Fish collagen peptides' modulating effect on human skin microbiota against pathogenic .

The current research aims to design effective strategies to enhance the body's immune system against pathogenic bacteria. Skin commensals were isolated, identified and cultured in fish collagen peptides (FCPs). After culturing in FCP, the skin commensals were used in a dose-dependent manner for in a dual-culture test, which showed significant growth inhibition of the pathogenic bacteria, which concluded that FCP induced the immune defense system of skin microbiota against pathogenic strains.

Final year dental students' perception and practice of professionalism and ethical attitude in ten Sudanese dental schools: A cross-sectional survey.

Introduction: Professionalism and ethics are essential components of all dental schools. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the level of professionalism among Sudanese undergraduate dental students.

Materials And Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among 307 students in the final year undergraduate Dental Surgery Bachelor program with 155 public and 152 private university students.

Vitamin D level and its determinants among Sudanese Women: Does it matter in a sunshine African Country?

Background: Vitamin D deficiency is a worldwide concern. The aim of the current study was to determine the vitamin D level and its contributing factors in Sudanese women.

Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 251 Sudanese women attending Family Health Centers in Khartoum, Sudan were interviewed.

Relationship between non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and kidney function: a communication between two organs that needs further exploration.

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is now regarded as hepatic component of the metabolic syndrome. In addition, NAFLD has emerged as a growing public health problem worldwide and an important challenge for health authorities. NAFLD is associated with insulin resistance and hyperlipidaemia and this appears as the potential pathogenic role of NAFLD in the development and progression of chronic kidney disease (CKD).

Renal stone disease and obesity: what is important for urologists and nephrologists?

Currently, obesity has reached an epidemic stage and represents a challenge for health authorities across the globe. Certainly, with emergence of obesity epidemic, we started to see an increase in the prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and nephrolithiasis. Interestingly, epidemiologic studies have shown that the incident stone risk increases with body mass index (BMI), and no further increase in risk is noticed when the BMI > 30 kg/m(2).

Ezetimibe as a potential treatment for dyslipidemia associated with chronic renal failure and renal transplant.

Individuals with chronic renal disease (CKD) are prone to have accelerated process of atherosclerosis. Importantly, cardiovascular disease is the main cause of morbidity and mortality in kidney transplant recipients. Recent studies suggest a potential benefit of the lipid lowering medica-tions in preventing cardiovascular events in the CKD and the transplant populations.

Terlipressin and hepatorenal syndrome: what is important for nephrologists and hepatologists.

Hepatorenal syndrome (HRS) is a reversible form of functional renal failure that occurs with advanced hepatic cirrhosis and liver failure. Despite mounting research in HRS, its etiology and medical therapy has not been resolved. HRS encompasses 2 distinct types.