Flunixin meglumine and meloxicam are non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID). Flunixin meglumine is classified as a carboxylic acid. Its mechanism of action is believed to be primarily via the inhibition of cyclooxygenase (COX) enzymes. This inhibition results in decreased formation of cyclooxygenase-derived eicosanoids involved in the pathophysiology of inflammation, such as thromboxanes ...

The development of contrast ventriculography is outlined and an experience with 40 meglumine iothalamate ventriculograms in 37 patients is described. The details of the procedure, hazards, value, and indications are discussed.

The present study was aimed at investigating the potential of computed transmission tomography (CT) scanning for quantitative assessment of interventricular septal wall thickness in living dogs. Seven normal beagles and seven litter mates with left ventricular hypertrophy were scanned in order to determine the sensitivity of the method. Left ventricular hypertrophy was created by banding the as...

transmission tomography after i.v. administration of iodinated contrast material. To examine the relationship of this phenomenon to the presence of myocardial necrosis, the blood flow profile of the MIs and the distribution of radionuclide infarct imaging agents, collateralized infarcts were produced in six dogs (group A) and noncollateralized infarcts were produced in nine dogs (group B). Afte...

A computer algorithm was developed and applied to measure brightness decay rates of myocardial contrast opacification observed with two-dimensional echocardiography (2DE). An agitated mixture of diatrizoate meglumine and saline (Renografin-saline) was injected into the left main coronary artery of 17 closed-chest dogs during the control state as well as after placement of an intracoronary plug ...

The leishmanicidal activity of four batches of meglumine antimoniate, produced in Farmanguinhos-Fiocruz, Brazil (TAMs), was assessed and compared to Glucantime-Aventis Pharma Ltda. Using the amastigote-like in vitro model, the active concentrations of Sb v varied from 10microg/ml to 300microg/ml for L. (L.) chagasi and from 50microg/ml to 300microg/ml for L. (L.) amazonensis, with no statistica...

The occurrence of iodine X-ray contrast media (ICM) in the environment is a global concern since they can be transformed into toxic compounds during water disinfection process. Among different approaches that have been tested to degrade them, electroreduction offers advantages selective, targeting cost-effective way functional groups responsible for ICM biorecalcitrance and allowing recovery io...

S. VAN NEVEL, T. HENNEBEL, S. VERSCHUERE, S. DE CORTE, N. BOON & W. VERSTRAETE Laboratory of Microbial Ecology and Technology, Ghent University, Coupure Links 653, B-9000 Gent, Belgium Department of Pathology, Ghent University, De Pintelaan 185, B-9000 Gent, Belgium Environmental Sciences Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY 11973, USA Biology Department, Brookhaven National La...