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Purification and characterization of a potent bactericidal and membrane active protein from the granules of human polymorphonuclear leukocytes.

Jerrold Weiss, Peter Elsbach, Inge Olsson +1

Journal of Biological Chemistry

Acute Necrotizing Enterocolitis in Infancy: A Review of 64 Cases

Thomas V. Santulli, John N. Schullinger, William C. Heird +5

PEDIATRICS

Sixty-four cases of necrotizing enterocolitis are reviewed. The diagnosis was based on tissue examination in 57 and on the clinical syndrome, including pneumatosis, in 7. Three factors are important...

International Journal of Microbiology

International Journal of Microbiology

International Journal of Microbiology publishes papers on microorganisms and their interaction with hosts and the environment. The journal covers all microbes, including bacteria, fungi, viruses,...

Specific inulin‐type fructan fibers protect against autoimmune diabetes by modulating gut immunity, barrier function, and microbiota homeostasis

Kang Chen, Hao Chen, Marijke M. Faas +7

Molecular Nutrition & Food Research

Our data demonstrate that ITF(l) but not ITF(s) delays the development of T1D via modulation of gut-pancreatic immunity, barrier function, and microbiota homeostasis.

Vitamin C and Infections

Harri Hemilä

Nutrients

In the early literature, vitamin C deficiency was associated with pneumonia. After its identification, a number of studies investigated the effects of vitamin C on diverse infections. A total of 148...

Selenium Cycling Across Soil-Plant-Atmosphere Interfaces: A Critical Review

Lenny H. E. Winkel, Bas Vriens, Gerrad D. Jones +3

Nutrients

Selenium (Se) is an essential element for humans and animals, which occurs ubiquitously in the environment. It is present in trace amounts in both organic and inorganic forms in marine and freshwater...

Plant essential oils as food preservatives to control moulds, mycotoxin contamination and oxidative deterioration of agri-food commodities – Potentials and challenges

Bhanu Prakash, Akash Kedia, Prashant Mishra +1

Food Control

Early-Life Health and Adult Circumstance in Developing Countries

Janet Currie, Tom Vogl

Annual Review of Economics

A growing literature documents the links between long-term outcomes and health in the fetal period, infancy, and early childhood. Much of this literature focuses on rich countries, but researchers...

White Rice, Brown Rice, and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes in US Men and Women

Qi Sun

Archives of Internal Medicine

Substitution of whole grains, including brown rice, for white rice may lower risk of type 2 diabetes. These data support the recommendation that most carbohydrate intake should come from whole grains...

High efficiency intergeneric conjugal transfer of plasmid DNA from Escherichia coli to methyl DNA-restricting streptomycetes

Fiona Flett, Vassilios Mersinias, Colin P. Smith

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Many streptomycetes, including S. coelicolor A3(2), possess a potent methyl-specific restriction which can present an effective barrier to the introduction of heterologous DNA. We have compared the...

Biofortification of UK food crops with selenium

Martin R. Broadley, Philip J. White, Rosie Bryson +9

Proceedings of The Nutrition Society

Se is an essential element for animals. In man low dietary Se intakes are associated with health disorders including oxidative stress-related conditions, reduced fertility and immune functions and an...

Zinc: a multipurpose trace element

Maria Stefanidou, Christos T. Maravelias, Artemisia Dona +1

Archives of Toxicology

Double blind, placebo controlled trial of two probiotic strains in interleukin 10 knockout mice and mechanistic link with cytokine balance

Jane McCarthy, L O’Mahony, L O’Callaghan +8

Gut

Both Lactobacillus salivarius 433118 and Bifidobacterium infantis 35624 significantly attenuate colitis in this murine model. Attenuation of colitis is associated with a reduced ability to produce...

Antifungal Activity of Phenyllactic Acid against Molds Isolated from Bakery Products

Paola Lavermicocca, Francesca Valerio, Angelo Visconti

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Phenyllactic acid (PLA) has recently been found in cultures of Lactobacillus plantarum that show antifungal activity in sourdough breads. The fungicidal activity of PLA and growth inhibition by PLA...

