Carotenoids, carotenoid esters, and anthocyanins of yellow-, orange-, and red-peeled cashew apples (Anacardium occidentale L.).

Pigment profiles of yellow-, orange-, and red-peeled cashew (Anacardium occidentale L.) apples were investigated. Among 15 identified carotenoids and carotenoid esters, β-carotene, and β-cryptoxanthin palmitate were the most abundant in peels and pulp of all samples.

Mechano-growth factor peptide, the COOH terminus of unprocessed insulin-like growth factor 1, has no apparent effect on myoblasts or primary muscle stem cells.

A splice form of IGF-1, IGF-1Eb, is upregulated after exercise or injury. Physiological responses have been ascribed to the 24-amino acid COOH-terminal peptide that is cleaved from the NH3-terminal 70-amino acid mature IGF-1 protein. This COOH-terminal peptide was termed "mechano-growth factor" (MGF).

Intrapartum transmission after mucosal exposure to HIV was not observed with single-dose nevirapine for mother and child.

Background: Intrapartum transmission of HIV has been reported to be associated with HIV in oropharyngeal secretions (OPSs) of the child. In this study, we analyze the frequency of intrapartum transmission after mucosal exposure to HIV after administration of single-dose nevirapine.

Methods: Eighty mothers and their children participating in a prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV program in Uganda who took a single dose of nevirapine according to the HIVNET012 protocol participated in the study.