The Role of Natriuretic Peptides in Pericardial Fluid in Predicting Cardiovascular Disorders: A Systematic Review.

Atrial and ventricular natriuretic peptides play an important role in the neurohormonal regulation of cardiac function. Plasma levels of these peptides may aid in the diagnosis and prognosis of different cardiac disorders, such as congestive heart failure, ischemic heart disease, and atrial fibrillation. However, the association between elevated pericardial fluid levels of natriuretic peptides and these clinical conditions has not been proven.

Müller glia in short- term dark adaptation of the Austrolebias charrua retina: cell proliferation and cytoarchitecture.

Fish with unique life cycles offer valuable insights into retinal plasticity, revealing mechanisms of environmental adaptation, cell proliferation, and thus, potentially regeneration. The variability of the environmental factors to which Austrolebias annual fishes are exposed has acted as a strong selective pressure shaping traits such as nervous system plasticity. This has contributed to adaptation to their extreme conditions including the decreased luminosity as ponds dry out.

Effects of antioxidants on in vitro growth of Thecaphora frezzii.

Aims: Thecaphora frezzii, the causal agent of peanut smut, causes significant grain losses in Argentina. Current control strategies are insufficient to manage this pathogen. We investigate the effect of antioxidants on the in vitro development of T.

Prevalence, management, health-care burden, and 90-day outcomes of prolonged mechanical ventilation in the paediatric intensive care unit (LongVentKids): an international, prospective, cross-sectional cohort study.

Background: The number of children requiring prolonged mechanical ventilation (PMV) has increased with the advancement of medical care. We aimed to estimate the prevalence of PMV worldwide, document demographic and clinical characteristics of children requiring PMV in paediatric intensive care units (PICUs), and to understand variation in clinical practice and health-care burden.

Methods: This international, multicentre, cross-sectional cohort study screened participating PICUs in 28 countries for children aged >37 postgestational weeks to 17 years who had been receiving mechanical ventilation (MV; invasive or non-invasive) for at least 14 consecutive days.

Human milkoligosaccharides: Role in lactation and infant formulas.

Human milk oligosaccharides (HMO) are the specific and selective growth substrate for bifidobacteria, preventing pathogen adhesion, modulating the immune system, and impacting neurodevelopment. Human milk is the best food for the neonate; infant formulas enriched with HMOs are indicated when human milk is not possible or sufficient. HMOs developed and added to available infant formulas are 2'-FL (2'-fucosyl lactose), 3-FL (3-fucosyl lactose), 3'-SL (3'-sialyl lactose), 6'-SL (6'-sialyl lactose), LNT (lacto-N-tetraose), and 3'-GL (3'-galactosyl lactose), the latter being produced in situ by microbial fermentation.