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Role of lysosomal acid lipase in the metabolism of plasma low density lipoprotein. Observations in cultured fibroblasts from a patient with cholesteryl ester storage disease.

JL Goldstein, S E Dana, JR Faust +2

Journal of Biological Chemistry

The hydrolysis of cholesteryl esters contained in plasma low density lipoprotein was reduced in cultured fibroblasts derived from a patient with cholesteryl ester storage disease, an inborn error of...

A review of cinnamaldehyde and its derivatives as antibacterial agents

Amanda A. Doyle, John C. Stephens

Fitoterapia

The Tartary Buckwheat Genome Provides Insights into Rutin Biosynthesis and Abiotic Stress Tolerance

Lijun Zhang, Xiuxiu Li, Bin Ma +18

Molecular Plant

Tartary buckwheat (Fagopyrum tataricum) is an important pseudocereal crop that is strongly adapted to growth in adverse environments. Its gluten-free grain contains complete proteins with a...

Innate Immunity and Breast Milk

Nicole Cacho, Robert M. Lawrence

Frontiers in Immunology

Human milk is a dynamic source of nutrients and bioactive factors; unique in providing for the human infant’s optimal growth and development. The growing infant’s immune system has a number of...

Systematic review of the concentrations of oligosaccharides in human milk

Stephan Thurl, Manfred Munzert, Günther Boehm +2

Nutrition Reviews

Worldwide interlaboratory quantitative analyses of identical milk samples would be required to identify the most reliable methods of determining concentrations of oligosaccharides in human milk. The...

Chemical composition of commercial citrus fruit essential oils and evaluation of their antimicrobial activity acting alone or in combined processes

Laura Espina, M. Somolinos, Susana Lorán +3

Food Control

Dissemination of invasive <i>Salmonella</i> via bacterial-induced extrusion of mucosal epithelia

Leigh A. Knodler, Bruce A. Vallance, Jean Celli +4

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Salmonella enterica is an intracellular bacterial pathogen that resides and proliferates within a membrane-bound vacuole in epithelial cells of the gut and gallbladder. Although essential to disease,...

Zinc decreases C-reactive protein, lipid peroxidation, and inflammatory cytokines in elderly subjects: a potential implication of zinc as an atheroprotective agent

Bin Bao, Ananda S. Prasad, Frances W.J. Beck +5

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Synergistic properties of the terpenoids aromadendrene and 1,8-cineole from the essential oil of Eucalyptus globulus against antibiotic-susceptible and antibiotic-resistant pathogens

Sri Mulyaningsih, Frank Sporer, Stefan Zimmermann +2

Phytomedicine

Sodium Reduction and Its Effect on Food Safety, Food Quality, and Human Health

M. Ellin Doyle, Kathleen A. Glass

Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety

Sodium is an essential nutrient with important functions in regulating extracellular fluid volume and the active transport of molecules across cell membranes. However, recent estimates from NHANES...

The effects of omega-3 fatty acids monotherapy in Alzheimer's disease and mild cognitive impairment: A preliminary randomized double-blind placebo-controlled study

Chih-Chiang Chiu, Kuan‐Pin Su, Tsung‐Chi Cheng +5

Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry

Cognitive development in children with chronic protein energy malnutrition

Bhoomika R. Kar, Shobini L. Rao, Balasubramanian Chandramouli

Behavioral and Brain Functions

Chronic protein energy malnutrition (stunting) affects the ongoing development of higher cognitive processes during childhood years rather than merely showing a generalized cognitive impairment....

Structure of the Zinc Transporter YiiP

Min Lu, Dax Fu

Science

YiiP is a membrane transporter that catalyzes Zn2+/H+ exchange across the inner membrane of Escherichia coli. Mammalian homologs of YiiP play critical roles in zinc homeostasis and cell signaling....

Amylolytic bacterial lactic acid fermentation — A review

Gopal Reddy, Md. Altaf, B.J. Naveena +2

Biotechnology Advances

Antioxidative activity of Rosmarinus officinalis L. essential oil compared to its main components

W. Wang, Nan Wu, Y.-G. Zu +1

Food Chemistry

Nutrition in Brain Development and Aging: Role of Essential Fatty Acids

Ricardo Uauy, Alan D. Dangour

Nutrition Reviews

The essential fatty acids (EFAs), particularly the n-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LCPs), are important for brain development during both the fetal and postnatal period. They are also...

