Background. Alopecia areata (AA) is an autoimmune condition, in which hair is lost from some areas of the body. Though its etiopathogenesis is not fully understood, there are claims that imbalance of trace elements may trigger the onset of AA, by distorting immune functions. In this study, we tried to investigate the relationship between AA and iron, zinc, and copper levels of serum and hair. M...

Three experiments involving 296 pigs were conducted to determine the related effects of copper sulfate and ferrous sulfide on performance and liver copper and iron stores of growing-finishing pigs, and the effect of ferrous sulfide on the depletion of copper from the liver. The dietary addition of 250 ppm copper alone improved growth rate by 9.2% (621 vs 678 g/day) and feed to gain ratio by 3.3...

Four rat experiments were done to determine the effect of copper supplementation, in excess of the rat’s nutritional needs, on body weight and blood and liver lipids. Excess copper in the form of gluconate or yeast had no effect on weight gain. It significantly diminished the concentration of serum cholesterol and serum triglycerides. Excess copper raised the concentration of serum high density...

OF DOCTORAL DISSERTATION HELSINKI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY P.O. BOX 1000, FI-02015 TKK http://www.tkk.fi Author Tiina Marjatta Komulainen Name of the dissertation Novel modeling and control approach for performance improvement of an industrial copper solvent extraction process Manuscript submitted 21.5.2007 Manuscript revised 9.10.2007 Date of the defence 30.11.2007 Monograph Article dissertati...

Egypt. J. Psychiatry, Jan 2010; 30(1): 23-30 Background: Copper stimulates the diencephalons or old brain and its overall effect appears to enhance all emotional states in a human being. While, Zinc is needed for the new brain or cortex. This brain is associated with the “higher emotions” such as reasoning, compassion and love. Objectives: The aim of this paper is to estimate hair copper and zi...

We report the construction of a Pichia pastoris integrating vector which contains the inducible CUP1 promoter from Saccharomyces cerevisiae. We show that the promoter is indeed inducible by copper when used in P. pastoris and that the level of induction is dependent on the amount of copper in the medium.

Abrud river is an aquatic ecosystem exposed to anthropogenic influences exerted by long-term mining. This study examines the level of copper concentrations by assessing both total copper content and ionic forms in surface waters and sediments. These components were studied in 10 control sites located in a section of river that has been exposed to acidic mine water spills and leaks. The partitio...

Using pottery clay, porous ceramic stones were molded and then decorated with copper sub-microparticles inside the pores. Copper added antimicrobial functionality to the clay-based ceramic and showed ability in disinfecting water. Populations of both Staphylococcus aureus and Klebsiella pneumoniae in contaminated water were reduced by >99.9% in 3 h when exposed to an antimicrobial stone. This a...

The effects of copper on the ageing precipitation behavior of as-quenched and pre-aged AA6016 aluminum alloy were studied by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), Vickers hardness measurement and transmission electronic microscopy (TEM). The results indicate that the addition of copper facilitates the growth of clusters (GP I) to the critical size during pre-ageing. Therefore, the addition o...

Apart from the breast milk, infant formula and baby weaning food have a special role in infant diet. Infants and young children are very susceptible to amount of trace elements. Copper and zinc are two elements that add in infant food. Lead and cadmium are heavy metals that enter to food chain unavoidably. DPASV is a benefit and applicable method for measurement of trace elements in food produc...