This study reports the protective effects of selenium on fluoride induced alterations in the activities of pro-oxidative (xanthine oxidase (XOD), lipid peroxidation (LPO) free radical scavenging, [catalase, superoxide dismutase (SOD), glutathione-s-transferase (GST), glutathione peroxidase (GPX), glutathione reductase (GR), glutathione) and metabolic (glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase, alanine ...

Transmural potential difference (PD) was measured in vivo under continuous perfusion of the rat stomach. Lumina! NaF (5 mM) perfusion elicited a net temporal decrease of PD, whereas lower NaF concentrations (1 and 2 mM) had no effect. The fall of PD induced by 5 mM NaF was abolished at pH 8.4 and was enhanced (161%) at pH 3.2. Compared to NaF alone, the decrease of PD induced by the simultaneou...

The aim of this paper was to describe the in vitro effect of sodium fluoride (NaF) on the specific activity of the major erythrocyte antioxidant enzymes, as well as on the membrane malondialdehyde concentration, as indicators of oxidative stress. For this purpose, human erythrocytes were incubated with NaF (0, 7, 28, 56, and 100 μg/mL) or NaF (100 μg/mL) + vitamin E (1, 2.5, 5 and 10 μg/mL). Th...

The lipid composition of the concentrated hemagglutininating active fraction (HF) of allantoic fluid from infected eggs, but free from Chlamydia psittaci 6BC, was compared to concentrated normal allantoic fluid (NAF). Phosphatidyl-choline (PC) and phosphatidylethanolamine were the major lipid classes of the total phospholipid fraction. Some quantitative differences were found in the amount of P...

AIM To investigate the role of 18F-NaF PET/CT and compare it with 99m Tc-MDP whole body bone scintigraphy and 18F-FDG PET/CT in detecting the extent of metastatic bone disease and to present our first experience with 18F-NaF PET/CT in our country. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 37 histopathologically proven cancer patients (22 male, 15 female) with bone metastasis detected on Tc-99m MDP who...

The bumetanide-sensitive component of pHi recovery from an NH4Cl-induced acute alkaline load was used as a measure of Na(+)-K(+)-2Cl- cotransport activity in rat parotid acini. Acinar treatment with NaF/AlCl3 (15 mM NaF plus 10 microM AlCl3) induced a 5-fold stimulation in the initial rate of bumetanide-sensitive pHi recovery. This effect was dependent on NaF concentration (K1/2 approximately 7...

We determined the centroid moment tensor (CMT) solutions of earthquakes that occurred along the North Anatolian fault (NAF) beneath the Sea of Marmara and the Aegean Sea, using data obtained from Turkey’s broadband seismograph network. The CMT solution of the 2014 Aegean Sea earthquake (Mw 6.9) represents a strike-slip fault, consistent with the geometry of the NAF, and the source-time function...

F-18 NaF PET/CT has been shown to have higher sensitivity than planar 99m-Tc MDP bone scanning in several studies. The concomitant acquisition of anatomic images permits immediate correlation of any abnormal findings. Additionally, F-18 NaF PET/CT bone imaging can be quantitated, allowing bone disease to be 'measureable', increasing its utility therapy monitoring. When a consistent F-18 NaF upt...

Polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNs) have increased oxidative metabolism during phagocytosis and emit light (chemiluminescence, CL) as a result of metabolic activation. The present study examined PMN CL in the absence of phagocytosis using sodium fluoride (NaF), a nonparticulate agent and known stimulator of cellular oxidative metabolism. Normal human and canine PMNs were assayed in a CL spectro...

To the Editor: Increased plasma homocysteine is regarded as a risk factor for arterial and venous occlusive disease. Sample collection ideally requires use of cooled EDTA containers and immediate centrifugation of the blood (1). These conditions may be hard to maintain in a clinic and are not possible in the many medical practices that lack a centrifuge. We tested whether analyzing uncentrifuge...