Vascular calcification is associated with cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Hyperphosphatemia is an important contributor to vascular calcification. Our previous studies demonstrated that elevated phosphate induces calcification of smooth muscle cells (SMC) in vitro. Inhibition of phosphate transport by phosphonoformic acid blocked phosphate-induced calcification, implicating sodium-depen...

objectives: this study aimed to assess the effect of applying casein phosphopeptide–amorphous calcium phosphate (cpp-acp) paste, casein phosphopeptide–amorphous calcium phosphate fluoride (cpp-acpf) paste and sodium fluoride gel on surface microhardness of enamel after microabrasion. materials and methods: thirty freshly extracted human premolars were selected. all samples were subjected to har...

a study was made on the interaction between histon h1 and sodium n-dodecyl sulphate (sds) in the presence of sodium arsenate inside a phosphate buffer of ph 6.4, using spectroscopy and equilibrium dialysis at 27 °c. the binding data has been used to obtain the gibbs free energy in terms of a theoretical model based on the wyman binding potential. the binding data hs been analysed in terms of hi...

PURPOSE To assess the effectiveness and tolerability of estramustine sodium phosphate in men with hot flushes during combined androgen blockade (CAB) therapy for prostate cancer. PATIENTS AND METHODS Seven men with moderate to severe hot flushes were received estramustine sodium phosphate. Treatment response was assessed by hot flush score. RESULTS A significant reduction in the hot flush s...

i ntroduction: calcium hydroxide (ch) is one of the most common intracanal medications. corticosteroids (cs) are used in endodontics because of their anti-inflammatory activity. this study aimed to evaluate the antimicrobial effect of ch+betamethasone and ch+saline against enterococcus faecalis ( e. faecalis ) using agar diffusion test and measuring the microbial zone of inhibition (zoi). metho...

The effects of valinomycin and nigericin on sugar chemotaxis in Spirochaeta aurantia were investigated by using a quantitative capillary assay, and the fluorescent cation, 3,3'-dipropyl-2,2'-thiodicarbocyanine iodide was used as a probe to study effects of chemoattractants on membrane potential. Addition of a chemoattractant, D-xylose, to cells in either potassium or sodium phosphate buffer res...

DESCRIPTION Intravenous solutions with heparin sodium (derived from porcine intestinal mucosa) are sterile, nonpyrogenic fluids for intravenous administration. Each 100 mL contains heparin sodium 4,000 or 5,000 USP Heparin Units; dextrose, hydrous 5 g; citric acid, anhydrous 51 mg and dibasic sodium phosphate, anhydrous 103 mg added as buffers; sodium metabisulfite added, 20 mg as an antioxidan...