The significance of cardiac autonomic neuropathy (CAN) has not been fully appreciated and there is no unified treatment algorithm. Aim: To investigate the effects benfotiamine (BFT) on corrected QT interval (QTc), dispersion (QTd) spatial QRS-T angle in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) CAN. 32 T2DM definite stage CAN were allocated to two groups: control (n = 15) received standard ...

Prochilodus magdalenae es una especie endémica de Colombia, se le considera la principal pesquería continental colombiana por sus volúmenes captura y relevancia para economía los pescadores. Se importancia piscicultura seguridad alimentaria, sin embargo, su hábito alimenticio (iliófagos detritívoro) el cultivo realiza a bajas densidades (<1pez/m2) en grandes espejos agua con bajo desempeño p...

The increasing global population has led to an increase in food demand; consequently, aquaculture is one of the production sectors that offered opportunities alleviate hunger, malnutrition, and poverty. However, development a sustainable industry been hindered by limited availability natural resources as well its negative impact on surrounding environment. Hence, there urgent need search for be...

AIM To evaluate the impact of recombinant Bacteroides fragilis enterotoxin-2 (BFT-2, or Fragilysin) on colorectal tumorigenesis in mice induced by azoxymethane/dextran sulfate sodium (AOM/DSS). METHODS Recombinant proBFT-2 was expressed in Escherichia coli strain Rosetta (DE3) and BFT-2 was obtained and tested for its biological activity via colorectal adenocarcinoma cell strains SW-480. Seve...

Body condition scoring is a common tool to assess the subcutaneous fat reserves of dairy cows. Because of its subjectivity, which causes limits in repeatability, it is often discussed controversially. Aim of the current study was to evaluate the impact of considering the cows overall appearance on the scoring process and on the validity of the results. Therefore, two different methods to reveal...

A rapid multiplex PCR approach was developed to detect the bft gene subtypes in Bacteroides fragilis clinical isolates. This technique could be used to look at the epidemiology of enterotoxigenic strains of B. fragilis in clinical infections and whether there is a correlation between disease and the presence of B. fragilis enterotoxin.