Selenium (Se) is known to prevent several cancers while the relationship between high iron and the risk of colorectal cancer is controversial. To investigate the effects of Se in colon carcinogenesis, we subjected three different levels of Se and high-iron diet to a mouse model of colon cancer in which animals were treated with three azoxymethane (AOM) injections followed by dextran sodium sulf...

Natural dark mink kit were fed a diet supplemented with 0, 25, 50, 100 or 200 ppm Cu from CuSO4 . 5H2O for 153 or 357 d. The shorter term Cu supplementation had no significant beneficial or adverse effects on mink body weight gains or hemoglobin or hematocrit concentrations, although plasma Cu concentrations were slightly elevated in the mink fed added Cu. Liver Cu concentrations were significa...

omicron-Tyrosine (omicron-Tyr) was used as a specific biomarker for .OH radicals generated in biosystems. Specificity of omicron-Tyr as an .OH biomarker was based on previous studies in systems exposed to ionizing radiations. Fresh muscle tissue incubated with benzene for 1 hr at 38 degrees C exhibits formation of omicron-Tyr as seen in the cases of ethanol- and carbon tetrachloride-exposed sys...

A heavy metal ion sensor was constructed by cross-linking melanin onto the gold electrode of quartz crystal microbalance (QCM). A mercury ion sensitivity of 518+/-37 Hz/ppm was observed, a substantial increase in sensitivity compared to previous reports of 10-50 Hz/ppm with the limit of detection at 5 ppb. Detection of other metal ions including Sn(2+), Ge(4+), Li(+), Zn(2+), Cu(2+), Bi(3+), Co...

Heavy metal pollution has become a serious health concern in recent years, because of industrial and agricultural development. Heavy metals of industrial bio-waste contaminate drinking water, food and air. The toxic heavy metals of great concern are Cd, Pb and Hg which are usually associated with harmful effects in men and animals. It is recognized that heavy metals may exercise a definite infl...

The surface active Fe-sites in HZSM-5 with low content of iron (<1000 ppm) activated by steaming and high temperature (up to 1323 K) calcination in inert lead to the formation of surface oxygen (O)ad species from N2O and were characterized quantitatively by transient response method. Only a part of (O)ad deposited on zeolite by decomposing N2O was active in CO oxidation at 523 K. A binuclear Fe...

The effect of two additives on anaerobic monodigestion of pig slaughterhouse waste was studied in three laboratory scale continuously stirred tank reactors (CSTRs) operated for 242-284 days at 35°C. A higher organic loading rate (OLR), namely 2.25 kg volatile solids (VS)/m(3)d with a hydraulic retention time (HRT) of 30 d was feasible with an additive containing Fe, HCl and trace elements while...

BACKGROUND In humans, early ID (iron deficiency) may cause impairment of dopamine (DA) metabolism including DA clearance, transporter density, and dopamine receptor (D1 and D2) densities. PURPOSE The present study aims to examine the effects of early ID on the catecholaminergic system within certain brain areas related to attention. METHODS Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into 2 groups; co...