[Relation between cardio-ankle vascular index (Cavi) and preheparin serum lipoprotein lipase mass--effect of age adjustment].

Many risk factors for coronary arterial diseases have been reported. Lipoprotein lipase (LPL) mass in serum has been suggested to be a new risk factor, but remains to be proven. The cardio-ankle vascular index (CAVI) was developed as a new arterial stiffness index and is considered to be a surrogate marker of arteriosclerosis.

[Remnant lipoprotein cholesterol level measured by homogeneous assay reflects the quantity of intermediate-density lipoprotein].

Remnant lipoprotein can be measured by immunoseparation assay and polyacrylamide gel disc electrophoresis; however, these methods have some problems, such as a lack of specificity and being technically complicated. Recently, a new method, the remnant lipoprotein cholesterol homogeneous assay(RemL-C), has been established. In this study, we evaluated the basal performance of RemL-C assay.

Hydrogen-bonded macrocluster formation of ethanol on silica surfaces in cyclohexane(1).

Adsorption of ethanol onto silica surfaces from ethanol-cyclohexane binary liquids was investigated by a combination of colloidal probe atomic force microscopy, adsorption excess isotherm measurement, and FTIR spectroscopy using the attenuated total reflection (ATR) mode. An unusually long-range attraction was found between the silica (glass) surfaces in the presence of ethanol in the concentration range of 0.1-1.