Abstract Vitamin D is necessary for maintaining the bone function, and its deficiency is linked with the development of obesity. Moreover, bone health is correlated with obesity through many mechanisms by modulating bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells to differentiate as adipose cells, inflammatory response, glucose metabolism, oxidative homeostasis, energy metabolism and gut microbiota. Based on previous studies, vitamin D, obesity, and bone health are linked with each other at multiple levels. However, our knowledge of the associations of vitamin D with coexisting abnormalities, such as bone health-related issues and obesity, is still in its infancy. The complex relationships still need to be investigated and elucidated further. Therefore, in this review, the relationships between vitamin D, obesity and bone health have been discussed. This review identified that evidence proving the capacity to reduce or prevent obesity-related disorders by targeting vitamin D intakes is mainly unknown. However, the inverse relationships of vitamin D levels with obesity and bone health-related issues are apparent.

Abstract In this study, we investigated the influence of alginate oligosaccharides (AOS) coating on the quality of white shrimp (P. vannamei) at 4 ± 1 °C. We measured shrimp quality by surveying changes in certain properties, such as sensory quality, the microbiota, total volatile basic nitrogen (TVB-N), pH, and sensory characteristics. Compared to control group, AOS coating effectively stopped the growth of bacteria and decreased the formation of TVB-N (from 40% down to 30%). The pH of samples treated with AOS was visibly lower than that of the control group. The sensory quality of the AOS coated shrimp resembled microbial and physicochemical properties, and the acceptability was improved. Furthermore, we found the abundance of spoilage microorganisms, such as Shewanella and Pseudoalteromonas, in AOS coated groups is reduced compared to control groups. All these results suggest that our AOS coating treatment may improve storage and preservation of frozen shrimp.

In this work, novel nanocomposite beads based on polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) coated polyacrylonitrile (PAN) with encapsulation of TiO2 nanoparticles (PPT) were developed successfully via a novel green synthetic method and its methylene blue (MB) removal ability by adsorption was also investigated. As-prepared nanocomposite beads were characterized by different techniques such as Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). TiO2 nanoparticles were encapsulated into the composite beads to endow the composite beads with photocatalytic ability and enhance its adsorption capacity for MB. Batch experiments with several variables such as TiO2 nanoparticle content, pH of the solution, contact time and initial MB concentration were carried out. The adsorption kinetic study revealed that the MB adsorption process agreed well with pseudo-second order model and showed 3-stage intraparticle diffusion model. The adsorption isotherm study indicated that the MB adsorption process could also be better described by Langmuir isotherm model. According to Langmuir isotherm equation, the maximum adsorption capacity and removal rate for MB was 242.13 mg g-1 and 98.4%, respectively. Moreover, the stability and reusability of as-prepared PPT beads were further explored and results demonstrated that PPT could be reused at least five times with negligible loss of sorption capacity and removal rate. Therefore, PPT is expected to be a potential candidate for effluents treatment.

JUSTIFICATIVA E OBJETIVO: A pré-eclâmpsia é uma síndrome da disfunção de múltiplos órgãos (SDMO) devido a suas manifestações típicas e atípicas que incluem hipertensão, proteinúria, síndrome HELLP, encefalopatia hipertensiva e coagulopatia. O manejo ideal desses pacientes requer uma avaliação do balanço entre os benefícios e riscos das estratégias terapêuticas, anestésicas e obstétricas. RELATO DE CASO: Paciente grávida de 35 anos, com uma gravidez anterior sem complicações, deu entrada em nosso instituto médico em caráter de emergência às 29 semanas de gravidez. A paciente apresentava-se com tontura, angústia no peito, palpitação, visão embaçada e sangramento vaginal. Após exame físico e laboratorial, a paciente foi diagnosticada com pré-eclâmpsia grave, síndrome HELLP, descolamento prematuro da placenta e SDMO. A paciente também apresentava deformidade da coluna vertebral e pélvica, fixação da articulação mandibular e deslocamento traqueal por causa de um acidente de trânsito ocorrido havia 11 anos. Portanto, uma cesariana de urgência foi feita sob anestesia geral com intubação nasotraqueal usando fio-guia. A paciente recebeu alta diretamente da unidade de terapia intensiva obstétrica no sétimo dia pós-operatório, com pressão arterial normal e recuperação completa das funções orgânicas. CONCLUSÕES: Este caso merece uma discussão mais detalhada sobre as considerações anestésicas no momento de se tomar uma decisão clínica para o tratamento de tal paciente. O bloqueio do neuroeixo é a primeira escolha para pacientes com pré-eclâmpsia submetidas à cesariana quando existe uma trombocitopenia moderada, mas não progressiva. Quando se opta pela anestesia geral, sedação e analgesia adequadas são necessárias para o bom controle da resposta do estresse à intubação, especialmente em pacientes com sinais neurológicos, e para evitar complicações cerebrais sérias.

