OBJECTIVE This exploratory trial was performed to determine whether Daikenchuto accelerates recovery of gastrointestinal function in patients undergoing open colectomy for colon cancer. METHODS A total of 386 patients undergoing colectomy at 1 of the 51 clinical trial sites in Japan from January 2009 to June 2011 were registered for the study (JFMC39-0902). Patients received either placebo or...

A taxi driver aged 22, who had been married for 4 years, reported at the Swansea V.D. Clinic on June 15, 1959. There was no history of previous V.D. Extramarital intercourse had occurred on June 1, a urethral discharge was noted on June 7, and on June 13 a mark was noticed on the penis which had not been seen before. Examination (June 15). There was a purulent urethral discharge and a discolour...

BACKGROUND: Salmonella Enteritidis (SE) infection in poultry is one of the most important concerns in poultry. Virulence and pathogenicity of the SE isolates from Iran have not been well studied so far. OBJECTIVES: In the present study, three Salmonella Enteritidis (SE) isolates were compared with a standard SE strain (PT21) for virulenc...

This study was designed to investigate the therapeutic effects of saffron (Crocus Sativus L) and its main constituent crocin on neuropathic pain behavioral responses induced by chronic constriction injury (CCI) in rats. Adult male Wistar rats (200 to 250 g) were randomly assigned into 5 groups: Sham + saline, CCI + saline, CCI+ saffron (30 mg/kg), CCI +crocin (15 mg/kg) and CCI + crocin (30 mg/...

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a major public health problem that often goes unrecognized until late-stagedisease. Patients with chronic kidney disease face with uremic toxins and hyperkalemia. Also fluid overloadin CKD patients is associated with rapid decline in kidney function. Lactulose is a hyper osmotic agent andas a prebiotic plays an important role in regulating serum urea and potassiu...

Abstract Introduction. Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a major public health problem that often goes unrecognized until late-stage disease. Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) face with uremic toxins and hyperkalemia. Also fluid overload in CKD patients is associated with rapid decline in kidney function. Lactulose is a hyper osmotic agent and as a prebiotic could reduce serum urea and p...

PURPOSE Transplantation of retinal stem cells (RSCs) is a potential therapy for retinal degeneration. However, success critically depends on whether RSCs can differentiate into fully functional daughter cells. METHODS Whole-cell patch clamp techniques were used to characterize the postinduction developmental profile of membrane potentials and ionic currents in RSCs cultured from embryonic day...

This study was designed to investigate the therapeutic effects of saffron (Crocus Sativus L) and its main constituent crocin on neuropathic pain behavioral responses induced by chronic constriction injury (CCI) in rats. Adult male Wistar rats (200 to 250 g) were randomly assigned into 5 groups: Sham + saline, CCI + saline, CCI+ saffron (30 mg/kg), CCI +crocin (15 mg/kg) and CCI + crocin (30 mg/...

Introduction.Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a major public health problem that often goes unrecognized until late-stage disease.Patients with chronic kidney disease face with uremic toxins and hyperkalemia. Also fluid overload in CKD patients is associated with rapid decline in kidney function.Lactulose is a hyper osmotic agent and as a prebioticplays an important role in regulating serum urea...