Outcome predictors and clinical presentation of syringomyelia.

Background: The prognosis of syringomyelia is not yet established. Syringomyelia derived from different etiologies contributes to similar symptoms.

Objective: Assess the syringomyelia in our medical institutes and describe the etiologies and clinical appearance of the disorder.

Cellular apoptosis and cardiac dysfunction in STZ-induced diabetic rats attenuated by anthocyanins via activation of IGFI-R/PI3K/Akt survival signaling.

Anthocyanins are known cyto-protective agents against various stress conditions. In this study cardio-protective effect of anthocyanins from black rice against diabetic mellitus (DM) was evaluated using a streptozotocin (STZ)-induced DM rat model. Five-week-old male Wistar rats were administered with STZ (55 mg kg , IP) to induce DM; rats in the treatment group received 250 mg oral anthocyanin/kg/day during the 4-week treatment period.