In attempts to determine the cause of hypertriglyceridemia, a model animal was established. This model is useful to analyze on the relationship between food ingestion and hypertriglyceridemia. When backcrossing of the Watanabe heritable hyperlipidemic rabbit and the Japanese white rabbit, individual rabbits with high triglyceride values were identified. A novel hereditary postprandial hypertriglyceridemic rabbit, characterized by normal serum triglyceride values under conditions of fasting and high levels of serum triglyceride value by ingestion of food was thus obtained.

Yamagata University

Hereditary postprandial hypertriglyceridemic rabbit model

The invention relates to fungal cells and spores, as well as extracts of either, for use, in particular, in prevention or treatment of Chlamydia, or Helicobacter pylori or other infections, inflammation, inflammatory, lysosomal, acidic, SOD--or IgG or other immunoglobulin--peroxidases or hydrogen peroxide induced or other forms of oxidative damage, atherosclerosis, heart disease, stomach, intestinal and liver inflammatory conditions and their complications, promoting or stimulating regeneration or healing of wounds, burns, ulcers, or other forms of damaged or aged tissues, or in reducing elevated cholesterol and/or triglycerides levels In a preferred instance, the fungal cells or spores are those used in the manufacture of fungal fermented cheeses or other food stuff or beverages, particular fungal blue or white cheeses.

Petyaev; Ivan

IP Science Limited

Products and methods

A process for removing disinfectant dye such as methylene blue from blood, a liquid blood fraction or other perishable liquid to which disinfectant dye has been added. The process employs a filter of polyvinyl alcohol-acetal copolymer. This material shows exceptional avidity for disinfectant dyes, readily removing them from blood or blood fractions while having little or no effect on subsequent chemicals analysis of the treated material. The filter material is a porous matrix that releases no particles or fines into the blood product, and its white color readily shows the capture of the blue dye. Disinfectant dyes are used to extend the shelf life of platelet concentrates with the dyes being removed by a PVAA filter prior to transfusion into a patient. Also, triglycerides may also be removed from plasma or other solutions by passage through a porous matrix of poly(vinyl alcohol-acetal) copolymer.

white/triglyceride

Hereditary postprandial hypertriglyceridemic rabbit model

Products and methods

Disinfectant dye removal from blood and blood fractions using a porous poly(vinyl alcohol-acetal) copolymer

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