Inflammation and oxidative stress are essential components in a myriad of pathogenic entities that lead to metabolic and chronic diseases. Moreover, inflammation in its different phases is necessary for the initiation and maintenance of a healthy pregnancy. Therefore, an equilibrium between a necessary/pathologic level of inflammation and oxidative stress during pregnancy is needed to avoid disease development. High-density lipoproteins (HDL) are important for a healthy pregnancy and a good neonatal outcome. Their role in fetal development during challenging situations is vital for maintaining the equilibrium. However, in certain conditions, such as obesity, diabetes, and other cardiovascular diseases, it has been observed that HDL loses its protective properties, becoming dysfunctional. Bioactive compounds have been widely studied as mediators of inflammation and oxidative stress in different diseases, but their mechanisms of action are still unknown. Nonetheless, these agents, which are obtained from functional foods, increase the concentration of HDL, TRC, and antioxidant activity. Therefore, this review first summarizes several mechanisms of HDL participation in the equilibrium between inflammation and oxidative stress. Second, it gives an insight into how HDL may act as a vector for bioactive compounds. Third, it describes the relationships between the inflammation process in pregnancy and HDL activity. Consequently, different databases were used, including MEDLINE, PubMed, and Scopus, where scientific articles published in the English language up to 2023 were identified.

Mexico has a wide variety of edible plants, such as mallow and garambullo flowers. Their composition is based on nutrients (carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, vitamins, minerals), as well as phytochemicals, organic or inorganic acids, etc. For the traditional consumption of these plants, they are boiled and then combined with other ingredients. However, after a thermal treatment, their nutritional and sensory qualities are affected. In this work, we study the effect of thermal treatment on the total phenolic compounds (TPC), antioxidant capacity, and vitamin C of two edible plants from Mexico. Both plants had a high amount of TPC as ferulic acid, p-coumaric acid, caffeic acid, quercetin, and apigenin. Both plants had a high amount of TPC as ferulic acid, p-coumaric acid, caffeic acid, quercetin, and apigenin. After thermal treatment, the samples showed a high antioxidant capacity analyzed by 2,2-Diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH•), 2,2′-Azino-bis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid (ABTS●+), and ferric reducing antioxidant power (FRAP), associated with a high retention (78 and 89%) of phenolic compounds in the food matrix. Coumarin and ferulic acid were identified in both samples, while apigenin was only found in the mallow leaves and quercetin in the garambullo flowers after thermal treatment. Vitamin C content was higher on mallow leaves compared to garambullo flowers after thermal treatment. Further research is needed to characterize and evaluate the effect in both plants.

Una de las etapas más importantes en la vida de los seres humanos, es la niñez en sus primeros años, caracterizado por un rápido crecimiento y desarrollo del cerebro. El cual debe ser potenciado por experiencias y estímulos en el entorno. La Estimulación Temprana si bien no es una terapia nueva, se ha convertido en una importante herramienta terapéutica, por lo que es fundamental que el equipo multidisciplinar de salud involucrado, conozca los métodos de valoración y en base a ello se pueda dar un diagnóstico acertado y oportuno, que nos permita aplicar las técnicas de estimulación temprana adecuadas en base a sus necesidades, permitiéndole de esta manera una mejora en el desarrollo del niño.

El presente ensayo tiene como tema principal dos elementos de salud mental latentes en edades de niños y adolescentes: estrés y autoestima; identificados al relacionarse con un padecimiento que requiere discreción por los riesgos y gravedad que representa ante la sociedad: el cancer, sabido y temido por todos, al recibir una noticia relacionada con cáncer, la mayoría se queda asombrado con ella. A partir del contexto de una estancia en hospital público por parte de los niños y adolescentes que reciben quimioterapia como parte de su tratamiento, se realizó una observación no participante que llevó al equipo de trabajo a la siguiente reflexión: ¿son suficientemente resilientes los niños y adolescentes como para afrontar una situación de cáncer y el tratamiento tan desgastante a nivel emocional como físico que requiere? Sin duda, es una lucha constante ante la posibilidad inevitable de una muerte prematura, así como la incertidumbre que gobierna el día a día en la inocencia de los niños, y a veces, en la necesidad de expresión de los adolescentes.