Titre : Acides gras indispensables

Acides gras indispensables : Questions médicales fréquentes

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Enterococcus faecium
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une carence peut contribuer à des troubles de l'humeur comme la dépression." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Comment la peau réagit-elle à une carence en acides gras ?", "position": 8, "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "La peau peut devenir sèche, squameuse et sujette aux infections." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Les douleurs articulaires peuvent-elles être liées aux acides gras ?", "position": 9, "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Oui, une carence peut exacerber l'inflammation et les douleurs articulaires." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Les problèmes de mémoire sont-ils liés aux acides gras ?", "position": 10, "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Une carence en acides gras essentiels peut affecter la mémoire et la cognition." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Comment prévenir une carence en acides gras ?", "position": 11, "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Une alimentation équilibrée incluant des sources d'acides gras essentiels est clé." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Quels conseils diététiques pour les acides gras ?", "position": 12, "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Inclure des poissons gras, des noix et des graines dans l'alimentation quotidienne." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Les végétariens peuvent-ils obtenir des acides gras ?", "position": 13, "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Oui, ils peuvent consommer des graines de lin, des noix et des huiles végétales." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Les enfants ont-ils des besoins spécifiques en acides gras ?", "position": 14, "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Oui, les enfants ont besoin d'acides gras pour le développement cérébral et physique." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Les femmes enceintes doivent-elles surveiller leur apport ?", "position": 15, "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Oui, un apport adéquat en acides gras est crucial pour le développement du fœtus." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Comment traiter une carence en acides gras ?", "position": 16, "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Le traitement inclut des suppléments d'acides gras et une alimentation riche en oméga-3." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Quels aliments sont riches en acides gras essentiels ?", "position": 17, "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Les poissons gras, les noix, et les graines sont de bonnes sources." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Les huiles végétales aident-elles à combler les carences ?", "position": 18, "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Oui, les huiles comme l'huile de lin et de colza sont riches en acides gras essentiels." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Les suppléments d'oméga-3 sont-ils efficaces ?", "position": 19, "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Oui, ils sont efficaces pour corriger les carences et améliorer la santé cardiovasculaire." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Les traitements varient-ils selon l'âge ?", "position": 20, "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Oui, les besoins en acides gras peuvent varier selon l'âge et l'état de santé." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Quelles complications peuvent survenir avec une carence ?", "position": 21, "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Les complications incluent des troubles cardiovasculaires et des problèmes neurologiques." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Une carence peut-elle affecter le système immunitaire ?", "position": 22, "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Oui, une carence en acides gras essentiels peut affaiblir le système immunitaire." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Les maladies cardiovasculaires sont-elles liées aux acides gras ?", "position": 23, "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Oui, un déséquilibre dans les acides gras peut augmenter le risque de maladies cardiovasculaires." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Les troubles de la vision peuvent-ils être causés par une carence ?", "position": 24, "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Oui, une carence en acides gras essentiels peut entraîner des troubles de la vision." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Les complications neurologiques sont-elles possibles ?", "position": 25, "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Oui, une carence peut entraîner des troubles neurologiques comme la dépression et l'anxiété." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Quels sont les facteurs de risque de carence en acides gras ?", "position": 26, "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Les régimes alimentaires déséquilibrés, les maladies métaboliques et le vieillissement." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Les personnes âgées sont-elles plus à risque ?", "position": 27, "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Oui, les personnes âgées peuvent avoir des besoins accrus et une absorption réduite." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Les régimes végétaliens présentent-ils des risques ?", "position": 28, "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Oui, sans planification, les régimes végétaliens peuvent manquer d'acides gras essentiels." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Les maladies digestives augmentent-elles le risque ?", "position": 29, "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Oui, les maladies digestives peuvent affecter l'absorption des acides gras essentiels." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Le stress peut-il influencer les besoins en acides gras ?", "position": 30, "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Oui, le stress peut augmenter les besoins en acides gras en raison de l'inflammation." } } ] } ] }

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A molecular study regarding the spread of vanA vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium in a tertiary hospital in China.

Vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) are one of the most important bacterial causes of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). In China, the detection rate of VRE Enterococcus faecium (VREfm) is lo... The characteristics of E. faecium strains isolated from 89 patients with HAIs, including antibiotic susceptibility and virulence genes, were analyzed. This study analyzed 50 E. faecium strains isolate... Twenty-seven E. faecium isolates containing the vanA gene were identified as VREfm in 89 non-duplicate E. faecium isolates. The major clonal VREfm strains that persisted from 2013-2015 were CT1/ST78/P... In this study, we report the spread caused by vanA vancomycin-resistant E. faecium strains of different cluster types with the same type of transposon in a tertiary hospital. Our literature review rev...

Molecular dynamics simulation of pyruvate kinase to investigate improved thermostability of artificially selected strain in Enterococcus faecium.

Enterococcus faecium (E. faecium) is a member of symbiotic lactic acid bacteria in gastrointestinal tract and it was successfully used to treat diarrhea cases in humans. For a lactobacteria to survive... To assess the acquired thermostability of PYK of ALE strain using in silico methods.... First, we predicted and assessed tertiary structures of our proteins using SWISS-MODEL homology modelling server. Second, we then applied molecular dynamics (MD) simulation to simulate and assess mult... We collected the results of MD simulation at four temperature points: 300, 340, 350 and 400 K. Our results showed that the protein demonstrated increased stability at 340 and 350 K.... Results of these study suggest that PYK of ALE enhanced strain of E. faecium demonstrates overall better stability at elevated temperatures compared to that of WT strain....

Antibiotic resistance assessment and multi-drug efflux pumps of Enterococcus faecium isolated from clinical specimens.

Enterococcus faecium is a major cause of community and hospital-acquired infections. Due to limited options for infection with fluoroquinolones-resistant Enterococci, novel therapeutics are urgently n... A total of 88 isolates of E. faecium from clinical specimens were studied from August 2017 to September 2018. Conventional phenotypic and molecular methods characterized all the isolates. Standard sus... The highest antibiotic resistance rate among E. faecium isolates was related to ciprofloxacin (96.8%), levofloxacin (94.3%), and imipenem (90.9%), respectively. The highest frequency of efflux pump de... Efflux pump inhibitor genes efrAB, efmA, and emeA are common among the E. faecium clinical isolates. Our results supported the administration of thioridazine, as an efflux pump inhibitor, in fluoroqui...