Research Library

Molecular genetic bases of <i>Salmonella</i> entry into host cells

Jorge E. Galán

Molecular Microbiology

Salmonella spp. can enter into non-phagocytic cells, a property that is essential for their pathogenicity. Recently, considerable progress has been made in the understanding of the molecular genetic...

Tannins in wood: comparison of different estimation methods

Augustin Scalbert, Bernard B. Monties, G. Janin

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

International audience

Evidence Favoring the Use of Anticoagulants in the Hospital Phase of Acute Myocardial Infarction

Thomas C. Chalmers, Raymond J. Matta, Harry Smith +1

New England Journal of Medicine

Abstract Since the last comprehensive review of anticoagulation in acute myocardial infarction four additional randomized control trials have been reported. The overwhelming majority of all trials...

Oxygen Radicals, Hydrogen Peroxide, and Oxygen Toxicity

Irwin Fridovich

Elsevier eBooks

The Analysis of Multidimensional Contingency Tables: Stepwise Procedures and Direct Estimation Methods for Building Models for Multiple Classifications

Leo A. Goodman

Technometrics

For the m-way contingency table, we consider models that describe the possible multiplicative interactions among the m variables of the table, and we show how to select models that fit the data in...

Fibrinolysis Shutdown Correlation with Thromboembolic Events in Severe COVID-19 Infection

Franklin L. Wright, Thomas O. Vogler, Ernest E. Moore +6

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Fibrinolysis shutdown, as evidenced by elevated d-dimer and complete failure of clot lysis at 30 minutes on thromboelastography predicts thromboembolic events and need for hemodialysis in critically...

Aspirin or Rivaroxaban for VTE Prophylaxis after Hip or Knee Arthroplasty

David R. Anderson, Michael Dunbar, John Murnaghan +24

New England Journal of Medicine

Among patients who received 5 days of rivaroxaban prophylaxis after total hip or total knee arthroplasty, extended prophylaxis with aspirin was not significantly different from rivaroxaban in the...

Vibriosis in Fish: A Review on Disease Development and Prevention

M. Y. Ina-Salwany, Nurhidayu Al‐saari, Aslah Mohamad +7

Journal of Aquatic Animal Health

Current growth in aquaculture production is parallel with the increasing number of disease outbreaks, which negatively affect the production, profitability, and sustainability of the global...

Encapsulation of antioxidant phenolic compounds extracted from spent coffee grounds by freeze-drying and spray-drying using different coating materials

Lina F. Ballesteros, Mónica Ramı́rez, Carlos E. Orrego +2

Food Chemistry

Freeze-drying and spray-drying techniques were evaluated for encapsulation of phenolic compounds (PC) extracted from spent coffee grounds. Additionally, the use of maltodextrin, gum arabic and a...

Extended Thromboprophylaxis with Betrixaban in Acutely Ill Medical Patients

Alexander Cohen, Robert A. Harrington, Samuel Z. Goldhaber +5

New England Journal of Medicine

Among acutely ill medical patients with an elevated d-dimer level, there was no significant difference between extended-duration betrixaban and a standard regimen of enoxaparin in the prespecified...

Environmental and health impacts of using food waste as animal feed: a comparative analysis of food waste management options

Ramy Salemdeeb, Erasmus K. H. J. zu Ermgassen, Mi Hyung Kim +2

Journal of Cleaner Production

The disposal of food waste is a large environmental problem. In the United Kingdom (UK), approximately 15 million tonnes of food are wasted each year, mostly disposed of in landfill, via composting,...

Rhs proteins from diverse bacteria mediate intercellular competition

Sanna Koskiniemi, James Lamoureux, Kiel Nikolakakis +4

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Rearrangement hotspot (Rhs) and related YD-peptide repeat proteins are widely distributed in bacteria and eukaryotes, but their functions are poorly understood. Here, we show that Gram-negative Rhs...

Selective cellular uptake and induction of apoptosis of cancer-targeted selenium nanoparticles

Yanyu Huang, Lizhen He, Wen Liu +4

Biomaterials

Enhanced Dispersibility and Bioactivity of Curcumin by Encapsulation in Casein Nanocapsules

Kang Pan, Qixin Zhong, Seung Joon Baek

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

In this work, a novel encapsulation method was studied by spray-drying a warm aqueous ethanol solution with codissolved sodium caseinate (NaCas) and lipophilic food components, using curcumin as a...

