Malnutrition and food insecurity are major concerns for the Malian</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:""> authorities. The objective of this study was to strengthen the knowledg...Malnutrition and food insecurity are major concerns for the Malian</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:""> authorities. The objective of this study was to strengthen the knowledge about the <span>nutritional and physicochemical values of four underutilized edible wild </span>fruits picked at two cities belonging to different bioclimatic zones of Mali. The physicochemical and nutritional parameters were performed using standard methods. The findings revealed that all these parameters varied from one fruit to <span>another, this outcome could be associated </span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"">with</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:""> the provenances of the wild</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:""> fruits (p-value < 0.05). The protein contents varied from 4.53 g/100g by dry matter (DM) for <i>R</i>. <i>sudanica</i> fruits to 5.34 g/100g DM for those of <i>B</i>. <i>aegyptiaca</i>, all these samples </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"">were </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"">being harvested from Sikasso. The highest concentrations of vitamins </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"">are </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"">C (150,800 to 151,000 μg/100g DM), E (1</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"">,</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"">310 to 1</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"">,</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"">350 μg/100g DM) and A (38 to 40 μg/100g DM) respectively for the fruits <span>of </span><i><span>Z</span></i><span>. <i>mauritiana</i>, </span><i><span>B</span></i><span>. <i>aegyptiaca</i> and <i>S</i>. <i>senegalensis</i>. In addition, these fruits would constitute a</span><span> potential source of minerals such as iron, phosphorus and calcium. Thereby,</span> these fruits are promising raw materials to be used against the <span>malnutrition linked to the micronutrients deficiencies and the management</span> of certain pathologies related to oxidative stress.展开更多
Background :Non-Hodgkin lymphomas are the first childhood cancer in sub-Saharan Africa. Objective: The purpose of this study was to assess non-Hodgkin lymphomas cases in our setting. Methodology: A retrospective and d...Background :Non-Hodgkin lymphomas are the first childhood cancer in sub-Saharan Africa. Objective: The purpose of this study was to assess non-Hodgkin lymphomas cases in our setting. Methodology: A retrospective and descriptive study carried out in the pediatric oncology unit of the Gabriel Touré Teaching Hospital Bamako over 10 years from 1st January 2005 to 31th December 2015. Results: We exploited 274 (21.6%) cases of Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma out of 1295 cancer cases registered, the age group 6 - 10 years was the most represented (46.4%);the male sex was predominant with a sex-ratio of 1.8;digestive signs were the most common signs of discovery (44.2%) followed by maxillary swelling (42.7%);the majority of patients (52.9%) consulted between 1 and 3 months after the onset of signs;the malnutrition rate was 39.8%, of which 24.1% were severe cases and 15.7% were moderate rate. Abdominal localization was the most common (43.1%) followed by maxillofacial localization (33.9%). Almost all were Burkitt type cytology (92.7%), the majority (73.4%) were in Murphy stage III. Almost all (96%) had received chemotherapy and the modified LMB 01 protocol was widely used (62.4%). The majority of patients (85%) were chemosensitive at day 7 or after the third cyclophosphamide injection but at the end of induction only 31% were in complete remission. Gastrointestinal toxicity was the most common (37.13%) followed by hematologic toxicity 35.09 %;9.12 % of patients were lost of follow-up and 22.26% died. Tumor progression was the most common cause of death (60.66%) followed by infection (21.31%). Conclusion: In light of these findings, the late diagnosis and the poor management of NHL, as well as the limited ability to primarily treat metabolic complications, explain the high case-fatality rate, hence the important role of early diagnosis and treatment multidisciplinary.展开更多
文摘Malnutrition and food insecurity are major concerns for the Malian</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:""> authorities. The objective of this study was to strengthen the knowledge about the <span>nutritional and physicochemical values of four underutilized edible wild </span>fruits picked at two cities belonging to different bioclimatic zones of Mali. The physicochemical and nutritional parameters were performed using standard methods. The findings revealed that all these parameters varied from one fruit to <span>another, this outcome could be associated </span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"">with</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:""> the provenances of the wild</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:""> fruits (p-value < 0.05). The protein contents varied from 4.53 g/100g by dry matter (DM) for <i>R</i>. <i>sudanica</i> fruits to 5.34 g/100g DM for those of <i>B</i>. <i>aegyptiaca</i>, all these samples </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"">were </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"">being harvested from Sikasso. The highest concentrations of vitamins </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"">are </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"">C (150,800 to 151,000 μg/100g DM), E (1</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"">,</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"">310 to 1</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"">,</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"">350 μg/100g DM) and A (38 to 40 μg/100g DM) respectively for the fruits <span>of </span><i><span>Z</span></i><span>. <i>mauritiana</i>, </span><i><span>B</span></i><span>. <i>aegyptiaca</i> and <i>S</i>. <i>senegalensis</i>. In addition, these fruits would constitute a</span><span> potential source of minerals such as iron, phosphorus and calcium. Thereby,</span> these fruits are promising raw materials to be used against the <span>malnutrition linked to the micronutrients deficiencies and the management</span> of certain pathologies related to oxidative stress.
文摘Background :Non-Hodgkin lymphomas are the first childhood cancer in sub-Saharan Africa. Objective: The purpose of this study was to assess non-Hodgkin lymphomas cases in our setting. Methodology: A retrospective and descriptive study carried out in the pediatric oncology unit of the Gabriel Touré Teaching Hospital Bamako over 10 years from 1st January 2005 to 31th December 2015. Results: We exploited 274 (21.6%) cases of Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma out of 1295 cancer cases registered, the age group 6 - 10 years was the most represented (46.4%);the male sex was predominant with a sex-ratio of 1.8;digestive signs were the most common signs of discovery (44.2%) followed by maxillary swelling (42.7%);the majority of patients (52.9%) consulted between 1 and 3 months after the onset of signs;the malnutrition rate was 39.8%, of which 24.1% were severe cases and 15.7% were moderate rate. Abdominal localization was the most common (43.1%) followed by maxillofacial localization (33.9%). Almost all were Burkitt type cytology (92.7%), the majority (73.4%) were in Murphy stage III. Almost all (96%) had received chemotherapy and the modified LMB 01 protocol was widely used (62.4%). The majority of patients (85%) were chemosensitive at day 7 or after the third cyclophosphamide injection but at the end of induction only 31% were in complete remission. Gastrointestinal toxicity was the most common (37.13%) followed by hematologic toxicity 35.09 %;9.12 % of patients were lost of follow-up and 22.26% died. Tumor progression was the most common cause of death (60.66%) followed by infection (21.31%). Conclusion: In light of these findings, the late diagnosis and the poor management of NHL, as well as the limited ability to primarily treat metabolic complications, explain the high case-fatality rate, hence the important role of early diagnosis and treatment multidisciplinary.