studied numerically by using the boundary element method implemented in MATLAB (MNPBEM toolbox). dependence bulk refractive index sensitivity on core/shell thicknesses was investigated, regions enhanced sensitivities identified for both Ag@Au Au@Ag type nanostructures. For nanoparticles, utilizing a 14 ± 2 n...

Abstract We study the interplay between localized surface plasmon resonances from metallic cores and electromagnetic semiconducting shells in core@shell nanoparticles optical near-infrared regions. To this end, we consider silver (Ag) spheres as plasmonically active with radii 20 nm, covered of silicon (Si) up to 160 nm thickness. use classical Lorenz-Mie theory calculate response an external f...

Sulfidation is a major transformation product for manufactured silver nanoparticles (Ag-MNPs) in the wastewater treatment process.We studied the dissolution, uptake, and toxicity of Ag-MNP and sulfidized Ag-MNPs (sAg-MNPs) to a model soil organism, Caenorhabditis elegans. Our results show that reproduction was the most sensitive endpoint tested for both Ag-MNPs and sAg-MNPs. We also demonstrate...