<p> <b>BACKGROUND:</b> There have been numerous studies that compare the relationship of postprandial lipemia, oxidative stress, and endothelial dysfunction, but there is a lack of information as to the dose response nature of isocaloric high-fat meals (HFM). <b>OBJECTIVE:</b> To examine the dose response of lipemia (isocaloric HFM consisting of 25%, 50%, and 75% fat) on plasma triglycerides (TG), oxidative stress, and endothelial function. It was hypothesized that the highest fat load would produce the greatest amount of oxidative stress and endothelial dysfunction; whereas each lipid load would be significantly higher than the previous. <b>METHODS:</b> Ten young inactive healthy men (22.8 &plusmn; 2.9 yrs) participated in three randomized challenge meals consisting of 25%, 50%, and 75% fat. Endothelial function, as measured by flow-mediated dilation (FMD) and blood samples were taken at baseline, 2 and 4 hours postprandial. Samples were assayed for blood biomarkers of TG and oxidative stress (3-nitrotyrosine (3-NT) and thiobarbuiuric acid reactive substances (TBARS)). <b>RESULTS:</b> TG were found to be significant with the 50% fat meal compared to the 25% fat meal (p = .001); but not between the other comparisons. Significance was also found for TG between 25% and 50% fat meals at 2 hours postprandial (p = .000) but not for any of the other comparisons. No changes were observed with either measure of oxidative stress. FMDs were found to be significant with the 50% fat meals compared to the 25% fat meal (p = .026), and the 75% fat meals compared to the 25% fat meal (p = .002); but not between the 50% and 75% fat meals (p = .142). Significance was also found for FMDs at 2 hours postprandial between 25% and 75% fat meals (p = .027) and at 4 hours postprandial between 25% and 50% (p = .017) and 25% and 75% fat meals (p = .013). <b>CONCLUSIONS:</b> Thus, it appears young healthy inactive men do not exhibit a dose response in lipemia following an isocaloric HFM consisting of 25%, 50%, and 75% fat. Interpretation of the oxidative stress and endothelial dysfunction results are more difficult to interpret without a dose response in lipemia. However, other measures of oxidative stress should be considered before strong conclusions can be drawn.</p>

<p> Study objectives were to determine the effectiveness, reproducibility, and repeatability of dental evaluation for estimating cattle age. Cattle (n = 400) aged 1.5 to 20 yr were evaluated by 3 technicians for estimated age via dentition. A subset (n = 383) was aged again 4 wk later by the same observers. Age estimations were most accurate in YOUNG (&le; 5 yr old) cattle with at least 95.7% rate of accuracy within 2 yr across all observers and observation events. For MIDDLE (6 to 10 yr old) and OLD (> 10 yr old) cattle, these accuracies were 81.5 and 62.1%, respectively. Reproducibility proved high, with all observers consistently assigning age estimates within 1 yr of one another for more than 9 out of 10 YOUNG animals; all observers agreed on at least every 8 out of 10 estimations for all age groups within 3 yr. Repeatability was less consistent.</p>

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Thesis (M.S.)--Ball State University, 2006. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 33-35).

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