Prognosis and Treatment Effectiveness of Austrian Syndrome: A Case Report and Systematic Review.

Austrian syndrome is a rare triad of meningitis, pneumonia, and endocarditis caused by . It is associated with high morbidity and mortality rates. Most reports describe pneumonia as the initial illness, followed by multi-organ involvement.

Dual red imaging: a novel endoscopic imaging technology visualizing thick blood vessels in the gastrointestinal wall.

 Dual red imaging (DRI), a novel image-enhanced endoscopy (IEE) technology, has the potential to improve the visibility of blood vessels in deeper tissue using 600 nm and 630 nm wavelength lights in the red band.  To confirm the feasibility of DRI in visualization of vessels in deeper tissue and identify pathologically the features of blood vessels visualized by DRI.  Study 1: visibility of blood vessels was assessed by five observers in 137 pairs of DRI and white light imaging (WLI) images.

Dewaxed Brown Rice Feed Improves Fatty Liver in Obese and Diabetic Model Mice.

Background/aim: Dewaxed brown rice has macrophage activation ability via TLR4 and contains a high amount of lipopolysaccharides (LPS). It is expected that dewaxed brown rice can help prevent lifestyle diseases. In this study, the anti-obesity effect of dewaxed brown rice was investigated using obese and diabetic model mice.

Improvement Effect of Dewaxed Brown Rice on Constipation in Antibiotic-treated Mice.

Background/aim: A decrease in gastrointestinal motility causing weakened lipopolysaccharide (LPS) - toll-like receptor (TLR)4 signaling along with a decline in the number of enteric bacteria is known to be a cause of constipation due to the administration of antibiotics. A new type of brown rice with its wax layer removed, resulting in quick-cooking and tasty product, contains 100-times more LPS than polished white rice. In this study, the improvement effect on constipation due to intake of dewaxed brown rice was examined.

Dewaxed Brown Rice Contains a Significant Amount of Lipopolysaccharide Pointing to Macrophage Activation via TLRs.

Background/aim: Oral ingestion of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) has been shown to be effective in diseases' prevention. Brown rice contains large amounts of LPS not actively consumed because of bad taste. Recently, a new type of brown rice with its wax layer removed has been produced.