Crystal structures of bis-[2-(pyridin-2-yl)phenyl-κ(2) N,C (1)]rhodium(III) complexes containing an aceto-nitrile or monodentate thyminate(1-) ligand.

The crystal structures of bis-[2-(pyridin-2-yl)phen-yl]rhodium(III) complexes with the metal in an octahedral coordination containing chloride and aceto-nitrile ligands, namely (OC-6-42)-aceto-nitrile-chlorido-bis-[2-(pyridin-2-yl)phenyl-κ(2) N,C (1)]rhodium(III), [RhCl(C11H8N)2(CH3CN)] (1), thyminate(1-) and methanol, namely (OC-6-42)-methanol(5-methyl-2,4-dioxo-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-pyrimidin-1-ido-κN (1))bis-[2-(pyridin-2-yl)phenyl-κ(2) N,C (1)]rhodium(III), [Rh(C11H8N)2(C5H5N2O2)(CH3OH)]·CH3OH·0.5H2O (2), and thy-min-ate(1-) and ethanol, namely (OC-6-42)-ethanol(5-methyl-2,4-dioxo-1,2,3,4-tetra-hydro-pyrimidin-1-ido-κN (1))bis[2-(pyridin-2-yl)phenyl-κ(2) N,C (1)]rhodium(III), [Rh(C11H8N)2(C5H5N2O2)(C2H5OH)]·C2H5OH (3), are reported. The aceto-nitrile complex, 1, is isostructural with the Ir(III) analog.

Thyminate(2-)-bridged cyclic tetranuclear rhodium(III) complexes formed by a template of a sodium, calcium or lanthanoid ion.

In the thyminate(2-)-bridged tetranuclear Cp*Rh(III) complexes incorporating a Na(+), Ca(2+) or Ln(3+) cation, homochiral aggregation of four Rh(III) centres was achieved to form metallacalix[4]arene-type clusters. The thyminate(2-) bridged two Rh(III) and the third metal ion with a μ3-1κN(1):2κ(2)N(3),O(2):3κO(2) mode in the Na(+) and Ca(2+) complexes, while in the Ln(3+) analogues it exhibited a different bridging mode, μ3-1κN(1):2κ(2)N(3),O(4):3κO(2).

Effect of feeding behavior on circadian regulation of endothelin expression in mouse colon.

Aims: The function, regulation and gene expression of the endothelin (ET) system in the intestine is not well understood. We investigated the dependence on feeding schedule and biological clock of the regulation of ET-1 gene expression in mouse colon.

Main Methods: Mice were fed freely, fasted for 48 h and re-fed after fasting.

Hematological and biochemical profiles and histopathological evaluation of experimental intoxication by sodium fluoroacetate in cats.

Sodium fluoroacetate (SFAC) is a potent rodenticide, largely used for rodent and domestic pest control. The toxic effects of SFAC are caused by fluoroacetate, a toxic metabolite, whose toxic action blocks the Krebs cycle and also induces the accumulation of citrate in the body, which is a serum calcium chelator. The most common clinical signs of this intoxication are the cardiac and neurological effects.

Effect of Mikania glomerata (Asteraceae) leaf extract combined with anti-venom serum on experimental Crotalus durissus (Squamata: Viperidae) envenomation in rats.

Crotalic envenomation represents the highest number of deaths when compared to other snakebite envenomations of medical interest. Crotalic venom has important characteristics such as neurotoxicity, myotoxicity, nephrotoxicity, and clotting and hemolytic action. We evaluated the clinical and laboratory aspects of Crotalus durissus terrificus experimental envenomation in Wistar rats treated with antivenom and the aqueous extract of the plant Mikania glomerata.