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Yacon Flour and Bifidobacterium longum Modulate Bone Health in Rats
Fabiana Carvalho Rodrigues,Adriano Simo˜es Barbosa Castro,Vı´vian Carolina Rodrigues,Se´rgio Antoˆnio Fernandes,Edimar Aparecida Filomeno Fontes,Taˆnia Toledo de Oliveira,He´rcia Stampini Duarte Marti 한국식품영양과학회 2012 Journal of medicinal food Vol.15 No.7
Yacon flour has been considered a food with prebiotic potential because of the high levels of fructooligosaccharides, which allows for its use in formulating synbiotic foods. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of yacon flour and probiotic (Bifidobacterium longum) on the modulation of variables related to bone health. Thirty-two Wistar rats were divided into 4 groups: control, yacon flour, diet + B. longum, and yacon flour + B. longum. After euthanasia, the bones were removed for analysis of biomechanical properties (thickness, length, and strength of fracture) and mineral content (Ca, Mg, and P); the cecum was removed for analysis of the microbiota and short-chain fatty acids. Tibia Ca, P, and Mg content was significantly (P < .05) higher in groups fed diet + B. longum, yacon flour + B. longum than in the control group. An increase in fracture strength was observed in the yacon flour (8.1%), diet + B. longum (8.6%), and yacon flour + B. longum (14.6%) in comparison to the control group. Total anaerobe and weight of the cecum were higher (P < .05) in rats consuming the yacon flour diet compared with the other groups. Cecal concentration of propionate was higher in all experimental groups compared with the control (P < .05). Yacon flour in combination with B. longum helped increase the concentration of minerals in bones, an important factor in the prevention of diseases such as osteoporosis.
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy for the treatment of a crush injury of the hand: a case report
Neto Pedro Henry,Ribeiro Zamara Brandão,Pinho Adriano Bastos,Almeida Carlos Henrique Rodrigues de,Maranhão Carlos Alberto de Albuquerque,Goncalves Joaquim da Cunha Campos 대한외상학회 2022 大韓外傷學會誌 Vol.35 No.3
We describe a case of hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOt) as an adjunct to treatment of a crush injury to the hand. A 34-year-old male paramedic was involved in a motor vehicle accident and admitted for diagnosis and surgical treatment. He sustained a crush injury to his right hand and presented with significant muscle damage, including multiple fractures and dislocations, an avulsion injury of the flexor tendons, and amputation of the distal phalanx of the little finger. He underwent reconstructive surgery and received HBOt over the following days. In the following 2 months, he lost the distal and middle phalanges of the little finger and recovered hand function. Posttraumatic compartment syndrome responds well to HBOt, which reduces edema and contributes to angiogenesis, as well as promoting the cascade of healing events. High-energy trauma causes massive cell destruction, and the blood supply is usually not sufficient to meet the oxygen demands of viable tissues. Hyperbaric oxygenation by diffusion through interstitial and cellular fluids increases tissue oxygenation to levels sufficient for the host’s responses to injury to work and helps control the delayed inflammatory reaction. HBOt used as an adjunct to surgical treatment resulted in early healing and rehabilitation, accelerating functional recovery. The results suggest that adjunctive HBOt can be beneficial for the treatment of crush injuries of the hand, resulting in better functional outcomes and helping to avoid unnecessary amputations.
( Leonor Costa ),( Joana Costa ),( Deolinda Portelinha ),( Amilcar Silva ),( Adriano Rodrigues ) 대한내과학회 2014 대한내과학회 추계학술발표논문집 Vol.2014 No.1
Background: Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is a frequent cause of infectious colitis, usually occurring as a complication of antibiotic therapy, in elderly hospitalized patients. Is responsible for signifi cant morbidity and mortality, and remains at historically high levels, being a serious re-emerging pathogen. Methods: Retrospective study of adult patients admitted in the Medical Department of a Hospital Center, between 2005 and 2012, that meet the defi nition of CDI. Results: 100 patients were included, with an average age of 78, 6 years (± 10, 76), 68% of female sex. By age group 79,0% of patients were over 70 years and 48,0% exceed 80 years. The overall mortality of the patient group was 21%, being the mortality attributable to the infection by Clostridium as the main diagnostic 8%. The main risk factor found for the disease development was recent treatment with one or more antibiotics, 81% of cases, without a predominant class of antibiotic. Regarding the origin of the infection 56% were nosocomial, 44% associated with health care and 8% had origin in the community. In patients who started therapy with metronidazole, in 12% was switched to vancomycin (ascending to 50% in the patients that died from the infection). Conclusions: The epidemiology of CDI, is changing with increase infections in lowrisk patients, and the rising of the fatal cases. Indentifi ng CDI earlier is essencial, and saves lifes. Measures like prescribing antibiotics only when apropriate, test for CDI in patients with diarrhea and isolation, are crucial, specially with the alarming reality of the rising resistance to metronidazol, the possible future vancomicin resistence with its overuse, and the present lack of new effective therapeutic options, making this opportunistic infecction, a clinical challenge in the present and in years to come.