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Host-dependent zonulin secretion causes the impairment of the small intestine barrier function after bacterial exposure

Rahzi El Asmar, Pinaki Panigrahi, Penelope Bamford +5

Gastroenterology

Dietary trans-10,cis-12 conjugated linoleic acid induces hyperinsulinemia and fatty liver in the mouse

Lionel C. Clément, Hélène Poirier, Isabelle Niot +5

Journal of Lipid Research

Conjugated linoleic acids (CLA) are a class of positional, geometric, conjugated dienoic isomers of linoleic acid (LA). Dietary CLA supplementation results in a dramatic decrease in body fat mass in...

Characterization of Saa, a Novel Autoagglutinating Adhesin Produced by Locus of Enterocyte Effacement-Negative Shiga-Toxigenic <i>Escherichia coli</i> Strains That Are Virulent for Humans

Adrienne W. Paton, Potjanee Srimanote, Matthew C. Woodrow +1

Infection and Immunity

The capacity of Shiga toxigenic Escherichia coli (STEC) to adhere to the intestinal mucosa undoubtedly contributes to pathogenesis of human disease. The majority of STEC strains isolated from severe...

Rapid Method for Species-Specific Identification of <i>Vibrio cholerae</i> Using Primers Targeted to the Gene of Outer Membrane Protein OmpW

Bisweswar Nandi, Ranjan K. Nandy, Sarmishtha Mukhopadhyay +3

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

The distribution of genes for an outer membrane protein (OmpW) and a regulatory protein (ToxR) in Vibrio cholerae and other organisms was studied using respective primers and probes. PCR...

Predicting Adverse Outcome in Patients with Acute Pulmonary Embolism: A Risk Score

J Wicki, Thomas Perneger, Henri Bounameaux +2

Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Reliable prediction of adverse outcomes in acute pulmonary embolism may help choose between in-hospital and ambulatory treatment. We aimed to identify predictors of adverse events in patients with...

Production of very-high-amylose potato starch by inhibition of SBE A and B

Gerhard Schwall, Richard Safford, R. J. Westcott +5

Nature Biotechnology

Zulu medicinal plants with antibacterial activity

Jonathan E. Kelmanson, Anna K. Jäger, Johannes van Staden

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Molecular characterization and assembly of the needle complex of the <i>Salmonella typhimurium</i> type III protein secretion system

Tomoko Kubori, Anand Sukhan, Shin‐Ichi Aizawa +1

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Many bacterial pathogens of plants and animals have evolved a specialized protein-secretion system termed type III to deliver bacterial proteins into host cells. These proteins stimulate or interfere...

Lessons from a large outbreak of <i>Escherichia coli</i> O157[ratio ]H7 infections: insights into the infectious dose and method of widespread contamination of hamburger patties

Jessica Tuttle, Thomas M. Gomez, Michael P. Doyle +4

Epidemiology and Infection

Between November 1992 and February 1993, a large outbreak of Escherichia coli O157:H7 infections occurred in the western USA and was associated with eating ground beef patties at restaurants of one...

The Salmonella selC locus contains a pathogenicity island mediating intramacrophage survival

Anne‐Béatrice Blanc‐Potard

The EMBO Journal

Caking phenomena in amorphous food powders

José Miguel Aguilera, JoséM. del Valle, Marcus Karel

Trends in Food Science & Technology

American gastroenterological association technical review on tube feeding for enteral nutrition

Donald F. Kirby, Mark H. DeLegge, C.Richard Fleming

Gastroenterology

Vitamin K-Dependent Formation of γ-Carboxyglutamic Acid

Johan Stenflo, J. W. Suttie

Annual Review of Biochemistry

The Hippo pathway was initially discovered in Drosophila melanogaster as a key regulator of tissue growth. It is an evolutionarily conserved signaling cascade regulating numerous biological...

Mesenchyme-Dependent Morphogenesis and Epithelium-Specific Cytodifferentiation in Mouse Mammary Gland

Teruyo Sakakura, Yasuaki Nishizuka, Clyde J. Dawe

Science

Isografts of heterotypic recombinants of embryonic mammary epithelium with salivary mesenchyme undergo development morphogenetically resembling that of salivary gland. However, cytodifferentiation of...