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Preeclampsia is a multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS) for its typical and atypical manifestations including hypertension, proteinuria, HELLP syndrome, hypertensive encephalopathy and coagulopathy. Optimal management for such patients is determined from an assessment of the balance between benefits and risks of anesthetic and obstetric therapeutic strategies. CASE REPORT: A 35-year-old pregnant woman, with one past uncomplicated pregnancy presented at 29 weeks to our medical institute as an emergency with dizziness, chest distress, palpitation, blurred vision and vaginal bleeding. After physical examination and laboratory tests, the patient was diagnosed with severe preeclampsia, HELLP syndrome, placental abruption, and MODS. The patient also presented spinal and pelvic deformity, fixation of articulus mandibularis, and tracheal displacement because of a traffic accident 11 years ago. Therefore, urgent cesarean section was performed under general anesthesia with nasal tracheal intubation using a guide wire. The patient was discharged directly home from the obstetric intensive care unit on the 7th postoperative day with normal blood pressure and full recovery of organic function. CONCLUSIONS: This case merits further discussion on the anesthesia considerations concerning how to make a clinical decision when treating such a patient. Neuraxial block is the first choice for preeclampsia patients undergoing cesarean section when a moderate but not progressive thrombocytopenia exists. When general anesthesia is decided, adequate sedation and analgesia is needed to better control the stress response to intubation especially in patients with neurological signs, and to prevent major cerebral complications.

JUSTIFICATIVA Y OBJETIVOS: La preclampsia es un síndrome de la disfunción de múltiples órganos (SDMO) debido a sus manifestaciones típicas y atípicas que incluyen hipertensión, proteinuria, síndrome HELLP, encefalopatía hipertensiva y coagulopatía. El manejo ideal de esos pacientes necesita una evaluación del balance entre los beneficios y riesgos de las estrategias terapéuticas, anestésicas y obstétricas. RELATO DE CASO: Paciente embarazada de 35 años, con un embarazo anterior sin complicaciones, llegó a nuestro instituto médico en carácter de urgencia a las 29 semanas de embarazo. La paciente estaba con mareos, molestias en el pecho, cardiopalmia, visión nublada y sangramiento vaginal. Posteriormente al examen físico y laboratorial, la paciente fue diagnosticada con preclampsia grave, síndrome HELLP, desplazamiento prematuro de la placenta y SDMO. La paciente también presentaba una deformidad de la columna vertebral y pélvica, fijación de la articulación mandibular y desplazamiento traqueal debido a un accidente de tránsito ocurrido hacía 11 años. Por tanto, se realizó una cesárea de urgencia con anestesia general con intubación nasotraqueal usando un cable guía. La paciente recibió alta directamente de la unidad de cuidados intensivos obstétrica (UCI-OB) al séptimo día del postoperatorio, con una presión arterial normal y la recuperación completa de las funciones orgánicas. CONCLUSIONES: Este caso merece una discusión más detallada sobre las consideraciones anestésicas al momento de tomar una decisión clínica para el tratamiento de tal paciente. El bloqueo del neuro eje es la primera elección para pacientes con preclampsia sometidas a la cesárea cuando existe una trombocitopenia moderada, pero no progresiva. Cuando se opta por la anestesia general, una sedación y una analgesia adecuadas se hacen necesarias para el buen control de la respuesta del estrés a la intubación, especialmente en los pacientes con signos neurológicos, y para evitar las complicaciones cerebrales serias.

JUSTIFICATIVA E OBJETIVOS: Os anestésicos locais são amplamente utilizados na prevenção ou na reversão de dor aguda e no tratamento de dor crônica. A reação de cardiotoxicidade induzida pelos anestésicos locais é um evento acidental sem terapia farmacológica, exceto a infusão de intralípides relatados recentemente cujo mecanismo de ação ainda não é bem compreendido. CONTEÚDO: A cardiolipina, um fosfolipídio aniônico, desempenha papel relevante na determinação de reação respiratória mitocondrial, metabolismo de ácidos graxos e apoptose celular. A disfunção do metabolismo energético mitocondrial é sugerida em associação com a cardiotoxicidade dos anestésicos locais, a partir de um estudo in vitro de que ela talvez se deva a fortes ligações eletrostáticas entre os anestésicos locais e a cardiolipina na membrana mitocondrial. Não há, contudo, evidência experimental. Portanto, levantamos a hipótese de que as interações anestésico-cardiolipina sejam o principal determinante associado à reação de cardiotoxicidade, o que pode ser estabelecido com a adoção de métodos teóricos e biológicos estruturais. Esse modelo de interação nos daria uma pista sobre o mecanismo da cardiotoxicidade dos anestésicos locais, visando a futuras pesquisas na área de desenvolvimento de fármacos de prevenção a esse evento na prática clínica. CONCLUSÕES: A interação entre a cardiolipina mitocondrial e os anestésicos locais pode ser a principal fonte de sua cardiotoxicidade, em função de seus efeitos sobre o metabolismo energético e o estado eletrostático.

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Local anesthetics are used broadly to prevent or reverse acute pain and treat symptoms of chronic pain. Local anesthetic-induced cardiotoxic reaction has been considered the accidental event without currently effective therapeutic drugs except for recently reported intralipid infusion whose possible mechanism of action is not well known. CONTENTS: Cardiolipin, an anionic phospholipid, plays a key role in determining mitochondrial respiratory reaction, fatty acid metabolism and cellular apoptosis. Mitochondrial energy metabolism dysfunction is suggested as associated with local anesthetic cardiotoxicity, from an in vitro study report that the local anesthetic cardiotoxicity may be due to the strong electrostatic interaction of local anesthetics and cardiolipin in the mitochondria membrane, although there is a lack for experimental evidence. Herein we hypothesized that local anesthetic-cardiolipin interactions were the major determinant of local anesthetic-associated cardiotoxic reaction, established by means of theoretic and structural biological methods. This interacting model would give an insight on the underlying mechanism of local anesthetic cardiotoxicity and provide clues for further in depth research on designing preventive drugs for such inadvertent accidence in routine clinical practice. CONCLUSIONS: The interaction between local anesthetic and mitochondrial cardiolipin may be the underlying mechanism for cardiotoxicity affecting its energy metabolism and electrostatic status.