Oxygen relieves the CO2 and acetate dependency of Lactobacillus johnsonii NCC 533. The probiotic Lactobacillus johnsonii NCC 533 is relatively sensitive to oxidative stress; the presence of oxygen causes a lower biomass yield due to early growth stagnation. We show however that oxygen can also be beneficial to this organism as it relieves the requirement for acetate and CO2 during growth. Both ...

Background. Neurocysticercosis (NCC) is the commonest cause of childhood acquired epilepsy in developing countries. The use of cysticidal therapy in NCC, except "single lesion NCC," is still debated in view of its doubtful usefulness and potential adverse effects. Methods. Children presenting with first episode of seizure or acute focal neurological deficit without fever were screened for NCC a...

40 41 The NaCl cotransporter (NCC) of the renal distal convoluted tubule is stimulated by low 42 K + diet by an unknown mechanism. Since recent work has shown that the STE20/SPS-1-43 related proline-alanine-rich protein kinase (SPAK) can function to stimulate NCC by 44 phosphorylation of specific N-terminal sites, we investigated if the NCC response to low 45 K + diet is mediated by SPAK. Using...

Neurocysticercosis (NCC) is caused when the cysticercus larvae of Taenia solium infect the central nervous system. The larvae usually land in the parenchymal tissue, but quite rarely can lodge in the ventricles and cisterns of the brain. Unlike parenchymal NCC, it is not easy to demonstrate the cysticercus cysts within the cerebrospinal fluid spaces. Computed tomography and even conventional MR...

Neural crest cells (NCC) give rise to much of the tissue that forms the vertebrate head and face, including cartilage and bone, cranial ganglia and teeth. In this study we show that conditional expression of a dominant-negative (DN) form of Rho kinase (Rock) in mouse NCC results in severe hypoplasia of the frontonasal processes and first pharyngeal arch, ultimately resulting in reduction of the...

R E S U M E N La asociación entre la Esclerosis Lateral Amiotrófica (ELA) y la Neurocisticercosis (NCC) rara vez se ha descrito en la literatura. Presentamos un paciente con ambos trastornos. Se diagnosticó NCC en un paciente de 55 años de edad, masculino con tomografía axial y pruebas de inmunoensayo en l íquido cefalorraquídeo (LCR). Después del tratamiento con Praziquantel, desarrolló bradil...

Cranial suture development involves a complex interaction of genes and tissues derived from neural crest cells (NCC) and paraxial mesoderm. In mice, the posterior frontal (PF) suture closes during the first month of life while other sutures remain patent throughout the life of the animal. Given the unique NCC origin of PF suture complex (analogous to metopic suture in humans), we performed quan...

Replacement of plastics used in the food industry seems to be a serious issue to overcome mainly the environmental problems in recent years. This study investigates the hydrophilicity and permeability properties of starch biopolymer which ethylene vinyl alcohol (EVOH) (0-10%) and nanocrystalline cellulose (NCC) (1-15%) were used to enhance its properties. Starch -EVOH nanocomposites were prepar...

Abstract Objective Neurocysticercosis (NCC) is the most common parasitic disease of central nervous system. No stablished treatment exists for management subarachnoid NCC. We aim to present a minimally invasive procedure with basis on anterior Sylvian point (ASP) cistern Materials and methods Three patients histologically confirmed NCC followed targeted burr hole surgery reference ASP. prepared...