Oral treatment and in vitro incubation with fructose modify vascular prostanoid production in the rat.

1.-- In the rat, a fructose-enriched diet induces hyperglycaemia, hypertriglyceridaemia, insulin resistance and hypertension; a model which resembles the human metabolic syndrome. 2.

Shedding of immature germ cells.

The immature germ cells (IGC) constitute the highest percentage (90%) of nonsperm cells (NSpC) in ejaculates from fertile or infertile men. The objective of this study was to evaluate IGC concentration and the IGC/(IGC + Sp) ratio, in normozoospermia and dispermia. Normozoospermia from men with proven fertility (NPF).

[Soluble transferrin receptor and erythropoietin in chronic disease anemia with or without iron deficiency].

The regulation of transferrin receptor (RTF) is related to intracellular iron stores and with the soluble receptor is present in plasma. It has already been demonstrated that in iron deficiency anemia (IDA), receptor expression increases when iron stores decrease. In anemia of chronic diseases (ACD) it is difficult to establish the real iron status because of the influence exerted by inflammatory or infectious diseases on iron metabolism.

Oxidative damage, plasma antioxidant capacity, and glucemic control in elderly NIDDM patients.

A study of oxidative damage was made in elderly noninsulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) patients. A statistically significant increase in glucose and fructosamine was found in fasting NIDDM patients, as well as an increase in the oxidation induced by tert-butyl hydroperoxide. The Total Reactive Antioxidant Potential (TRAP) of the plasma was much reduced (p < .

Vascular renin-like activity in aorta and mesenteric artery of the rat.

Vascular renin-like enzymatic activity (VRLA) has been measured in the artery wall of control and experimental rats. The following groups have been studied: 1-normal salt diet; 2-high salt diet; 3-low salt diet; 4-bilateral nephrectomy (Nx); 5-sham operated for Nx. VRLA was evaluated in the aorta (ARLA) and in the mesenteric arteries (MRLA).