Superior mesenteric artery syndrome leading to reversible mucosal gangrene.

We describe a case in which gastrointestinal distention due to superior mesenteric artery syndrome (SMAS) developed into membranous gangrene, which in turn led to septic shock in a 60-year-old woman with cerebral palsy and cachexia. The association with SMAS and septic shock is considered extremely rare, it is important to consider this combination especially in cachectic patients with gastric distension accompanying refractory shock unknown etiology.

Daily rhythm and heat shock protein expression in obese ob/ob mice.

Objectives: This study examined heat shock protein (HSP) 70 expression and rhythms of drinking behavior and locomotor activity in obesity, in order to clarify the involvement of HSPs in obesity-induced disturbance of circadian rhythms.

Methods: C57BL/6J ob/ob mice were used as a murine model of severe obesity. Drinking behavior and locomotor activity of male C57BL/6J (control) mice and ob/ob mice were recorded with the behavioral analyzing system.