results serum estradiol levels tended to have a negative correlation with homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance (homa-ir) in premenopausal women but not in postmenopausal women. on the other hand, free testosterone levels tended to have a positive correlation with homa-ir in postmenopausal women but not in premenopausal women. serum shbg levels showed significant negative correlati...

BACKGROUND We evaluated a new, automated multicapillary zone electrophoresis (CE) instrument (Capillarys), 4.51 software version; Sebia) for human serum protein analysis. METHODS With the Capillarys beta1-beta2+ reagent set, proteins were separated at 7 kV for 4 min in 15.5 cm x 25 micro m fused-silica capillaries (n = 8) at 35.5 degrees C in a pH 10 buffer with online detection at 200 nm. Se...

The material in gamma globulin ("reactant") which reacts with rheumatoid sera in the F II precipitin and F II tanned sheep cell agglutination tests was concentrated by precipitation with sodium sulfate. The concentrated "reactant" appeared to consist of polydispersed molecular aggregates of gamma globulin with s(20) constants as high as 40, as well as the previously described inhomogeneous aggr...

Pathogenic cryptococci are encapsulated yeast that can cause severe meningoencephalitis. Existing therapeutic options are dated and there is a growing need for new alternative antifungal agents for these fungi. Here we report novel inhibition of pathogenic cryptococci by the antimicrobial lectin Scytovirin. Inhibition was most potent against Cryptococcus neoformans var neoformans and C. gattii,...

OBJECTIVE Purpose was to determine the effects of grazing system and floor type on concentrations of blood metabolites, activity of creatine kinase, body weight and carcass characteristics of castrated Nguni goats. METHODS Forty eight, 7 month old goats were randomly allocated to herding and tethering treatments from 0800 to 1300 hours and accommodated on slatted and earth floors daily. Blood...

Two major antigenic fragments were obtained from various purified gamma-globulin preparations after papain treatment. One, the F component, had a mobility faster than the original gamma-globulin and the second, the S component, had a slower mobility. Similar F and S components were also obtained with certain homogeneous myeloma proteins which were closely related to gamma-globulin immunological...

The major storage protein fraction, globulin-1 protein, of French bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) was analyzed by two-dimensional electrophoresis. The protein pattern suggested a more complex system for globulin-1 protein than the model of three polypeptides, alpha, beta, and gamma, differing in molecular weight. Isoelectrofocusing analyses of the individual proteins showed that each exhibited cha...

The correlation between tubocurarine requirements and the electrophoretic serum protein pattern was investigated in 52 adult patients undergoing upper abdominal surgery under nitrous oxide and oxygen anaesthesia. There was a positive correlation between the tubocurarine requirements (mg/kg) and the serum level of gamma globulin; r = +0.604, which is highly significant (P<0.001). This correlatio...

Hepatitis A (HAV) causes one of the most common infectious diseases in the world and may produce clinical conditions ranging from a-symptomatic infection to acute liver failure. Hepatitis A infection is an endemic problem in most African and South American Countries, meanwhile its incidence has largely declined over the last 2 decades in Western Europe and USA [1, 2]. The traditional preventive...