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1. Aldehyde and Xanthine Oxidase Activities in Tissues of Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetic Rats: Effects of Vitamin E and Selenium Supplementation

Author:
Ghaffari, Tayyebeh; Nouri, Mohammad; Saei, Amir Ata; Rashidi, Mohammad-Reza
Source:
Biological trace element research 2012 v.147 no.1-3 pp. 217-225
ISSN:
0163-4984
Subject:
antioxidant activity; antioxidants; blood glucose; diabetes; erythrocytes; fasting; glutathione peroxidase; heart; kidneys; liver; low density lipoprotein; malondialdehyde; rats; selenium; sodium selenite; streptozotocin; superoxide dismutase; vitamin E; xanthine oxidase
Abstract:
... Effects of vitamin E and selenium supplementation on aldehyde oxidase (AO) and xanthine oxidase (XO) activities and antioxidant status in liver, kidney, and heart of streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetic rats were examined. AO and XO activities increased significantly after induction of diabetes in rats. Following oral vitamin E (300 mg/kg) and sodium selenite (0.5 mg/kg) intake once a day for 4 w ...
DOI:
10.1007/s12011-011-9291-7
PubMed:
22231435

2. Altered Levels of Trace Elements in Acute Lung Injury After Severe Trauma

Author:
Wang, Guanghuan; Lai, Xiaoping; Yu, Xiaojun; Wang, Dian; Xu, Xiaohu
Source:
Biological trace element research 2012 v.147 no.1-3 pp. 28-35
ISSN:
0163-4984
Subject:
biomechanics; blood serum; cell adhesion; copper; glutathione peroxidase; malondialdehyde; manganese; models; rabbits; selenium; superoxide dismutase; zinc
Abstract:
... Trace element (TE) supplementation can reduce the incidence of multiple organ failure after severe trauma. The lung plays a main role in post-injury multiple organ failure. In the present study, the relationship between TEs and acute lung injury (ALI) post-injury was investigated in a rabbit model of severe trauma with an injury severity score of 27. New Zealand white rabbits were randomly assigne ...
DOI:
10.1007/s12011-011-9281-9
PubMed:
22139749

3. A Multi-Mineral Natural Product Inhibits Liver Tumor Formation in C57BL/6 Mice

Author:
Aslam, Muhammad N.; Bergin, Ingrid; Naik, Madhav; Hampton, Anna; Allen, Ron; Kunkel, Steven L.; Rush, Howard; Varani, James
Source:
Biological trace element research 2012 v.147 no.1-3 pp. 267-274
ISSN:
0163-4984
Subject:
Algae; females; high fat diet; liver; low fat diet; males; mice
Abstract:
... C57BL/6 mice were maintained for up to 18 months on high-fat and low-fat diets with or without a multi-mineral supplement derived from the skeletal remains of the red marine algae Lithothamnion calcareum. Numerous grossly observable liver masses were visible in animals on the “western-style” high-fat diet sacrificed at 12 and 18 months. The majority of the masses were in male mice (20 out of 100 m ...
DOI:
10.1007/s12011-011-9316-2
PubMed:
22222483
PubMed Central:
PMC3360994

4. An In Vitro Study of the Effect of Aluminum and the Combined Effect of Strontium, Aluminum, and Fluoride Elements on Early Enamel Carious Lesions

Author:
Koletsi-Kounari, Haroula; Mamai-Homata, Eleni; Diamanti, Iliana
Source:
Biological trace element research 2012 v.147 no.1-3 pp. 418-427
ISSN:
0163-4984
Subject:
aluminum; cattle; in vitro studies; light microscopy; polarized light; strontium; tooth enamel
Abstract:
... The purpose of this in vitro study was to evaluate the effect of aluminum and of combined strontium, aluminum, and fluoride treatments on enamel demineralization and remineralization. During a 6-day pH-cycling protocol, pre-softened bovine enamel slabs were immersed twice daily for 1 min in the following experimental solutions: (a) distilled water [W] (negative control); (b) 1,000 ppm F [F] (posit ...
DOI:
10.1007/s12011-012-9328-6
PubMed:
22286865

