Towards sustainable biocontrol: inhibition of soil borne fungi by microalgae from harsh environments.

Using microorganisms as biocontrol agents against soilborne plant pathogens is a promising alternative to chemical pesticides. However, only some biocontrol agents have proven effective under field conditions. This study explores the potential of highly resilient microalgae isolated from harsh environments, such as Biological Soil Crusts and agricultural fields in semi-arid regions, as a novel and sustainable approach to biocontrol.

The Nephroprotective Effect of Nitric Oxide during Extracorporeal Circulation: An Experimental Study.

This study aims to determine the effectiveness of administering 80 ppm nitric oxide in reducing kidney injury, mitochondrial dysfunction and regulated cell death in kidneys during experimental perfusion. Twenty-four sheep were randomized into four groups: two groups received 80 ppm NO conditioning with 90 min of cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB + NO) or 90 min of CPB and hypothermic circulatory arrest (CPB + CA + NO), while two groups received sham protocols (CPB and CPB + CA). Kidney injury was assessed using laboratory (neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin, an acute kidney injury biomarker) and morphological methods (morphometric histological changes in kidney biopsy specimens).

Stress Echocardiography by the ABCDE Protocol ln the Assessment of Prognosis of Stable Coronary Heart Disease.

Aim: To assess the role of clinical indicators and parameters of stress echocardiography performed according to an extended protocol as predictors for the occurrence of a composite cardiovascular endpoint (CCVEP) in IHD.

Material And Methods: The study included 186 patients (60.2% men, mean age 60.

SCAI Staging Application for Acute Myocardial Infarction-Related Cardiogenic Shock at a Single-Center Russian Registry.

Aim: To access the features of the course of myocardial infarction (MI) in patients with different stages of MI complicated by cardiogenic shock (MI CS) according to the SCAI scale.

Methods: We retrospectively described the portrait of CS MI ( = 117) at different stages of SCAI from the hospital MI registry ( = 1253).

Results: Hospital mortality increased from stage to stage ( ≤ 0.

[Metabolic, inflammatory and imaging biomarkers in evaluation of coronary atherosclerosis severity in patients with coronary artery disease and diabetes mellitus type 2].

Aim: To study interconnections between epicardial adipose tissue thickness (EATt), parameters of glucose metabolism/insulin, C-reactive protein (hsCRP), serum adipokines and severity of coronary artery disease (CAD) depending on the presence of diabetes mellitus type 2 (DM 2); to determine significant markers of CAD severity in patients with DM 2.

Materials And Methods: The study involved 106 patients with CAD (m/f 64/42, 60.96.