Impact of different doses and application methods of biophos (Biofertilizer) on growth and fodder yield of maize

Abstract. Background/Aims: Trials on the effects of cholecalciferol supplementation in type 2 diabetes with chronic kidney disease patients were underexplored. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the effects of two different doses of vitamin D supplementation on serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] concentrations and metabolic parameters in vitamin D-deficient Korean diabetes patients with chronic kidney disease. Methods: 92 patients completed this study: the placebo group (A, n = 33), the oral cholecalciferol 1,000 IU/day group (B, n = 34), or the single 200,000 IU injection group (C, n = 25, equivalent to 2,000 IU/day). 52% of the patients had less than 60 mL/min/1.73m2 of glomerular filtration rates. Laboratory test and pulse wave velocity were performed before and after supplementation. Results: After 12 weeks, serum 25(OH)D concentrations of the patients who received vitamin D supplementation were significantly increased (A, -2.4 ± 1.2 ng/mL vs. B, 10.7 ± 1.2 ng/mL vs. C, 14.6 ± 1.7 ng/mL; p < 0.001). In addition, the lipid profiles in the vitamin D injection group (C) showed a significant decrease in triglyceride and a rise in HDL cholesterol. However, the other parameters showed no differences. Conclusions: Our data indicated that two different doses and routes of vitamin D administration significantly and safely increased serum 25(OH)D concentrations in vitamin D-deficient diabetes patients with comorbid chronic kidney disease. In the group that received the higher vitamin D dose, the lipid profiles showed significant improvement, but there were no beneficial effects on other metabolic parameters.

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Effects of Two Different Doses of Hirudin on APTT, Determined with Eight Different Reagents

Thrombosis and Haemostasis ◽

10.1055/s-0038-1653754 ◽

1995 ◽

Vol 73 (02) ◽

pp. 219-222 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Manuel Monreal ◽

Luis Monreal ◽

Rafael Ruiz de Gopegui ◽

Yvonne Espada ◽

Ana Maria Angles ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Ex Vivo ◽

Anticoagulant Activity ◽

Subcutaneous Administration ◽

In Vitro Study ◽

Ex Vivo Model ◽

Suitable Candidate ◽

Significant Prolongation ◽

High Doses ◽

Different Doses

SummaryThe APTT has been considered the most suitable candidate to monitor the anticoagulant activity of hirudin. However, its use is hampered by problems of standardization, which make the results heavily dependent on the responsiveness of the reagent used. Our aim was to investigate if this different responsiveness of different reagents when added in vitro is to be confirmed in an ex vivo study.Two different doses of r-hirudin (CGP 39393), 0.3 mg/kg and 1 mg/kg, were administered subcutaneously to 20 New Zealand male rabbits, and the differences in prolongation of APTT 2 and 12 h later were compared, using 8 widely used commercial reagents. All groups exhibited a significant prolongation of APTT 2 h after sc administration of hirudin, both at low and high doses. But this prolongation persisted 12 h later only when the PTTa reagent (Boehringer Mannheim) was used. In general, hirudin prolonged the APTT most with the silica- based reagents.In a further study, we compared the same APTT reagents in an in vitro study in which normal pooled plasma was mixed with increasing amount of hirudin. We failed to confirm a higher sensitivity for silica- containing reagents. Thus, we conclude that subcutaneous administration of hirudin prolongs the APTT most with the silica-based reagents, but this effect is exclusive for the ex vivo model.

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Dose Requirement for Replacement Therapy in Hemophilia A

Thrombosis and Haemostasis ◽

10.1055/s-0038-1666930 ◽

1979 ◽

Vol 42 (03) ◽

pp. 825-831 ◽

Cited By ~ 34

Author(s):

Jean-Pierre Allain

Keyword(s):

Clinical Effect ◽

Hemophilia A ◽

Clinical Results ◽

Severe Hemophilia ◽

Dose Requirement ◽

Viii Level ◽

The Relationship ◽

In Vivo Recovery ◽

Different Doses

SummaryIn order to determine the correlation between different doses of F. VIII and their clinical effect,. 70 children with severe hemophilia A were studied after treatment with single doses of cryoprecipitate. The relationship between plasma F. VIII levels or doses calculated in u/ kg of body weight and clinical results followed an exponential curve. Plasma F. VIII levels of 0.35 and 0.53 u/ml corresponded to 95 and 99% satisfactory treatment, respectively. Similar clinical results were obtained with 20 and 31 u/kg. When the in vivo recovery of F. VIII after lyophilized cryoprecipitate was 0.015 u/ml for each u/kg injected, plasma F. VIII levels of 0.30 and 0.47 u/ml respectively were achieved. Since home treatment is largely based on single infusions of F. VIII, it is suggested that moderate and severe hemorrhages be treated with a dose which will provide a plasma F. VIII level of 0.5 u/ml.

