BACKGROUND The prognosis of patients with metastatic osteosarcoma remains poor. However, the chance of survival can be improved by surgical resection of all metastases. In this study we investigate the value of serum alkaline phosphatase (ALP) and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) in predicting the presence of metastatic disease at time of diagnosis. METHODS Sixty-one patients with histologically c...

BACKGROUND Our objective was to conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective studies on colorectal cancer (CRC) and vitamin D intake and 25-hydroxyvitamin D status, as part of the World Cancer Research Fund Continuous Update Project. We also aimed at conducting meta-analysis of all studies on CRC and vitamin D receptor (VDR) single-nucleotide polymorphisms. METHODS Relevant st...

background despite the advances in the treatment of chronic hepatitis b virus (hbv) infection, liver transplantation (lt) remains the only hope for many patients with end-stage liver diseases resulting from hbv. objectives the aim of this study was to investigate the rate of hbv recurrence in cases that had undergone lt due to the hbv related liver cirrhosis. patients and methods forty-nine pat...

The effects of ovulation induction in ussurian bullhead, Leiocassis ussuriensis, were investigated by treating ussurian bullhead with hCG, LHRHa, GnRHa, ovaprim, and pimozide. hCG was injected to ussurian bullhead at 0.75% NaCl, 5,000, 10,000, 20,000, and 30,000 IU, respectively. The ovulation inducement rates were 100% in 20,000 and 30,000 IU. Fertilization rates were 82.7% and 79.8%. Hatching...

The relationship between the dietary level of vitamin E (VE) and the immune response of broilers was studied in three experiments. Immunity was assessed as antibody production to infectious bronchitis virus (IBV), SRBC, and Brucella abortus (BA) antigens, mitogenic response to phytohemagglutinin A (PHA) and concanavalin A (Con A), cutaneous basophil hypersensitivity (CBH) to PHA, and lipopolysa...

Fenofibrate-induced acute or chronic hepatitis is rare, and only 11 reports from French, Italian or Spanish literature have been published up to date. We report a case of fenofibrate-induced acute cholestatic hepatitis. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first one reported in Taiwan. A 61-year-old man developed acute cholestatic hepatitis after taking fenofibrate 100 mg tid for 10 days. ...

Ovarian sensitivity to exogenous gonadotropins was assessed in the cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) and clouded leopard (Neofelis nebulosa) to help optimize artificial insemination (AI). Eighteen female cheetahs were used on 29 occasions and were given i.m. injections of 100, 200, or 400 IU eCG and 100 or 250 IU hCG 80 h later. Twenty-three female clouded leopards were treated i.m. on 27 occasions wi...

in this paper we analyzed some of the phonological rules of russian loanword adaptation in persian, on the view of optimal theory (ot) (prince and smolensky, 1993, 2003). it is the first study of phonological process on russian loanwords adaptation in persian. by gathering about 50 current russian loanwords, we selected some of them to analyze. we found out that vowel insertion, vowel prothesis...

OBJECTIVE To determine the critical maternal antibody threshold for specialist referral in cases of RhD alloimmunization. METHODS This was a retrospective cohort study, covering a 16-year period at the national tertiary fetal medicine center for management of alloimmunization. Data concerning RhD alloimmunized pregnant women were extracted from an institutional database and maternal anti-D an...

in our experimental study, 48 rats were divided into six groups in a randomized manner: a (1-3) and b (1-3) groups. a1 and b1 were negative controls. laparotomy was performed and peritoneal inflammation on exposed bowel and peritoneum in a (1-3) and experimental infection induced in peritoneal cavity of b (1-3). each rat of a2 and b2 received 100 iu intraperitoneal standard heparin and each rat...