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Effects of cococonut water and simvastatin in the treatment of sepsis and hemorrhagic shock in rats

Acta cir. bras; 31 (12), 2016
ABSTRACT PURPOSE: To evaluate the effects of modified coconut water as fluid of resuscitation combined with simvastatin in hemorrhagic shock and sepsis model in rats. METHODS: Four groups of Wistar rats with hemorrhagic shock and abdominal sepsis were studied (n=8/group). Rats were bled and maintaine...

Kidney stones: composition, frequency and relation to metabolic diagnosis

Medicina (B.Aires); 76 (6), 2016
Nephrolithiasis is one of the most frequent urologic diseases. The aim of this paper is to study the composition and frequency of 8854 patient kidney stones and in a subset of them their metabolic risk factors to be related to their type of calculi. Physicochemical and crystallographic methods were used ...

The putative catalytic role of higher serotonin bioavailability in the clinical response to exposure and response prevention in obsessive-compulsive disorder

Objective: Exposure and response prevention (ERP) is effective to treat obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), but the lack of tolerance to the aversion nature of exposure techniques results in a high drop-out rate. There have been reports of a generic stress endurance effect of serotonin (5-HT) in the cen...

Influence of tobacco, alcohol and diabetes on the collagen of cremaster muscle in patients with inguinal hernias

ABCD (São Paulo, Impr.); 29 (4), 2016
ABSTRACT Background: New findings point out that the mechanism of formation of the hernias can be related to the collagenous tissues, under activity of aggressive agents such as the tobacco, alcohol and diabetes. Aim: To analyze the collagen present in the cremaster muscle in patients with inguinal her...

Absceso cerebral por nocardia SP en paciente con anemia hemolítica reporte de un caso
Cerebral abscess due to nocardia SPP in a patient with hemolytic anemia report of a case

Rev. med. interna Guatem; 20 (3), 2016
Las infecciones por Nocardia no son comunes para humanos inmunocompetentes la mayoría de casos es reportada en pacientes inmunosupresos, usualmente la mayoría de estos casos se reportan a nivel pulmonar y tejidos blandos. Los abscesos por Nocardia son usualmente poco comunes reportando aproximadamente ...

Enhancement of botrallin and TMC-264 production in liquid culture of endophytic fungus Hyalodendriella sp. Ponipodef12 after treatments with metal ions

Electron. j. biotechnol; 19 (6), 2016
Background: Hyalodendriella sp. Ponipodef12, an endophytic fungus from a poplar hybrid, was a high producer of botrallin and TMC-264 with various bioactivities. In this study, the influences of eight metal ions (i.e.,Mn2+,Na+, Mg2+,Zn2+,Cu2+,Fe2+,Fe3+ and Al3+) on botrallin and TMC-264 production in liqu...

Enzyme activity and thermostability of a non-specific nuclease from Yersinia enterocolitica subsp. palearctica by site-directed mutagenesis

Electron. j. biotechnol; 19 (6), 2016
Background: To identify the critical amino acid residues that contribute to the high enzyme activity and good thermostability of Yersinia enterocolitica subsp. palearctica (Y. NSN), 15 mutants of Y. NSN were obtained by site-directed mutagenesis in this study. And their enzyme activity and thermostabilit...

Antioxidant activity and protective role on protein glycation of synthetic aminocoumarins

Electron. j. biotechnol; 19 (6), 2016
Background: Synthesized aminocoumarins are heterocyclic compounds possessing potential for the treatment of insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus with unexplored anti-glycative action. Results: In this study 4-aminocoumarin derivatives (4-ACDs) were evaluated in vitro for antiglycation (AG) activities by u...

A novel pH-stable, endoglucanase (JqCel5A) isolated from a salt-lake microorganism, Jonesia quinghaiensis

Electron. j. biotechnol; 19 (6), 2016
Background: Endoglucanase, one of three type cellulases, can randomly cleave internal p-1,4-linkages in cellulose polymers. Thus, it could be applied in agricultural and industrial processes. Results: A novel endoglucanase gene (JqCel5A) was cloned from Jonesia quinghaiensis and functionally expressed in...

The use of chitosan in protecting wooden artifacts from damage by mold fungi

Electron. j. biotechnol; 19 (6), 2016
Background: Many buildings in Egypt e.g. museums, mosques and churches, do not possess controlled environments for minimizing the risks of damage of wooden artifacts due to the growth of fungi. Fungal damage usually appears as change in wood color, appearance of stains, and sometimes deformation of woode...