BACKGROUND Data shows vanadium protects pancreatic beta cells (BC) from diabetic animals. Whether this effect is direct or through the relief of glucose toxicity is not clear. This study evaluated the potential effect of oral vanadyl sulfate (vanadium) on glycemic status and pancreatic BC of normal and diabetic rats. METHODS Rats were divided into five groups of normal and diabetic. Diabetes ...

Allergy as a cause of adverse outcomes in patients with implanted orthopedic hardware is controversial. Allergy to titanium-based implants has not been well researched, as titanium is traditionally thought to be inert. We highlight the case of a patient who developed systemic dermatitis and implant failure after surgical placement of a titanium alloy (Ti6Al4V) plate in the left foot. The hardwa...

The synthesis and structural characterization of two families of low-valent vanadium(III) {V6P4} and vanadium(III/IV) {V13P8} phosphonate complexes are reported. Magnetic characterization is reported for representative examples.

a simple and sensitive extractive- spectrophotometric method for thedeterrnination of trace amounts of vanadium(v) is reported. the method is based on the quantitative extraction of the anion complex of v(v) with 4-(2-pyridy1azo)-resorcinol with tetrabutylammonium perchlorate into chloroform, followed by spectrophotometric measurements at 554 nm. beer's law is obeyed over the concentration...

Vanadium compounds exert preventive effects against chemical carcinogenesis on animals, by modifying, mainly, various xenobiotic enzymes, inhibiting, thus, carcinogen-derived active metabolites. Studies on various cell lines reveal that vanadium exerts its antitumor effects through inhibition of cellular tyrosine phosphatases and/or activation of tyrosine phosphorylases. Both effects activate s...

OBJECTIVE To assess the effectiveness of oral vanadium supplementation for glycaemic control in type 2 diabetes by conducting a systematic review of the literature. DESIGN AND METHODS Eligible studies were identified by searching 14 databases using standardized terms. Experts, study authors and manufacturers were also contacted. Hand-searching was not undertaken. Selection criteria for inclus...

Solid-state wide-line, magic-angle spinning (MAS) and pulse excitation (nutation) NMR techniques are applied in a study of local environmeots in two-dimensional vanadium(V) oxide surface layers on titania and alumina supports. Two main surface vanadium oxide species with different bonding environments are detected, which are, on the basis of their anisotropic chemical shift and nuclear electric...

The work investigated the protective role of lactational vitamin E administration on vanadium-induced histotoxicity. Three groups of Wistar rats, with each group comprising of two dams and their pups, were used in this study. Group I pups were administered intraperitoneal injection of sterile water at volumes corresponding to the dose rate of the vanadium (sodium metavanadate) treated group fro...

Three different types of tungsten-containing enzyme have been previously purified from Pyrococcus furiosus (optimum growth temperature, 100 degrees C): aldehyde ferredoxin oxidoreductase (AOR), formaldehyde ferredoxin oxidoreductase (FOR), and glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate oxidoreductase (GAPOR). In this study, the organism was grown in media containing added molybdenum (but not tungsten or vanadi...

Abstract: The recovery of vanadium from sulfuric and hydrofluoric mixed acid solutions generated by the direct leaching of black shale was investigated using solvent extraction and precipitation methods. The process consisted of reduction, solvent extraction, and stripping, followed by precipitation and calcination to yield vanadium pentoxide. The influence of various operating parameters on th...