TNF-related weak inducer of apoptosis (TWEAK) levels in schizophrenia.

Members of tumor necrosis factor (TNF) superfamily have roles in many biological events and pathogenesis of central nervous system (CNS) diseases. A relatively recently found member of this family, TNF-related weak inducer of apoptosis (TWEAK) have importance both in development of pathological CNS processes and as a target for the treatment of these diseases. The aim of this study was to investigate whether TWEAK's plasma levels are different in patients with schizophrenia.

Does warming the breasts affect the amount of breastmilk production?

Background And Objective: Increasing the amount of breastmilk is vital for both the nursing mother and child. Warming up breasts before using electrical pumps to pump out breastmilk may help to increase the amount of breastmilk, especially in the mothers of babies who are being nursed in the neonatal intensive care unit.

Subjects And Methods: Thirty-nine mothers whose babies had been admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit were analyzed.

Trinuclear N,N-bridged copper(II) complexes involving a Cu3OH core: [Cu3(mu 3-OH)L3A(H2O)2]A.(H2O)x (L = 3-acetylamino-1,2,4-triazolate; a = CF3SO3, NO3, ClO4; x = 0, 2) synthesis, X-ray structures, spectroscopy, and magnetic properties.

The reaction of Haat [Haat = (3-acetylamino-1,2,4-triazole)] with aquated Cu(CF3SO3)2, Cu(NO3)2, and Cu(ClO4)2, respectively, in water results in the trinuclear complexes [Cu3(OH)(aat)3(CF3SO3)(H2O)2](CF3SO3) (1), [Cu3(OH)(aat)3(NO3)(H2O)2](NO3).(H2O)2 (2), and [Cu3(OH)(aat)3(ClO4)(H2O)2](ClO4) (3). The synthesis, X-ray structure, and magnetic and spectroscopic properties of the three title complexes are described.

Interaction between grapefruit juice and diazepam in humans.

Grapefruit juice has been reported to markedly improve the bioavailability of triazolam, midazolam, terfenadine, cyclosporine and several dihydropyridine calcium channel blockers including felodipine, nifedipine, nitrendipine and nisoldipine. Because these drugs are metabolized by the hepatic cytochrome P450 isozyme (CYP) 3A4, the inhibitory effect of grapefruit juice is thought to results from inhibition of CYP3A4. In this study, our aim was to investigate the effects of grapefruit juice on plasma concentrations of diazepam.