5. Changes of IgA+ Cells and Cytokines in the Cecal Tonsil of Broilers Fed on Diets Supplemented with Vanadium

Author:
Deng, Yuanxin; Cui, Hengmin; Peng, Xi; Fang, Jing; Zuo, Zhicai; Wang, Kangping; Cui, Wei; Wu, Bangyuan
Source:
Biological trace element research 2012 v.147 no.1-3 pp. 149-155
ISSN:
0163-4984
Subject:
birds; diet; enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay; humoral immunity; immune response; immunoglobulins; immunohistochemistry; interferon-gamma; interleukin-10; interleukin-6; tissue distribution; tonsils; tumor necrosis factor-alpha; vanadium
Abstract:
... The cecal tonsil of broiler is known as a secondary lymphoid tissue, which is involved in antigen-specific humoral immune responses. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of dietary vanadium on the tissue distribution and quantity of immunoglobulin A-positive (IgA+) cell in the cecal tonsil by immunohistochemistry. Simultaneously, the changes in interleukin-6 (IL-6), interleukin ...
DOI:
10.1007/s12011-012-9330-z
PubMed:
22270623

6. Circadian Rhythm in Serum Iron Levels

Author:
Cao, Guo Ying; Li, Yang; Jin, Peng Fei; Hu, Xin
Source:
Biological trace element research 2012 v.147 no.1-3 pp. 63-66
ISSN:
0163-4984
Subject:
blood serum; circadian rhythm; diet; drugs; iron; mass spectrometry
Abstract:
... This study was aimed at assessing the circadian rhythm of serum iron levels in Chinese healthy subjects. The project was conducted in 19 healthy, Chinese male subjects following a 4-day diet equilibration. Blood samples were collected on day 5 at 0800, 1000, 1200, 1400, 1600, 1800, 2000, and 2400 hours to determine endogenous serum iron concentrations. Iron concentrations were determined using an ...
DOI:
10.1007/s12011-011-9304-6
PubMed:
22198869

7. Combined Effect of Dietary Cadmium and Benzo(a)pyrene on Metallothionein Induction and Apoptosis in the Liver and Kidneys of Bank Voles

Author:
Salińska, Aneta; Włostowski, Tadeusz; Maciak, Sebastian; Łaszkiewicz-Tiszczenko, Barbara; Kozłowski, Paweł
Source:
Biological trace element research 2012 v.147 no.1-3 pp. 189-194
ISSN:
0163-4984
Subject:
Clethrionomys glareolus; apoptosis; cadmium; diet; exposure duration; kidneys; liver; metallothionein; molecular weight; rodents; toxicity; zinc
Abstract:
... Bank voles free living in a contaminated environment have been shown to be more sensitive to cadmium (Cd) toxicity than the rodents exposed to Cd under laboratory conditions. The objective of this study was to find out whether benzo(a)pyrene (BaP), a common environmental co-contaminant, increases Cd toxicity through inhibition of metallothionein (MT) synthesis—a low molecular weight protein that i ...
DOI:
10.1007/s12011-011-9279-3
PubMed:
22124863
PubMed Central:
PMC3362696

8. Copper in Organic Proteinate or Inorganic Sulfate Form is Equally Bioavailable for Broiler Chicks Fed a Conventional Corn–Soybean Meal Diet

Author:
Liu, Songbai; Lu, Lin; Li, Sufen; Xie, Jingjing; Zhang, Liyang; Wang, Runlian; Luo, Xugang
Source:
Biological trace element research 2012 v.147 no.1-3 pp. 142-148
ISSN:
0163-4984
Subject:
bile; bioavailability; broiler chickens; chicks; copper; diet; linear models; liver
Abstract:
... An experiment was conducted to investigate the bioavailability of organic copper (Cu) proteinate relative to inorganic Cu sulfate for broiler chicks fed a conventional corn–soybean meal basal diet. A total of 320 day-old Arbor Acres commercial male chicks were assigned to one of five treatments in a completely randomized design involving a 2 × 2 factorial arrangement with two levels of added Cu (1 ...
DOI:
10.1007/s12011-012-9329-5
PubMed:
22281815

9. Cord Blood Levels of Toxic and Essential Trace Elements and Their Determinants in the Terai Region of Nepal: A Birth Cohort Study

