POLYAMINES IN DIFFERENT ORGANS OF BRASSICA CROP PLANTS WITH OR WITHOUT CLUBROOT DISEASE



Eye irritation tests of polyhexamethylene guanidine phosphate (PHMG) and chloromethylisothiazolinone/methylisothiazolinone (CMIT/MIT) using a tissue model of reconstructed human cornea-like epithelium

Disinfectants including polyhexamethylene guanidine phosphate (PHMG) and mixtures of chloromethylisothiazolinone/ methylisothiazolinone (CMIT/MIT) have been widely used in Korea to prevent microbial growth in the humidifier water, which triggered an outbreak of serious respiratory diseases.In addition to the respiratory syndrome, disease-related sy

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Gut microbiota and risk of lower respiratory tract infections: a bidirectional two-sample Mendelian randomization study

IntroductionObservational studies have reported the association between gut microbiota and the risk of lower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs).However, whether the association reflects a causal relationship remains obscure.MethodsA bidirectional twosample Mendelian randomization (MR) analysis was conducted by assessing genome-wide association st

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Chagas Disease: From Discovery to a Worldwide Health Problem

Carlos Chagas discovered American trypanosomiasis, also named Chagas disease (CD) in his honor, just over a century ago.He described the clinical aspects of the disease, characterized by its etiological agent (Trypanosoma cruzi) and identified its insect vector.Initially, CD occurred only in Latin America and was considered a silent and poorly visi

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