Although an association between Lassa fever (LF) and sudden-onset sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) was confirmed clinically in 1990, the prevalence of LF-induced SNHL in endemic countries is still underestimated. LF, a viral hemorrhagic fever disease caused by Lassa virus (LASV), is endemic in West Africa, causing an estimated 500,000 cases and 5,000 deaths per year. Sudden-onset SNHL, one com...

The main objective or the present proposal was to investigate the effect of feeding a lowor high-fat diet in the early and late stages of colon carcinogenesis. Sprague-Dawley male rats were injected with azoxymethane (20 mg/kg/week) for 2 weeks. One week later they were randomly allocated to eat a low-fat (4% beef tallow + 1% corn oil) or a high-fat (18.6% beef tallow + 4.7% corn oil) diet (LF ...

The main objective or the present proposal was to investigate the effect of feeding a lowor high-fat diet in the early and late stages of colon carcinogenesis. Sprague-Dawley male rats were injected with azoxymethane (20 mg/kg/week) for 2 weeks. One week later they were randomly allocated to eat a low-fat (4% beef tallow + 1% corn oil) or a high-fat (18.6% beef tallow + 4.7% corn oil) diet (LF ...

The main objective of the present proposal was to investigate the effect of feeding a low- or high-fat diet in the early and late stages of colon carcinogenesis. Sprague-Dawley male rats were injected with azoxymethane (20 mg/kg/week) for 2 weeks. One week later they were randomly allocated to eat a low-fat (4% beef tallow + 1% corn oil) or a high-fat (18.6% beef tallow + 4.7% corn oil) diet (L...

We propose a simple moving-average (MA) model that uses the low-frequency (LF) component of the peroneal muscle sympathetic nerve spike rate (LF(spike rate)) and the high-frequency (HF) component of respiration (HF(Resp)) to describe the LF neurovascular fluctuations and the HF mechanical oscillations in systolic blood pressure (SBP), respectively. This method was validated by data from eight h...

Lymphatic filariasis (LF) is still a major public health problem. The disease is ranked by the World Health Organization (WHO) as the second leading cause of permanent and long-term disability, and has been targeted for elimination by 2020. Effective diagnosis LF is required for treatment of infected individuals, for epidemiological assessment and for monitoring of the control program. Conventi...

The purpose of the study was to determine the inhibitory effects of Lactobacillus fermentum Suo (LF-Suo) on HCl/ethanol induced gastric injury in ICR (Institute for Cancer Research) mice and explain the mechanism of these effects through the molecular biology activities of LF-Suo. The studied mice were divided into four groups: healthy, injured, LF-Suo-L and LF-Suo-H group. After the LF-Suo int...