The Long-Term (3.5-Year) Observation of Asymptomatic Sclerosing Mesenteritis: A Case Report.

A 57-year-old male with a history of hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and dyslipidemia was found to have elevated carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) levels during a routine health checkup, leading to an abdominal computed tomography (CT) scan. The scan identified a mesenteric mass with an irregular morphology. Subsequent blood tests indicated no signs of inflammation, and follow-up CEA levels normalized.

8,17-Epoxybriarane diterpenoids, briaranolides A-J, from an Okinawan Gorgonian Briareum sp.

Ten new 8,17-epoxybriarane diterpenoids, briaranolides A-J (1-10), were isolated from an Okinawan gorgonian Briareum sp. The structure of the diterpenoids was determined on the basis of spectroscopic analysis, chemical conversions, and X-ray analysis.