BACKGROUND Oral ferrous iron therapy may reinforce intestinal inflammation. One possible mechanism is by catalyzing the production of reactive oxygen species. We studied the effects of low-dose oral ferrous fumarate on intestinal inflammation and plasma redox status in dextran sulfate sodium (DSS)-induced colitis in rats. METHODS Forty male Wistar rats were divided into 5 groups: no intervent...

Despite efforts to improve iron supplements for iron deficiency anemia, there is no consensus on products that balance efficacy, safety and tolerability, and cost. Ferrous products are effective, but they are associated with more gastrointestinal side effects than ferric products. Ferric products tend to have lower absorption. We present results from a 12-week study that randomized 72 people wi...

Dang-Gui-Bu-Xue-Tang (DBT), a combination of Angelicae Sinensis Radix and Astragali Radix, is a widely used herbal decoction in traditional Chinese medicine primarily to promote or invigorate the "blood". In this study, we explored this ancient formulation and provide evidence of its blood-toning properties. We used the improvement iron uptake as promote or invigorate the "blood" indicator. Fer...

Tungsten trioxide (WO3) nanostructures were synthesized by hydrothermal method using sodium tungstate (Na2WO4 2H2O) alone as starting material, and sodium tungstate in presence of ferrous ammonium sulfate [(NH4)2 Fe(SO4)2 6H2O] or cobalt chloride (CoCl2 6H2O) as structure-directing agents. Orthorhombic WO3 having a rectangular slab-like morphology was obtained when Na2WO4 2H2O was used alone. W...

Room-temperature vulcanizing silicone and homopolymers of 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate (HEMA) have been used to permanently inflate detachable balloons [1] . HEMA is preferred over silicone because it is less viscous and is water soluble. Goto et al. [2] described a commercially available (HEMA A, lnterventional Therapeutics, S. San Francisco, CA) polymerizing substance that includes HEMA as the...

The Mars Global Surveyor, Mars Exploration Rover, and Mars Express missions have stimulated considerable thinking about the surficial geochemical evolution of Mars. Among the major recent mission findings are the presence of jarosite (a ferric sulfate salt), which requires formation from an acid-sulfate brine, and the occurrence of hematite and goethite on Mars. Recent ferric iron models have l...

An active microbial assemblage cycles sulfur in a sulfate-rich, ancient marine brine beneath Taylor Glacier, an outlet glacier of the East Antarctic Ice Sheet, with Fe(III) serving as the terminal electron acceptor. Isotopic measurements of sulfate, water, carbonate, and ferrous iron and functional gene analyses of adenosine 5'-phosphosulfate reductase imply that a microbial consortium facilita...

By means of a thermogravimetric analysis coupled with mass spectroscopy, the catalytic effect ferrous sulfate on pyrolysis African Palm husk (APH) was studied. Thermogravimetric data were adjusted to distributed activation energy model (DAEM) four pseudo-components. Ferrous had strong influence decomposition parameters second and fourth pseudo-components DAEM, which are identified as hemicellul...

Iron deficiency anemia (IDA) is the most common nutritional in India, which managed with oral supplementation of iron. Gastritis induced these iron pills a complication following (ferrous sulfate) supplementation. So proper care must be taken when prescribed. When side effects are encountered, stopped, and treatment should started immediately.