objective(s): abdominal adhesions are one of the most important problems, occurring after intra-abdominal surgery in more than 90% of cases. this condition is the leading cause of bowel obstruction, infertility, and abdominal/pelvic pain. gold nanoparticles (gnps) have been shown to be non-toxic and exhibit anti-inflammatory, anti-angiogenic and antioxidant activities. the purpose of this study...

Wistar rats are specifically resistant to the growth of the chemical carcinogen induced syngeneic tumors, Mc7 and Mc107 sarcoma, after being immunized with s.c. implants of irradiated tumor tissue. The central lymph of such immunized rats contains cells able to systemically transfer resistance against tumor growth to normal or irradiated recipient rats. The thoracic duct lymphocytes (TDL) from ...

Intraperitoneal sepsis is difficult to diagnose in thermally injured patients. We reviewed the use of diagnostic peritoneal lavage (DPL) in burn patients suspected of having intraperitoneal infection. Seventeen patients were identified in whom celiotomy, autopsy, or complete recovery could be used to validate the lavage results. A lavage was considered positive if there were greater than 500 wh...