[Anti-tetanus vaccine coverage of mothers of infants under 23 months of age in the Bamako District].

Mali makes left of the 26 important countries in the world of which 18 in Africa for the elimination of tetanus neonatal. The plan of action conceived to this effect doesn't keep the District of Bamako like zone of intervention, had consideration to the sanitary conditions judged among best in the country. However, the district of Bamako arranges today of a number important of peripheral districts whose isolated sanitary realities can generate some indicators different of the middle indicators of the District.

[Trachoma in the health district of Douentza, 10 years later the investigation in 1997].

In Mali one of the options of the fight against blindness is to implement the "CHANCE" strategy. The antibiotherapy is one of the strategy which has always a question who should be treated by which process (mass treatment focused treatment) and when we should treat for both mass treatment or targeted treatment, that is why this study has been initiated to evaluate the level of active trachoma (TI/TI) and the trichiasis in the district of Douentza and undertake the appropriate actions to fight for its reduction. It was a cross sectional survey done in may 2005 following a methodology based on the random size described by WHO (world health Organization) in the evaluation of the health coverage.

Absolutely conserved tryptophan in M49 family of peptidases contributes to catalysis and binding of competitive inhibitors.

The role of the unique fully conserved tryptophan in metallopeptidase family M49 (dipeptidyl peptidase III family) was investigated by site-directed mutagenesis on human dipeptidyl peptidase III (DPP III) where Trp300 was subjected to two substitutions (W300F and W300L). The mutant enzymes showed thermal stability equal to the wild-type DPP III. Conservative substitution of the Trp300 with phenylalanine decreased enzyme activity 2-4 fold, but did not significantly change the K(m) values for two dipeptidyl 2-naphthylamide substrates.

Central aminopeptidase and serotonin system activities: possible relationship.

The co-localization of serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine, 5HT) and neuroactive peptides in the same neuron points to the importance of interactions between serotonergic and peptidergic systems in maintaining body homeostasis. In this work, we used an original genetic rat model to search for possible interrelations between 5HT system functioning and the activities of aminopeptidases, i.e.

Total tissue lactate dehydrogenase activity in endometrial carcinoma.

Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) is essential for continuous glycolysis necessary for accelerated tumor growth. The aim of this study was to reconsider if assay of total tissue activity of this enzyme could be useful as marker for endometrial carcinoma (EC). Activity of LDH was measured spectrophotometrically in homogenate supernatants of uterine tissue samples of 40 patients (10 normal endometria, 27 normal myometria, and 33 EC), including 30 matched pairs.