Effect of molases addition on survival and growth of tiger shrimp Penaeus monodon Fab. larva treated with SKT-b Vibrio probiotic bacteria by , Widanarni, Wira H Saputra, Dinamella Wahjuningrum

“…One of the most important energy sources of heterotrophic bacteria is organic carbon such as sucrose and glucose found in molasses. The objective of this experiment was to study the effect of molasses addition on the survival and growth rate of tiger shrimp Penaeus monodon larvae treated with SKT-b Vibrio probiotic bacteria. …”
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Association between monocyte-lymphocyte ratio and all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in patients with chronic kidney diseases: A data analysis from national health and nutritio... by Wenwu Liu, Shuwei Weng, Chenghui Cao, Yuting Yi, Yue Wu, Daoquan Peng

“…The partial correlation analysis results showed that even after adjusting for age, sex, and race, MLR is still correlated with blood glucose, lipid levels, and kidney function indicators. …”
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A Study of the Relationship between the Polymorphism and Mutation of rs682429 and rs3781590 in the LRP5 Gene and Bone Metabolism in Postmenopausal Type 2 Diabetic Women in Xinjiang by Jun Li, SiYuan Li, HuiRong Zhao, JiaJia Li, Shuang Wang, YanQiu Shi

“…According to the results of an oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) and dual-energy X-ray (DEXA) determination of BMD, the study subjects were divided into 4 groups: group A: normal OGTT+normal bone mass group; group B: normal OGTT+osteoporotic (OP) group; group C: T2DM+normal bone mass group; group D: T2DM+osteoporotic (OP) group. …”
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Performance of mud crab farming in natural seed-based apartment systems with various pretransport holding durations by Mira Atul Hayati, Irzal Effendi, Yani Hadiroseyani, Tatag Budiardi

“…The crabs experienced stress in all treatments, as indicated by high glucose levels above 30 mg/dL. The best survival rate was found in the one-day pre-transport holding time, with a value of 87.50% at the holding location and 95% at the farming location. …”
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Potential role of dietary white poplar (Populus alba L.) in stimulating growth, digestion, and antioxidant/immune status of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) by Rowida E. Ibrahim, Mohamed Shaalan, Mohamed ElHady, Hanan A. Ghetas, Faten I. Elsayed, Elsayed M. Younis, Abdelwahab A. Abdelwarith, Mohamed F. Badran, Simon J. Davies, Afaf N. Abdel Rahman

“…WP diets increased the growth hormone (2–6 g/kg level) and reduced leptin hormone and glucose levels (2–6 g/kg level). WP diets boosted the immune-antioxidant indices (total protein, albumin, globulin, complement 3, lysozyme, nitric oxide, total antioxidant capacity, glutathione peroxidase, and catalase) in a level-dependent manner and the WP6 group attained the highest values. …”
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Efficient Hydrolysis of Sugar Beet Pulp Using Novel Enzyme Complexes by Maria I. Komarova, Margarita V. Semenova, Pavel V. Volkov, Igor A. Shashkov, Alexandra M. Rozhkova, Ivan N. Zorov, Sergei A. Kurzeev, Aidar D. Satrutdinov, Ekaterina A. Rubtsova, Arkady P. Sinitsyn

“…The primary products of the enzymatic hydrolysis of the unpretreated beet pulp cake were arabinose and glucose. The degree of arabinan and cellulose conversion was observed to be up to 50% and 80%, respectively, after a period of 48 to 72 h of hydrolysis. …”
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High lipid diet can keep liver health but cause muscle oxidative stress of triploid rainbow trout treated with acute hypoxic challenge by Changye Li, Buying Han, Guoliang Sun, Haining Tian, Zezhong Wu, Changzhong Li, Yuqiong Meng, Rui Ma

“…The results showed that 1) HL diet significantly increased plasma lactate dehydrogenase, glucose, total cholesterol, high and low density lipoprotein cholesterol levels, but decreased alanine aminotransferase level (P < 0.05). 2) HL diet did not affect hepatic malondialdehyde (MDA) content (P > 0.05), while it significantly increased MDA content in the plasma and muscle (P < 0.05). …”
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Dietary tea tree (Melaleucae Aetheroleum) oil fortifies growth, biochemical, immune-antioxidant trait, gene function, tissue reaction, and Aeromonas sobria resistance in Nile tilap... by Mohamed Shaalan, Heba H. Mahboub, Ahmed Hosny Abdelgawad, Abdelwahab A. Abdelwarith, Elsayed M. Younis, Ahmed A. Elnegiry, Asmaa W. Basher, Walaa El-Houseiny, Sherif M. Shawky, Sahar H. Orabi, Simon J. Davies, Yasmina K. Mahmoud

