Cirrhosis-induced oxidative stress in erythrocytes: The therapeutic potential of taurine.

Aim Of The Study: Cholestasis/cirrhosis could induce erythrocyte lysis. The incidence of various types of anemia in cirrhosis is approx. 75%.

Taurine mitigates the development of pulmonary inflammation, oxidative stress, and histopathological alterations in a rat model of bile duct ligation.

Lung injury is a significant complication associated with cholestasis/cirrhosis. This problem significantly increases the risk of cirrhosis-related morbidity and mortality. Hence, finding effective therapeutic options in this field has significant clinical value.

Aggressive orbital optic nerve meningioma with benign microscopic features: a case report.

Primary optic nerve meningiomas occur at lower ages than meningiomas arising from the coverings of the brain and spinal cord. Here we report the case of a 20-year-old female with an aggressive orbital meningioma referred to the Ophthalmology Department of the Farabi Hospital in Tehran. The patient had a history of orbital meningioma from 10 years ago and several surgical resections due to tumor recurrence during these 10 years.

The MDA-180 coagulation analyser: a laboratory evaluation.

We have evaluated the technical performance of the MDA-180 automated coagulation analyser in a working diagnostic hemostasis laboratory environment. The analyser has been on site now for over 18 months, and has undergone considerable testing. More than 22,000 samples have been processed, with over 90% of these via the MDA-180's cap-piercing facility.

Laboratory assessment of von Willebrand factor: differential influence of prolonged ambient temperature specimen storage on assay results.

The laboratory assessment of von Willebrand factor (VWF) is typically performed at specialist laboratory sites, particularly when performed as a battery of laboratory tests in a thorough workup for the diagnosis of von Willebrand's disease (VWD). In these cases, specimens could derive from a variety of off-site sources, including smaller laboratories, and general clinical practitioners. Because of the potential for lack of control by the specialist laboratory over the method of specimen handling and transport from these sources, and recent VWF methodological advances, we investigated the effect of prolonged ambient temperature specimen storage on laboratory assay results.