This study evaluated the efficacy of a stepwise regimen of estradiol valerate for height control in girls with Marfan syndrome. Eight girls with Marfan syndrome who had completed estrogen treatment for height control were included. Estradiol valerate was started at a dose of 2 mg/day, and then was increased. The projected final height was estimated using the initial height percentile (on a dise...

The isolated mammary glands of six lactating goats were perfused with heparinized and oxygenated blood for 8 to 11 h. Adequate quantities of glucose, acetate and amino acids (including valine) were added to the perfusate. Either unlabelled valerate or unlabelled isobutyrate was added in excess to the perfusate of one gland, while the respective symmetrical gland was used as a control. After the...

OBJECTIVE To demonstrate the feasibility of scheduling an IVF cycle, without disadvantages, in the new patient friendly stimulation protocol using the long acting Corifollitropin Alfa, in combination with GnRH-antagonist protection and GnRH-agonist triggering. STUDY DESIGN Two groups of ten patients were admitted in the study. Both received the same stimulation protocol with Corifollitropin A...

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a complex, multifaceted, heterogeneous disorder, affecting 4% to 18% of reproductive-aged women and is associated with reproductive, metabolic and psychological dysfunction. Evidences from studies on women with PCOS and on an experimental rat PCO model suggest that the sympathetic regulatory drive to the ovary may be unbalanced (disturbance of ovarian noradre...

This randomized controlled trial analyses the ability to control the oocyte retrieval schedule of gonadotrophin-releasing hormone antagonist cycles through the administration of oestradiol valerate during the luteo-follicular transition period prior to the initiation of ovarian stimulation. Eighty-six women undergoing ovarian stimulation for IVF/intracytoplasmic sperm injection were enrolled in...

Cellular accumulation of daunorubicin (DNR), N-trifluoroacetyl-adriamycin-14-valerate, and THP-Adriamycin (THP-ADR) in doxorubicin sensitive and resistant murine leukemic P388 cells was studied with laser excited flow cytometry. Appearance of DNR fluorescence in P388/S cells was rapid in contrast to that of P388/R cells. A comparison of P388/S and P388/R cells incubated for 20-30 min showed tha...

The effect of modulating the shape and the size of the hydrophobic pocket on the esterase activity and specificity of human carbonic anhydrase II (HCAII) for esters with different acyl chain lengths was investigated. Following an initial screen of 7 HCAII variants with alanine substitutions in positions 121, 143 and 198, detailed kinetic measurements were performed on HCAII and the variants V12...

A type of polycystic ovary resembling some aspects of human polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) can be induced in the rat with a single injection of long-acting estradiol valerate. Among several theories behind the development of polycystic ovaries (PCO), the involvement of the sympathetic nervous system draws much attention, and herbal medicine is known to relieve the abnormal symptoms of PCO. ...

The effects of Adriamycin derivatives on L1210 mouse leu kemia cells were studied with the DMA alkaline elution assay. The exposure of exponentially growing cells to approximately equitoxic concentrations of W-trifluoroacetyladriamycin-14-valerate (13.8 /ÕM) and its metabolites, /V-trifluoroacetyladriamycin (9.0 fiM) and N-trifluoroacetyladriamycinol (43.7 /IM), for 1 hr in vitro resulted in a...

Abstract Background Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is the most common complex endocrine disorder affecting approximately 2–20% of reproductive aged females. Tumour Treating Fields (100–300 kHz) a recent innovative, non-invasive therapeutic approach to cancer therapy. This frequency as an alternative therapy for management polycystic ovaries has not yet been explored. Objectives To explore eff...