Author:
Parajuli, Rajendra Prasad; Fujiwara, Takeo; Umezaki, Masahiro; Furusawa, Hana; Ser, Ping Han; Watanabe, Chiho
Source:
Biological trace element research 2012 v.147 no.1-3 pp. 75-83
ISSN:
0163-4984
Subject:
arsenic; blood; cadmium; cohort studies; confidence interval; copper; fetus; lead; mothers; pregnant women; regression analysis; selenium; socioeconomic status; toxicity; zinc; Nepal
Abstract:
... The purpose of this study is to evaluate the cord blood level of toxic and trace elements and to identify their determinants in Terai, Nepal. One hundred pregnant women were recruited from one hospital in Chitwan, Nepal in 2008. The cord blood levels of toxic [lead (Pb), arsenic (As), and cadmium (Cd)], essential trace elements [zinc (Zn), selenium (Se), and copper (Cu)], demographic, socioeconomi ...
DOI:
10.1007/s12011-011-9309-1
PubMed:
22234823

10. Determination of Mineral Elements in Gentiana rigescens from Different Zones of Yunnan, China

Author:
Zhang, Jinyu; Yuan, Tianjun; Wang, Yuanzhong; Zhao, Yanli; Zhang, Ji; Jin, Hang
Source:
Biological trace element research 2012 v.147 no.1-3 pp. 329-333
ISSN:
0163-4984
Subject:
Gentiana rigescens; atomic absorption spectrometry; calcium; copper; iron; magnesium; mineral content; selenium; sodium; zinc; China
Abstract:
... The concentrations of nine mineral elements were determined by atomic absorption spectroscopy in Gentiana rigescens from three zones (middle, southeast, and northwest zones) of Yunnan province in China. The average concentrations of mineral elements were found in the order K>Ca>Mg>Fe>Na>Zn>Cu>Cr>Se. Samples collected from the middle zone of Yunnan were enriched in Na (242.24 ± 50.80 mg/kg) and Mg ...
DOI:
10.1007/s12011-011-9293-5
PubMed:
22161316

11. Determination of Selenium in Serum Samples of Preterm Newborn Infants with Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia Using a Validated Hydride Generation System

Author:
Mostafa-Gharehbaghi, Manizheh; Mostafa-Gharabaghi, Parvin; Ghanbari, Fatemeh; Abdolmohammad-Zadeh, Hossein; Sadeghi, Gholam Hossein; Jouyban, Abulghasem
Source:
Biological trace element research 2012 v.147 no.1-3 pp. 1-7
ISSN:
0163-4984
Subject:
antioxidants; atomic absorption spectrometry; blood serum; boys; bronchopulmonary dysplasia; cell membranes; detection limit; free radicals; hydrides; neonates; neutralization; patients; pregnancy; selenium; umbilical cord
Abstract:
... Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD), also known as chronic lung disease, is one of the most challenging complications in premature newborn infants. Selenium plays a role in antioxidant system by protecting cell membranes and neutralizing the deleterious effects of free radicals. The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between selenium concentration and incidence of bronchopulmonary dy ...
DOI:
10.1007/s12011-011-9270-z
PubMed:
22144015

12. Effect of Dietary Supplementation of Organic Chromium on Performance, Carcass Traits, Oxidative Parameters, and Immune Responses in Commercial Broiler Chickens

Author:
Rama Rao, S. V.; Raju, M. V. L. N.; Panda, A. K.; Poonam, N. S.; Krishna Murthy, O.; Shyam Sunder, G.
Source:
Biological trace element research 2012 v.147 no.1-3 pp. 135-141
ISSN:
0163-4984
Subject:
Newcastle disease; abdominal fat; antibody formation; antioxidants; broiler chickens; carcass characteristics; chromium; climatic factors; dietary supplements; feed conversion; glutathione peroxidase; glutathione-disulfide reductase; lipid peroxidation; liver; lymphocyte proliferation; oxidative stress; ready-to-cook foods; rearing; spleen; tropics; vaccination
Abstract:
... An experiment was conducted to study effect of supplementing graded concentrations (0, 100, 200, 300, or 400 μg/kg diet) of organic chromium (Cr) on performance, carcass traits, oxidative stress, and immune responses in commercial broiler chickens reared in open-sided poultry house under tropical climatic conditions. Each diet was fed ad libitum to eight replicates consisting of six birds in each ...
DOI:
10.1007/s12011-011-9314-4
PubMed:
22237421

