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In conclusion, we provide the first data highlighting the safety of short to intermediate term (sub-chronic) oral administration of NMN and our experimental results allowed to determine a No-Observable Adverse Effect Level (NOAEL) for NMN-C® to be ≥ 1500 mg/kg/d.Steviol glycosides are present in the leaves of the Stevia rebaudiana plant, have a sweet taste, and have been used as a sweetener for centuries. To build on previous authoritative safety assessments of steviol glycosides, a systematic assessment of mechanistic data related to key characteristics of carcinogens (KCCs) was conducted. Over 900 KCC-relevant endpoints from peer-reviewed literature and high-throughput screening data (ToxCast/Tox21) were identified across individual steviol glycosides and derivatives, metabolites, and whole leaf extracts. Most data (both in vivo and in vitro, including human cells), showed inactivity. Studies were weighted according to quality and relevance. Although data were available for eight of the ten KCC, genotoxicity, oxidative stress, inflammation, and cell proliferation/cell death represent the KCCs with the most data. The data for these KCC primarily show beneficial activity (anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and anti-proliferative). Following integration across all data, and accounting for study quality and relevance, the totality of the evidence demonstrated an overall lack of genotoxic and carcinogenic activity for steviol glycosides. This is in agreement with previous regulatory decisions, and is consistent with the lack of tumor response in two-year rodent cancer bioassays. The findings support prior conclusions that steviol glycosides are unlikely to be carcinogenic in humans.Garlic (Allium sativum L.) contains numerous sulfur compounds. We have previously found that reactive sulfur species such as glutathione persulfide, glutathione polysulfide, protein-bound persulfides, and hydrogen sulfide can bind to methylmercury to give bismethylmercury sulfide, which is less toxic than methylmercury. It was not clear, however, whether such reactive sulfur species are present in garlic. The aim of the study presented here was to determine whether garlic contains reactive sulfur species that can bind to methylmercury. We extracted garlic with organic solvents and then performed silica gel column chromatography to separate constituents that could cause bismethylmercury sulfide to form. We found numerous garlic constituents could bind to methylmercury to form bismethylmercury sulfide. A hexane extract of garlic decreased methylmercury cytotoxicity in vitro and body weight loss in mice. The results suggest that ingesting garlic may decrease methylmercury toxicity by causing the formation of sulfur adducts that inhibit adverse reactions.

An outbreak of extensively-drug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae strain ST307 in a cluster of hospitals in north-east Germany gave rise to the assumption that the epidemiological success of the strain could be based on increased tolerance to biocides.

The tolerance of the outbreak strain was compared with epidemiologically unrelated clinical isolates of K.pneumoniae, and reference strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa (ATCC 15442) and Escherichia coli K12 (NCTC 10538). Tests were performed in a miniaturized assay based on European Standard EN 1040. The widely used biocides benzalkonium chloride (BAC) and didecyl dimethyl ammonium chloride (DDAC), their commercial formulation Descosept spezial (DS), and the antiseptic agent chlorhexidine digluconate (CHG) were selected as test substances. These biocides are used regularly in the hospitals involved in the outbreak.

All biocides had a bactericidal effect against all tested strains in the quantitative suspension test within 5 min at typically used concentrations and dilutions. The effectiveness of BAC and DDAC alone and in combination, and CHG antisepsis were not impaired under tested conditions.

The outbreak strain did not show significantly increased tolerance towards biocides regarding the antiseptic. Thus, the epidemiological success of the strain has to be ascribed to other causes, such as inadequate hand hygiene of visitors.

The outbreak strain did not show significantly increased tolerance towards biocides regarding the antiseptic. Thus, the epidemiological success of the strain has to be ascribed to other causes, such as inadequate hand hygiene of visitors.

To investigate the potential of an offline Adaptive Radiotherapy (ART) strategy, based on the interfractional vagina motion (IVM) measured using fiducial markers (FM) during an initial number of fractions, on the CTV to PTV margins in post-operative gynecological patients.

In 18 patients, treated post-operatively for gynecological tumors, the systematic residual IVM was quantified after simulating an offline ART procedure, utilizing the average IVM measured with FM for a varying initial numbers of fractions to find the optimal moment to adapt the treatment plan and a threshold for selecting patients for replanning. Clinical margins for a zero, 2 and 5mm threshold based strategy were calculated to assess the possible margin reduction.

Applying an ART strategy based on the average IVM of the initial 5 fractions reduces the systematic IVM significantly (P<0.025), allowing a reduction of the clinical margin of 3mm (20%) in the CC direction and 2mm (13%) in the AP direction. A 2mm threshold for selecting patients for replanning shows no difference in the reduction of the clinical margin, but reduces the workload with 12%.

An ART strategy based on adapting on the average IVM during the initial 5 fractions of treatment provides an opportunity to reduce the CTV to PTV margins in postoperative gynecological tumors. PLX-4720 To keep the workload in balance with the best achievable margin reduction, a threshold for selecting patients for plan adaptation is recommended.

An ART strategy based on adapting on the average IVM during the initial 5 fractions of treatment provides an opportunity to reduce the CTV to PTV margins in postoperative gynecological tumors. To keep the workload in balance with the best achievable margin reduction, a threshold for selecting patients for plan adaptation is recommended.