Assay for lipid peroxides in animal tissues by thiobarbituric acid reaction

中枢神経系疾患の治療は正常細胞（ニューロン）の機能維持を目的とするが，脳血管障害のように機能障害の原因が細胞の死滅に基づくことは多い．一方，脳腫瘍の治療においては薬物療法や放射線療法といった腫瘍細胞の死滅を目標とするものが大きな位置を占める．いずれの場合にも，細胞死の機序を理解することは各種病態や治療法の理解のうえで重要である．現在のところ最も研究の進んでいる細胞死の型はアポトーシスである．そのなかで重要な位置を占めるミトコンドリアにおける反応および抗アポトーシス因子について概要を紹介する．

Neuroscience 細胞死：最近の知見

Advances in our understanding of the mechanisms that bring about the resolution of acute inflammation have uncovered a new genus of pro-resolving lipid mediators that include the lipoxin, resolvin, protectin and maresin families, collectively called specialized pro-resolving mediators. Synthetic versions of these mediators have potent bioactions when administered in vivo. In animal experiments, the mediators evoke anti-inflammatory and novel pro-resolving mechanisms, and enhance microbial clearance. Although they have been identified in inflammation resolution, specialized pro-resolving mediators are conserved structures that also function in host defence, pain, organ protection and tissue remodelling. This Review covers the mechanisms of specialized pro-resolving mediators and omega-3 essential fatty acid pathways that could help us to understand their physiological functions.

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Pro-resolving lipid mediators are leads for resolution physiology

Recent developments of phosphate glasses for a variety of technological applications, from rare-earth ion hosts for solid state lasers to low temperature sealing glasses, have led to renewed interest in understanding the structures of these unusual materials. In this review, spectroscopic and diffraction studies of simple phosphate glasses, including v-P2O5 and binary phosphate compositions, are described. Special attention is given to the structures of anhydrous ultraphosphate glasses, which have received close attention from the glass community only in the past six years.

Review: the structure of simple phosphate glasses

Über die Adsorption in Lösungen

Dapagliflozin improves steatohepatitis in diabetic rats via inhibition of oxidative stress and inflammation.

This paper concerns the bioremediation of three petroleum hydrocarbon polluted sediment samples collected from the Gulf of Suez, Egypt. The study used a bioslurry system inoculated with Staphylococcus gallinarum NK1, which showed good bioremediation capability regardless of the type of pollutant hydrocarbon and its concentration.

Evaluation of a bioslurry remediation of petroleum hydrocarbons contaminated sediments using chemical, mathematical and microscopic analysis

The electrical conduction of Li2O–B2O3, Na2O–B2O3 and K2O–B2O3 glasses seems, at first sight, to be dominated by the activation energy. Regardless of the size of the alkali ion, there is a unique dependence of conductivity, at a certain temperature, on the alkali–alkali distance and thus on N (the number of ions per cm3). The linear dependence of logσ on N−3/2 for all types of alkali ions reveals that N is the basic parameter that determines the conductivity at a certain temperature. A derived semi-empirical relation can be used to calculate the conductivity as a function of N and temperature.

Electrical conduction in alkali borate glasses; a unique dependence on the concentration of modifier ions

The documents examiner had trouble forensic discrimination between types of toner using a single analysis method. In our study seven samples of toner removes from laser printers of various and same brands of different models will be analysed using more than one method as Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR), Raman spectroscopy, X-ray fluorescence (XRF) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) to distinguish between different toner samples and applying all analysis data for forensic evidence. Results of FT-IR analysis show that all toner samples of HP brand had the same polymeric resin. Raman spectroscopy used to differentiate between toner samples had the same polymeric resin in FT-IR analysis by comparing their Raman spectrum. Toner samples of HP 2300 and HP 4700 printers were indistinguishable by using results of FT-IR and Raman spectroscopy, therefore, more elemental analysis will be required. XRF used to differentiate between indistinguishable toner samples of HP 2300 and HP 4700 printers by FT-IR and Raman spectroscopy. Also for all toner samples, results of XRF shown that iron, silicon, cupper, calcium, and ruthenium were the major percent elements present in toner. The results of XRD show that there are common compounds (phases) between the analyzed toner samples and the composition for major elements present were oxides.

https://ejchem.journals.ekb.eg/article_4495_f88fca5c4c33413ebe68d2a99b98d7ad.pdf

Yasser M. Moustafa

Papers

Dapagliflozin improves steatohepatitis in diabetic rats via inhibition of oxidative stress and inflammation.

Evaluation of a bioslurry remediation of petroleum hydrocarbons contaminated sediments using chemical, mathematical and microscopic analysis

Electrical conduction in alkali borate glasses; a unique dependence on the concentration of modifier ions

Application of Some Physical Techniques for Forensic Discrimination of Printer Toner

Environmental Assessment of Petroleum Hydrocarbons Contaminating Temsah Lake, Suez Canal, Egypt