I read with special interest the article by TorresRoman and Grados-Sanchez about “Gastric cancer in Peru, a reality that has to change” (1). They highlighted that up to 80% of cases are detected when the serosa and muscle layers of the stomach are affected; and cigarette smoking, diets rich in salt, smoked foods, sedentary lifestyle and obesity, and Helicobacter pylori infection as major associ...

BACKGROUND The associations between dietary factors and gastric cancer risk have been analysed by many studies, but with inconclusive results. We conducted a meta-analysis of prospective studies to systematically investigate the associations. METHODS Relevant studies were identified through searching Medline, Embase, and Web of Science up to June 30, 2015. We included prospective cohort studi...

BACKGROUND Studies have shown sodium restriction to have a beneficial effect on blood pressure (BP) of hypertensive patients. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the impact of light salt substitution for regular salt on BP of hypertensive patients. METHODS Uncontrolled hypertensive patients of both sexes, 20 to 65 years-old, on stable doses of antihypertensive drugs were randomized into Intervention Grou...

Tobacco plants were transformed with a Nhap type Na /H antiporter gene, SynnhaP1 (slr1595), from a cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803. Two kinds of promoters, Arabidopsis alcohol dehydrogenase gene promoter (Adh promoter) and CaMV 35S promoter (35S promoter), were used. The transgenic plants driven by Adh promoter accumulated SynNhaP1 proteins only in root whereas the transgenic plants d...

Worldwide, the prevalence of diseases caused by and related to hypertension is rising. The goal current study was investigate causes in hospital inpatients receiving tertiary care. Patient information gathered, including demographics, laboratory results, final diagnosis. six-month study, which involved 160 patients overall, conducted. 20% did not have hypertension, making up remaining 80%. Betw...

background: there is paucity of information on the prevalence of hypertension and its risk factors among bank employees at global level. objective: to assess the prevalence and risk factors of hypertension among bank employees in puducherry, india. methods: a cross-sectional study was conducted on 192 (128 male and 64 female) bank employees from 12 nationalized banks in urban puducherry, india....

1. Comparisons are made of concentrations of K and Br in exudates of barley roots and in expressed sap from roots, under conditions favorable for aerobic metabolism. Both methods lead to the same general viewpoint concerning metabolically governed transport of solutes by living plant cells. 2. Cyanide in low concentration prevented salt accumulation by barley roots. Methylene blue, without decr...

This paper focuses on the research into the influence of salt on physiology of the yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Specifically, the work focused on how NaCl affected the growth, viability and fermentation performance of this yeast in laboratoryscale experiments. One of the main findings of the research presented involved the influence of salt “preconditioning” of yeasts which represents a met...

Biliary lipids (bile salts, phospholipids, cholesterol, plant sterols) were determined in 89 vertebrate species (cartilaginous and bony fish, reptiles, birds, and mammals), and individual phospholipid classes were measured in 35 species. All samples contained conjugated bile salts (C(27) bile alcohol sulfates and/or N-acyl amidates of C(27) and/or C(24) bile acids). Phospholipids were generally...