Design of nanoemulsion-based delivery systems of natural antimicrobials: Effect of the emulsifier

Francesco Donsı̀, Marianna Annunziata, Mariarosaria Vincensi +1

Journal of Biotechnology

A.S.P.E.N. Clinical Guidelines: Nutrition Support of the Critically Ill Child

Nilesh M. Mehta, Charlene Compher, A.S.P.E.N. Board of Directors

Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition

The prevalence of malnutrition among critically ill patients, especially those with a protracted clinical course, has remained largely unchanged over the last 2 decades.1,2 The profound and...

Enhanced antiinflammatory capacity of a <i>Lactobacillus plantarum</i> mutant synthesizing modified teichoic acids

Corinne Grangette, Sophie Nutten, Emmanuelle Palumbo +7

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Teichoic acids (TAs), and especially lipoteichoic acids (LTAs), are one of the main immunostimulatory components of pathogenic Gram-positive bacteria. Their contribution to the immunomodulatory...

Effect of dietary fibre on dough rheology and bread quality

Manuel Gómez, Felicidad Ronda, Carlos A. Blanco +2

European Food Research and Technology

The Resistance of Quinoa (<i>Chenopodium quinoa</i>Willd.) to Adverse Abiotic Factors

Sven‐Erik Jacobsen, Angel Mújica, C. R. Jensen

Food Reviews International

Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoaWilld.) has been cultivated in the Andean region for thousands of years, providing highly nutritious food to poor farmers in the Andes. The conditions for crop growth are...

Motives for food choice: a comparison of consumers from Japan, Taiwan, Malaysia and New Zealand

John Prescott, O.A. Young, Lynda O’Neill +2

Food Quality and Preference

Pomegranate juice consumption inhibits serum angiotensin converting enzyme activity and reduces systolic blood pressure

Michael Aviram, Leslie Dornfeld

Atherosclerosis

Plausible mechanisms for the protectiveness of whole grains

Joanne Slavin, Margaret C. Martini, David R. Jacobs +1

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Pulmonary Embolism

Ary Ribeiro, Per Lindmarker, Hans Johnsson +2

Circulation

An echocardiography Doppler investigation performed 6 weeks after diagnosis of acute PE can identify patients with persistent PH/RV dysfunction and may be of value in planning the follow-up and care...

Self-assembled hydrogel nanoparticle of cholesterol-bearing pullulan as a carrier of protein drugs: Complexation and stabilization of insulin

Kazunari Akiyoshi, Seiichi Kobayashi, Shozo Shichibe +4

Journal of Controlled Release

Preparation of fatty acid methyl esters for gas‐chromatographic analysis of lipids in biological materials

Ke‐Shun Liu

Journal of the American Oil Chemists Society

Abstract Theoretically, preparation of fatty acid methyl esters (FAMEs) deals with reversible chemical reactions in a complex system. Methodologically, there are numerous ways, generally...

Improved colorimetric determination of amylose in starches or flours

Joseph Chrastil

Carbohydrate Research

Molecular mechanisms of general anaesthesia

Nicholas P. Franks, W.R. Lieb

Nature

O2⋅− and H2O2-Mediated Disruption of Fe Metabolism Causes the Differential Susceptibility of NSCLC and GBM Cancer Cells to Pharmacological Ascorbate

Joshua D. Schoenfeld, Zita A. Sibenaller, Kranti A. Mapuskar +27

Cancer Cell

The Composition of Human Milk and Infant Faecal Microbiota Over the First Three Months of Life: A Pilot Study

Kiera Murphy, David P. Curley, Tom F. O’Callaghan +6

Scientific Reports

Human milk contains a diverse array of bioactives and is also a source of bacteria for the developing infant gut. The aim of this study was to characterize the bacterial communities in human milk and...

Association of Specific Dietary Fats With Total and Cause-Specific Mortality

Dong D. Wang, Yanping Li, Stephanie E. Chiuve +5

JAMA Internal Medicine

Different types of dietary fats have divergent associations with total and cause-specific mortality. These findings support current dietary recommendations to replace saturated fat and trans-fat with...

Current Knowledge on the Importance of Selenium in Food for Living Organisms: A Review

Marek Kieliszek, Stanisław Błażejak

Molecules

Selenium is one of the elements classified within the group of micronutrients which are necessary in trace amounts for the proper functioning of organisms. Selenium participates in the protection of...

Saccharomyces cerevisiae in the Production of Fermented Beverages

Graeme M. Walker, Graham G. Stewart

Beverages

Alcoholic beverages are produced following the fermentation of sugars by yeasts, mainly (but not exclusively) strains of the species, Saccharomyces cerevisiae. The sugary starting materials may...