13. Effect of Dietary Vanadium on the Ileac T Cells and Contents of Cytokines in Broilers

Author:
Wang, Kangping; Cui, Hengmin; Deng, Yuanxin; Peng, Xi; Fang, Jing; Zuo, Zhicai; Cui, Wei
Source:
Biological trace element research 2012 v.147 no.1-3 pp. 113-119
ISSN:
0163-4984
Subject:
T-lymphocytes; birds; diet; enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay; flow cytometry; interferon-gamma; interleukin-2; interleukin-6; intestinal mucosa; vanadium
Abstract:
... The purpose of this 42-day study was to examine the effect of dietary vanadium on the ileac T cells and contents of cytokines including interleukin-2 (IL-2), interleukin-6 (IL-6), and interferon-gamma (IFN-γ) in broilers by flow cytometry and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. A total of 420 one-day-old avian broilers were divided into six groups (seven replicates in each group and ten broilers in ...
DOI:
10.1007/s12011-011-9274-8
PubMed:
22116680

14. Effect of Grape Seed Proanthocyanidin Extracts on Methylmercury-Induced Neurotoxicity in Rats

Author:
Yang, Haibo; Xu, Zhaofa; Liu, Wei; Wei, Yangang; Deng, Yu; Xu, Bin
Source:
Biological trace element research 2012 v.147 no.1-3 pp. 156-164
ISSN:
0163-4984
Subject:
antioxidant activity; antioxidants; apoptosis; cerebral cortex; glutamate-ammonia ligase; glutamic acid; glutaminase; glutamine; glutathione; glutathione peroxidase; grape seeds; homeostasis; humans; intraperitoneal injection; malondialdehyde; methylmercury compounds; neurotoxicity; rats; reactive oxygen species; superoxide dismutase
Abstract:
... As a highly toxic environmental pollutant, methylmercury (MeHg) can cause neurotoxicity in animals and humans. Considering the antioxidant property of grape seed proanthocyanidin extracts (GSPE), this study was aimed to evaluate the effect of GSPE on MeHg-induced neurotoxicity in rats. Rats were exposed to MeHg by intraperitoneal injection (4, 12 μmol/kg, respectively) and GSPE was administered by ...
DOI:
10.1007/s12011-011-9272-x
PubMed:
22116679

15. Effect of Lanthanum on Rooting of In Vitro Regenerated Shoots of Saussurea involucrata Kar. et Kir

Author:
Guo, Bin; Xu, Ling-Ling; Guan, Zhen-Jun; Wei, Ya-Hui
Source:
Biological trace element research 2012 v.147 no.1-3 pp. 334-340
ISSN:
0163-4984
Subject:
Saussurea; abiotic stress; antioxidants; cell growth; cell walls; cells; enzyme activity; hydrogen peroxide; indole acetic acid; lanthanum; morphogenesis; oxygen; peroxidase; plant tissues; plantlets; root growth; rooting; shoots; superoxide dismutase
Abstract:
... In present study, the effect of lanthanum (La) on the rooting of regenerated shoots of Saussurea involucrata Kar. et Kir was analyzed. Rooting occurred from regenerated shoots inoculated on a medium supplemented with La, the plant rooting hormone indole-3-acetic acid (IAA), or both La and IAA together. The highest rooting efficiency (96%), root number/shoot (8.5), and root length (63 mm) were reco ...
DOI:
10.1007/s12011-012-9326-8
PubMed:
22246792

16. Effect of Selenium on the Interaction Between Daunorubicin and Cardiac Myosin

Author:
Liu, Yang; Li, Bu-hai; Sun, Xiao-mei; Lin, Ai-hua; Wang, De-bin
Source:
Biological trace element research 2012 v.147 no.1-3 pp. 240-245
ISSN:
0163-4984
Subject:
antibiotics; cardioprotective effect; chemical interactions; chemotherapy; daunorubicin; drug toxicity; fluorescence; mice; myocardium; myosin; selenium; sodium selenite
Abstract:
... The interactions between selenium (sodium selenite), anthracycline antibiotics daunorubicin (DNR), and major contractile protein cardiac myosin (CM) were investigated. The results showed that the binding force between selenium and CM was 100 times stronger than that of DNR and CM. There was no marked influence on fluorescence intensity of DNR–CM at selenium concentrations of up to 20 μM. The co-ad ...
DOI:
10.1007/s12011-011-9302-8
PubMed:
22190261

17. Effect of Sex and Dietary Organic Zinc on Growth Performance, Carcass Traits, Tissue Mineral Content, and Blood Parameters of Broiler Chickens

