Effects of garlic fractions consumption on male reproductive functions.

Many researchers have focused on the preventive and curative effects of garlic (Allium sativum), particularly on cardiovascular diseases and cancer. However, its impacts on the male reproductive system have not been clearly defined. In this study, the effect of chronic consumption of two garlic fractions was tested: one soluble in water (aqueous solution obtained by grinding and centrifugation) and the other one precipitated by ethanol (alcoholic precipitate obtained by precipitation of the aqueous solution), on different variables of male rats' reproductive functions.

Adaptation of Salmonella enterica Hadar under static magnetic field: effects on outer membrane protein pattern.

Background: Salmonella enterica serovar Hadar (S. Hadar) is a highly prevalent foodborne pathogen and therefore a major cause of human gastroenteritis worldwide. Outer membrane proteins whose production is often regulated by environmental conditions also play important roles in the adaptability of bacterial pathogens to various environments.

Matrix-producing breast carcinoma: a case report of this rare entity.

Matrix-producing carcinoma of the breast is very rare with few cases reported in the literature. This entity is characterized by the association of malignant epithelial elements and a mesenchymal component. Therapeutic strategy is not well established and prognostic factors need further research.