Human zonulin, a potential modulator of intestinal tight junctions

Wenle Wang, Sergio Uzzau, Simeon E. Goldblum +1

Journal of Cell Science

Intercellular tight junctions are dynamic structures involved in vectorial transport of water and electrolytes across the intestinal epithelium. Zonula occludens toxin derived from Vibrio cholerae...

pathogenicity islands: big virulence in small packages

Sandra L. Marcus, John H. Brumell, Cheryl G. Pfeifer +1

Microbes and Infection

The Dynamic Link between the Integrity of the Immune System and Zinc Status

Pamela J. Fraker, Louis E. King, Tonya Laakko +1

Journal of Nutrition

Sodium sensitivity and cardiovascular events in patients with essential hypertension

Atsushi Morimoto, Takashi Uzu, Takashi Fujii +5

The Lancet

Strategy for improved nutrition of children and women in developing countries

United Nations Children's Fund

The Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Chemistry of free radical and singlet oxidation of lipids

E. N. Frankel

Progress in Lipid Research

INHIBITORY INTERACTION OF RECEPTOR UNITS IN THE EYE OF LIMULUS

H. K. Hartline, Floyd Ratliff

The Journal of General Physiology

The inhibition that is exerted mutually among the receptor units (ommatidia) in the lateral eye of Limulus has been analyzed by recording oscillographically the discharge of nerve impulses in single...

Deep Vein Thrombosis in Hospitalized Patients With COVID-19 in Wuhan, China

Li Zhang, Xiaokai Feng, Danqing Zhang +26

Circulation

The prevalence of DVT is high and is associated with adverse outcomes in hospitalized patients with COVID-19. Prophylaxis for venous thromboembolism may be protective in patients with a Padua...

The molecular mechanisms of copper metabolism and its roles in human diseases

Ji Chen, Yunhui Jiang, Shi H +3

Pflügers Archiv - European Journal of Physiology

Household food waste: Drivers and potential intervention points for design – An extensive review

Marie Hebrok, Casper Boks

Journal of Cleaner Production

Mechanisms of starch digestion by <b>α</b>-amylase—Structural basis for kinetic properties

Sushil Dhital, Frederick J. Warren, Peter Butterworth +2

Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition

Recent studies of the mechanisms determining the rate and extent of starch digestion by α-amylase are reviewed in the light of current widely-used classifications for (a) the proportions of...

Fermented Fruits and Vegetables of Asia: A Potential Source of Probiotics

Manas R. Swain, Marimuthu Anandharaj, Ramesh C. Ray +1

Biotechnology Research International

As world population increases, lactic acid fermentation is expected to become an important role in preserving fresh vegetables, fruits, and other food items for feeding humanity in developing...

Pharmaceutical applications of various natural gums, mucilages and their modified forms

Vipul D. Prajapati, Girish K. Jani, Naresh G. Moradiya +1

Carbohydrate Polymers

Taxonomy, Epidemiology, and Clinical Relevance of the Genus <i>Arcobacter</i>

Luis Collado, María José Figueras

Clinical Microbiology Reviews

The genus Arcobacter, defined almost 20 years ago from members of the genus Campylobacter, has become increasingly important because its members are being considered emergent enteropathogens and/or...

Early enteral nutrition, provided within 24 h of injury or intensive care unit admission, significantly reduces mortality in critically ill patients: a meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials

Gordon S. Doig, Philippa T. Heighes, F. O. Simpson +2

Intensive Care Medicine

Identification and Characterization of Toxicity of Contaminants in Pet Food Leading to an Outbreak of Renal Toxicity in Cats and Dogs

Roy L. M. Dobson, Safa Motlagh, Mike Quijano +11

Toxicological Sciences

This paper describes research relating to the major recall of pet food that occurred in Spring 2007 in North America. Clinical observations of acute renal failure in cats and dogs were associated...

Modulation of inflammation in brain: a matter of fat

Akhlaq A. Farooqui, Lloyd A. Horrocks, Tahira Farooqui

Journal of Neurochemistry

Neuroinflammation is a host defense mechanism associated with neutralization of an insult and restoration of normal structure and function of brain. Neuroinflammation is a hallmark of all major CNS...