Author:
Salim, H. M.; Lee, H. R.; Jo, C.; Lee, S. K.; Lee, Bong Duk
Source:
Biological trace element research 2012 v.147 no.1-3 pp. 120-129
ISSN:
0163-4984
Subject:
animal development; blood glucose; broiler chickens; calcium; carcass characteristics; cholesterol; collagen; females; gender differences; growth performance; males; meat; mineral content; shear stress; zinc
Abstract:
... Zinc (Zn) is an essential mineral for animal development and function. A study was carried out to evaluate the effect of sex and dietary organic zinc (OZ) on growth performance, carcass traits, tissue mineral content, and blood parameters of broiler chickens. A total of 240 1-day-old male and 240 female broiler chicks (Cobb × Cobb) were assigned to two dietary levels of OZ (2 × 2 factorial) with s ...
DOI:
10.1007/s12011-011-9282-8
PubMed:
22167309

18. Effects of Aluminum on Immune Functions of Cultured Splenic T and B Lymphocytes in Rats

Author:
She, Yue; Wang, Nan; Chen, Chongxiao; Zhu, Yanzhu; Xia, Shiliang; Hu, Chongwei; Li, Yanfei
Source:
Biological trace element research 2012 v.147 no.1-3 pp. 246-250
ISSN:
0163-4984
Subject:
B-lymphocytes; T-lymphocytes; aluminum; carbon dioxide; colorimetry; cultured cells; dyes; flow cytometry; interleukin-2; interleukin-6; iodine; lymphocyte proliferation; radioimmunoassays; rats; spleen; tetrazolium; tumor necrosis factor-alpha
Abstract:
... The effects of Aluminum (Al) exposure on immune functions of cultured splenic T and B lymphocytes of rats were studied. The lymphocytes were isolated from spleen of healthy male Wistar rats weighing 110–120 g. The cultured cells in RPMI-1640 medium were exposed to 0 (control group), 0.035 (low-dose group), 0.07 (medial-dose group), and 0.14 (high-dose group) mg/mL Al3+ as aluminum trichloride (AlC ...
DOI:
10.1007/s12011-011-9307-3
PubMed:
22205359

19. Effects of Chicken Selenoprotein W on H2O 2-Induced Apoptosis in CHO-K1 Cells

Author:
Han, Yan-Hui; Zhang, Zi-Wei; Su, Jian; Zhang, Bo; Li, Shu; Xu, Shi-Wen
Source:
Biological trace element research 2012 v.147 no.1-3 pp. 395-402
ISSN:
0163-4984
Subject:
acridine orange; apoptosis; caspase-3; caspase-8; cell viability; chickens; ethidium; gene overexpression; hydrogen peroxide; mammals; messenger RNA; oxidative stress; quantitative polymerase chain reaction; reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction; selenoproteins
Abstract:
... Selenoprotein W (SelW) is expressed in various tissues of many animals and acts as an oxidoreductase in mammals. However, little is known about the role of the SelW in birds. To investigate the role of the chicken SelW on H2O2-induced apoptosis in CHO-K1 cells, overexpression of a chicken SelW cell lines (CHO-K1/SelW) were constructed. Using acridine orange/ethidium bromide (AO/EB) double staining ...
DOI:
10.1007/s12011-011-9311-7
PubMed:
22207219

20. Effects of Taurine–Magnesium Coordination Compound on Ionic Channels in Rat Ventricular Myocytes of Arrhythmia Induced by Ouabain

Author:
Zhao, Lin; Lou, Jianshi; Wu, Hong; Yin, Yongqiang; Kang, Yi
Source:
Biological trace element research 2012 v.147 no.1-3 pp. 275-284
ISSN:
0163-4984
Subject:
arrhythmia; calcium; cardiomyocytes; ouabain; potassium; rats; sodium
Abstract:
... Taurine–magnesium coordination compound (TMCC) has anti-arrhythmic effects. The aim of the present study was to explore the targets of the anti-arrhythmic effect of TMCC and the electrophysiological effects of TMCC on ouabain-induced arrhythmias in rat ventricular myocytes. Sodium current (I Na), L-type calcium current (I ca, L), and transient outward potassium current (I to) were measured and ana ...
DOI:
10.1007/s12011-011-9317-1
PubMed:
22311082