Yogurt: Effect on Leukocytes and Blood Coagulation in an Acute Liver Injury Model

Haro, Cecilia,Lazarte, Sandra,Zelaya, Hortensia,Alvarez, Susana,Aguero, Graciela The Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition 2009 Journal of medicinal food Vol.12 No.4

This study determined whether cow or goat yogurt administration has a preventive effect on the hepatic damage undergone during an acute liver injury. Acute liver injury was induced by an intraperitoneal injection of d-galactosamine. Groups of mice were fed with cow or goat yogurt for 2 days or 7 days before the d-galactosamine injection. Blood and liver samples were obtained 12 hours after d-galactosamine inoculation. d-Galactosamine induced an increase in serum aminotransaminases, a reduction in the number of blood leukocytes, an enhancement in neutrophil myeloperoxidase activity, a recruitment of leukocytes toward the liver, an increase in cell death, and an alteration in prothrombin time, activated partialthromboplastin time, and fibrinogen levels. Treatment with cow or goat yogurt was effective at increasing leukocyte number and decrease myeloperoxidase activity. We also observed a decrease in leukocyte accumulation in the liver and a reduction in cell death. Activated partial thromboplastin time and fibrinogen were normalized, but prothrombin time only showed an improvement without reaching normal values. Cow or goat yogurts were effective at protecting against an experimental acute liver injury, especially when administered for 7 days.

Yogurt: Effect on Leukocytes and Blood Coagulation in an Acute Liver Injury Model

Cecilia Haro,Sandra Lazarte,Hortensia Zelaya,Susana Alvarez,Graciela Agüero 한국식품영양과학회 2009 Journal of medicinal food Vol.12 No.4

This study determined whether cow or goat yogurt administration has a preventive effect on the hepatic damage undergone during an acute liver injury. Acute liver injury was induced by an intraperitoneal injection of d-galactosamine. Groups of mice were fed with cow or goat yogurt for 2 days or 7 days before the d-galactosamine injection. Blood and liver samples were obtained 12 hours after d-galactosamine inoculation. d-Galactosamine induced an increase in serum aminotransaminases, a reduction in the number of blood leukocytes, an enhancement in neutrophil myeloperoxidase activity, a recruitment of leukocytes toward the liver, an increase in cell death, and an alteration in prothrombin time, activated partial thromboplastin time, and fibrinogen levels. Treatment with cow or goat yogurt was effective at increasing leukocyte number and decrease myeloperoxidase activity. We also observed a decrease in leukocyte accumulation in the liver and a reduction in cell death. Activated partial thromboplastin time and fibrinogen were normalized, but prothrombin time only showed an improvement without reaching normal values. Cow or goat yogurts were effective at protecting against an experimental acute liver injury, especially when administered for 7 days.

Geographic variation in the prevalence of Kaposi sarcoma-associated herpesvirus and risk factors for transmission.

de Sanjose, Silvia,Mbisa, Georgina,Perez-Alvarez, Susana,Benavente, Yolanda,Sukvirach, Sukhon,Hieu, Nguyen Trong,Shin, Hai-Rim,Anh, Pham Thi Hoang,Thomas, Jaiyeola,Lazcano, Eduardo,Matos, Elena,Herrer University of Chicago Press 2009 The Journal of infectious diseases Vol.199 No.10

<P>BACKGROUND: The aim of the present study was to estimate the prevalence of Kaposi sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) in the female general population, to define geographic variation in and heterosexual transmission of the virus. METHODS: The study included 10,963 women from 9 countries for whom information on sociodemographic characteristics and reproductive, sexual, and smoking behaviors were available. Antibodies against KSHV that encoded lytic antigen K8.1 and latent antigen ORF73 were determined. RESULTS: The range of prevalence of KSHV (defined as detection of any antigen) was 3.81%-46.02%, with significant geographic variation noted. In Nigeria, the prevalence was 46.02%; in Colombia, 13.32%; in Costa Rica, 9.81%; in Argentina, 6.40%; in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, 15.50%; in Hanoi, Vietnam, 11.26%; in Songkla, Thailand, 10%; in Lampang, Thailand, 8.63%; in Korea, 4.93%; and in Spain, 3.65%. The prevalence of KSHV slightly increased with increasing age among subjects in geographic areas where the prevalence of KSHV was high, such as Nigeria and Colombia, and it significantly decreased with increases in the educational level attained by subjects in those areas. KSHV was not statistically associated with age at first sexual intercourse, number of sex partners, number of children, patterns of oral contraceptive use, presence of cervical human papillomavirus DNA, or smoking status. CONCLUSIONS: The study provides comparable estimates of KSHV prevalence in diverse cultural settings across 4 continents and provides evidence that sexual transmission of KSHV is not a major source of infection in the general population.</P>

