BACKGROUND The objective of this study was to examine the source of advanced cancer patients' information about their prognosis and determine whether this source of information could explain racial disparities in the accuracy of patients' life expectancy estimates (LEEs). METHODS Coping With Cancer was a prospective, longitudinal, multisite study of terminally ill cancer patients followed unt...

Various culture parameters were optimised for laccase synthesis by Trametes pubescens MB89, including pH, carbon source, nitrogen source, lignocellulosic supplements, and reported inducers. Glucose, in conjunction with a complex nitrogen source at pH 5.0, resulted in the highest laccase yield. Adding ethanol, copper, or 2,5-xylidine prior to inoculation further improved laccase concentrations. ...

Okinawan Awamori is produced by fermenting steamed indica rice with black mold, yeast, and water. Awamori-pressed lees is a by-product of the Awamori production process. Tofu lees is a by-product of the Tofu production process. This research consisted of two experiments conducted to elucidate whether or not dried Awamori-pressed lees and Tofu lees can be used as a mixed feed ingredient for rais...

OBJECTIVES To assess the association between non-severe liver enzyme elevations (LEEs) during antiretroviral treatment and liver fibrosis in HIV/HCV-coinfected patients. METHODS All co-infected patients from an Infectious Disease Unit who had received treatment with highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) for at least 12 months before undergoing a liver biopsy were included in the study....

HOFF-JORGENSEN, E. AND HANSEN, B. 1955 A microbiological assay of vitamin B1. Acta Chem. Scand., 9, 562-566. JONES, A. AND MORRIS, S. 1949 The use of the plate method for the assay of aneurine in yeast and yeast products. Analyst, 74, 333-339. LEES, K. A. AND TOOTILL, J. P. R. 1955 Microbiological assay on large plates. Analyst, 80, 95-110. MACIASR, F. M. 1957 Improved medium for assay of thiam...

The study examines the potential of wine industry by-product, the lees, as a rich mixture of natural polyphenols, and its physiological potential to reduce postprandial metabolic and oxidative stress caused by a cholesterol-rich diet in in vivo model. Chemical analysis of wine lees showed that their total solid content was 94.2%. Wine lees contained total phenols, total nonflavonoids and total ...

The growth response of Lactobacillus leichmannii to vitamin B12 has been studied extensively. Investigators have used semisynthetic media (Skeggs et al., 1950; Lees and Toothill, 1952) or basal media supplemented with tomato juice or liver extracts (Peeler et al., 1949; Schweigert et al., 1950). Recently Skeggs and her associates (1953) prepared a synthetic medium and studied the nutritional re...

Acetaminophen is a commonly used analgesic. However, an overdose of acetaminophen causes severe hepatotoxicity via depletion of hepatic glutathione. Here, we investigated the protective effects of sake lees hydrolysate against acetaminophen-induced hepatotoxicity in mice. Sake lees hydrolysate was administered orally to ICR mice for seven days. Six hours after acetaminophen treatment, the mice ...