hypoxanthine/fever

The identification of the Tick Borne Relapsing Fever (TBRF) agent in Israel and the Palestinian Authority relies on the morphology and the association of Borrelia persica with its vector Ornithodoros tholozani. Molecular based data on B. persica are very scarce as the organism is still

OBJECTIVE High concentrations of hypoxanthine and urate have been found in the blood of rats who died suddenly during induced respiratory alkalosis as well as in cases of sudden death in malignant hyperthermia-susceptible pigs challenged with halothane. The origin of these metabolites is the

Influenza virus infection (IVI) and dengue virus infection (DVI) are major public health threats. Between IVI and DVI, clinical symptoms can be overlapping yet infection-specific, but host metabolome changes are not well-described. Untargeted metabolomics and targeted oxylipinomic analyses were

Hyperthermia is under intensive investigation as a treatment for tumors both alone and in combination with other therapeutic agents. Hyperthermia has a profound effect on the function and structural integrity of tumor microvasculature; this has often been cited as a reason for its effectiveness in

In marine ectotherms, reproduction is an energetically expensive process that affects their thermal window tolerance. For most species, the impacts of hyperthermia during gametogenesis have still not been addressed. Our aim was to assess the metabolic response of adult Nodipecten subnodosus scallops

A bioassay, using high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) analysis of platelet adenosine nucleotides and hypoxanthine, was studied for its potential use as a test for MH susceptibility. A protocol for the assay was developed, based on the method outlined by Solomons and Masson. The HPLC

Intensified adenosine triphosphate (ATP) degradation following therapeutic hyperthermia is often observed in solid tumors. As a result, accumulation of purine catabolites can be expected together with formation of protons at several stages during degradation to the final product, uric acid. Proton

Several biochemical markers in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of 120 patients with serous meningoencephalitis (SM) of viral origin were compared with those of 74 patients with viral or bacterial infections accompanied by neck stiffness but no CSF abnormality (i.e., meningism). CSF adenylate kinase

OBJECTIVE It is the intention of this report to identify appropriate analytical tests which allow for the monitoring of allopurinol treatment of patients with Lesch-Nyhan syndrome and the prevention of uric acid or xanthine lithiasis. METHODS A 12 year old boy with Lesch-Nyhan syndrome presented

Tsukamurella pulmonis is an aerobic actinomycete. We report a catheter-related bacteremia of T. pulmonis. A 39 yr-old male with ALL was hospitalized to receive bone marrow transplantation (BMT). Although the patient developed a high fever at the 7th hospital day (HD), it subsided with vancomycin

Genome sequencing projects on two relapsing fever spirochetes, Borrelia hermsii and Borrelia turicatae, revealed differences in genes involved in purine metabolism and salvage compared to those in the Lyme disease spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi. The relapsing fever spirochetes contained six open

The quality of pork is dependent on animal genotype, pre-slaughter handling, processing, maturation, and storage. We investigated the pattern of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) breakdown as it related to these factors. Samples of the thoracis portion of the longissimus dorsi muscle were obtained from

BACKGROUND In a search for new plant-derived biologically active compounds against protozoan parasites, an ethnopharmacological study was carried out to evaluate extracts from selected 17 traditional medicinal plants which were used by healers from the Garhwal region of North West Himalaya for the

Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) is sudden unexpected death in infancy for which there is no explanation based on commonly accepted diagnostic criteria; however, half of the victims have had slight signs of infection prior to death. Such slight infection with fever is an important risk factor in

Allopurinol is an FDA-Approved xanthine oxidase inhibitor that uses in the treatment of gout, hyperuricemia and uremic kidney stones in the patients with an increased level of uric acid excretion. Xanthine oxidase acts by converting hypoxanthine and xanthine to uric acid, and therefore its