The Physiological Response of the Small Bowel of the Dog to Ischemia Including Prolonged in Vitro Preservation of the Bowel with Successful Replacement and Survival

Richard C. Lillehei, Bernard Goott, Fletcher A. Miller

Annals of Surgery

LILLEHEI, RICHARD C. M.D.; GOOTT, BERNARD M.D.; MILLER, FLETCHER A. M.D. Author Information

Avian Pathogenic Escherichia coli (APEC): An Overview of Virulence and Pathogenesis Factors, Zoonotic Potential, and Control Strategies

Dipak Kathayat, Dhanashree Lokesh, Sochina Ranjit +1

Pathogens

Avian pathogenic <i>Escherichia coli</i> (APEC) causes colibacillosis in avian species, and recent reports have suggested APEC as a potential foodborne zoonotic pathogen. Herein, we discuss the...

Copper metabolism as a unique vulnerability in cancer

Vinit Shanbhag, Nikita Gudekar, Kimberly J. Jasmer +3

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Cell Research

Antimicrobial, Antioxidant, and Immunomodulatory Properties of Essential Oils: A Systematic Review

Magdalena Valdivieso-Ugarte, Carolina Gómez‐Llorente, Julio Plaza‐Díaz +1

Nutrients

Essential oils (EOs) are a mixture of natural, volatile, and aromatic compounds obtained from plants. In recent years, several studies have shown that some of their benefits can be attributed to...

Iron catalysis of lipid peroxidation in ferroptosis: Regulated enzymatic or random free radical reaction?

Detcho A. Stoyanovsky, Yulia Y. Tyurina, Indira H. Shrivastava +11

Free Radical Biology and Medicine

The Costs of Meeting the 2030 Sustainable Development Goal Targets on Drinking Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene

Guy Hutton, Mili Varughese

World Bank, Washington, DC eBooks

A dedicated goal for water has recently been endorsed by the United Nations General Assembly as part of the sustainable development goal (SDG) framework. This study provides an assessment of the...

Effects of extraction methods and particle size distribution on the structural, physicochemical, and functional properties of dietary fiber from deoiled cumin

Mengmei Ma, Taihua Mu

Food Chemistry

Fluorescence quenching study of resveratrol binding to zein and gliadin: Towards a more rational approach to resveratrol encapsulation using water-insoluble proteins

Iris J. Joye, Gabriel Davidov‐Pardo, Richard D. Ludescher +1

Food Chemistry

Role of Dietary Salt and Potassium Intake in Cardiovascular Health and Disease: A Review of the Evidence

Kristal J. Aaron, Paul W. Sanders

Mayo Clinic Proceedings

Prevention and Treatment of Thrombosis in Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease

Therese M. Giglia, M. Patricia Massicotte, James S. Tweddell +13

Circulation

The American Heart Association makes every effort to avoid any actual or potential

Scientific Opinion on the Tolerable Upper Intake Level of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and docosapentaenoic acid (DPA)

EFSA Panel on Dietetic Products, Nutrition and Allergies (NDA)

EFSA Journal

&lt;p&gt;Following a request from the European Commission, the Panel on Dietetic Products, Nutrition and Allergies was asked to deliver a scientific opinion on the Tolerable Upper Intake Level (UL)...

Crops that feed the world 4. Barley: a resilient crop? Strengths and weaknesses in the context of food security

A. C. Newton, Andrew J. Flavell, Timothy George +11

Food Security

Treatment of Infectious Mastitis during Lactation: Antibiotics versus Oral Administration of Lactobacilli Isolated from Breast Milk

Rebeca Arroyo, Virginia Martín, Antonio Maldonado‐Barragán +3

Clinical Infectious Diseases

In this study, 352 women with infectious mastitis were randomly assigned to 3 groups. Women in groups A (n = 124) and B (n = 127]) ingested daily 9 log(10) colony-forming units (CFU) of L. fermentum...

n‐3 Omega fatty acids: a review of current knowledge

Uğur Göğüş, Chris Smith

International Journal of Food Science & Technology

Summary The very long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) (C18–C22) and n‐3 Omega PUFAs are apparently widely accepted as a part of modern nutrition because of their beneficial effects on...

Beta-lactoglobulin and its nanocomplexes with pectin as vehicles for ω-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids

Patricia Zimet, Yoav D. Livney

Food Hydrocolloids

South African herbal teas: Aspalathus linearis, Cyclopia spp. and Athrixia phylicoides—A review

Elizabeth Joubert, W.C.A. Gelderblom, Ann Louw +1

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Mode of Delivery – Effects on Gut Microbiota and Humoral Immunity

Anu Huurre, Marko Kalliomäki, Samuli Rautava +3

Neonatology

Our findings demonstrate that the mode of delivery may have, possibly via gut microbiota development, significant effects on immunological functions in the infant...

