<b><i>Introduction:</i></b> Cardiovascular disease is the most common cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with ESRD. In addition to phosphate overload, oxalate, a uremic toxin, also involved vascular calcification The present study investigated role mechanism hyperoxalemia mice uremia. <b><i>Methods:</i></b> A atherosclerosis (UA) model w...

BACKGROUND The role of oxygen free radicals in the initiation, promotion and progression of carcinogenesis and the protective role of anti-oxidant defenses have been the subject of much speculation in the recent past with conflicting reports in the literature. OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to measure the concentration/levels of serum total proteins, albumin and advanced oxidation prote...

A 25-year-old married primigravida was admitted to Pingjin Hospital after ingestion of dichlorvos, with suicidal intent. The initial serum dichlorvos level was 1.7 umol/L, with a reduction in cholinesterase activity of 29% in whole blood. Abdominal investigation revealed a soft abdomen with a pregnant uterus consistent with 9th week of gestation on echography and with a viable fetus. The patien...

The family of calgranulins includes S100A8 (calgranulin A), S100A9 B), which can appear as a heterodimer known S100A8/A9 or calprotectin, and S100A12 C). These proteins are related to different inflammatory conditions, immune-mediated diseases, sepsis considered biomarkers potential interest. This study aims evaluate if A12 could change in pigs with diarrhea due E. coli compare the changes othe...

Background The aim of this study was to determine oxidative stress (OS) parameters after testicular torsion/detorsion in adult rats. MaterialsAndMethods In this experimental study, male adult Wistar rats were divided into four groups, each consisting of seven animals: group I-one hour right testicular torsion with subsequent orchiectomy, group II-one hour right testicular torsion followed by de...

The protective effect of black tea extract (BTE) against HgCl2-induced oxidative damage in Wistar rats was investigated. Rats were injected with HgCl2 (5 mg/kg body weight in 0.9% NaCl) to induce oxidative stress. The aqueous BTE (2.5%) was prepared from CTC (curl, tear, crush) grade tea. BTE was fed to control and HgCl2-treated rats by gavage at a dose of 1 ml/(100 g body weight d). Biomarkers...

Results Mean age of patients was 9.6 years. Female: male ratio was 1.5 (F/M=27/18). Oligoarticular JIA was diagnosed in 21 patients, whereas polyarticular JIA and systemic JIA in 17 and in seven patients, respectively. During study period, 23 patients had active disease, while 22 patients were in remission. Mean duration of disease was 2.2 years. Serum ESR, CRP, TOC, TAC and, MPO levels were fo...