[Oral Administration of Amino Acids Cystine and Theanine During Chemotherapy Can Reduce the Symptoms of Stomatitis].

Introduction: Cystine and theanine are amino acids that contribute to the production of glutathione, which is the most potent antioxidant in the body, and it has been reported that these amino acids prevent immunosuppression, has anti- inflammatory effect, and reduce invasiveness.

Objective: To evaluate the effect of oral administration of amino acids cystine and theanine on stomatitis during chemotherapy.

Subjects And Methods: For 17 patients with Grade 1(CTCAE v4.

Echocardiography versus (201)Tl semi-quantitative gated single photon emission tomography for the evaluation of cardiac disease associated with late stage Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

Objective: In Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) patients cardiac abnormalities are often detected. In adult DMD patients cardiac disease (CD) is a cause of death which increases by age and is related to respiratory dysfunction. Studies have demonstrated that CD in early DMD can be detected by echocardiography (EC) or semi-quantitative gated single photon emission tomography ((201)Tl SQGS), and the accuracy of these two tests is similar.

Effects of late evening snack on diurnal plasma glucose profile in patients with chronic viral liver disease.

Aim:   Glycemic control is important to improve the prognosis in cirrhotic patients with complications from diabetes. A late evening snack (LES) has been recommended for cirrhotic patients. We investigated the effects of LES on diurnal plasma glucose levels.