The role of nucleus tractus solitarius (NTS) in cardiovascular system regulation is controversial. On the other hand, the problem of hypertension in diabetic animals is the subject of many research programs. The aim of present study was to determine whether inactivation of NTS could affect blood pressure and heart rate in diabetic rats. To this end, stereptozotocin induced diabetic rats were an...

INTRODUCTION Heavy menstrual bleeding (HMB) diminishes individual quality-of-life and poses substantial societal burden. In HMB endometrium, inactivation of cortisol (by enzyme 11β hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 2 (11βHSD2)), may cause local endometrial glucocorticoid deficiency and hence increased angiogenesis and impaired vasoconstriction. We propose that 'rescue' of luteal phase endometri...

Lymphocyte transforming properties of B95-8 strain Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) are very sensitive to inactivation by either UV or X irradiation. No dose of irradiation increases the transforming capacity of EBV. The X-ray dose needed for inactivation of EBV transformation (dose that results in 37% survival, 60,000 rads) is similar to the dose required for inactivation of plaque formation by herpes...

Abstract Organic esters of phosphoric acid and other organophosphorous compounds are enzymatically hydrolyzed during wastewater treatment by microbial phosphoesterases, especially phosphomonoesterase (phosphatase). For physiological reasons, the enzyme is inhibited its main inorganic reaction product, ortho-phosphate. It known that oxyanions transition metals, resembling molecular topology orth...

BACKGROUND In patients with hemodynamically significant pulmonary embolism, physiological fibrinolysis fails to dissolve thrombi acutely and r-tPA (recombinant tissue-type plasminogen activator) therapy may be required, despite its bleeding risk. To examine potential mechanisms, we analyzed the expression of key fibrinolytic molecules in experimental pulmonary emboli, assessed the contribution ...

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is the etiologic agent of COVID-19, which has affected international healthcare systems since beginning 2020. Among sanitizing approaches, UV irradiation a well-known technology often used in different environments to reduce microbial contamination and viral transmission. In particular, several works have demonstrated that UVC radiati...