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According to our results, race/color is indirectly related to HT incidence, mediated by SEP. Racial discrimination was not a mediator in the relationship between race/color and HT in the follow-up period.
According to our results, race/color is indirectly related to HT incidence, mediated by SEP. Racial discrimination was not a mediator in the relationship between race/color and HT in the follow-up period.We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis to determine whether (poly)phenol supplementation augments the physiological adaptations to exercise training. Eligible studies administered a (poly)phenol supplement alongside ≥2 weeks of supervised exercise in adult humans. After screening, 22 studies were included in the analysis. Isoflavones and green tea (poly)phenols were administered most frequently. Quality assessments suggested most studies were free from bias. (Poly)phenols had no effect on training-induced adaptations in muscle strength, peak power output, and V ̇ O2max, but enhanced exercise capacity (SMD 0.67, 95% CI 0.25 to 1.09, p less then 0.01). (Poly)phenols had no overall effect on fat loss (SMD 0.10, 95% CI -0.10 to 0.29; p = 0.97) or lean mass gains (SMD 0.06, 95% CI -0.18 to 0.30, p = 0.62) but sub-analysis suggested that isoflavones increased lean mass (SMD 0.25, 95 CI% -0.00 to 0.50, p = 0.05). Resveratrol impaired adaptations in two studies, although this was a non-statistically significant finding (SMD -0.54, 95% CI -1.15 to 0.07, p = 0.08). Our results suggest that isoflavones may augment aspects of the adaptive response to exercise training, while resveratrol may compromise training adaptations. More high-quality research is needed to resolve the effects of (poly)phenols on exercise training adaptations.As a ubiquitous and essential part of phytophysiology, phytohormones have attracted tremendous attention for effective regulation of development and senescence of agricultural products. However, the postharvest mechanisms of phytohormones have not been thoroughly understood. This review provides an overview of common phytohormones for extending the shelf life of fruit and vegetables. The modulation principles are discussed in detail based on defence gene expression activation, sensitivity of senescence-related phytohormones inhibition, antioxidant enzymes activity stimulation, and cell membrane integrity maintenance. The applications of jasmonates, salicylic acids, cytokinins, gibberellins, polyamines, and brassinosteroids in preserving fruit and vegetables based on defence signaling network stimulation, senescence-related phytohormones expression or sensitivity repression, as well as antioxidant system enhancement and cell membrane integrity sustentation are introduced. The challenges and problems to be solved are discussed, and new trends of expanding lifespan by combining phytohormones with other treatments are also suggested. Although phytohormones have been demonstrated to have promising efforts in maintaining agricultural products, more novel and effective combination treatments should be developed to complement each other.
This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to investigate the effect of zinc supplementation on immune factors in randomized controlled trials.
A comprehensive search was done in PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, Embase, and Cochrane databases up to December 2020. We used standard and weighted mean differences and 95% confidence intervals for net changes in selected parameters of immune responses. Subgroup analysis was used to find heterogeneity.
Overall, 35 RCTs comprising 1995 participants were eligible for this meta-analysis. There was a significant reduction of circulating CRP (WMD -32.4; 95% CI -44.45 to -19.62, p < 0.001), hs-CRP (WMD -0.95; 95% CI -1.01 to -0.89, p < 0.001), Neutrophil levels (SMD -0.46; 95% CI -0.90 to -0.01, p = 0.043), following zinc supplementation. CD4 level also increased significantly, (WMD 1.79; 95% CI 0.57 to 3, p = 0.004). Zinc supplementation had no significant effect on WBC (SMD -0.66; 95% CI -1.67 to 0.36, p = 0.204), lymphocyte (WMD 1.86; 95% CI -0.86 to 4.58, p = 0.181), monocyte levels (SMD -0.16; 95% CI -0.07 to 0.39, p = 0.167), CD3 (SMD 0.37; 95% CI -0.49 to 1.22, p = 0.399).
Zinc supplementation decreased the CRP, hs-CRP and TNF-α, IL-6, neutrophil and increased CD3 and CD4 level significantly.
Zinc supplementation decreased the CRP, hs-CRP and TNF-α, IL-6, neutrophil and increased CD3 and CD4 level significantly.
Missed documentation for critical care time (CCT) for dying patients may represent a missed opportunity for physicians to account for intensive care unit (ICU) services, including end-of-life care. We hypothesized that CCT would be poorly documented for dying trauma patients.
Adult trauma ICU patients who died between December 2014 and December 2017 were analyzed retrospectively. Critical care time was not calculated for patients with comfort care code status. Critical care time on the day prior to death and day of death was collected. Logistic regression was used to determine factors associated with documented CCT.
Of 147 patients, 43% had no CCT on day prior to death and 55% had no CCT on day of death. DMXAA 82% had a family meeting within 1day of death. Family meetings were independently associated with documented CCT (OR 3.69,
= .008); palliative care consultation was associated with decreased documented CCT (OR .24,
< .001).
Critical care time is not documented in half of eligible trauma patients who are near death. Conscious (time spent in family meetings and injury acuity) and unconscious factors (anticipated poor outcomes) likely affect documentation.
Critical care time is not documented in half of eligible trauma patients who are near death. Conscious (time spent in family meetings and injury acuity) and unconscious factors (anticipated poor outcomes) likely affect documentation.
Amnion products are used in various musculoskeletal surgeries and as injections for joint pain with conflicting reports of cell viability and protein contents. The objective of this study was to determine the full proteome and examine cell viability in 9 commercial amnion products using an unbiased bottom-up shotgun proteomics approach and confocal microscopy.
Products were subjected to liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) analysis and searched against a UniProt
database. Relative protein abundance was determined for each sample. Based on proteomics results, lumican was measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and Western blot analysis was performed for interleukin-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1Ra) and tissue inhibitor of matrix metalloproteinase-2 (TIMP-2). Cell viability was determined by calcein AM (live) and ethidium homodimer (dead) staining and confocal microscopy.
Proteomic analysis revealed 919 proteins in the nine products. Proteins were primarily collagens, keratin, and albumin.