according to global statistics, over 80,000 deaths occur by suicide annually. up to 90% of complete suicides are based on psychiatric disorders specifically major depressive disorder (mdd) and bipolar disorder. furthermore high levels of inflammation have been indicated in suicidal patients in both central nervous system and the peripheral blood. two biological mechanisms that play a key role i...

IDENTIFICATION of fibrinous or fibrinogenous deposits in vascular tissue suggests that the material resulted from conversion of fibrinogen to fibrin. However, fibrinogen is one of the most easily precipitable proteins of plasma, and its deposition could result from coprecipitation or formation of insoluble complexes with polyelectrolytes. Because the methods used have not differentiated between...

Dietary saturated fatty acids are implicated as a risk factor for atherosclerosis. The conversion of the major dietary saturated fatty acids stearic acid (18:0) and palmitic acid (16:0) to monounsaturated fatty acids in whole plasma and lipoprotein fractions is reported for seven healthy adult humans over 6 d using [U-13C]stearic acid (18:0*) and [U-13C]palmitic acid (16:0*) and high-precision ...

In this study we determined in vivo conversions of human 3H-labeled cholesteryl ester-labeled HDL3 [( 3H]CE-HDL3) in male rats and the effects of partially purified lipid transfer protein on the conversion processes. Zonal centrifugation techniques were used to prepare the [3H]CE-HDL3 and to follow the conversion processes. One hour after the injection, a complete conversion of HDL3 to the HDL2...

Feed ingredient costs have been a concern to the U.S. broiler industry. Some integrated operations have reduced apparent metabolizable energy (AMEn ) values to decrease live production costs. Our laboratory has previously determined that 36 to 47 d feed conversion and caloric conversion were optimized with broilers fed diets formulated at 3,200 kcal/ kg. Finishing broilers may respond to diets ...

The effects of dietary supplementation of garlic (Allium sativum) extract on the growth and disease resistance of African catfish, Clarias gariepinus was evaluated. Also in-vitro evaluation of susceptibility of fish-borne multidrug resistant (MDR) pathogenic bacteria to aqueous extract of garlic was done. Aqueous garlic extract exhibited inhibitory activity against MDR bacteria and the degree o...

Tangier disease is a rare familial disorder characterized by extremely low levels of apolipoprotein A-I (apoA-I) and high density lipoproteins (HDL). In normal subjects, proapoA-I is secreted into plasma and converted to mature apoA-I by the cleavage of the amino-terminal six amino acids with the major isoprotein in plasma being mature apoA-I. In contrast, in Tangier disease there is a marked r...

on fibrinogen and oxalated plasma revealed that serum obtained from recently coagulated whole blood contains a factor which causes conversion of prothrombin to thrombin.” 2 Since fibrinogen could not be converted to fibrin in any significant degree by addition of fresh serum, and since the rapidity of coagulation of oxalated plasma by the serum factor was proportional to the prothrombin concent...

AIMS The aim of this study was to estimate the conversion rate to normal glucose tolerance (NGT) from a state of abnormal glucose metabolism and to identify characteristics predicting the conversion rate in first-degree relatives (FDRs) of patients with type 2 diabetes with glucose intolerance. METHODS A total of 2368 (614 men and 1754 women) FDRs of consecutive patients with type 2 diabetes ...

The power coupled to electron Bernstein waves in a triplet mode conversion resonator from a fast X-mode at the plasma edge in NSTX is shown to be > 80% for fc, < f < 2fc,. The EBW damping in the plasma is strong and localized and, thus, should be useful for heating, current drive, or profile control.