Eukaryote-to-eukaryote gene transfer events revealed by the genome sequence of the wine yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae EC1118

Maïté Novo, Frédéric Bigey, Emmanuelle Beyne +8

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Saccharomyces cerevisiae has been used for millennia in winemaking, but little is known about the selective forces acting on the wine yeast genome. We sequenced the complete genome of the diploid...

CONSUMING AUTHENTICITY

Sharon Zukin

Cultural Studies

Alternative consumption practices often lead to the creation of entrepreneurial spaces like restaurants and bars, and to the resurgence of farmers’ markets, offering urban consumers a safe and...

Matrix effects in quantitative pesticide analysis using liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry

W.M.A. Niessen, Paola Manini, Roberta Andreoli

Mass Spectrometry Reviews

Combined liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry using electrospray or atmospheric-pressure chemical ionization has become an important tool in the quantitative analysis of pesticide residues in...

Handbook of Fermented Functional Foods

Edward R. Farnworth

Fermented foods have been an important part of the human diet in many cultures for many centuries. Modern research, especially on the immune system, is revealing how these foods and their active...

Advances in the Development of Functional Foods from Buckwheat

Si-quan Li, Q. Howard Zhang

Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition

Buckwheat originated in North or East Asia and is widely adapted in North America. It has been grown since at least 1000 BC in China. It has very strong adaptability to adverse environments with a...

Quantitative Analysis of Flavan-3-ols in Spanish Foodstuffs and Beverages

Sonia de Pascual‐Teresa, Celestino Santos‐Buelga, Julián C. Rivas‐Gonzalo

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

An HPLC method, using detection after postcolumn derivatization with p-dimethylaminocynnamaldehyde (DMACA), was developed for the quantitative analysis of individual flavanols in food. This method...

Interleukin‐10 generation in atopic children following oral <i>Lactobacillus rhamnosus</i> GG

Tanja Pessi, Y. Sütas, Mikko Hurme +1

Clinical & Experimental Allergy

Oral Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG ingestion for 5 days to 4 weeks has been shown to alleviate clinical symptoms of gastrointestinal inflammation and atopic dermatitis. To determine whether oral...

Natural Resistance to Infection with Intracellular Pathogens: The <i>Nramp1</i> Protein Is Recruited to the Membrane of the Phagosome

Samantha Gruenheid, Elhanan Pinner, Michel Desjardins +1

The Journal of Experimental Medicine

The Nramp1 (natural-resistance-associated macrophage protein 1) locus (Bcg, Ity, Lsh) controls the innate resistance or susceptibility of mice to infection with a group of unrelated intracellular...

Potato Glycoalkaloids: Chemistry, Analysis, Safety, and Plant Physiology

Mendel Friedman, Gary M. McDonald, MaryAnn Filadelfi-Keszi

Critical Reviews in Plant Sciences

Abstract Potatoes, members of the Solanaceae plant family, serve as a major, inexpensive food source for both energy (starch) and good-quality protein, with worldwide production of about 350 million...

Mathematical modelling of the thin layer solar drying of sweet potato slices

Lemuel M. Diamante, P. A. Munro

Solar Energy

Toxin Genotypes and Plasmid Profiles as Determinants of Systemic Sequelae in Escherichia coli O157:H7 Infections

Stephen M. Ostroff, Phillip I. Tarr, Marguerite A. Neill +3

The Journal of Infectious Diseases

In 1987, 93 Escherichia coli O157:H7 isolates were collected during routine surveillance for this pathogen in the state of Washington. Toxin genotypes and plasmid profiles were correlated with the...

Salmonella typhimurium deletion mutants lacking adenylate cyclase and cyclic AMP receptor protein are avirulent and immunogenic

Roy Curtiss, Sandra M. Kelly

Infection and Immunity

Salmonella typhimurium SR-11 mutants with cya::Tn10 or crp::Tn10 mutations were found to be avirulent and immunogenic for BALB/c mice. Fusaric acid-resistant derivatives with deletions of the Tn10...

Test for enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli using Y-1 adrenal cells in miniculture

David A. Sack, R. Bradley Sack

Infection and Immunity

A rapid, potentially clinically useful test for detection of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli is described. Whole bacterial cultures of enterotoxigenic E. coli, when briefly exposed to Y1 adrenal...

UREA METABOLISM IN MAN*

Mackenzie Walser, Leonard J. Bodenlos

Journal of Clinical Investigation

Urea has long been considered to be meta- bolically inert. However, recent studies with isotopic urea in several species of animals have revealed that urea is hydrolyzed in the alimentary tract even...