Effect of Probiotic LB1.5 on Anxiety-like Behavior, Neuroprotection and Neuroinflammation Markers of Male Mice Fed a High-Fat Diet.

Probiotic supplementation has been identified as a potential target to reduce inflammatory mediators associated with obesity. Therefore, this study assessed the effect of probiotic LB1.5 on anxiety-like behavior, gene expression in the prefrontal cortex, and neuroinflammation in the cerebral cortex and hippocampus of male mice fed a high-fat diet.

A high-fat diet changes placental morphology but does not change biochemical parameters, placental oxidative stress or cytokine levels.

Introduction: The placenta is an organ that forms the bridge between mother and fetus during pregnancy. Changes in the intrauterine environment directly impact the fetus' health, with maternal nutrition determining its development. This study analyzed the effects of different diets and probiotic supplementation during pregnancy on the biochemical parameters of maternal serum and placental morphology, oxidative stress, and cytokine levels in mice.

Nursing Team Workload and the Apache Index of Gravity of Patients Post Liver Transplantation: A Cohort Study.

Background: Liver transplantation is a complex treatment that demands a high workload from the nursing team. This study evaluated the nursing workload and its relationship with the severity of patients after liver transplantation.

Material And Methods: A retrospective cohort study, with a review of 286 medical records of liver transplant patients from January 2014 to June 2018 in a hospital in southern Brazil was performed.

Resting energy expenditure in cirrhotic patients with and without hepatocellular carcinoma.

Background: The diagnosis of malnutrition in patients with independent hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) varies from 20% to 50%, is related to important complications and has a direct impact on the prognosis. Determination of the resting energy expenditure (REE) has become an important parameter in this population, as it allows therapeutic adjustments to recover their nutritional status. The REE in cirrhosis, with and without HCC, is not clearly defined, and requires the identification and definition of the best nutritional approach.