Based on our previous finding that Zn is preferentially taken up in rat brain tumors, we examined the uptake of various radioactive elements in a rat brain tumor by using the multitracer technique. The multitracer solution was intravenously injected into rats 14 days after intrahippocampal injection of C6 glioma. Brain distribution and blood level of radioactive elements were determined 1 h aft...

BACKGROUND Exercise is one of the few treatments that provide significant improvements in chronic low back pain (CLBP). We developed an innovative exercise device for abdominal trunk muscles. This device can be used in a sitting or standing position and contains a built-in system to measure abdominal trunk muscle strength. We examined whether subjects can adequately use the device to perform th...

We used a combination of in situ attenuated total reflectance Fourier transform infrared (ATRFTIR) spectroscopy and X-ray absorption fine structure (XAFS) spectroscopy to conduct molecular scale studies on Pb(II)-sulfate interactions at the solid-water interface of goethite at pH 4.5, 5.0, and 6.0. Both the ATR-FTIR studies (probing sorbed SO4 in a flow cell setup as a function of the Pb concen...

The short-term kinetics of Zn turnover were studied in Irish setters with gluten-sensitive enteropathy and control dogs following intravenous injection of 0.25 mg 96.5% enriched 70ZnCl2. The 70Zn enrichment of serum was found closely to obey two-compartment kinetics and the derived two-compartment decay equation was used to calculate the size and turnover of the two initial rapidly exchanging p...

This research was conducted in order to study the effects of iron fertilization on yield and chemical composition of date palm var. 'Piarom', on 54 trees in Haji-Abad research station of Hormozgan Province. Trees were 12 years old and research treatments were consisted of: 1-Control treatment 2- Soil surface application of Fe in two levels 3-Application of Fe as localized placement method (Chal...

(51)Cr-labeled, superparamagnetic, iron oxide nanoparticles ((51)Cr-SPIOs) and (65)Zn-labeled CdSe/CdS/ZnS-quantum dots ((65)Zn-Qdots) were prepared using an easy, on demand, exchange-labeling technique and their particokinetic parameters were studied in mice after intravenous injection. The results indicate that the application of these heterologous isotopes can be used to successfully mark th...

Slc26a2 is a ubiquitously expressed SO4 transporter with high expression levels in cartilage and several epithelia. Mutations in SLC26A2 are associated with diastrophic dysplasia. The mechanism by which Slc26a2 transports SO4 and the ion gradients that mediate SO4 uptake are poorly understood. We report here that Slc26a2 functions as a SO4/2OH, SO4/2Cl and SO4/OH/Cl exchanger, depending on the ...

Fig. 1. Effects of pretreatment with Zn or Cd on Cd-induced alterations of serum levels of CHE, GPT and albumin. Rats received the following treatment 24 hr prior to the Cd challenge (1.5 mg/kg body wt, SC): A and B, a single i.p. injection of saline or Zn (8mg/kg body wt); C and D, a single S.C. injection of saline or Cd (0.3 mg/kg body wt). For comparison two groups of rats pretreated with Zn...

The mechanism by which SO4(2-) is transported across the plasma membrane of isolated human neutrophils was investigated. Unlike the situation in erythrocytes, SO4(2-) and other divalent anions are not substrates for the principal Cl-/HCO3- exchange system in these cells. At an extracellular concentration of 2 mM, total one-way 35SO4(2-) influx and efflux in steady-state cells amounted to approx...