“…Lower levels of urea, creatinine, AST, ALP, ALT, cortisol, glucose, triglycerides, cholesterol and body crude lipids were observed in the fish that were fed a 2.0 mL TTO/kg diet. …”
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Therapeutic effect and potential mechanism of Fufang Danshen dripping pills for stable coronary heart disease: a randomized controlled trial by Li-qin Meng, Li-qin Meng, Pei-ying Huang, Qing-min Li, Yu-chao Feng, Yu-chao Feng, Yu-chao Feng, Ding-jian Li, Guang-long Wu, Bo-wen Ao, Guo-chao Wu, Guo-xiong Zhang, Bo-jun Chen, Bo-jun Chen, Bo-jun Chen

“…Additionally, we evaluated the patients' Seattle Angina Questionnaire score, blood pressure, circulating levels of total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, triglycerides, C-reactive protein, platelets, alanine aminotransferase, aspartate aminotransferase, serum creatinine, and fasting blood glucose as the secondary outcomes. Furthermore, we utilized mass spectrometry analysis, network pharmacology, and lipidomics to predict the potential mechanisms of FFDS in the treatment of SCHD.ResultsFollowing treatment, FFDS demonstrated significant improvements in serum triglyceride levels (P = 0.013) and a reduction in the frequency of angina episodes (P = 0.021). …”
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Impact of garlic polysulfide supplementation on biochemical and hematological parameters in dairy cows by Nedić Sreten, Gajić Mirjana, Bošnjaković Dušan, Vujanac Ivan, Prodanović Radiša, Bojkovski Jovan, Mitrović Aleksandra, Milenković Milan, Manojlović Dragan, Jovanović Ljubomir, Kirovski Danijela, Arsić Sveta

“…The results showed that garlic supplementation significantly increased blood leukocyte count and blood glucose concentration (p<0.05, respectively), and significantly decreased blood urea concentration (p<0.05) after the 15-day trial in both ALL and PRP groups compared with the day 0. …”
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Preoperative and Postoperative Bone Mineral Density Change and Risk Factor Analysis in Patients with a GH-Secreting Pituitary Adenoma by Li’nan Qin, Xiaopeng Guo, Lu Gao, Zihao Wang, Chenzhe Feng, Kan Deng, Wei Lian, Bing Xing

“…Clinical data of 39 patients with growth hormone- (GH-) secreting pituitary adenomas and 29 patients with nonfunctioning pituitary adenomas who were newly diagnosed in neurosurgery from January 2016 to December 2018 were retrospectively analysed, including measurements of preoperative and postoperative BMD, serum GH glucose inhibition, random GH and IGF-1, and other anterior pituitary hormones. …”
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Glycated Serum Protein Genetics and Pleiotropy with Cardiometabolic Risk Factors by Matthew P. Johnson, Ryan Keyho, Nicholas B. Blackburn, Sandra Laston, Satish Kumar, Juan Peralta, Suman S. Thapa, Bradford Towne, Janardan Subedi, John Blangero, Sarah Williams-Blangero

“…Measurements of fasting glucose (FG) or glycated hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) are two clinically approved approaches commonly used to determine glycemia, both of which are influenced by genetic factors. …”
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Shexiang Tongxin dropping pills ameliorate myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury progression via the S1PR2/RhoA/ROCK pathway by Ying Sun, Boyang Jiao, Yizhou Liu, Ran Wang, Qiong Deng, David N. Criddle, Yulin Ouyang, Wei Wang, Xuegong Xu, Chun Li

“…The mechanisms of STDP (50 and 100 ng/mL) were evaluated by examining the expression of sphingosine 1-phosphate receptor 2 (S1PR2), Ras Homolog family member A (RhoA), and Rho-associated coiled-coil-containing protein kinase (ROCK) proteins and the distribution of ZO-1, VE-cadherin, and F-actin proteins in an oxygen and glucose deprivation/reoxygenation model. Results: The administration of STDP on CMVD rat model significantly improved cardiac and microvascular endothelial cell barrier functions (all P < .05). …”
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Community-based models of care for management of type 2 diabetes mellitus among non-pregnant adults in sub-Saharan Africa: A scoping review. by Emmanuel Firima, Lucia Gonzalez, Fabiola Ursprung, Elena Robinson, Jacqueline Huber, Jennifer M Belus, Fabian Raeber, Ravi Gupta, Gibrilla F Deen, Alain Amstutz, Bailah Leigh, Maja Weisser, Niklaus Daniel Labhardt

“…This model reported a higher linkage and engagement in care at 9 months compared to the corresponding facility model, but only slight reductions of average blood glucose levels at six months compared to baseline. 2) A facility-originated community model where after treatment initiation, a substantial part of follow-up was offered at community level. …”
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Clinical outcome of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: an 11-year follow-up study by Steven Dooley, Juan Du, Xiaoping Tang, Lan Chen, Jinzhu Jia, Fujun Li, Yanyan Shi, Christoph Meyer, Zhongwei Zhu, Yanming Zhang, Roman Liebe, Keming Hu, Tingting Zhou, Huier Zhang, Hong-Lei Weng, Tong Huang

