The functional roles of transient receptor potential (TRP) channels in the gastrointestinal tract have garnered considerable attention in recent years. We previously reported that daikenchuto (TU-100), a traditional Japanese herbal medicine, increased intestinal blood flow (IBF) via adrenomedullin (ADM) release from intestinal epithelial (IE) cells (Kono T et al. J Crohns Colitis 4: 161-170, 20...

abstract the limitation of water sources in most places all over the world, especially in arid and semi-arid lands is an important issue for those who live in these areas. many governments have dedicated their efforts toward finding new water resources to obtain water. fog and cap clouds harvesting are one of the candidate methods to produce pure water. many countries including chile, peru, ecu...

O objetivo deste estudo foi analisar a situação de vulnerabilidade às IST/HIV/AIDS pessoas com cegueira atendidas em um CAP Feira Santana-BA. Trata-se quantitativo descritivo desenvolvido 36 do referido CAP. revelou que o nível informação sobre dos participantes mediano. Mesmo reconhecendo preservativo como principal forma prevenção das descritas infecções, 65,22% demonstraram não fazem uso pre...

BACKGROUND Few studies describe the community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) burden in children in Asia. We estimated the proportion of all CAP hospitalizations in children from nine hospitals across the Republic of Korea (high-income), Indonesia, Malaysia (middle-income), and Vietnam (low/middle-income). METHODS Over a one or two-year period, children <5 years hospitalized with CAP were identified...

We evaluated serum markers of bone turnover (BT) in patients suspected to have low bone turnover (LBT) given their serum level of intact parathyroid hormone (iPTH). Studies were carried out in 30 dialyzed patients. In 9 patients, iPTH was below 100 pg/mL (LBT group), and in 21, it was above 100 pg/mL (non-LBT group). Other measured laboratory parameters included serum concentrations of cyclase ...

Algal biorefinery process utilizes every component of algal biomass to produce multiple useful fuel products. In this technique, acid pretreatment of algal biomass hydrolyzes microalgal carbohydrates into fermentable sugars, makes lipids more extractable and a protein part accessible for additional products. In the present study, Chlorella sorkiniana produced higher quantity of biodiesel than B...

Background Acinetobacter infections, especially multidrug-resistant (MDR) Acinetobacter infections, are a global health problem. This study aimed to describe clinical outcomes in patients with confirmed Acinetobacter spp. isolates who were treated with tigecycline in randomized clinical trials. Materials and methods Data from 14 multinational, randomized (open-label or double-blind), and acti...

BACKGROUND Several new primary care models have been implemented in Ontario, Canada over the past two decades. These practice models differ in team structure, physician remuneration, and group size. Few studies have examined the impact of these models on specialist referrals. We compared specialist referral rates amongst three primary care models: 1) Enhanced Fee-for-service, 2) Capitation- Non...

The Cap of porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) can be assembled into virus like particles (VLPs) in vitro that have multiple loops located on the particle surface. This would make it a good vehicle for displaying exogenous proteins or epitopes. We derived two epitopes, epitope B (EpB, S37HIQLIYNL45) and 7 (Ep7, Q196WGRL200) from Gp5 highly pathogenic reproductive respiratory syndrome (HP-PRRSV). r...

A large number of viral and bacterial organisms are responsible for community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) which contributes to substantial burden on health management. A new resequencing microarray (RPM-IVDC1) associated with targeted multiplex PCR was recently developed and validated for multiple respiratory viruses detection and discrimination. In this study, we evaluated the capability of RPM-I...