Prevalence of eating disorders in adults with celiac disease.

Abstract Background. Symptoms of celiac disease negatively impact social activities and emotional state. Aim was to investigate the prevalence of altered eating behaviour in celiac patients. Methods. Celiac patients and controls completed a dietary interview and the Binge Eating Staircases, Eating Disorder Inventory (EDI-2), Eating Attitudes Test, Zung Self-Rating Depression Scale, State Trait Anxiety Inventory Forma Y (STAI-Y1 and STAI-Y2), and Symptom Check List (SCL-90). Results. One hundred celiac adults and 100 controls were not statistically different for gender, age, and physical activity. STAI-Y1 and STAI-Y2, Somatization, Interpersonal, Sensitivity, and Anxiety scores of the SLC-90 were higher in CD patients than controls. EDI-2 was different in pulse thinness, social insecurity, perfectionism, inadequacy, ascetisms, and interpersonal diffidence between CD and HC women, whilst only in interceptive awareness between CD and HC men. A higher EAT-26 score was associated with the CD group dependently with gastrointestinal symptoms. The EAT26 demonstrated association between indices of diet-related disorders in both CD and the feminine gender after controlling for anxiety and depression. Conclusion. CD itself and not gastrointestinal related symptoms or psychological factors may contribute pathological eating behavior in celiac adults. Eating disorders appear to be more frequent in young celiac women than in CD men and in HC

Prevalence and Clinical Profile of Human Salivirus in Children with Acute Gastroenteritis in Northern Italy, 2014–2015

Objective: Human Salivirus (SalV) has been associated with gastroenteritis on all continents. Methods: This paper presents the real-time RT-PCR assay for the detection of SalV in clinical fecal samples collected from 192 hospitalized children with acute gastroenteritis in Piedmont, Italy. Results: The most commonly detected virus was Norovirus genogroup II (GII) (33.8%), followed by Rotavirus (21.3%), Sapovirus (10.9%), Parechovirus (8%), Norovirus GI (6.7%), and Adenovirus (1%). PCR detected SalV in 1 (0.5%) subject. Conclusions: Our data show that the detection rate of SalV in diarrheal children (0.5%) is lower than that observed in other countries, where it is reported in diarrheal children in 8.6–1.2% of patients

Obtención de bietanol a partir de la celulosa presente en cascarilla de arroz y aserrín de algarrobo

El bioetanol producido a partir de residuos agro industriales es una alternativa muy interesante para diversificar la matriz energética Argentina. La cascarilla de arroz y el aserrín de algarrobo son residuos muy abundantes en la región del NEA y podrían ser aprovechados, utilizándolos como materia prima para la producción de bioetanol combustible. Por ello, el objetivo de este trabajo fue la obtención de bioetanol a partir de estos residuos lignocelulósicos a través de un proceso de pretratamiento ácido, seguido de hidrólisis enzimática y fermentación, evaluando la conveniencia de la primera etapa. El sólido pretratado de cascarilla de arroz presentó un 52,8% de glucanos, de los cuales se convirtieron el 55,7%, luego de la hidrólisis enzimática a las 72h y solo un 19,7% en cascarilla sin tratar. Para el caso del aserrín de algarrobo se encontró, luego del pretratamiento, un sólido con 51,2% de glucanos y a las 72h de hidrólisis enzimática se alcanzó un 41,5% de conversión en el material pretratado y solo un 9,6%, en el material original. Los rendimientos de la fermentación de los hidrolizados fueron aproximadamente del 100% en todos los casos.Bioethanol produced from agro-industrial waste is a very interesting alternative to diversify the energy matrix of Argentina. The rice husk and sawdust carob are abundant residues in the NEA region and could be exploited by using them as raw material for the production of bioethanol fuel. Therefore, the aim of this work was to obtain bioethanol from these lignocellulosic residues through a process of acid pretreatment followed by enzymatic hydrolysis and fermentation, assessing the appropriateness of the first stage. The solid pretreated rice hull presented glucan 52.8%, of which 55.7% are converted, after the enzymatic hydrolysis for 72 hours and only 19.7% in untreated scale. In the case of carob sawdust was found after pretreatment with a solid glucan 51.2% 72h and enzymatic hydrolysis reached 41.5% conversion to the pretreated material, and only 9.6%, in the original material. Fermentation yields of the hydrolysates were approximately 100% in all cases.Asociación Argentina de Energías Renovables y Medio Ambiente (ASADES

