Efficacy of imidacloprid/permethrin and fipronil/(S)-methoprene combinations against Haemaphysalis longicornis ticks evaluated under in vitro and in vivo conditions.

Haemaphysalis longicornis is one of the most important ticks infesting a wide range of mammals including dogs in Japan. H. longicornis is recorded to be a vector of, for example, Babesia gibsoni.

Two cases of Hashimoto's thyroiditis with transient hypothyroidism.

Two cases of Hashimoto's thyroiditis are presented: a woman who suffered twice from transient hypothyroidism (Case 1), and a woman with polycystic ovary syndrome who had transient hypothyroidism which was inferred to have been caused by exacerbation of Hashimoto's disease (Case 2). In both cases, fluctuation in titers of both anti-thyroglobulin (TGHA) and antimicrosomal antibodies (MCHA) was observed. Although an increased serum thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) concentration in Case 2 was associated with the increased titer of MCHA, this was not true of Case 1.

Inactive renin release from the human arm vascular wall during upper arm occlusion: relation to beta-adrenoceptors.

To investigate the extrarenal release of renin, plasma active renin (PAR) and plasma trypsin activatable or inactive renin (PIR) in blood taken simultaneously from bilateral median cubital veins were measured in seven normal men before and after occlusion of the right upper arm with a standard cuff inflated halfway between systolic and diastolic blood pressures for 15 min. After 15 min, both PAR (P less than 0.05) with PIR (P less than 0.

[Release mechanisms of inactive renin from rat renal cortical slices: role of the submandibular gland].

In our previous studies, we showed an in vivo stimulating effect of the extract of the rat submandibular gland on plasma inactive renin release. In this study, we evaluated the effects of the rat submandibular gland extract and of some plasma active renin stimulants on inactive renin release from rat renal cortical slices. Adult male Wistar rats (250-350g) were kept on a regular diet (Na 260mg/100g) and nephrectomized under pentobarbital anesthesia (50mg/kg, i.

[Roles of the kidney in activation and release of plasma inactive renin in the rat].

Plasma inactive as well as active renin is supposed to originate from the kidney, though there is little direct evidence. As we have previously reported (Sakanaka et al., Folia Endocrinol.