Sulfonamide resistance evaluation in five animal species and first report of sul4 in companion animals.

Sulfonamides are one of the oldest groups of antibacterial agents with a broad-spectrum, used as first line treatment in bacterial infections. Their widespread use produced a selective pressure on bacteria, as observed by the high incidence of sulfonamides resistance mainly in Gram negative bacteria isolated from animals. In this research, the presence of sulfonamide resistance genes (sul1, sul2, sul3, and sul4) in phenotypically resistant Escherichia coli isolates has been studied.

Detection and genetic characterization of chicken astrovirus and avian nephritis virus from hatchery to farm.

Identified the role of the hatchery in astrovirus transmission.Sequenced the avian nephritis virus complete genome.Investigated tissue distribution of astrovirus from egg to chicks.

Markers for the detection of Lewy body disease versus Alzheimer's disease in mild cognitive impairment: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) may evolve into dementia. Early recognition of possible evolution to Alzheimer's disease (AD) and dementia with Lewy Bodies (DLB) is of importance, but actual diagnostic criteria have some limitations. In this systematic review and meta-analysis, we aimed to find the most accurate markers that can discriminate patients with DLB versus AD, in MCI stage.

Overestimation of Phonological Judgments on the Right Side of Space.

Spatial attentional biases can be observed during the processing of linguistic material. For example, we previously reported that healthy subjects overestimate the semantic distance between word stimuli in the right vs. left space.

Evaluation of the biofilm-forming ability and molecular characterization of dairy spp. isolates.

Food processing lines represents a suitable environment for bacterial biofilm formation. One of the most common biofilm-forming genera in dairy processing plants is , which includes species that may have a negative impact on safety and/or quality of dairy products. In the current study, we evaluated the biofilm forming ability and molecular characteristics of dairy spp.

A novel digital approach for post-stroke cognitive deficits: a pilot study.

Background: Cognitive dysfunctions after a brain stroke have a huge impact on patients' disability and activities of daily living. Prism adaptation (PA) is currently used in patients with right brain damage to improve lateralized spatial attentional deficits. Recent findings suggest that PA could also be useful for rehabilitation of other cognitive functions.

Effect of COVID-19 quarantine on cognitive, functional and neuropsychiatric symptoms in patients with mild cognitive impairment and dementia.

Background: During the last two years, COVID-19 affected older people with dementia or mild cognitive impairment (MCI), but conflicting and sparse results are still present. The objective of this study was to investigate the frequency and type of changes in functional, cognitive and behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD), and caregiver's stress during the period of quarantine in 2020 in patients affected by dementia/MCI living in Palermo, Sicily.

Methods: Outpatients affected by MCI/dementia were evaluated before and after COVID-19 quarantine.

Characterization of Vegetative and Strains Isolated from Processed Cheese Products in an Italian Dairy Plant.

Processed cheese is a commercial product characterized by high microbiological stability and extended shelf life obtained through the application of severe heat treatment. However, spore-forming bacteria can survive through thermal processes. Among them, microorganisms belonging to genus have been reported.

Verbal Fluency in Mild Alzheimer's Disease: Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation over the Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex.

Background: Recent studies showed that in healthy controls and in aphasic patients, inhibitory trains of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) over the right prefrontal cortex can improve phonemic fluency performance, while anodal transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) over the left prefrontal cortex can improve performance in naming and semantic fluency tasks.

Objective: This study aimed at investigating the effects of cathodal tDCS over the left or the right dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) on verbal fluency tasks (VFT) in patients with mild Alzheimer's disease (AD).

Methods: Forty mild AD patients participated in the study (mean age 73.

Collagenase-assisted wound bed preparation: An in vitro comparison between Vibrio alginolyticus and Clostridium histolyticum collagenases on substrate specificity.

Bacterial collagenase from the aerobic non-pathogenic Vibrio alginolyticus chemovar iophagus is an extracellular metalloproteinase. This collagenase preparation is obtained through a fermentation process and is purified chromatographically, resulting in a highly purified 82-kDa single-band protein that does not contain non-specific proteases or other microbial impurities. V.

Immunoliposome encapsulation increases cytotoxic activity and selectivity of curcumin and resveratrol against HER2 overexpressing human breast cancer cells.

Natural compounds have been studied as a source of countless bioactive compounds with diverse activities. Among them, many dietary phytochemicals have been thoroughly studied for their cytotoxic or apoptotic effects in several cellular models in order to explain their anticancer capacity. Curcumin and resveratrol are two natural compounds with a large body of evidence showing their cytotoxic activity against a wide variety of cancer cells; however, their poor absorption, bioavailability, and low selectivity have limited their clinical use.

Dynamic expression of Cx47 in mouse brain development and in the cuprizone model of myelin plasticity.

The study shows the dynamic expression of connexin47 (Cx47) in oligodendrocytes and myelin of mice, either in myelinogenesis occurring in early development or in an experimental model of new-myelinogenesis of adult mice. Cx47 first appeared in the embryonic mouse brain at E10.5 successively the expression increased, principally in regions populated by developing oligodendrocytes.