BACKGROUND Lamina propria (LPLs) and intraepithelial (IELs) lymphocytes are markedly increased in coeliac mucosa, and are thought to play a crucial role in the generation of villous atrophy in coeliac disease (CD). However, the mechanisms by which they mediate the killing of enterocytes in this condition are still poorly characterised. AIM We investigated Fas mediated cytotoxicity and apoptos...

OBJECTIVES Nonunion is one of the most troublesome complications to treat in orthopaedics. Former authors believed that atrophic nonunion occurred as a result of lack of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs). We evaluated the number and viability of MSCs in site of atrophic nonunion compared with those in iliac crest. METHODS We enrolled five patients with neglected atrophic nonunions of long bones c...

In order to investigate the effect of Cd and Zn on uptake, concentration and the translocation factor of the Cd and Zn in the rice plant, a factorial experiment was conducted with four factors including two rice cultivars of Vandana and Hashemi, two waterlogged and non-waterlogged conditions and three levels of Zn and Cd (0, 5 and 10 mg kg-1 soil). The experiment was carried out in a randomized...

The Cd(II) atom in the title compound, [CdCl(2)(C(10)H(8)N(2))(2)] exists in a distorted octa-hedral geometry [N-Cd-N = 148.29 (17)°]; the Cl atoms are cis with respect to each other.

The neutral binuclear title complex, [Cd(2)(C(16)H(10)NO(2))(4)(C(10)H(8)N(2))(2)], is centrosymmetric, with the inversion center generating the central (μ-O)(2)Cd(2) bridge. The Cd(II) ion is in a strongly distorted CdN(2)O(5) penta-gonal-bipyramidal geometry, defined by two N atoms from one 2,2'-bipyridine ligand and five O atoms from three 2-phenyl-quinoline-4-carboxyl-ate ligands, one monod...

In the crystal structure of the polymeric title complex, [Cd(C(11)H(10)O(4))(C(10)H(8)N(2))](n), the Cd(II) cation is chelated by one 2,2-bipyridine ligand and two carboxyl groups from two trimethyl-isophthalate (TMIPA) anions, and is further coordinated by one carboxyl-ate O atom from a third TMIPA anion, forming a distorted penta-gonal-bipyramidal geometry. Each TMIPA anion bridges three Cd(I...

HIGHLIGHTS What is already known about this subject?Celiac disease (CD) has a high clinical and histological diversity and the mechanisms underlying this phenomenon remain elusive.H. pylori is a bacterium that chronically infect gastric and duodenal mucosa activating both a Th1/Th17 and T-reg pathways.The role of H. pylori (and the effect of their virulence factors) in CD have not yet completel...

The potential ecological and human health risk related with urban street dust from urban areas of Tianjin, China was quantitatively analyzed using the method of toxicity characteristic leaching procedure (TCLP) and simple bioaccessibility extraction test (SBET). In the study, Hakason index, Nemerow index (P), the hazard index (HI) and the cancer risk index (RI) were calculated to assess the pot...