The aim of the study was to comparatively assess the impact of single and repeated whole body vibration training (WBVT) and training without vibration on changes in the concentration of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS), and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) in healthy, young, non-training women. The study involved 46 women (age 20.48 ± 1.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFUnlabelled: is a challenging opportunistic pathogen due to its intrinsic and acquired mechanisms of antibiotic resistance. A large repertoire of efflux transporters actively expels antibiotics, toxins, and metabolites from cells and enables growth of in diverse environments. In this study, we analyzed the roles of representative efflux pumps from the Resistance-Nodulation-Division (RND), Major Facilitator Superfamily (MFS), and Small Multidrug Resistance (SMR) families of proteins in the susceptibility of to antibiotics and bacterial growth under stresses imposed by human hosts during bacterial infections: an elevated temperature, osmotic stress, low iron, bile salts, and acidic pH.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMultidrug efflux transporters are major contributors to the antibiotic resistance of in clinical settings. Previous studies showed that these transporters are tightly integrated into the physiology of and have diverse functions. However, for many of the efflux pumps, such functions remain poorly defined.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe aim of the study was to investigate whether 20 whole-body cryotherapy treatments have an effect on oxidative-antioxidant imbalances in women with multiple sclerosis. Fifty women aged 30-55 were examined: study group-15 women with multiple sclerosis, subjected to whole-body cryotherapy; first control group-20 women with multiple sclerosis who did not receive cryotherapy intervention; second control group-15 healthy women who participated in cryotherapy treatments. Blood from the examined women was collected twice (before and after the series of 20 cryotherapy sessions).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTraining the respiratory muscles is a crucial aspect of pulmonary rehabilitation. The purpose of this study was to assess the function of respiratory muscles in older adults both before and after a period of pulmonary rehabilitation and treatment stay within the underground chambers of a salt mine. A total of 50 patients aged 65 years and older with chronic respiratory conditions was enrolled in the study.
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