Techno-functionality of jack bean (Canavalia ensiformis) protein concentrate: a comparative study with soy and pea proteins.

Background: With the growing human awareness of the environmental and animal stress caused by the meat industry, the consumption of plant-based products has expanded. Plant proteins have gained market prominence due to their sustainable origin, economic value and health benefits. Well-established plant proteins in the market, such as those of soy and pea, have various applications as ingredients in the food industry.

Remission of hypertension after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy versus Roux-en-Y-gastric bypass: a systematic review of randomized control trials.

Background: Besides its benefits for weight loss, current findings suggest that bariatric surgery can induce remission of hypertension. Limited data report the effect of bariatric surgery on this obesity-associated comorbidity.

Objective: Compare the short-term, mid-term, and long-term remission of hypertension after sleeve gastrectomy versus Roux-en-Y gastric bypass.

Viability duration of pacu (Piaractus mesopotamicus) milt stored under refrigeration.

Cooling milt conserves viable spermatozoa to extend the period available for artificial fertilization and avoids the robust protocols and high costs associated with cryopreservation. Yet, the sperm quality curves of fresh and refrigerated milt have not yet been compared for pacu (Piaractus mesopotamicus), which is often used as a biological model. This study aimed to analyze the milt quality of male P.

Neurovascular dysfunction in psychiatric disorders: Underlying mechanisms and therapeutic approaches.

Background: Neurovascular interfaces, specifically the blood-brain barrier (BBB) and blood-retinal barrier (BRB), play pivotal roles in maintaining the homeostasis of the central nervous system (CNS). For a long time, these structures were seen only as a way of protection, but we currently know that they have a critical role in CNS (dys)function. Several studies have identified neurovascular alterations in early stages of brain and eye diseases, contributing to the pathophysiology of such conditions.

Lactate administration causes long-term neuroprotective effects following neonatal hypoxia-ischemia.

Neonatal hypoxia-ischemia (HI) is one of the main causes of mortality and long-term disabilities in newborns, and the only clinical approach to treat this condition is therapeutic hypothermia, which shows some limitations. Thus, putative neuroprotective agents have been tested in animal models of HI. Lactate is a preferential metabolic substrate of the neonatal brain and has already been shown to produce beneficial neuroprotective outcomes in neonatal animals exposed to HI.