Impact of cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator gene mutation on the occurrence of chronic pancreatitis in Japanese patients

金沢大学医薬保健研究域医学系DNA analyses of the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene in japanese patients with idiopathic chronic pancreatitis (ICP) were performed to determine the relationship between the CFTR mutation and ICP. The study included patients with alcoholic pancreatitis (n = 20), patients with ICP (n = 20) and healthy volunteers (controls; n = 110). The poly-T region in intron 8 of the CFTR gene was analysed by direct sequencing. The CFTR coding region was screened using single-strand conformational polymorphism and direct sequencing. In the controls, frequencies of the 5T genotype and 5T allele were 4.5% and 3.6%, respectively. The frequency of the 5T genotype was significantly higher in the ICP group (20%) versus controls, but was not significantly different in alcolohol chronic pacreatitis patients (5%). Thus, the CFIR gene mutation, especially the 5T genotype, appears to have some relationship to ICP prevalence in japanese patients independent of cystic fibrosis. Copyright © 2009 Field House Publishing LLP

Transferência de massa e secagem em leitos vibrofluidizados: uma revisão Mass transfer and drying in vibro-fluidized beds: a review

O desenvolvimento de tecnologias de processamento e equipamentos requer a utilização de novos métodos e melhor qualidade do produto processado. Dentro do processo de secagem contínua, a utilização de equipamentos que promovem incremento nos coeficientes de transferência, é a de maior interesse. O uso de energia vibracional tem sido recomendado para materiais dispersos. Assim, uma revisão da literatura sobre a transferência de massa e a secagem em leitos vibrofluidizados foi realizada, envolvendo resultados experimentais e modelagem matemática.<br>Development of processing technology and equipments requires new methods and better quality of the processed product. In the continuous drying process, utilization of equipments that promotes an increment in the transfer coefficients becomes of the major interest. The use of vibrational energy has been recommended to the dispersed materials. Such method is based on the use of vibrational energy applied to disperse media. Thus, a literature review on the mass transfer and drying in vibro-fluidized beds was carried out, showing experimental results and mathematical modeling