Sesquiterpene nootkatone counteracted the melamine-induced neurotoxicity via repressing of oxidative stress, inflammatory, and apoptotic trajectories.

Melamine (ML), a chemical substance of high nitrogen content, is used as a food adulterant. Former evidences implied that ML could induce a variety of toxic effects including neurotoxicity and cognitive impairment. Therefore, the aim of this study was to delineate the protective effect of the nootkatone (NK) against ML-induced neural adverse effects.

Malnutrition score and Body Mass Index as nutritional screening tools for hemodialysis patients.

Background And Aims: Malnutrition is highly prevalent in the hemodialysis population. Nutritional screening is important to identify patients at risk of malnutrition. This study aimed to investigate the concurrent validity of BMI cut-offs (BMI < 23 kg/m and BMI < 18.