Skin granuloma on a clinical background [histopathological]

This study was done on 80 cases of granulomatous diseases of the skin. These patients were subjected to full history, clinical examination and elliptical skin biopsy for histopathological examination by light microscopy using hematoxylin-eosin stain and special stains. Special stains were done for confirmation of the diagnosis in some cases as follow: Ziehl-Neelsen stain for tuberculosis, modified Ziehl-Neelsen stain for leprosy, Giemsa stain for leishmaniasis, periodic acid- Schiff and Grocott-Gomori stains for deep fungus, and reticulin stain for sarcoidosis. Leprosy represented the commonest type of skin granulomas [25%] of the cases. The age group between 30 - 40 years represented the highest incidence in most cases of skin granuloma, while cutaneous tuberculosis is more in younger age group [mean age 25.5 years]

Influence of feeding Lactobacillus acidophilus cells on serum cholesterol levels of rabbits

lactobacillus acidophilus strain was able to take up and assimilate cholesterol in the laboratory medium. This ability was increased by increasing cholesterol concentration and it was also a function of the bacterial growth. The data indicated that feeding the rabbits a diet high in cholesterol caused an increase in serum cholesterol level. Ingestion of L. acidophilus cells resulted in reduction of serum cholesterol, if mixed with either basal diet or fermented milk. It was also noticed that lactobacillus spp. had an antagonistic effect against E.coli of bowel natural flora

Fetal and maternal vitamin E content in correlation with blood lipids

The present study was designed to investigate the correlation between plasma Vitamin E and total lipids, cholesterol and triglycerides in maternal and umbilical cord blood. Levels of Vitamin E total lipids, cholesterol and triglycerides were significantly higher in maternal plasma[P > 0.001] vitamin E/total lipids ratio in cord blood was higher than that of maternal blood. Correlation of vitamin E levels with cholesterol and triglycerids levels in maternal group and cord blood group revealed no significant correlation the only significant correlation was between vitamin E levels with total lipids level in cord blood group where r = 0.673 and [p > 0.001] but no significant correlation in maternal blood. Since Vitamin E and lipids share a common lipoprotein carrier proteins