A RAPID and accurate diagnosis of acute intermittent porp11yri t ( AlP) became possible once suitable methods were available for measurement of urine content of -aminolevulinic acid ( AI A ) and porphobilinogen (PBG).”2 Similarly, in lead poisoning, determination of ALA excretion has proven a useful chemical adjunct, both for diagnostic and therapeutic evaluation.3 The biochemical defect( s ) w...

background: photodynamic therapy (pdt) is a promising therapeutic modality for the treatment of cancer and other diseases. in this study, the epidermoid carcinoma cell line a431 and the normal fibroblasts were used to investigate whether gold nanoparticles (gnps) can induce an increase in cell death during pdt using 5-aminolevulinic acid (5-ala) as a photosensitizer. methods: human fibroblast a...

BACKGROUND Seroprevalence of toxoplasmosis in different populations may vary according to different environments, social customs and habits. This study was designed to measure the seroprevalence of toxoplasmosis among patients with different malignancies and to ascertain the association between common risk factors and disease transmission. METHODS This Cross-sectional study was from January t...

During the last two decades, numerous observed data obtained by various physical techniques, also supported molecular modeling approaches, have highlighted structuring features of tripeptides, as well their aggregation properties. Herein, we focus on structural dynamics four trimers, i.e., Gly-Gly-Gly, Gly-Ala-Gly, Ala-Ala-Ala and Ala-Phe-Ala, in an aqueous environment. Density functional theor...

background: cryopreservation of pre-antral follicles is a hopeful technique to preserve female fertility. the aim of the present study was to evaluate reactive oxygen species (ros) and total antioxidant capacity (tac) levels of mouse vitrified pre-antral follicles in the presence of alpha lipoic acid (ala). methods: isolated pre-antral follicles (140–150 µm in diameter) were divided into vitrif...

This is a cross-sectional study to determine the prevalence of insulin resistance and its associated factors in Hospital UKM patients with schizophrenia using the Homeostatic Model Assessment (HOMA) model. Fasting glucose and insulin from 85 patients were obtained. Fasting glucose revealed 15% of the patients were diabetic, while another 15% had impaired fasting glucose. Using the HOMA model, 6...

As with traditional feed grains, the form in which flax seed is fed impacts egg production and hen performance (Choi et al. 1986, Vilarino et al. 1996). Flax seed form also affects the amount of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) incorporated into the egg. Differences in the omega-3 content of eggs from laying hens fed whole versus milled flax seed have been reported, with many researche...