Zinc Deficiency: A Special Challenge1,

K. Michael Hambidge, Nancy F. Krebs

Journal of Nutrition

Dietary lipids and forages interactions on cow and goat milk fatty acid composition and sensory properties

Yves Chilliard, Anne Ferlay

annales de biologie animale biochimie biophysique

This review summarises the known effects of dietary factors on bovine and caprine milk fatty acid composition, as well as the regulation of cow and goat mammary lipid secretion. Special attention is...

Studies on spice principles as antioxidants in the inhibition of lipid peroxidation of rat liver microsomes

A.Ch. Pulla Reddy, B.R. Lokesh

Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry

Functional Properties of the Great Northern Bean ( <i>Phaseolus vulgaris</i> L.) Proteins: Emulsion, Foaming, Viscosity, and Gelation Properties

Shridhar K. Sathe, D. K. Salunkhe

Journal of Food Science

ABSTRACT Functional properties of the Great Northern bean ( Phaseolus vulgaris L.) flour, albumins, globulins, protein concentrates, and protein isolates were investigated. Protein concentrates had...

Effects of Cortisone and Vitamin A on Wound Healing

H. Paul Ehrlich, Thomas K. Hunt

Annals of Surgery

From the Departments of Surgery, University of California School of Medicine, and San Francisco General Hospital, San Francisco

Metabolism and functional effects of plant-derived omega-3 fatty acids in humans

Ella J. Baker, Elizabeth A. Miles, Graham C. Burdge +2

Progress in Lipid Research

Changes in intestinal tight junction permeability associated with industrial food additives explain the rising incidence of autoimmune disease

Aaron Lerner, Torsten Matthias

Autoimmunity Reviews

The incidence of autoimmune diseases is increasing along with the expansion of industrial food processing and food additive consumption. The intestinal epithelial barrier, with its intercellular...

Dietary fibre and incidence of type 2 diabetes in eight European countries: the EPIC-InterAct Study and a meta-analysis of prospective studies

InterAct Consortium

Diabetologia

The overall evidence indicates that the intake of total and cereal fibre is inversely related to the risk of type 2 diabetes. The results of the EPIC-InterAct Study suggest that the association may...

Towards a better understanding of Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG - host interactions

Marijke Segers, Sarah Lebeer

Microbial Cell Factories

Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG (LGG) is one of the most widely used probiotic strains. Various health effects are well documented including the prevention and treatment of gastro-intestinal infections...

Dalteparin versus Unfractionated Heparin in Critically Ill Patients

The PROTECT Investigators for the Canadian Critical Care Trials Group and the Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Society Clinical Trials Group

New England Journal of Medicine

Among critically ill patients, dalteparin was not superior to unfractionated heparin in decreasing the incidence of proximal deep-vein thrombosis. (Funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health...

British Thoracic Society guidelines for the management of suspected acute pulmonary embolism

I. A. Campbell, A G Fennerty, Albert Miller

PULMONOLOGIYA

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Studies on functional, thermal and pasting properties of flours from different chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) cultivars

Maninder Kaur, Narpinder Singh

Food Chemistry

Human milk oligosaccharides are associated with protection against diarrhea in breast-fed infants

Ardythe L. Morrow, Guillermo M. Ruiz‐Palacios, Mekibib Altaye +7

The Journal of Pediatrics

Practical Considerations in Design of Internal Amplification Controls for Diagnostic PCR Assays

Jeffrey Hoorfar, Burkhard Malorny, Amir Abdulmawjood +3

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

The explosive increase since the beginning of 1990s in the number of publications reporting PCR-based methods for detection or molecular typing of food-borne pathogens has attracted the attention of...

Intestinal villous M cells: An antigen entry site in the mucosal epithelium

Myoung Ho Jang, Mi–Na Kweon, Koichi Iwatani +13

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

M cells located in the follicle-associated epithelium of Peyer's patches (PP) are shown to be the principal sites for the sampling of gut luminal antigens. Thus, PP have long been considered the...

In Vitro Study of Possible Role of Dietary Fiber in Lowering Postprandial Serum Glucose

Shiyi Ou, Kin‐Chor Kwok, Yan Li +1

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

There have been many reports concerning the role of dietary fiber in lowering postprandial serum glucose, and the main mechanism was regarded as the viscosity of different dietary fibers in hampering...