Intracellular microcystin-LR (MC-LR) concentrations of the toxigenic strain decreased after pyrogallol addition in both mono- and co-culture systems, whereas extracellular MC-LR concentrations increased. This finding may reflect the cell damage of M. aeruginosa because of the pyrogallol. At the same initial number of cells, the extracellular MC-LR…[Read more]

Many systematic reviews and meta-analyses have assessed the efficacy of dietary patterns on blood pressure (BP) lowering but their findings are largely conflicting.

This umbrella review aims to provide an update on the available evidence for the efficacy of different dietary patterns on BP lowering.

PubMed and Scopus databases were…[Read more]

4%). They were also more likely to have experienced each of the four mental health outcomes, even after adjusting for potential confounders. learn more In adjusted mediation analysis, verbal victimisation in the preceding year was found to significantly mediate the association between sexual orientation and mental health outcome with mediated…[Read more]

Retroperitoneal fibrosis (RPF) is a rare disease. It is characterized by the presence of fibro-inflammatory tissue involving retroperitoneal structures. The usual mode of presentation of this disease is with lumbar pain, kidney failure, and a biological inflammatory syndrome. The aim of our study is to describe the diagnostic, etiologic,…[Read more]