Little is known about the effect of dietary carbohydrate, glycaemic index (GI) and glycaemic load (GL) on the risk of the metabolic syndrome, especially in populations with white rice as the staple food. The study examined the cross-sectional relationship between carbohydrate, GI, GL and risk of the metabolic syndrome. There were a total of 910 middle-aged Korean adults. Dietary carbohydrate, G...

We present photometric, astrometric and spectroscopic observations of the nearby (9.8 pc) low-mass binary Gl 569Bab (in turn being a companion to the early-M star Gl 569A), made with the Keck adaptive optics facility. Having observed Gl 569Bab since August 1999, we are able to see orbital motion and to determine the orbital parameters of the pair. We find the orbital period to be 892 ± 25 days,...

Ž . The purpose of this study was to find the minimum inhibitory concentrations MIC for the following antibacterial agents: chloramphenicol, florfenicol, flumequine and the combination Ž . trimethoprimrsulfadiazine to bacteria associated with scallop Pecten maximus larvae. To evaluate possible effects of components in seawater to the antimicrobial activity of these agents, MIC values were estab...

BACKGROUND Glycyrrhizin has various pharmacological effects including hepato-protection. This study aimed to investigate the potential mechanism underlying the protective effects of 18α-glycyrrhizin (18α-GL) in rats with carbon tetrachloride (CCl4) induced liver fibrosis. METHODS Male Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats were randomly divided into control group, fibrosis group, 25 mg/kg 18α-GL group and ...

Abstract The inhibition capability of admixed rosemary oil with cinnamon cassia (RC), and grapefruit lemongrass (GL) on GX4CrNiMo16-5-1 martensitic stainless steel (GX4ST) corrosion was studied in 6 M H 2 SO 4 /3.5% NaCl electrolyte by potentiodynamic polarization optical microscopy characterization. Results show both distillates performed effectively GX4ST. rate GX4ST without the at 2.82 mm/y ...

OBJECTIVE To test the hypothesis that diets with high glycaemic index (GI) and glycaemic load (GL) increase the risk of heart disease. DESIGN Overall GI and GL were assessed from 7 d diet records or diet history interviews. SETTING Information on hospitalization and death due to CVD and CHD was obtained from the National Register of Cause of Death and the National Register of Patients. SU...

BACKGROUND To investigate the potential mechanisms underlying the protective effects of 18α Glycyrrhizin (GL) on rat hepatic stellate cells (HSCs) and hepatocytes in vivo and in vitro. MATERIAL/METHODS Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats were randomly divided into 5 groups: normal control group, liver fibrosis group, high-dose 18α GL group (25 mg/ kg/d), intermediate-dose 18α GL group (12.5 mg/kg/d) and...

I report on the X-ray detection of Gl 569 Bab. During a 25 ksec Chandra observation the binary brown dwarf is for the first time spatially separated in X-rays from the flare star primary Gl 569 A. Companionship to Gl 569 A constrains the age of the brown dwarf pair to 300 − 800 Myr. The observation presented here is only the second X-ray detection of an evolved brown dwarf. About half of the ob...

Nicotiana tabacum hairy roots that express the antibody 14D9 were established. The 14D9 antibody yield obtained after 20 days of culture was 5.95 µg 14D9ml-1. intracellular 14D9 amounts with a yield increase up to 20.82 µg ml-1. DMSO increased the antibody amount in the biomass from 20.00 to 64.03 µg ml-1 while PVP (at 1.5 gl-1) and gelatine (at 5.0 gl-1) increased total 14D9 amounts in the cul...