BACKGROUND Inflammatory processes and infections of the uterine wall must be accepted as a physiological event in dairy cows after calving. This might result in clinical or subclinical endometritis which is assumed to impair reproductive performance in the current lactation. Several cytokines and acute phase proteins have been discussed as local and systemic mediators of these inflammatory proc...

This work aims to study the recovery of copper from ammoniacal aqueous solutions using hydrophobic propylene membrane contactors. The hydroxyoxime LIX 84-I and the β-diketone LIX 54 (both from Cognis) were used as extractants. The results obtained showed that practically all the copper content was removed from the ammoniacal feed solutions. The recovery of copper reached nearly 100% in several ...

Background: Lupus nephritis (LN) is a condition arising from abnormal immune responses to internal organs. Patients with LN suffer severe morbidity and mortality 1, 2 . Despite the aggressive regimen, 20-40% of patients do not respond current conventional therapy. CXCL5, as potent chemoattractant activator neutrophils 3 , demonstrates strong immunosuppression in pre-clinical mouse model graft v...