Antimicrobial activity of cinnamon and clove oils under modified atmosphere conditions

Narumol Matan, Hathairat Rimkeeree, A.J. Mawson +3

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Guidelines on oral anticoagulation (warfarin): third edition – 2005 update

Trevor Baglin, David Keeling, Henry G. Watson

British Journal of Haematology

The British Committee for Standards in Haematology (BCSH) published its third edition of Guidelines on Oral Anticoagulation in 1998 (British Committee for Standards in Haematology, 1998). Most of the...

Selenium Deficiency and Viral Infection

Melinda A. Beck, Orville A. Levander, Jean Handy

Journal of Nutrition

Chemistry and biochemistry of magnesium

Federica I. Wolf

Molecular Aspects of Medicine

Postnatal growth in VLBW infants: significant association with neurodevelopmental outcome

Beatrice Latal, Kurt von Siebenthal, Helen Kovari +2

The Journal of Pediatrics

Evidence that the β-Amyloid Plaques of Alzheimer's Disease Represent the Redox-silencing and Entombment of Aβ by Zinc

Math P. Cuajungco, Lee E. Goldstein, Akihiko Nunomura +7

Journal of Biological Chemistry

Abeta binds Zn(2+), Cu(2+), and Fe(3+) in vitro, and these metals are markedly elevated in the neocortex and especially enriched in amyloid plaque deposits of individuals with Alzheimer's disease...

Colostrum and milk-derived peptide growth factors for the treatment of gastrointestinal disorders

Raymond J. Playford, Christopher Macdonald, Wendy S Johnson

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Effects of Zinc Deficiency on Th1 and Th2 Cytokine Shifts

Ananda S. Prasad

The Journal of Infectious Diseases

Nutritional deficiency of zinc is widespread throughout developing countries, and zinc-deficient persons have increased susceptibility to a variety of pathogens. Zinc deficiency in an experimental...

Monounsaturated Fatty Acids and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease

Penny M. Kris‐Etherton

Circulation

A Procedure to Measure Amylose in Cereal Starches and Flours with Concanavalin A

T. S. Gibson, Vicky Solah, Barry V. McCleary

Journal of Cereal Science

Undercarboxylated Osteocalcin Measured with a Specific Immunoassay Predicts Hip Fracture in Elderly Women: The EPIDOS Study1

Philippe Vergnaud, Patrick Garnero, P. J. Meunier +3

The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism

Increased levels of circulating undercarboxylated osteocalcin (ucOC), measured indirectly with the hydroxyapatite (HAP) binding assay, have been shown to predict hip fracture risk in a small group of...

A Prospective, Randomized Trial of Early Enteral Feeding After Resection of Upper Gastrointestinal Malignancy

Martin J. Heslin, Lianne Latkany, Denis H. Y. Leung +5

Annals of Surgery

Early enteral feeding with an IEF was not beneficial and should not be used in a routine fashion after surgery for upper GI malignancies.

Salmonella typhimurium aroA- infection in gene-targeted immunodeficient mice: major role of CD4+ TCR-αβ cells and IFN-γ in bacterial clearance independent of intracellular location

J Hess, C. Ladel, D Miko +1

The Journal of Immunology

Due to the dependency on aromatic precursors, the growth of Salmonella typhimurium aroA- is limited in immunocompetent mice. Here we show that H-21-A beta-/- mice (lacking MHC class II molecules and...

Commensal enteric bacteria engender a self-limiting humoral mucosal immune response while permanently colonizing the gut

Khushroo E. Shroff, K Meslin, John J. Cebra

Infection and Immunity

We have employed a germfree mouse model to study the development and persistence of a humoral mucosal immune response to a gram-negative murine commensal organism, Morganella morganii. M. morganii...

