purpose:  to determine whether angiotensin ii levels in aqueous humor is related to diabetes mellitus and to evaluate the effect of captopril. methods: in a case-control study, aqueous humor samples were obtained during cataract surgery from 58 eyes of 58 patients, of which 37 were diabetic. from these latter subjects, 16 had taken captopril (captopril group) and 21 had not taken any angiotensi...

BACKGROUND Effect of supplemental alanyl-glutamine in standard TPN (S-TPN) on luminal mucus gel and small intestinal permeability was investigated. METHODS Thirty Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into group I (n = 10), receiving standard rat diet; group II (n = 10), receiving S-TPN; and group III (n = 10), receiving alanyl-glutamine-supplemented TPN for 1 week. After 1 week, fluorescein isoth...

It is suggested that sublingual nitroglycerine can improve the ability of T1-201 for detection of viable myocardium. Methods and Results: In a randomized, double blind study, 50 patients who had fixed defects on stress-redistribution scan, were randomized into two groups. In group I, patients received 0.4-0.8 mg sublingual nitroglycerine, before T1-201 reinjection. In group II, reinjectio...

the aim of this study was to evaluate the reproductive efficiency of short and long term treatment with progestagens in addition to pregnant mare serum gonadotropin (pmsg) in arabian ewes during the non-breeding season. a total of 56 ewes were divided into three groups: in group i vaginal sponges (60 mg medroxy progesterone acetate; map) were applied and removed after 6 days; in group ii, vagin...

background in contemporary practice, acute mesenteric ischemia (ami) remains a serious cause of morbidity and mortality in abdominal emergencies. objectives we report the measurement of peritoneal fluid potassium and ph on a small series of rats that developed extensive ami following the surgical ligation of superior mesenteric vessels and compare the results with control groups. materials and ...