This study assesses the potential of the scallop Chlamys varia as a biomonitor of metal contamination in the field. Cd, Cu, and Zn concentrations were determined in the soft tissues and organs of individuals from the French Atlantic coast sampled over a 1 year period and covering a wide range of size. All metals were selectively distributed among the different body compartments considered, and ...

Objectives: The purpose of this study is to find out the accuracy bilateral cavernous sinus sampling (CSS) for preoperative tumor lateralization within pituitary in Cushing’s disease (CD). Methods: Sixty-five patients who had undergone transsphenoidal surgery (TSS) following CSS CD between 2000-2016 at our institution were analyzed retrospectively. All underwent bilaterally with corticotropin-r...

OBJECTIVE Transsphenoidal surgery (TS) is the primary therapy for Cushing's disease (CD). The aims of this retrospective study were twofold: (i) investigate early and late results of TS for CD, and (ii) evaluate various postoperative tests in order to predict the outcome of TS. METHODS We reviewed the long-term outcome in 79 patients with CD who underwent TS (median follow-up 84 months, range...

INTRODUCTION Celiac disease (CD) is caused due to intake of gluten, a protein component in wheat, barley, and rye. The only treatment currently available for CD is strict lifetime adherence to a gluten-free diet (GFD) which is a diet that excludes wheat, barley, and rye. There is limited information on barriers to following a GFD. The present study aimed to investigate the compliance with a GFD...

Collecting duct (CD) endothelin-1 (ET-1) is an important autocrine inhibitor of Na and water transport. CD ET-1 production is stimulated by extracellular fluid volume expansion and tubule fluid flow, suggesting a mechanism coupling CD Na delivery and ET-1 synthesis. A mouse cortical CD cell line, mpkCCDc14, was subjected to static or flow conditions for 2 h at 2 dyn/cm(2), followed by determina...

BACKGROUND AND AIMS The role of recently developed balloon-assisted enteroscopy (BAE) in small-bowel Crohn's disease (CD) is not well established. The purpose of this study is to determine the clinical impact of BAE on patients with suspected and established small-bowel CD. METHODS This study included 22 patients (group A) with suspected small-bowel CD and 43 patients (group B) with establish...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The benefits of antihypertensive (AH) drugs on the risks of major cardiovascular outcomes have been demonstrated in clinical trials. However, approximately half of hypertensive patients do not adhere well to their prescribed AH therapy in actual practice. The purpose of this study was to assess the impact of adherence to AH agents on the incidence of cerebrovascular disea...

OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of renal function by estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) on risk stratification of diabetic and nondiabetic patients undergoing myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) by single-photon emission computed tomography for suspected ischemia. BACKGROUND Coronary artery disease is the leading cause of death among diabetic persons; howev...

In the current work authors report the development of a biosensor for the detection of cadmium and its application in milk. Bacillus badius cells were immobilized onto the nylon membranes using sol-gel approach with alcohol and TEOS. The cells were mixed with sol-gel and poured onto nylon membrane and then dried. Hydrosol-gel immobilized cells were used as a biocomponent for the study. Ammonium...

In this study, a polymer, prepared by crosslinking cyclodextrin (CD) by means of a polycarboxylic acid, was used for the removal of pollutants from spiked solutions and discharge waters from the surface treatment industry. In spiked solutions containing five metals, sixteen polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) and three alkylphenols (AP), the material exhibited high adsorption capacities: >99...