Cornual wedge resection for interstitial pregnancy and postoperative outcome.

Introduction: Traditionally, interstitial pregnancies were treated with cornual resection or hysterectomy via laparotomy. However, increasingly, interstitial pregnancies are treated with laparoscopic cornuotomy, ie, removal of ectopic pregnancy tissue with preservation of uterine architecture. Although this technique may increase the incidence of persistent and recurrent interstitial pregnancy, it can potentially maintain patient fertility and decrease their risk for future uterine rupture.

Anti-photoaging effects of soy isoflavone extract (aglycone and acetylglucoside form) from soybean cake.

Soy isoflavones, found in soybean and soybean products, have been reported to possess many physiological activities such as antioxidant activity, inhibition of cancer cell proliferation, reduction of cardiovascular risk, prevention of osteoporosis and alleviation of postmenopausal syndrome. In our previous study, soy isoflavone extract ISO-1 (containing 12 soy isoflavones) from soybean cake was demonstrated to prevent skin damage caused by UVB exposure. In this study, soy isoflavone extract from soybean cake was further purified and evaluated for the protective effects on UVB-induced damage.

A red line not to cross: evaluating the limitation and properness of gel image tuning procedures.

Currently, results of gel electrophoresis are commonly documented in digital formats by image acquisition instruments. In this study, gel images tuned by a common image processing software package, Photoshop, were assessed to understand the transforming algorithms and their impacts on quantitative analysis. TotalLab 100, an electrophoresis gel image analysis software package, was applied for image quantitation and evaluation.

Iridovirus Bcl-2 protein inhibits apoptosis in the early stage of viral infection.

The grouper iridovirus (GIV) belongs to the family Iridoviridae, whose genome contains an antiapoptotic B-cell lymphoma (Bcl)-2-like gene. This study was carried-out to understand whether GIV blocks apoptosis in its host. UV-irradiated grouper kidney (GK) cells underwent apoptosis.

An Endoreticulatus species from Ocinara lida (Lepidoptera: Bombycidae) in Taiwan.

A microsporidium from the Ficus pest, Ocinara lida, in Taiwan is characterized. The taxonomic position of this species was preliminarily determined by sequencing small subunit rRNA gene (SSUrRNA). Analysis of the SSUrRNA sequence indicated that this isolate from O.