Effects of meloxicam and flunixin meglumine on oxidative stress and pregnancy factors in Awassi sheep.

Background: This study aimed to evaluate the effects of administering flunixin meglumine (FM) and meloxicam (M) on specific days post-mating on progesterone (P4), total oxidant status (TOS), total antioxidant status (TAS), oxidative stress index (OSI), pregnancy-specific protein B (PSPB), pregnancy-associated glycoprotein (PAG) concentrations and fertility parameters in Awassi sheep.

Methods: Seventy-five Awassi sheep were divided into three groups of 25: control, M and FM. On days 9 and 10 post-mating, the control group received saline, the M group received 0.

Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide (VIP) and its Receptors in Adipose Tissue: Implications for Cold Stress Adaptation.

Adipose tissue represents an organ that is highly dynamic and contributes toward vital survival events such as immune responses, lactation, metabolism fuel, and thermogenesis. Data emerging from recent studies support the notion of adipose tissue being organized into a complex system characterized by a discrete anatomy, elevated physiological plasticity, and specific vascular and nerve supplies. Vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP), along with its receptors, type 1 (VPAC1) and type 2 (VPAC2), has been implicated in various physiological and pathophysiological processes.

The detection of distomolar teeth on panoramic radiographs using different artificial intelligence models.

Purposes: One notable anomaly, presence of distomolars, arises beyond the typical sequence of the human dental system. In this study, convolutional neural networks (CNNs) based machine learning methods were employed to classify distomolar tooth existence using panoramic radiography (PR).

Methods: PRs dataset, composed of 117 subjects with distomolar teeth and 146 subjects without distomolar teeth, was constructed.

Effect of castor oil on esophageal stricture in rats and expression of ST-2, neopterin proteins in corrosive burn model.

Corrosive esophageal burn (CEB) is a disease with high mortality and morbidity rates. The aim of this study was to determine the efficacy of castor oil, in preventing stricture development at the experimental CEB model. In addition to studying standard histopathological damage data, neopterin, IL-33, and ST-2 proteins were also studied for the first time.