Lipid lowering effect of 50% ethanolic extract of the leaves of A. marmelos (Linn.) was evaluated in triton and diet induced hyperlipidaemic models of Wistar albino rats. The extract at 125 and 250 mg/kg dose levels inhibited the elevation in serum cholesterol and triglycerides levels on Triton WR 1339 administration in rats. The extract at the same dose levels significantly attenuated the elev...

The lipid lowering activity of Anthocephalus indicus (family Rubiaceae; Hindi name Kadamba) root extract has been studied in triton WR-1339 induced hyperlipidemia in rats. In this model, feeding with root extract (500 mg kg(-1) b.w.) lowered plasma lipids and reactivated post-heparin lipolytic activity in hyperlipidemic rats. Furthermore, the root extract (50-500 μM) inhibited the generation of...

Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Science, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA (NDP, RLL) Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study, Department of Population Health, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA (BH, CRO) United States Fish and Wildlife Service, South Florida Ecological Services Office, 1339 20th Street, Vero Beach, FL 32...

Received December 7, 2014; accepted January 21, 2015; released online February 19, 2015 Time for primary review: 43 days Department of Cardiology (T. Naganuma, K.T., Y.F., T.K., S.M., S.N.), Department of Cardiovascular Surgery (M.A., T. Nakao), New Tokyo Hospital, Matsudo, Japan Mailing address: Sunao Nakamura, MD, PhD, FACC, FESC, FAHA, FSCAI, FAPSIC, FJCC, FJCA, Department of Cardiology, New...

Upon differential centrifugation of rat liver homogenate, the enzyme acyl-CoA:dihydroxyacetone-phosphate acyltransferase (EC 2.3.1.42) was found to be localized in the light mitochondrial (L) fraction which is enriched with lysosomes and peroxisomes. Peroxisomes were separated from lysosomes in a density gradient centrifugation using rats which were injected with Triton WR 1339. By comparing th...

Equilibrium dialysis was used to study the binding of two nonhydrolyzable, short chain phospholipid analogues to the secreted group IA phospholipase A(2) (PLA(2)), which has been shown to contain several phospholipid binding sites that dramatically affect activity. This study provides new insight into how these activations occur. One analogue contained a phosphorylethanolamine (DiC(6)SNPE) head...

A novel method for immobilization of bacteria and Saccharomyces cerevisiae cells is described. Microorganisms may be entrapped in a matrix of poly(tetrafluoroethylene) (PTFE) fibrils. Cells are blended with an aqueous emulsion of PTFE stabilized with Triton X-100 surfactant to form a thick paste. The paste is calendered biaxially in a standard rubber mill. This process causes fibrillation of th...