The effects of endotoxin on plasma free amino acid concentrations in rats.

We examined the effects of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) injection on body temperature and plasma free amino acid concentrations in rats. A catheter was placed in the jugular vein of the rats in order to draw blood from and to inject LPS into awake animals. On the day of the experiment, body temperature was recorded during the experiment (330 min) and blood was drawn before and at several time points after injection of LPS (10 microg/kg body weight).

Ulcerative colitis accompanied with sarcoidosis and dermatomyositis: report of a case.

We report a rare case of ulcerative colitis with sarcoidosis and dermatomyositis. A 33-year old woman had a ten-year history of ulcerative colitis and dermatomyositis. After nine-year maintenance treatment with sulphasalazine and steroids, she underwent a proctocolectomy and ileal pouch-anal anastomosis because of deterioration of ulcerative colitis.

[A case of retractile mesenteritis of the ileocecum].

Retractile mesenteritis is a rare inflammatory mesenteric disorder with unknown etiology. We reported a resected case of mass-forming retractile mesenteritis. A 64-year-old man noticed a mass with mild tender in the right lower abdomen.

Left paraduodenal hernia in an adult complicated by ascending colon cancer: a case report.

Paraduodenal hernia is the most common internal hernia. The clinical symptoms of paraduodenal hernia may be intermittent and nonspecific. Therefore, it is difficult to diagnose preoperatively.