Healthy Male Individuals Possess Higher Plasma HER-2 Level than Females.

Considering HER2 as one of the well-known biomarkers in the cancer field, and published articles regarding serum levels of HER2, in this paper we tried to highlight the issue that most studies don't stratify the HER-2 concentration of individuals in terms of gender. In this brief survey, healthy individuals with no prior non-communicable diseases were categorized as males (n=34) and females (n=43), and all samples were evaluated for plasma HER-2 levels at once. Surprisingly, the plasma level of HER-2 of healthy male individuals (mean= 2.

Comparative efficacies of contact lens disinfecting solutions against Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

Purpose: The aim of the present study was to evaluate the disinfection properties of multipurpose contact lens disinfection solutions, based on the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 14729 guidelines.

Methods: Three lots of each of six multi-purpose solutions were tested as follows: Renu MultiPlus, Solo Care Aqua, All-Clean Soft, Contact All-in one Advanced, Hippia, Ginza multi-purpose solution and 0.9% normal saline solution were inoculated with the standard strain of Pseudomonas aeruginosa (ATCC 9027).