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Single-dose lignocaine-based blood cardioplegia in single valve replacement patients

Abstract OBJECTIVE: Myocardial protection is the most important in cardiac surgery. We compared our modified single-dose long-acting lignocaine-based blood cardioplegia with short-acting St Thomas 1 blood cardioplegia in patients undergoing single valve replacement. METHODS: A total of 110 patients wh...

Draft genome sequence of alcohol-tolerant bacteria Pediococcus acidilactici strain K3

Braz. j. microbiol; 48 (1), 2017
Abstract Pediococcus acidilactici strain K3 is an alcohol-tolerant lactic acid bacterium isolated from nuruk, which is a traditional Korean fermentation starter for makgeolli brewing. Draft genome of this strain was approximately 1,991,399 bp (G+C content, 42.1%) with 1525 protein-coding sequences (CDS),...

Association between MFN2 gene polymorphisms and the risk and prognosis of acute liver failure: a case-control study in a Chinese population

Braz. j. med. biol. res; 50 (6), 2017
This study aimed to determine the role of mitofusin 2 (MFN2) gene polymorphisms in the risk and prognosis of acute liver failure (ALF). A total of 298 blood samples were collected from 138 ALF patients (case group) and 160 healthy participants (control group). Coagulation function, glutamic pyruvic trans...

Bradykinin, insulin, and glycemia responses to exercise performed above and below lactate threshold in individuals with type 2 diabetes

Braz. j. med. biol. res; 50 (11), 2017
The aim of this study was to analyze the acute responses of bradykinin, insulin, and glycemia to exercise performed above and below lactate threshold (LT) in individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D). Eleven participants with a diagnosis of T2D randomly underwent three experimental sessions 72 h ap...

Lactobacillus plantarum BL011 cultivation in industrial isolated soybean protein acid residue

Braz. j. microbiol; 47 (4), 2016
Abstract In this study, physiological aspects of Lactobacillus plantarum BL011 growing in a new, all-animal free medium in bioreactors were evaluated aiming at the production of this important lactic acid bacterium. Cultivations were performed in submerged batch bioreactors using the Plackett-Burman meth...

Comportamiento plasmático y clínico del ácido láctico en el trasplante cardíaco

Arch. cardiol. Méx; 86 (4), 2016
Resumen Introducción Hay controversia en relación con el ácido láctico luego del trasplante cardíaco. Objetivo Evaluar el patrón plasmático del ácido láctico y su valor pronóstico luego del trasplante cardíaco. Métodos Entre el 2011 y el 2014 se incluyeron 127 pacientes luego de cirugía c...

L-(+)-Lactic acid production by Lactobacillus rhamnosus B103 from dairy industry waste

Braz. j. microbiol; 47 (3), 2016
ABSTRACT Lactic acid, which can be obtained through fermentation, is an interesting compound because it can be utilized in different fields, such as in the food, pharmaceutical and chemical industries as a bio-based molecule for bio-refinery. In addition, lactic acid has recently gained more interest due...

Is heart rate variability a feasible method to determine anaerobic threshold in progressive resistance exercise in coronary artery disease?

ABSTRACT Background Recent studies have shown that the magnitude of the metabolic and autonomic responses during progressive resistance exercise (PRE) is associated with the determination of the anaerobic threshold (AT). AT is an important parameter to determine intensity in dynamic exercise. Objective...

Post-analysis methods for lactate threshold depend on training intensity and aerobic capacity in runners. An experimental laboratory study

Säo Paulo med. j; 134 (3), 2016
ABSTRACT CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to evaluate different mathematical post-analysis methods of determining lactate threshold in highly and lowly trained endurance runners. DESIGN AND SETTING: Experimental laboratory study, in a tertiary-level public university hospital. METHOD: Twenty...

Antimicrobial activity of chitosan coatings and films against Listeria monocytogenes on black radish

Rev. argent. microbiol; 48 (2), 2016
The antibacterial activity of chitosan coatings prepared with acetic or lactic acid, as well as of composite chitosan-gelatin films prepared with essential oils, was evaluated in fresh shredded black radish samples inoculated with Listeria monocytogenes ATCC 19115 and L. monocytogenes ATCC 19112 during s...