Several functions of polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNL) were examined in two siblings with glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency. In spite of marked depression of G6PD activity of PMNL, the patients had no susceptibility to bacterial infections. Qualitative nitroblue tetrazolium (NET) reduction was normal in both cases. Quantitative NBT reduction was normal in one case and subnor...

The nitroblue tétrazolium (N B T ) test is most useful for the diagnosis of chronic granulomatous disease and a few other rare metabolic abnormalities of neutrophils. It may be helpful in suggesting the presence of infection when values of both percentage of N BT positive neutrophils and total number of N BT positive neutrophils are markedly increased. Each patient must be inter­ preted with ca...

This paper deals with an in-depth analysis on the role of microstructure phase titanium dioxide (TiO2) precursor in sodium bismuth titanate (Na0.5Bi0.5TiO3, hereafter represented as NBT) ceramics prepared through hydrothermal method. The comparison grain size, microstructure, crystal structure, and electrical properties NBT is carried out using anatase rutile TiO2. TiO2 (denoted by NBTA) displa...

Succinic dehydrogcnase (SDH) was localized in the mitochondria of Sarcoma 37 ascites tumor cells by the use of tetranitro-BT (TNBT) and nitro-BT (NBT) in smear preparations. Results with each tetrazolium salt as electron acceptor wcrc evaluated with respect to: (a) size and shape of the formazan precipitate relative to standard mitochondrial morphology; (b) crystallization phenomena of reduced ...

Present study was designed to examine daily and seasonal variability in the innate immune responses of splenocytes in the fresh water snake, Natrix piscator. Animals were mildly anesthetized and spleen was aseptically isolated and processed for macrophage phagocytosis, NBT reduction, nitrite production, splenocyte proliferation and serum lysozyme activity. Samples were collected at seven time p...

Gaucher disease patients are occasionally affected by chronic or fulminant infections. Since Gaucher cells originate from tissue phagocytes, we studied the functional implications of glucocerbroside accumulation on phagocytes in Gaucher disease patients. Circulating monocytes and granulocytes from nine type I Gaucher disease patients, and matched controls, were studied. Evaluation of phagocytic...

PURPOSE The aim of this study was to retrospectively observe and analyze the long-term treatment outcomes of a total of 140 esophageal cancer patients who were treated with californium-252 ((252)Cf) neutron brachytherapy (NBT) in combination with external beam radiotherapy (EBRT) and concurrent chemotherapy (CCT). METHODS AND MATERIALS From January 2002 to November 2012, 140 patients with eso...