Development and first evaluation of an attractant impregnated adhesive tape against blood-sucking flies.

Stable flies are one of the most important arthropod pests of livestock that reduce cattle weight gain and milk production leading to annual economic losses in excess of $2 billion to the US cattle industry. The host-seeking behavior is primarily mediated by associated odors from stable fly larval development environments and host animals. The present paper reports the development and evaluation of attractant-impregnated adhesive tapes to reduce stable fly attacks on cattle.

[A case of liver nocardiosis associated with Crohn's disease while treating infliximab].

A 23-year-old man, complaining of chronic diarrhea, was given a diagnosis of Crohn's disease. He responded well to steroid therapy and infliximab administration. However, high fever appeared on the 28th day of hospitalization, and CT scan revealed multiple liver abscesses.

[Case of autoimmune pancreatitis accompanied by autoimmune hemolytic anemia].

A 70-year-old man was initially referred to our hospital complaining of back pain and jaundice. Autoimmune pancreatitis was diagnosed. He responded well to steroid therapy.

Impaired gallbladder mucosal function in aged gallstone patients suppresses gallstone recurrence after successful extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy.

Background: Absorption of water, as well as emptying of bile, are important functions of the gallbladder. We studied the changes of gallbladder function with age in gallstone patients and their influence on the outcome of extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy (ESWL).

Methods: (i) A total of 123 consecutive patients with complete stone clearance by ESWL were examined.

Phospholipid alterations in hepatocyte membranes and transporter protein changes in cholestatic rat model.

Biliary components are transported by hepatic adenosine triphosphate-binding cassette (ABC) transporters that are located in canalicular membranes. Physiological transporter function is related to membrane fluidity, which is modulated by the phospholipid composition of the lipid bilayer. We hypothesized that cholestasis may alter transporter function by modifying phospholipid species to protect the cell from cholestatic damage.