prostaglandin f/fever

OBJECTIVE Our purpose was to determine whether intracervical placement of laminaria stalks would improve the effectiveness of inducing termination of pregnancies in the second trimester by intra-amniotic injection of prostaglandin F(2)alpha. METHODS This is a prospective randomized clinical trial

Prostaglandin concentrations of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of 38 febrile patients (from infants up to adults) were compared with those of 19 afebrile adult control persons. CSF samples were extracted and the prostaglandins groups of the extract separated by column chromatography. Concentrations of

Objectives were to determine the effects of a dose of PGF_2α administered 2 days before timed artificial insemination (AI) on LH pulsatility, characteristics of the pre-ovulatory follicle, and pregnancy per artificial insemination (P/AI) in anovular dairy cows, particularly in cows not

Members of the genus Trypanosoma cause African trypanosomiasis in humans and animals in Africa. Infection of mammals by African trypanosomes is characterized by an upregulation of prostaglandin (PG) production in the plasma and cerebrospinal fluid. These metabolites of arachidonic acid (AA) may, in

Prostaglandin E and F regulate diverse physiological functions including gastrointestinal motility, fever induction and reproduction. This multitude of biological effects is mediated via their four E receptor subtypes (EP(1), EP(2), EP(3) and EP(4)) and F receptor (FP), respectively. Majority of

Prostaglandins have hyperthermic as well as hypothermic effects, and lithium, which inhibits the conversion of dihomogammalinolenic acid to PGE1, can produce hyperthermia. Electroconvulsive shock raises prostaglandin F in rat cerebral cortex and in the case presented here lithium normalized

Prostaglandin F 1alpha (tham salt formulation) was injected IM into mature beef heifers at the rate of 0, 25, 75, 125, or 250 mg (4 heifers/dose group) on days 2 and 10, or 0 and 25 mg (4 heifers/dose group) on days 1 through 10. Drug effects were evaluated by means of 19 clinical observations,

This study evaluates the antipyretic activity of nimesulide, a cyclooxygenase (COX-2) selective inhibitor in rats. The effects of nimesulide on lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced cerebrospinal prostaglandin E(2) (PGE(2)) and prostaglandin F(2alpha) (PGF(2alpha)) and on plasma tumor necrosis

BACKGROUND Petersianthus macrocarpus (Lecythidaceae) is widely used in the folk medicine in Nigeria to relieve pain and fever associated with malaria. This study evaluated the analgesic and antioxidant activities of the methanol extract and fractions of the stem bark of the plant. METHODS The

OBJECTIVE To inquire into effects of cytokines and other inflammatory media, and peptide hormones during multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS) subsequent to acute abdominal diseases. METHODS In 19 patients with MODS due to acute abdominal diseases, tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha),

Bacterial cell walls contain peptidoglycan (PTG), which, among other actions, induces fever. The present experiment evaluated the effects of PTG treatment on early pregnancy and blood plasma concentrations of reproductive hormones. Ewes were injected i.v. with saline or 15, 30 or 60 microg kg(-1)

Causes for pre-implantation embryo loss, which can be as high as 50% or more of fertilized embryos, are multifactorial and largely undescribed. Studies in cattle using mastitis as a model indicate that one cause of early embryonic loss is infectious disease or activation of immune responses at sites

This paper reviews the causes, impact, treatment, and prevention of retained placenta (RP), metritis, and endometritis in dairy cows. The occurrence of each of these diseases largely depends on immune function in the transition period. Retained placenta affects 5-10% of calvings and greatly