Correlation between body mass index and obstructive sleep apnea severity indexes - A retrospective study.

Purpose: To evaluate if Body Mass Index (BMI) is correlated to Apnea-Hypopnea Index (AHI), mean arterial oxygen saturation (SaO) and Nadir SaO, which are all indexes defining the severity of the respiratory stress associated with Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA).

Materials And Methods: Seventy-five adult patients (mean age 51.4) referred for polysomnography were retrospectively recruited.

Metallothionein expression in canine cutaneous apocrine gland tumors.

Background: The aim of the present study was to evaluate, by immunohistochemical staining, metallothionein expression in normal, benign and malignant canine apocrine gland tissues and to correlate the protein expression with the histological grade of malignancy.

Materials And Methods: MT immunostaining was evaluated in 25 formalin-fixed and paraffin-embedded canine apocrine glands (2 normal and 23 neoplastic). Moreover, we evaluated quantitative expression of MT in normal and neoplastic cells by western blotting.

In vitro synergic efficacy of the combination of Nystatin with the essential oils of Origanum vulgare and Pelargonium graveolens against some Candida species.

In this study we investigated a synergistic effect between the essential oils Origanum vulgare, Pelargonium graveolens and Melaleuca alternifolia and the antifungal compound Nystatin. Nystatin is considered a drug of choice in the treatment of fungal infections, but it can cause some considerable problems through its side effects, such as renal damage. Finding a new product that can reduce the Nystatin dose via combination is very important.