Longevity mutation in SCH9 prevents recombination errors and premature genomic instability in a Werner/Bloom model system

Werner and Bloom syndromes are human diseases characterized by premature age-related defects including elevated cancer incidence. Using a novel Saccharomyces cerevisiae model system for aging and cancer, we show that cells lacking the RecQ helicase SGS1 (WRN and BLM homologue) undergo premature age-related changes, including reduced life span under stress and calorie restriction (CR), G1 arrest defects, dedifferentiation, elevated recombination errors, and age-dependent increase in DNA mutations. Lack of SGS1 results in a 110-fold increase in gross chromosomal rearrangement frequency during aging of nondividing cells compared with that generated during the initial population expansion. This underscores the central role of aging in genomic instability. The deletion of SCH9 (homologous to AKT and S6K), but not CR, protects against the age-dependent defects in sgs1Δ by inhibiting error-prone recombination and preventing DNA damage and dedifferentiation. The conserved function of Akt/S6k homologues in lifespan regulation raises the possibility that modulation of the IGF-I–Akt–56K pathway can protect against premature aging syndromes in mammals

Lista comentada de las plantas vasculares de bosques secos prioritarios para la conservación en los departamentos de Atlántico y Bolívar (Caribe colombiano

This work presents the floristic inventory of six areas of Tropical dry forest in Department of Atlántico and Bolívar. The localities studied are priority areas for biodiversity conservation, maintenance of environmental services, and protection of archaeological values, landscape and / or tourism. There were a total of 314 species distributed in 232 genera and 73 families. Leguminosae is the family most represented in this study, with 61 species and 37 genera, followed Malvaceae (17/14) and Bignoniaceae (16/14). The habit better represented in species richness was trees (44%), followed by shrubs (21%) and herbs (16%). Between all plant species recorded, 20 have been evaluated under IUCNâs criterions, four of them, are included in the âendangeredâ category (EN): Aspidosperma polyneuron (carreto), Belencita nemorosa (calabacilla), Bulnesia arborea (guayacán) and Pachira quinata (ceiba roja). It is important to point out that 45 % of the plants have at least one known use in the region, which are linked with social, cultural and ecological process.Se presenta el inventario florístico de seis localidades de bosque seco en los departamentos de Atlántico y Bolívar en el Caribe colombiano. Las localidades estudiadas son zonas prioritarias para la conservación de la biodiversidad, el mantenimiento de servicios ambientales, protección de zonas con importancia arqueológica, paisajística y/o turística. Se registraron 314 especies de plantas distribuidas en 232 géneros y 73 familias. A nivel florístico la familia Leguminosae es la que presenta mayor riqueza, con 61 especies y 37 géneros, seguida de Malvaceae (17/14) y Bignoniaceae (16/14). El hábito o forma de vida mejor representada, en términos de riqueza de especies fue el de árboles (44 %), seguida de arbustos (21 %) y hierbas (16 %). Del total de especies registradas, 20 han sido evaluadas dentro de los criterios de la IUCN, para determinar su categoría de riesgo, de las cuales cuatro están incluidas dentro de la categoría âen peligroâ (EN): Aspidosperma polyneuron (carreto), Belencita nemorosa (calabacilla), Bulnesia arborea (guayacán) y Pachira quinata (ceiba roja). Se resalta el hecho de que el 45 % de las plantas registradas tiene al menos un uso conocido en la región, ligadas a procesos sociales, culturales y ecológicos

Lista comentada de las plantas vasculares de bosques secos prioritarios para la conservación en los departamentos de Atlántico y Bolívar (Caribe colombiano

This work presents the floristic inventory of six areas of Tropical dry forest in Department of Atlántico and Bolívar. The localities studied are priority areas for biodiversity conservation, maintenance of environmental services, and protection of archaeological values, landscape and / or tourism. There were a total of 314 species distributed in 232 genera and 73 families. Leguminosae is the family most represented in this study, with 61 species and 37 genera, followed Malvaceae (17/14) and Bignoniaceae (16/14). The habit better represented in species richness was trees (44%), followed by shrubs (21%) and herbs (16%). Between all plant species recorded, 20 have been evaluated under IUCNâs criterions, four of them, are included in the âendangeredâ category (EN): Aspidosperma polyneuron (carreto), Belencita nemorosa (calabacilla), Bulnesia arborea (guayacán) and Pachira quinata (ceiba roja). It is important to point out that 45 % of the plants have at least one known use in the region, which are linked with social, cultural and ecological process