Dietary calcium decreases but short-chain fructo-oligosaccharides increase colonic permeability in rats [PDF]
An increased intestinal permeability is associated with several diseases. Nutrition can influence gut permeability. Previously, we showed that dietary Ca decreases whereas dietary short-chain fructo-oligosaccharides (scFOS) increase intestinal ...
Schepens, M.A.A. +28 more
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Evaluation of giant african pouched rats for detection of pulmonary tuberculosis in patients from a high-endemic setting [PDF]
This study established evidence about the diagnostic performance of trained giant African pouched rats for detecting Mycobacterium tuberculosis in sputum of well-characterised patients with presumptive tuberculosis (TB) in a high-burden setting.; The TB ...
Jugheli, Levan +21 more
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Pouched rats' detection of tuberculosis in human sputum: comparison to culturing and polymerase chain reaction. [PDF]
Setting. Tanzania. Objective. To compare microscopy as conducted in direct observation of treatment, short course centers to pouched rats as detectors of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Design.
Jubitana, Maureen +25 more
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High tidal volume ventilation is not deleterious in infant rats exposed to severe hemorrhage [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Both high tidal volume (VT) ventilation and hemorrhage induce acute lung injury in adult rodents. It is not known whether injurious ventilation augments lung injury in infant rats exposed to severe hemorrhage.
Nicholls, Philip K. +14 more
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Brain tumors induced in rats by human adenovirus type 12 [PDF]
Oncogenesis of human adenovirus type 12 in the brain of rats was examined. Newborn rats of Sprague-Dawley and Donryu strains were injected intracranially with human adenovirus type 12. The incidence of intracranial tumors was 91% (30/33) in
Ogawa, Katsuo +5 more
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Evaluation of Antioxidant Effects of Coenzyme Q10 against Hyperglycemia-Mediated Oxidative Stress by Focusing on Nrf2/Keap1/HO-1 Signaling Pathway in the Liver of Diabetic Rats [PDF]
Background: Hyperglycemia-induced oxidative stress can damage the liver and lead to diabetes complications. Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ-10) reduces diabetes-related oxidative stress. However, its molecular mechanisms are still unclear.
Fatemeh Samimi +5 more
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Effects of atorvastatin and artichoke leaf tincture on oxidative stress in hypercholesterolemic rats [PDF]
Backgroung/Aim. Since combining conventional drugs with herbal medicinal products is in current research focus and possible of great interest as therapy improvement way, the aim of this study was to determine the effects of wellestablished ...
Crevar-Sakač Milkica +7 more
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Ethane-β-Sultam Modifies the Activation of the Innate Immune System Induced by Intermittent Ethanol Administration in Female Adolescent Rats [PDF]
Intermittent ethanol abuse or ‘binge drinking’ during adolescence induces neuronal damage, which may be associated with cognitive dysfunction. To investigate the neurochemical processes involved, rats were administered either 1 g/kg or 2 g/kg ethanol in ...
Colivicchi Ma, Stefanini C +25 more
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Matei Vișniec – „Omul din care a fost extras răul”, o fabulă filosofică într-o ficțiune jurnalistică [Matei Vișniec – “The evil-free man”, a philosophical fable in a journalistic fiction] [PDF]
Matei Visniec, an internationally recognized author, mainly known as a dramatist, is particularly concerned with integrating existential questions in his creation. The play Omul din care a fost extras răul (The Evil-Free Man) makes no exception.
Rodica Gabriela Chira
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Reduction of colonic inflammation in HLA-B27 transgenic rats by feeding Marie Ménard apples, rich in polyphenols [PDF]
Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) are immunomediated ailments affecting millions of individuals. Although diet is regarded as an important factor influencing IBD, there are no accepted dietary recommendations presently available.
Luceri, C. +22 more
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