Intestinal Failure–Associated Liver Disease: What Do We Know Today?

Déirdre Kelly

Gastroenterology

The Legionella pneumophila effector protein DrrA is a Rab1 guanine nucleotide-exchange factor

Takahiro Murata, Anna Delprato, Alyssa Ingmundson +3

Nature Cell Biology

Small-Molecule Inhibitor of <i>Vibrio cholerae</i> Virulence and Intestinal Colonization

Deborah T. Hung, Elizabeth A. Shakhnovich, Emily Pierson +1

Science

Increasing antibiotic resistance requires the development of new approaches to combating infection. Virulence gene expression in vivo represents a target for antibiotic discovery that has not yet...

Mathematical modelling of solar tunnel drying of thin layer organic tomato

Kamil Saçılık, Rahmi Keskin, Ahmet Konuralp Eliçin

Journal of Food Engineering

Antioxidant compounds from four Opuntia cactus pear fruit varieties

Joseph O. Kuti

Food Chemistry

Evidence of an Association Between Use of Anti‐microbial Agents in Food Animals and Anti‐microbial Resistance Among Bacteria Isolated from Humans and the Human Health Consequences of Such Resistance

Frederick J. Angulo, Vrinda N. Nargund, Tom Chiller

Journal of Veterinary Medicine Series B

Several lines of evidence indicate that the use of anti-microbial agents in food animals is associated with anti-microbial resistance among bacteria isolated from humans. The use of anti-microbial...

Use of exponential, Page's and diffusional models to simulate the drying kinetics of kiwi fruit

Susana Simal, Antoni Femenia, M.C. Garau +1

Journal of Food Engineering

Chemical composition and antifungal activity of essential oils of seven Moroccan Labiatae against Botrytis cinerea Pers: Fr.

Bouchra Chebli, Mohamed Achouri, Lalla Mina Idrissi Hassani +1

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Update on Inferior Vena Cava Filters

Thomas B. Kinney

Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology

The biological chemistry of lead

Hilary A. Godwin

Current Opinion in Chemical Biology

Stool microflora in extremely low birthweight infants

Ira H Gewolb, Ruth A. Schwalbe, Vicki L Taciak +2

Archives of Disease in Childhood Fetal & Neonatal

The gut of extremely low birthweight infants is colonised by a paucity of bacterial species. Breast milking and reduction of antibiotic exposure are critical to increasing fecal microbial diversity.

Survival of Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157:H7 in Water

Guodong Wang, Michael P. Doyle

Journal of Food Protection

Antimicrobial Functions of Spices: Why Some Like it Hot

Jennifer Billing, Paul W. Sherman

The Quarterly Review of Biology

Although spices have been important for centuries in food preparation throughout the world, patterns of spice use differ considerably among cultures and countries. What factors underlie these...

The intrinsic viscosity of biological macromolecules. Progress in measurement, interpretation and application to structure in dilute solution

Stephen E. Harding

Progress in Biophysics and Molecular Biology

Vitamin C Improves Endothelium-Dependent Vasodilation in Forearm Resistance Vessels of Humans With Hypercholesterolemia

Henry H. Ting, Farris K. Timimi, Elizabeth A. Haley +3

Circulation

We conclude that vitamin C improves endothelium-dependent vasodilation in the forearm resistance vessels of patients with hypercholesterolemia. These findings suggest that nitric oxide degradation by...

Optimal Duration of Oral Anticoagulant Therapy: A Randomized Trial Comparing Four Weeks with Three Months of Warfarin in Patients with Proximal Deep Vein Thrombosis

Mark Levine, Jack Hirsh, Michael Gent +8

Thrombosis and Haemostasis

The optimal duration of oral anticoagulant therapy for patients with acute proximal deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is uncertain. Based on the hypothesis that a normal impedance plethysmogram (IPG)...

<i>hilA</i> is a novel <i>ompR/toxR</i> family member that activates the expression of <i>Salmonella typhimurium</i> invasion genes

Vivek Bajaj, Clara Hwang, Catherine A. Lee

Molecular Microbiology

During infection of its hosts, Salmonella enters intestinal epithelial cells. Many Salmonella typhimurium genes required for bacterial entry into host cells are encoded on a 40 kb 'pathogenicity...