Elevated concentrations of fibronectin were found in plasma of rats under different acute phase conditions. Untreated animals showed a plasma fibronectin concentration of 150 +/- 50 mg/l, which increased to 412 +/- 59 mg/l 24 h after subcutaneous injection of turpentine. The time course of the changes in plasma fibronectin concentration showed a peak at 24 h and a decline to normal concentratio...

The objectives of this study were (1) to determine the effect of rabbit seminal plasma on LH secretion and ovulation using the llama animal model as an in vivo ovulation bioassay and (2) to determine the effect of llama or rabbit seminal plasma on ovulation induction in the rabbit model. In Experiment 1, llamas with a growing follicle ≥8mm in diameter were assigned randomly to one of three grou...

Clinically healthy adult black Bengal female goats were used to investigate the pharmacokinetics of closantel following intravenous administration (10 mg/kg) both in healthy and in liver damaged goats. Induction of liver damage was done by subcutaneous injection of carbontetrachloride at 0.75 mL/kg on three occasion at 48 h interval. After administration of drug, blood samples were collected in...

The removal of biofilms from microstructured titanium used for dental implants is a still unresolved challenge. This experimental study investigated disinfection and removal of in situ formed biofilms from microstructured titanium using cold atmospheric plasma in combination with air/water spray. Titanium discs (roughness (Ra): 1.96 µm) were exposed to human oral cavities for 24 and 72 hours (n...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the plasma and aqueous humor disposition of prednisolone after oral administration in cats. METHODS Six cats were administered with a single oral dose of prednisolone (10 mg). Blood and aqueous humor samples were serially collected after drug administration. Prednisolone concentrations in plasma and aqueous humor were measured at 0.25, 0.5, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, and 5...

Cold atmospheric plasma (CAP) has received great attention due to its noteworthy ability, and has also been widely studied over few decades in physics, biology and medicine. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the cold atmospheric pressure plasma effects on the proliferation of breast cancer cells. MDA-MB-231 was used for this experiment. MDA-MB-231 cells were cultured in 24-well plate and...

We measured deoxycorticosterone (DOC) and progesterone (P) in plasma of 47 women pregnant with a dead fetus and sequentially throughout gestation in 35 women pregnant with a live fetus. When P levels in plasma were low, the plasma levels of DOC in women pregnant with a dead fetus varied but usually were similar to those in women pregnant with a live fetus. However, when P levels were high, the ...

Recombinant factor VIIa (rFVIIa) is registered for treatment of inhibitor-complicated haemophilia, and a once-daily prophylactic administration of rFVIIa is successful in reducing the number of bleeding events. This suggests that a single rFVIIa dose has a pro-haemostatic effect up to 24 hours (h), which is difficult to explain given its half-life of 2 h. In this study, six pigs received a 90 µ...

Background: It is hypothesized that feeding lactic acid as a feed additive has the potential to alter pharmacokinetics of many antimicrobial drugs being used for treatment infectious disease in general and marbofloxacin particular; leading either increased or decreased efficiency. Hence, present study was planned explore effects pre-treatment on after oral administration broiler chickens. Metho...