Some Naturally Occurring Substances: Food Items and Constituents, Heterocyclic Aromatic Amines and Mycotoxins. IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risks to Humans, Vol. 56. Herausgegeben von der International Agency for Research on Cancer, World Health Organization. 599 Seiten, zahlr. Abb. und Tab. World Health Organization. Geneva 1993. Preis: 95, — Sw.fr; 95,50 US $

M. Kujawa

Food / Nahrung

A Randomized Trial Comparing Activated Thromboplastin Time With Heparin Assay in Patients With Acute Venous Thromboembolism Requiring Large Daily Doses of Heparin

Mark N. Levine

Archives of Internal Medicine

The heparin assay is a safe and effective method for monitoring heparin treatment in patients with acute venous thromboembolism whose APTT remains subtherapeutic despite large daily doses of heparin....

Milk- and soy-induced enterocolitis of infancy

Geraldine K. Powell

The Journal of Pediatrics

Detection of Heat-Labile <i>Escherichia coli</i> Enterotoxin with the Use of Adrenal Cells in Tissue Culture

Sam T. Donta, Harley W. Moon, S. C. Whipp

Science

Cell-free culture filtrates of heat-labile enterotoxin-producing strains of Escherichia coli are capable of inducing morphological changes and steroidogenesis in monolayer cultures of adrenal cells....

THE DISTRIBUTION OF VITAMIN C IN PLANT AND ANIMAL TISSUES, AND ITS DETERMINATION

Otto A. Bessey, C. G. King

Journal of Biological Chemistry

Selenium Nanoparticles for Biomedical Applications: From Development and Characterization to Therapeutics

Cláudio Ferro, Helena F. Florindo, Hélder A. Santos

Advanced Healthcare Materials

Selenium (Se) is an essential element to human health that can be obtained in nature through several sources. In the human body, it is incorporated into selenocysteine, an amino acid used to...

What’s normal? Oligosaccharide concentrations and profiles in milk produced by healthy women vary geographically ,

Shelley McGuire, Shelley McGuire, Courtney L. Meehan +23

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

<b>Background:</b> Human milk is a complex fluid comprised of myriad substances, with one of the most abundant substances being a group of complex carbohydrates referred to as human milk...

Evolution and applications of the QuEChERS method

Miguel Ángel González‐Curbelo, Bárbara Socas‐Rodríguez, Antonio V. Herrera‐Herrera +3

TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry

Management of venous thrombo-embolism: an update

Stavros Konstantinides, Adam Torbicki

European Heart Journal

Venous thrombo-embolism is the third most frequent acute cardiovascular syndrome after myocardial infarction and stroke. Recently published landmark trials paved the way for significant progress in...

Nutritional Components of Amaranth Seeds and Vegetables: A Review on Composition, Properties, and Uses

Petras Rimantas Venskutonis, Paulius Kraujalis

Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety

A few decades ago Amaranthus was rediscovered as a most promising plant genus that may provide high-quality protein, unsaturated oil, and various other valuable constituents. Since then research has...

Beverage emulsions: Recent developments in formulation, production, and applications

Daniel T. Piorkowski, David Julian McClements

Food Hydrocolloids

Physicochemical and functional properties of whole legume flour

Shuang‐kui Du, Hongxin Jiang, Xiuzhu Yu +1

LWT

The Mechanism of Antifungal Action of Essential Oil from Dill (Anethum graveolens L.) on Aspergillus flavus

Jun Tian, Xiaoquan Ban, Hong Zeng +3

PLoS ONE

The essential oil extracted from the seeds of dill (Anethum graveolens L.) was demonstrated in this study as a potential source of an eco-friendly antifungal agent. To elucidate the mechanism of the...

Natural antimicrobial peptides from bacteria: characteristics and potential applications to fight against antibiotic resistance

Maryam Hassan, Morten Kjos, Ingolf F. Nes +2

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Because of the emergence of antibiotic-resistant pathogens worldwide, a number of infectious diseases have become difficult to treat. This threatening situation is worsened by the fact that very...

Nuts and Seeds in Health and Disease Prevention

Elsevier eBooks

Antibacterial and phytochemical screening of Anethum graveolens, Foeniculum vulgare and Trachyspermum ammi

Gurinder Kaur, Daljit S. Arora

BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Antibacterial efficacy shown by these plants provides a scientific basis and thus, validates their traditional uses as homemade remedies. Isolation and purification of different phytochemicals may...

Interaction of probiotic Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium strains with human intestinal epithelial cells: Adhesion properties, competition against enteropathogens and modulation of IL-8 production

Marco Candela, Federico Perna, Paola Carnevali +6

International Journal of Food Microbiology