UV-LEDs assisted peroxymonosulfate/Fe2+ for oxidative removal of carmoisine: The effect of chloride ion

Mehdi Ahmadi,Farshid Ghanbari,Alberto Alvarez,Susana Silva Martinez 한국화학공학회 2017 Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering Vol.34 No.8

The performance of UVA-LEDs assisted peroxymonosulfate (PMS)/Fe2+ system was evaluated on carmoisine (E122) decolorization. Complete color removal was obtained under the conditions of pH=3.0, PMS=1.5mM, Fe2+=1mM and 25 min reaction time. UVA-LEDs were preferable compared to conventional UVA lamp in terms of decolorization. The functions of Co2+, Cu2+, Mn2+ and Fe2+ were compared and their results showed that Co2+ and Fe2+ had the highest efficiencies. Moreover, the presence of chloride ion showed a double role in different concentrations in which promotional effect was observed in 100mM Cl−<, while inhibitory effect occurred in 1-10mM Cl−. However, the high concentration of chloride had no influence on mineralization of E122. The scavenging results demonstrated that the UV irradiation increased the contribution of HO•. In addition, in the presence of chloride ion, HOCl along with sulfate and hydroxyl radicals were the major oxidative agents.

Chylomicron Retention Disease: a Description of a New Mutation in a Very Rare Disease

Ferreira, Helena,Ramos, Raquel Nunez,Quan, Cinthia Flores,Ferreiro, Susana Redecillas,Ruiz, Vanessa Cabello,Goni, Javi Juamperez,Bernabeu, Jesus Quintero,Canton, Oscar Segarra,Beltran, Marina Alvarez The Korean Society of Pediatric Gastroenterology 2018 Pediatric gastroenterology, hepatology & nutrition Vol.21 No.2

Chylomicron retention disease, also known as Anderson's disease, is a rare hereditary hypocholesterolemic disorder, recessive inherited, characterized by nonspecific symptoms as abdominal distension, steatorrhea, and vomiting associated with failure to thrive. We describe a patient with failure to thrive, chronic diarrhea and steatorrhea who the diagnosis of chylomicron retention disease was established after several months of disease progression. The genetic study confirmed a homozygosity mutation in SAR1B gene, identifying a mutation never previous described [c.83_84delTG(p.Leu28Argfs*7)]. With this case report the authors aim to highlight for this very rare cause of failure to thrive and for the importance of an attempting diagnosis, in order to start adequate management with low fat diet supplemented with fat-soluble vitamins, reverting the state of malnutrition and avoiding possible irreversible and desvantating complications.

Boosting Power Generation by Sediment Microbial Fuel Cell in Oil-Contaminated Sediment Amended with Gasoline/Kerosene

Aleman-Gama, Elizabeth,Cornejo-Martell, Alan J.,Kamaraj, Sathish Kumar,Juarez, Katy,Silva-Martinez, Susana,Alvarez-Gallegos, Alberto The Korean Electrochemical Society 2022 Journal of electrochemical science and technology Vol.13 No.2

The high internal resistance (R_int) that develops across the sediment microbial fuel cells (SMFC) limits their power production (~4/10 mW m^-2) that can be recovered from an initial oil-contaminated sediment (OCS). In the anolyte, R_int is related to poor biodegradation activity, quality and quantity of contaminant content in the sediment and anode material. While on the catholyte, R_int depends on the properties of the catholyte, the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR), and the cathode material. In this work, the main factors limiting the power output of the SMFC have been minimized. The power output of the SMFC was increased (47 times from its initial value, ~4 mW m^-2) minimizing the SMFC R_int (28 times from its initial value, 5000 ohms), following the main modifications. Anolyte: the initial OCS was amended with several amounts of gasoline and kerosene. The best anaerobic microbial activity of indigenous populations was better adapted (without more culture media) to 3 g of kerosene. Catholyte: ORR was catalyzed in birnessite/carbon fabric (CF)-cathode at pH 2, 0.8M Na₂SO₄. At the class level, the main microbial groups (Gammaproteobacteria, Coriobacteriia, Actinobacteria, Alphaproteobacteria) with electroactive members were found at C-anode and were associated with the high-power densities obtained. Gasoline is more difficult to biodegrade than kerosene. However, in both cases, SMFC biodegradation activity and power output are increased when ORR is performed on birnessite/CF in 0.8 M Na₂SO₄ at pH 2. The work discussed here can focus on bioremediation (in heavy OCS) or energy production in future work.