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Objective(s):Paclitaxel is a potent chemotherapy agent with severe side effects, including allergic reactions, cardiovascular problems, complete hair loss, joint and muscle pain, which may limit its use and lower its efficiency. The cardioprotective effect of royal jelly was investigated on paclitaxel-induced damages. Materials and Methods:Adult male Wistar rats were divided into control and te...

A 38-year-old white male taxi driver was referred to a lipid clinic by his general practitioner for management of combined hyperlipidemia. He was a smoker with a 20 packyear history. His father had died of myocardial infarction at age 55 years. Examination of this patient revealed a blood pressure of 136/99 mmHg and a body mass index of 29 kg/m, with no clinical signs of hyperlipidemia. Cholest...

We have tested the hypothesis that decreased functioning of creatine kinase (CK) at sites of energy production and utilization may contribute to alterations in energy fluxes and calcium homeostasis in congestive heart failure (CHF). Heart failure was induced by aortic banding in 3-week-old rats. Myofilaments, sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR), mitochondrial functions, and CK compartmentation were stu...

The aims were to assess (a) the usefulness of RESTQ-Sport in the process of training monitoring and (b) whether a change in psychological parameters is refl ected by similar changes in specifi c biochemical parameters. The high volume training period, in general, caused increases in stress scales and decreases in recovery scales of the RESTQ-Sport, while during recovery period, stress levels de...

Plasma creatine phosphokinase (GPK) was estimated from unmedicated schizophrenics to evaluate its significance in the diagnosis. The mean value of CPK in schizophrenics is 78.41±5.78 IU/L (n=49) as against control value of 27.45±2.27 IU/L (n = 36). The statistical analysis showed significance (p<0.05). The study finds its importance in view of the earlier reports suggesting the diagnostic value...

We examined the stability of twelve control materials from different suppliers containing creatine kinase. The stability was assessed storing preparations at 4 degrees C, 27 degrees C and 37 degrees C and periodically measuring creatine kinase catalytic concentration. The activity was significantly greater when the lyophilized material was reconstituted with water at 4 degrees C as compared to ...

A programme was introduced in Wales to screen all 18 month old boys who were not yet walking for raised creatine kinase activity within the existing community developmental screening programme. During an 18 month period 25 229 such boys were identified of whom 19 930 (79%) had a Denver developmental screening test and 338 (1.7%) of these were not walking. Two hundred and five of those who did n...