“…Logistic and Cox regression revealed 16 risk factors, including body mass index (BMI), albumin, white blood cell, triglycerides (TG), high-density lipoprotein, glutamyl transpeptidase, alanine transaminase, creatinine, urea acid, glucose, systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, blood sedimentation, haemoglobin, platelet and apolipoprotein B2 (p&lt;0.05 for all factors). …”
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Prediction Models of Severity in Acute Biliary Pancreatitis by Iulia Ratiu, Renata Bende, Camelia Nica, Oana Budii, Calin Burciu, Andreea Barbulescu, Tudor Moga, Bogdan Miutescu, Roxana Sirli, Mirela Danila, Alina Popescu, Felix Bende

“…In univariate analysis, the following parameterswere associatedwith at least a moderate–severe form of acute pancreatitis: Balthazar score, fasting blood glucose (mg/dL), modified CTSI score, CRP values at 48 h, BISAP score at admission, CTSI score, Ranson score, duration of hospitalization (days), and the presence of leukocytosis (×1000/µL) (all <i>p</i> < 0.05).BISAP score at admission (AUC-0.91), CRP levels at 48 h (AUC-0.92), mCTSI (AUC-0.94), and CTSI score (AUC-0.93) had the highest area under the curve (AUC) for predicting the severity of acute pancreatitis. …”
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Human versus Analogue Insulin for Youth with Type 1 Diabetes in Low-Resource Settings (HumAn-1): protocol for a randomised controlled trial by Éimhín Ansbro, Jing Luo, Chung-Chou H Chang, Kaushik Ramaiya, Bruce L Rollman, Sylvia Kehlenbrink, Sae-Rom Chae, Abigail Foulds, Claire Josey, Christina Lalama, Margaret L Prust, Bedowra Zabeen, Graham Ogle

“…To determine whether insulin glargine, a long-acting insulin analogue, reduces the risk of serious hypoglycaemia and/or improves glycaemic time-in-range (TIR) versus human insulin regimens in this population, we are conducting the Human vs Analogue Insulin for Youth with Type 1 Diabetes in Low-Resource Settings randomised controlled trial.Methods and analysis This is a 1:1 randomised, parallel-group clinical trial comparing biosimilar insulin glargine with human insulin (Neutral Protamine Hagedorn (NPH) or premixed 70/30 insulin) in 400 youth with type 1 diabetes (T1D) recruiting in Dhaka, Bangladesh (n=250) and Mwanza, Tanzania (n=150). Blinded continuous glucose monitors will be used to assess glycaemic control in both study arms over 14-day periods at baseline and at 3, 6 and 12 months after randomisation. …”
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Utilizing ultrasound for the extraction of polysaccharides from the tuber of Typhonium giganteum Engl.: Extraction conditions, structural characterization and bioactivities by Xi Peng, Jing-Ya Wang, Kui-Xu Gao, Zhi-Kun Wang, Qiao-Ling Deng, Yao Wang, Mei-Bian Hu, Yu-Jie Liu

“…Meanwhile, chemical composition analysis showed that both TGEP-U and TGEP-H were mainly composed of mannose, rhamnose, glucuronic acid, galacturonic acid, glucose, galactose, arabinose, and fucose, but the monosaccharide molar ratios were changed by UAE. …”
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Sangre Por Salud (SPS) Biobank: cohort profile by Richard R Sharp, Euijung Ryu, Janet E Olson, Karen Meagher, James R Cerhan, Davinder Singh, Suzette Bielinski, Emmil Zarrugh, Marlene E Girardo, Giovanna Moreno Garzon, Valentina Hernandez, Sharon Levey, Crystal Gonzalez, Daniela B Pompa, Gabriel Q Shaibi, Lawrence Mandarino, Steven Thibodeau, Elena De Filippis

“…As part of the study, participants consented and agreed to be contacted for potential participation in future research studies.Findings to date 3756 participants provided informed consent, of whom 3733 completed all study questionnaires, an oral glucose tolerance test and had blood collected and stored. …”
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Effects of Exergaming on Morphological Variables, Biochemical Parameters, and Blood Pressure in Children and Adolescents with Overweight/Obesity: A Systematic Review with Meta-Anal... by Jordan Hernandez-Martinez, Joaquín Perez-Carcamo, Hassan Melki, Izham Cid-Calfucura, Edgar Vasquez-Carrasco, Pedro Delgado-Floody, Claudio Romero, Tomás Herrera-Valenzuela, Braulio Henrique Magnani Branco, Pablo Valdés-Badilla

“…However, no significant improvements were observed in diastolic blood pressure, body fat percentage, total cholesterol, HDL-cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol, triglycerides, and glucose. Subgroup analyses showed significant decreases in total cholesterol (<15 years, ES = 0.56; <i>p</i> = 0.006), HDL-cholesterol (<15 years, ES = 0.51; <i>p</i> = 0.01), LDL-cholesterol (<15 years, ES = 0.63; <i>p</i> = 0.01), and triglycerides (<15 years, ES = 0.82; <i>p</i> = 0.000). …”
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