the endotoxin dose response of recruited and activated tissue macrophages isolated from a rat model of liver injury has been measured after 24 hours in in vitro culture, with respect to their production of a lysosomal enzyme, n-acetyl-glucosaminidase (tlag). there were no significant differences in the nag activity in cell lysates or supernatants following a two-hour exposure of the macrophages...

In this work, we studied the antimicrobial properties of a nanocomposite system based on a lactose-substituted chitosan and silver nanoparticles: Chitlac-nAg. Twofold serial dilutions of the colloidal Chitlac-nAg solution were both tested on Streptococcus mitis, Streptococcus mutans, and Streptococcus oralis planktonic phase and biofilm growth mode as well as on saliva samples. The minimum inhi...

The N-acetyl-beta-D-glucosaminidase (NAG) activities and albumin levels in the urine of 32 patients with active rheumatoid arthritis treated with low-dose pulse methotrexate (MTX) have been investigated. An increase in NAG urinary excretion was more frequent than the incidence of micro- or macroalbuminuria on entry, and during treatment with MTX. There was also a significant decrease in NAG lev...

aims: cholera is an acute diarrheal disease that can lead to severe dehydration and death. antibiotic resistance is a big challenge in infective disease like cholera. the present study aimed to understand the characteristics and trends of antibiotic resistance of v. cholerae isolations in and around kashan, iran. instrument & methods: in this descriptive cross-sectional study, samples were gath...

Serum N-acetyl-beta-D-glucosaminidase (NAG; EC 3.2.1.30) is a hexosaminidase and may be a predictor of vascular injury, e.g., in infant respiratory distress syndrome, pneumonia, broncho-pulmonary dysplasia and necrotizing enterocolitis. To estimate the new diagnostic prospects we have modified our urinary NAG assay. In this sensitive colorimetric micro-assay, VRA-GlcNAc was used as a substrate....

N-acetyl-B-D-Glucosaminidase was purified by affinity and ionexchange chromatography. Two major, A and B, and three minor intermediate forms were isolated and characterized. NAG-A and NAG-B were purified 440 and 1200 fold with final yields of 16 and 23 percent respectively. Each activity was represented by a single protein band. After 70 min preincubation at 55°C a loss of70% activity of N...

Human cytomegalovirus (hCMV) infection and its reactivation correlate both with the increased risk and with the worsening of graft-versus-host disease (GVHD). Because scleroderma-like skin lesions can occur in chronic GVHD (cGVHD) in allogeneic stem-cell transplant (HCT) patients and hCMV is relevant in the pathogenesis of systemic sclerosis (SSc), we evaluated the possible pathogenetic link be...

Gemcitabine (GEM) and paclitaxel (PTX) are effective combination anticancer agents against non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). At the present time, a main challenge of combination treatment is the precision of control that will maximize the combined effects. Here, we report a novel method to load GEM (hydrophilic) and PTX (hydrophobic) into simplex tumor-targeted nanostructured lipid carriers (...

The present observational study was undertaken in order to evaluate the diagnostic value of urinary N-acetyl-β-D-glucosaminidase (NAG) for the prediction of acute kidney injury (AKI) in patients after percutaneous nephrolithotripsy (PNL). Pre- and post-operative patient data were collected for 90 patients who underwent PNL between September 2008 and December 2010. The patients included 64 males...

PURPOSE Urinary excretion of N acetyl-beta-D glucosaminidase (NAG) and β(2)-microglobulin (β(2)-M) was increased in the presence of proximal tubular damage. Based on these urinary materials, we investigated the ability of expecting renal function in chronic glomerular diseases. In this study, we evaluated the relationship between glomerular filtration rate (GFR) urinary NAG, and urinary β(2)-M....