Previous animal and human studies have shown protective effects of Ca on the resistance to enteropathogenic infections. Most interventions were performed with calcium phosphate and little is known about the protective effect of other dietary sources of Ca. Therefore, we investigated the efficacy of several Ca salts to enhance intestinal resistance to Salmonella enteritidis infection. Rats (n 7-...

PURPOSE Mycobacterium tuberculosis is endemic in Korea. Because tuberculous peritonitis is characterized by ascites, abdominal pain, abdominal mass and elevation of serum CA-125, it can be confused with ovarian malignancies. The aim of this study was to evaluate the significance of serum CA-125 level in the differential diagnosis of tuberculous peritonitis and ovarian malignancy in a Mycobacter...

This 24-mo randomized, double-blind, controlled trial aimed to examine whether supplementation with a natural marine-derived multi-mineral supplement rich in calcium (Ca) taken alone and in conjunction with short-chain fructo-oligosaccharide (scFOSs) has a beneficial effect on bone mineral density (BMD) and bone turnover markers (BTMs) in postmenopausal women. A total of 300 non-osteoporotic po...

Background and Aim: To evaluate the pH and calcium ion (Ca2+) release of calcium hydroxide (Ca(OH)2) powder mixed with 3 different vehicles and one Ca(OH)2-based commercial paste. Materials and Methods: Forty-five polyethylene tubes with simulated root canals were used and divided into four groups (n=10); Group 1: Ca(OH)2 based-paste (SURE-Paste), Group 2: Ca(OH)2 powder mixed with articainHCl+...

1 Institute for Data Analysis and Visualization, University of California, Davis, 1 Shields Avenue, Davis CA 95616, USA {myhuang,oruebel,bhamann}@ucdavis.edu 2 International Research Training Group “Visualization of Large and Unstructured Data Sets,” University of Kaiserslautern, Germany [email protected] 3 Visualiztion Group, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 1 Cyclotron Road, Be...

The purpose of the study was to evaluate the serum level of calcium (Ca) and iron (Fe) in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) with periodontitis subjects. A total of 450 subjects participated in the study, who were all distributed equally into three groups as control healthy individuals (group I), T2DM without periodontitis (group II), and T2DM with periodontitis (group III), matched for age, sex, ...

OBJECTIVE The study was conducted to evaluate the effects of different methionine (Met) sources on production performance, reproduction performance, egg quality and serum biochemical indices in broiler breeders. METHODS After receiving a basal diet (containing 0.25% Met) for a 2-wk pretreatment period, a total of 360 39-wk-old Lingnan yellow broiler breeders were randomly allocated to four tr...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the inhibition of Enterococcus faecalis by calcium peroxide (CaO₂). METHODS The minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) and minimum bactericidal concentration (MBC) of Enterococcus faecalis by CaO₂ and calcium hydroxide (Ca(OH)₂) were determined by direct exposure tests (n = 10). The inhibition zone of E. faecalis mycoderm treated with CaO₂ and Ca(OH)₂ paste (53% w/w) ...