The Efficacy of Doxorubicin in Capsule Contracture Associated with Silicone Implants.

Background: Capsule contracture (CC) is a significant complication of silicone implant use. It leads to patient dissatisfaction and reoperations following aesthetic breast augmentation and reconstruction. Prolonged inflammation and abnormal fibrosis are known to play roles in the development of CC.

Effect of endosulfan on growth, alpha amylase activity and plasmids amplification in Bacillus subtilis.

Endosulfan, a chlorinated hydrocarbon insecticide of cyclodiene subgroup acts as a contact poison in a wide variety of organisms. In the present study, the effect of endosulfan on the growth, alpha amylase activity and plasmid amplification was investigated in Bacillus subtilis system. The bacteria were grown in medium, incubated with different concentrations (32, 48, 64 and 80 microg/mL) of endosulfan.