Visible light irradiation of 18 microM bilirubin ditaurate (BR-DT) at pH 7.0 for 30 min showed a 10% decrease in absorbance at 445 nm. When the reaction was carried out in the presence of a trace amount of uroporphyrin (UP), the spectrum of BR-DT disappeared without a concomitant formation of biliverdin. Photooxidation products were confirmed to be dipyrrole-containing compounds. Photo-bleachin...

AIMS Blockade of mineralocorticoid receptors in the central nervous system (CNS) prevents sympathetic hyperactivity and improves left ventricle (LV) function in rats post-myocardial infarction (MI). We examined whether aldosterone produced locally in the brain may contribute to the activation of mineralocorticoid receptors in the CNS. METHODS AND RESULTS Two days after coronary artery ligatio...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to determine whether differences in long-term facial function outcomes following acute Lyme disease-associated facial palsy (LDFP) exist between patients who received antibiotic monotherapy (MT); dual therapy (DT) with antibiotics and corticosteroids; and triple therapy (TT) with antibiotics, corticosteroids, and antivirals. STUDY DESIGN Retrospective c...

The long-term dependence on fossil fuels has led to an increase in carbon dioxide emissions. Global warming poses a huge risk the sustainable development of world, and even threatens human survival. arrival neutral era means that urban is facing serious restrictions Digitization brought profound changes economic social model, would also change pattern competition. goal neutrality low-carbon mod...

Desiccation tolerance (DT) is the capacity to withstand total loss of cellular water. It is acquired during seed filling and lost just after germination. However, in many species, a germinated seed can regain DT under adverse conditions such as osmotic stress. The genes, proteins and metabolites that are required to establish this DT is referred to as the desiccome. It includes both a range of ...

Background: Transarterial radioembolization (TARE) relies on directly injected 90Y- or 166Ho-loaded microspheres in the hepatic arteries. The activity to be is generally based pre-TARE 99mTc-macro-aggregated-albumin (MAA) imaging, while actual dose distribution post-treatment images. volume of interest (VOIs) propagation methods (i.e., rigid and deformable) from pre- post-TARE imaging might aff...

conclusions the results indicated that dt increased anti-ops antibodies against the ops-dt compound. the antibody response to ops-dt was greater than that to ops alone. we conclude that ops-dt is an appropriate and acceptable vaccine candidate against salmonellosis. results two weeks after the first vaccination dose, there was no significant difference in the antibody titers of the ops and ops-...

Individuals with low distress tolerance (DT) experience negative emotion as particularly threatening and are highly motivated to reduce or avoid such affective experiences. Consequently, these individuals have difficulty regulating emotions and tend to engage in maladaptive strategies, such as overeating, as a means to reduce or avoid distress. Hatha yoga encourages one to implement present-cen...

A treatment of the diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum with high light (HL) in the visible range led to the conversion of diadinoxanthin (Dd) to diatoxanthin (Dt). In a following treatment with HL plus supplementary ultraviolet (UV)-B, the Dt was rapidly epoxidized to Dd. Photosynthesis of the cells was inhibited under HL + UV-B. This is accounted for by direct damage by UV-B and damage because of...