Impact of Non-Pharmacological Interventions on the Mechanisms of Atherosclerosis.

Atherosclerosis remains the leading cause of mortality and morbidity worldwide characterized by the deposition of lipids and fibrous elements in the form of atheroma plaques in vascular areas which are hemodynamically overloaded. The global burden of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease is steadily increasing and is considered the largest known non-infectious pandemic. The management of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease is increasing the cost of health care worldwide, which is a concern for researchers and physicians and has caused them to strive to find effective long-term strategies to improve the efficiency of treatments by managing conventional risk factors.

Oxidative Stress and Antioxidant Defense Mechanisms in Response to Starvation and Refeeding in the Intestine of Stellate Sturgeon () Juveniles from Aquaculture.

is a critically endangered species due to the anthropic influence. It has been intensively captured for decades because of its high economic value, its roe being used in the caviar industry. Therefore, is intensively raised in fish farms for both conservation and economical purposes.

Preliminary investigation of lower Danube pollution caused by potentially toxic metals.

The current study aims to assess the pollution status of the European river-sea system lower Danube River-Danube Delta-North West Black Sea, through an integrated analysis of metal concentrations in water, sediments and fish community. The Danube flows through numerous industrial cities and receives a significant amount of pollutants due to the reception of urban and industrial emissaries, as well as agricultural land runoff. Samples of water, sediments and fish (10 species) were collected from 7 representative sites along Danube River, Danube Delta and Black Sea shore.

A recurrent solitary glomus tumor of the forearm.

Glomus tumors account for 1.6% of all soft tissue tumors and the majority are localized at the level of the fingertips and do not exceed the size of 5 mm. They are usually solitary tumors, characterized by the following clinical triad - severe pain, pinpoint tenderness, and cold intolerance.

Histological and immunohistochemical aspects of the atrophic dental pulp modifications of abutment teeth.

Background: Reducing the thickness of hard dental tissues through the preparation of teeth for fixed prosthodontics represents an aggression for the dentin-pulp complex and may cause changes in dental pulp tissues, by means of acute or chronic inflammation, or by asymptomatic, atrophic modifications.

Aim: The aim of the study was to histological and immunohistochemical evaluate samples of dental pulp selected from previously prepared teeth, which had been functioning as abutment teeth for some years.

Patients, Materials And Methods: The starting point of the study was a statistical study conducted on a batch of 276 patients, of which 64 needed to change the fixed prosthetic restorations.

Effects of starvation and refeeding on growth performance and stress defense mechanisms of stellate sturgeon Acipenser stellatus juveniles from aquaculture.

Acipenser stellatus represents a species of great economical interest due to its roe used for caviar production. Therefore, it has been intensively captured for decades and nowadays, this species is on the verge of extinction. As a consequence, Acipenser stellatus is intensively raised in fish farms.

Basal cell carcinoma of the nasal pyramid excision margins: a retrospective study.

Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is the most frequent skin cancer and its location in the nasal pyramid poses treatment problems. The main issue is how large the resection margins should be. The article presents a retrospective study on patients with BCCs of the nose.

Metachronous gastrointestinal stromal tumor associated with other neoplasia - case presentation.

The association of gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST), synchronous or metachronous with other tumors is reported in special literature, the most frequent being associated with other gastrointestinal tumors. GISTs are the most common mesenchymal neoplasm of the gastro-intestinal tract with a malignant potential. We present a case of 68-year-old male patient diagnosed with GIST stage IV, unreachable due to liver metastases, treated with Imatinib, diagnosed at 13 months of prostate adenocarcinoma diagnosis [treated with hormonal therapy (HT) and external beam radiotherapy (EBRT)]; at 45 months from the first neoplasia diagnosis, the patient was diagnosed with the third neoplasia - lung squamous carcinoma - right inferior lobe, for which performed EBRT.

The combination of oligo- and polysaccharides and reticulated protein for the control of symptoms in patients with irritable bowel syndrome: Results of a randomised, placebo-controlled, double-blind, parallel group, multicentre clinical trial.

Background: A medical device containing the film-forming agent reticulated protein and a prebiotic mixture of vegetable oligo- and polysaccharides has been developed, recently receiving European approval as MED class III for the treatment of chronic/functional or recidivant diarrhoea due to different causes including irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). In the present paper, we evaluate a protein preparation containing these components in comparison with placebo in adult patients with diarrhoea-predominant IBS.

Methods: In a randomised, placebo-controlled, double-blind, parallel group, multicentre clinical trial, patients were randomly assigned to receive the combination of oligo- and polysaccharides and reticulated protein and placebo (four oral tablets/day for 56 days).

AIDS-related lymphoma in a young HIV late presenter patient.

Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) is an acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)-indicative disease. Nowadays, NHL is rarely reported in Europe as indicative disease for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) testing. We present the case of a 22-year-old Romanian male patient without past medical history, except the swelling of a submental lymph node 11 months ago.