Wound healing agents support the natural healing process, reduce trauma and likelihood of secondary infections and hasten wound closure. The wound healing activities of water in oil cream of the methanol extract of Hibiscus sabdariffa L. (Malvaceae) was evaluated in rats with superficial skin excision wounds. Antibacterial activities against Pseudomonas aeroginosa, Staphylococcus aureus and Ech...

I appreciate the thoughtful comments from Dr. Brock-Utne [1] on my recent review of the disconnect between animal studies and clinical experience with anti-endotoxemia therapies [2]. Dr. Brock-Utne, the author of this commentary, has been a co-author of several important contributions in the area of human endotoxemia. Their reports that strenuous exercise causes endotoxemia in ultradistance tri...

Varicella Zoster Virus (VZV) is a well-known virus that belongs to the Herpesviridae family which induces a self-limited disease except in specific cases in particular among stem cell transplant patients. This virus is not known however to trigger atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (aHUS). Here we report the case of a six-year-old boy who was hospitalized with fever and abdominal pains associat...

POU-specific and POU-homeo domains of Oct3 were produced in Echerichia coli for characterization of DNA binding to the octamer sequence. POU domain protein including A, B and H domains could bind to the octamer sequence efficiently and specifically, and DNase I footprint analysis gave an indistinguishable protection pattern between recombinant POU protein of Oct3 and native Oct3 from undifferen...

Aim: Neonatal bacterial infections appear to program immune system in a sexually dimorphic way and are associated with perturbed neuronal development. Bacterial cell wall components or endotoxins cause similar effects, therefore, used as experimental models. Aim of the current study was assess effects neonatal exposure different on timing puberty investigate reaction Echerichia (E.) coli endoto...

Introduction. Nonclostridial gas-forming soft tissue infections (NGSTI) are rare, rapid progressive that caracterized by high mortality and proportion of amputations. Surgical debridement is crucial in therapy it results complex wounds need to be closed prevent secondary morbidity. Case report. Herein we present a case NGSTI 68-year-old patient with diabetes mellitus acute thrombosis popliteal ...

Abstract Background This study attempts to review the role of slaughter facilities management all zoonotic diseases encountered at abattoirs as well safety meat produced for public consumption in Nigeria. Good hygienic practices were totally absent abattoirs. There dilapidated slaughtering and processing facilities, inadequate clean water supplies, no refrigerators lack collection storage waste...

F.M. van der Sande, Department of Nephrology, Catharina Hospital, Michelangelolaan 2, NL-5623 EJ Eindhoven (The Netherlands) Dear Sir, Acute interstitial nephritis (AIN) is characterized by the association of acute renal failure (i.e., abrupt clinical onset) and infiltration of the interstitium by inflammatory cells [1]. It is currently stated that the drug-induced form predominates in the list...