The dietary inflammatory index (DII) is a new tool to assess the inflammatory potential of the diet. In the present study, we aimed to determine the association between the DII and BMI, waist circumference and waist:height ratio (WHtR). We conducted a cross-sectional study of 7236 participants recruited into the PREvención con DIeta MEDiterránea trial. Information from a validated 137-item FFQ ...

Autologous bone marrow mononuclear progenitor cells (ABMCs) are now being used for several regenerative medicine studies, but questions remain on the fate and function of the injected ABMCs. The ability to track the cells within animals is important in understanding the regeneration process, and both quantum dots (Q-dots) and the organic dye CM-DiI have been used frequently in cell tracking stu...

Este artigo revisa as recentes evoluções nas abordagens cirúrgicas para a doença inflamatória intestinal (DII), destacando o impacto e os benefícios das técnicas minimamente invasivas, como cirurgia laparoscópica robótica. Fornecemos uma visão abrangente dos principais estudos que comparam intervenções convencionais modernas em termos de eficácia, segurança, recuperação do paciente qualidade vi...

A flow-cytometric method with fluorescence-labeled monoclonal antibodies (MABs) against the low density lipoprotein (LDL) receptor (C7A MAB) or 3,3'-dioctadecylindocarbocyanin-iodide (DiI) LDL has been developed that allows the quantification of LDL receptors on leukocytes and the identification of patients with familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) within 48 hours. Leukocytes were isolated from 1...

BACKGROUND Recently, the clinical importance of dietary inflammatory index (DII) in predicting the inflammatory potential of diet and its role in pathogenesis of several chronic disease including some types of cancers, osteoporosis, cardiovascular disease and renal disease has been proposed. However, its association with the disease severity and progression and cardio-metabolic risk factors amo...

Apicomplexan parasites are the causative agents of globally prevalent diseases including malaria and toxoplasmosis. These obligate intracellular pathogens have evolved a sophisticated host cell invasion strategy that relies on a parasite-host cell junction anchored by interactions between apical membrane antigens (AMAs) on the parasite surface and rhoptry neck 2 (RON2) proteins discharged from ...

CONTEXT Considerable controversy regarding fluid replacement during exercise currently exists. OBJECTIVE To compare fluid turnover between National Football League (NFL) players who have constant fluid access and collegiate football players who replace fluids during water breaks in practices. DESIGN Observational study. SETTING Respective preseason training camps of 1 National Collegiate ...

Introdução: A Doença Intestinal Inflamatória (DII), é uma patologia de etiologia múltipla, envolvendo aspectos genéticos, alterações na composição da microbiota intestinal, fatores ambientais e estilo vida. Quando instalada, a DII gera hiperatividade mucosa intestinal e, consequentemente, resposta imunológica exacerbada acompanhada inflamação local. Nesse contexto, o uso plantas fitoterápicas c...

The zebrafish system is an excellent vertebrate genetic model to study hemostasis and thrombosis because saturation mutagenesis screens can identify novel genes that play a role in this vital physiologic pathway. To study hemostatic mutations, it is important to understand the physiology of zebrafish hemostasis and thrombosis. Previously, we identified zebrafish thrombocytes and have shown that...