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Clearance and In Vivo Release by Heparin of Human Platelet Factor 4 (PF4) in the Rabbit

Thrombosis and Haemostasis ◽

10.1055/s-0038-1661162 ◽

1984 ◽

Vol 52 (02) ◽

pp. 157-159 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

M Prosdocimi ◽

N Scattolo ◽

A Zatta ◽

F Fabris ◽

F Stevanato ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Half Life ◽

Human Platelet ◽

Slow Component ◽

Platelet Factor 4 ◽

Platelet Factor ◽

In Vivo Release ◽

Partial Release ◽

Different Doses ◽

New Zealand Rabbits

Summary13 male New Zealand rabbits were injected with two different doses (25 μg/Kg and 100 μg/Kg) of human platelet factor 4 antigen (PF4). The disappearance of the protein was extremely fast with an half-life for the fast component of 1.07 ± 0.16 and 1.76 ± 0.11 min respectively. The half-life for the slow component, detectable only with the highest dosage, was 18.8 min.The administration of 2500 I.U. of heparin 30 min after PF4 administration induced a partial release of the injected protein and its clearance from plasma was slow, with half-life of 23.3 ± 5.9 min and 30.9 ± 2.19 min respectively.

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Melatonin actions in the heart; more than a hormone

Melatonin Research ◽

10.32794/mr11250002 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

pp. 21-26 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Darío Acuña-Castroviejo ◽

Maria T Noguiera-Navarro ◽

Russel J Reiter ◽

Germaine Escames

Keyword(s):

Cell Membranes ◽

Myocardial Cell ◽

Rat Tissues ◽

Dependent Manner ◽

Broad Distribution ◽

Multiple Organs ◽

High Doses ◽

Extrapineal Melatonin ◽

Dose Dependent ◽

Different Doses

Due to the broad distribution of extrapineal melatonin in multiple organs and tissues, we analyzed the presence and subcellular distribution of the indoleamine in the heart of rats. Groups of sham-operated and pinealectomized rats were sacrificed at different times along the day, and the melatonin content in myocardial cell membranes, cytosol, nuclei and mitochondria, were measured. Other groups of control animals were treated with different doses of melatonin to monitor its intracellular distribution. The results show that melatonin levels in the cell membrane, cytosol, nucleus, and mitochondria vary along the day, without showing a circadian rhythm. Pinealectomized animals trend to show higher values than sham-operated rats. Exogenous administration of melatonin yields its accumulation in a dose-dependent manner in all subcellular compartments analyzed, with maximal concentrations found in cell membranes at doses of 200 mg/kg bw melatonin. Interestingly, at dose of 40 mg/kg b.w, maximal concentration of melatonin was reached in the nucleus and mitochondrion. The results confirm previous data in other rat tissues including liver and brain, and support that melatonin is not uniformly distributed in the cell, whereas high doses of melatonin may be required for therapeutic purposes.

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EFFECT OF DIFFERENT DOSES OF PREDNISOLONE AND ADRENOCORTICOTROPHIC HORMONE (ACTH) ON LYMPHATIC LUNG CLEARANCE AND ON EXPERIMENTAL SILICOSIS

Acta Endocrinologica ◽

10.1530/acta.0.0630325 ◽

1970 ◽

Vol 63 (2) ◽

pp. 325-337

Author(s):

Carl-Johan Göthe

Keyword(s):

Lymph Nodes ◽

Lymphatic System ◽

The Body ◽

Lung Weight ◽

Lung Clearance ◽

Dust Transport ◽

Fine Particulate ◽

Quartz Dust ◽

Different Doses ◽

Stimulation Of

ABSTRACT The effect of three doses of prednisolone and ACTH respectively on the weight of the body, the lungs and the hilar lymph nodes was studied on rats killed one month after the intratracheal (i.t.) injection of 50 mg of fine-particulate quartz. The prednisolone was administered via the drinking water, and the ACTH was injected intraperitoneally during the period between the i.t. injection of quartz dust and the killing of the animals. Prednisolone causes the rats to become cachectic and reduces the weight of the hilar lymph nodes. It also retards the transport of quartz dust from the lungs via the lymphatics. All these effects increase with increasing doses of prednisolone. However, its effect on the lung weight is insignificant. ACTH does not affect the body weight, but retards the weight increase of the lungs and the hilar lymph nodes. These effects increase with increasing doses of ACTH, and seem to be connected with an ability of ACTH to promote the clearance of quartz dust from the lungs and hilar lymph nodes. The method used, however, does not make it possible to differentiate quantitatively between any ACTH effects on the bronchogenie and lymphatic lung-clearance mechanisms. Available data, however, indicate that the stimulation of the dust transport from the lungs and hilar lymph nodes is, at least to some extent, related to the lymphatic system.

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