The composition of the phospholipids and of the total phospholipid fatty acids was determined in the plasma of 10 normal subjects. In addition the fatty acid composition of the plasma phosphatidyl ethanolamine, phosphatidyl serine, lecithin, sphingomyelin, and lysolecithin of 6 of the subjects was measured. A wide array of fatty acids was found in the plasma total phospholipid similar to that f...

in present investigation the biological leaching of aluminum by isolated fungi from red mud, the main waste product of the alkaline extraction of al from bauxite was studied. biological leaching experiments were carried out using indigenous, date and orange specimen fungi, aspergillus niger, penicillium simplicissimum notatum. savored dextrose chloramphenicol agar (sda) was used as medium for t...

Increasing evidence suggests that miRNAs are widely dysregulated in ulcerative colitis (UC), potentially affecting UC pathogenesis, diagnosis, and therapy. microRNA (miR) -206 has been reported to be upregulated in UC; however, its function and role in UC remain unknown. Here, we elucidate the function of miR-206 in the pathogenesis of UC. In patients with active-UC, miR-206 and adenosine A3 re...

OBJECTIVE Hsa-miR-206, a microRNA, was found to be able to switch subtypes by targeting ER-α in breast cancer. However, there are few studies addressing the role of miR-206 in triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC). The purpose of this study was to evaluate the metastatic-regulatory ability of miR-206 in TNBC. MATERIALS AND METHODS We treated two TNBC lines (MDA-MB-231 and MDA-MB-436) with miR-...

AIMS Recent studies have demonstrated that microRNAs (miRNAs) can serve as useful biomarkers for human cancers. The aim of this study was to evaluate the expression level of serum miRNA-206 in patients with gastric cancer (GC) and investigate its diagnostic and prognostic value. METHODS Quantitative real-time PCR was performed to evaluate serum miRNA-206 levels in 150 GC patients and 150 heal...

Folic acid deficiency is very common in elderly patients who have a mean red cell volume greater than 94 fl. Eighteen out of 40 elderly patients with red cell macrocytosis who initially had normal red cell folate and serum B12 levels subsequently developed folic acid deficiency.

The electrochemical polymerization of 2-aminobenzenesulfonic acid with and without aniline has been carried by cyclic potencial sweep in sulfuric acid solution at the glassy carbon electrode. The polymer and copolymer formed have been characterized voltammetrically. The sulfonated polyaniline coated mercury thin-film electrodes have been evaluated for use with anodic stripping voltammetry. The ...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE MicroRNA-206 (miR-206) acts as a tumor suppressor in melanoma cell lines. However, its clinical significance remains unclear. The aim of this study was to detect the serum level of miR-206 in patients with melanoma and to determine the feasibility of using it as a noninvasive prognostic biomarker. METHODS Expression levels of miR-206 in serum samples from 60 patients wi...

Variation in plasma uric acid levels in 206 pairs of male and female twins, aged from 18 to 34 years, was consistent with a simple model including only individual environmental and additive genetic effects and a heritability of h2 = 0.73. Individual environmental variation was estimated to be approximately the same as variation of individuals measured on two occasions. Correlations of DZ pairs ...