radiolabeled microspheres of human serum albumin (msa) is of great importance in the analysis of regional lung perfusion. preparation of msa kit has been installed in our division recently is carried out in two stages:1. production of albumin sphere particles with suitable sizes by using the spinning disk technique.2. formulation of msa as a radiopharmacutical kit. so it can be labelled simphy ...

  Objective(s): The objective of this study was to evaluate the performance and utility of 99mTc HYNIC-TOC planar scintigraphy and SPECT/CT in the diagnosis, staging and management of gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (GPNETs). Methods: 22 patients (median age, 46 years) with histologically proven gastroentero-pancreatic NETs underwent 99mTc HYNIC-TOC whole body scintigraphy and regi...

Background: “Chouriço Vinha d’Alhos” is a traditional fermented dry meat sausage from North of Portugal. The aim of this work was to evaluate the effects of a fresh and a lyophilized bioprotective Lactobacillus plantarum ST153Ch culture, on an industrial scale, on the physicochemical, microbiological, and sensorial characteristics of “Chouriço Vinha d’Alhos”. Methods: “Chouriço Vinha d’Alhos” ...

PURPOSE To evaluate whether lyophilized human platelet lysate (HPL) powder can preserve the growth factor concentrations and epitheliotrophic properties of liquid HPL, and potentially be used as a clinically-friendly treatment option. METHODS Two commercialized liquid HPLs, UltraGRO TM (Helios, Atlanta, GA) and PLTMax (Mill Creek, Rochester, MI), were obtained and converted to lyophilized pow...

objective(s): the objective of this study was to evaluate the performance and utility of 99mtc hynic-toc planar scintigraphy and spect/ct in the diagnosis, staging and management of gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (gpnets). methods: 22 patients (median age, 46 years) with histologically proven gastroentero-pancreatic nets underwent 99mtc hynic-toc whole body scintigraphy and region...

The medicinal Malaysian leeches have been used in traditional medicine to treat many different ailments. In this study, leech saliva extract (LSE) was collected from the medicinal Malaysian leech Hirudinaria manillensis. Gel electrophoresis of LSE was carried out to estimate the peptide and protein molecular weights of its content. Results showed that LSE contains more than 60 peptides and prot...

this report describes the histological and immunohistochemical features of a small intestinal tumor that resembled a human gastrointestinal stromal tumor (gists) in a seven-year-old male cross-breed dog. this was unique because of the expression of desmin by the tumor. grossly, the white-gray tumor measured 8.0 × 4.0 × 6.5 cm and was 760 gram in weight. it was cystic and enveloped the jejunum. ...

The study investigated the feasibility of lyophilization for long-term preservation of somatic cells and embryonic development after whole cell intracytoplasmic injection (WCICI) into enucleated pig oocyte. Confluent cultured porcine fetal fibroblast (pFF) cells were lyophilized and stored at 4°C for at least 6 months. Results showed that compared to non-lyophilized control cells, lyophilized c...

Iodomethane reacted in vacuo with lyophilized alpha-chymotrypsin to give an inactive enzyme in which the active-site imidazole was dimethylated. However, alpha-chymotrypsin co-lyophilized with the competitive inhibitors, N-acetyl-L-tryptophan or N-acetyl-D-tryptophan, was fully protected from such inactivation. In contrast, indole by itself not only did not protect the lyophilized enzyme from i...