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High D-dimer levels are associated with poor prognosis in cancer patients

Cihan Ay, Daniela Dunkler, Robert Pirker +5

Haematologica

High D-dimer levels were associated with poor overall survival and increased mortality risk in cancer patients.

Human α‐amylase and starch digestion: An interesting marriage

Peter Butterworth, Frederick J. Warren, Peter R. Ellis

Starch - Stärke

Abstract α‐Amylase catalyses the first step in the digestion of starch, a main source of carbohydrate in the human diet. Amylase present in human saliva was one of the first enzymes ever to be...

Fat and Fatty Acid Terminology, Methods of Analysis and Fat Digestion and Metabolism: A Background Review Paper

W. M. N. Ratnayake, Cláudio Galli

Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism

Fats, oils or lipids consist of a large number of organic compounds including fatty acids, monoacylglycerols, diacylglycerols, triacylglycerols (TGs), phospholipids (PLs), eicosanoids, resolvins,...

Involvement of the Calcium-sensing Receptor in Human Taste Perception

Takeaki Ohsu, Yusuke Amino, Hiroaki Nagasaki +6

Journal of Biological Chemistry

By human sensory analyses, we found that various extracellular calcium-sensing receptor (CaSR) agonists enhance sweet, salty, and umami tastes, although they have no taste themselves. These...

Control of Pathogenic and Spoilage Microorganisms in Fresh‐cut Fruits and Fruit Juices by Traditional and Alternative Natural Antimicrobials

Rosa M. Raybaudi‐Massilia, Jonathan Mosqueda‐Melgar, Robert Soliva‐Fortuny +1

Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety

Traditional antimicrobials have been extensively used for many years. However, consumers are currently demanding wholesome, fresh-like, and safe foods without addition of chemically synthesized...

A dose-ranging study evaluating once-daily oral administration of the factor Xa inhibitor rivaroxaban in the treatment of patients with acute symptomatic deep vein thrombosis: the Einstein–DVT Dose-Ranging Study

Harry R. Büller, Anthonie W.A. Lensing, Martin H. Prins +7

Blood

We performed a randomized dose-ranging study, double-blind for rivaroxaban doses and open-label for the comparator (low-molecular-weight heparin followed by vitamin K antagonists) to assess the...

Reversal of Parenteral Nutrition–Associated Liver Disease in Two Infants With Short Bowel Syndrome Using Parenteral Fish Oil: Implications for Future Management

Kathleen M. Gura, Christopher Duggan, Sharon Collier +4

PEDIATRICS

Here we report the reversal of cholestasis in 2 infants with intestinal failure and parenteral nutrition-associated liver disease. Treatment involved the substitution of a conventional intravenous...

Trace elements and cancer risk: a review of the epidemiologic evidence

Stephanie A. Navarro Silvera, Thomas E. Rohan

Cancer Causes & Control

Improvement of the quality and shelf life of wheat bread by fermentation with the antifungal strain Lactobacillus plantarum FST 1.7

Fabio Dal Bello, Charmaine I. Clarke, Liam A. M. Ryan +7

Journal of Cereal Science

Wound infections caused by <i>Vibrio vulnificus</i> and other marine bacteria

James D. Oliver

Epidemiology and Infection

Infections caused by Vibrio vulnificus were first reported in 1979 by Blake et al. of the US Centers for Disease Control. At that time described as a 'rare, unnamed halophilic lactose-fermenting...

Investigations of Factors That Influence the Acrylamide Content of Heated Foodstuffs

Per Rydberg, Sune Eriksson, Eden Tareke +3

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

The acrylamide content of heated foodstuffs should be considered to be the net result of complex reactions leading to the formation and elimination/degradation of this compound. The present study,...

Protein and fat composition of mare's milk: some nutritional remarks with reference to human and cow's milk

M. Malacarne, F. Martuzzi, Andrea Summer +1

International Dairy Journal

Antimicrobial Activity of Carvacrol toward Bacillus cereus on Rice

A. Ultee, R.A. Slump, G. Steging +1

Journal of Food Protection

Histochemically-reactive zinc in amyloid plaques, angiopathy, and degenerating neurons of Alzheimer's diseased brains

Sang Won Suh, Knud B. Jensen, Morten S. Jensen +4

Brain Research

Effect of Amylose Content on Gelatinization, Retrogradation, and Pasting Properties of Starches from Waxy and Nonwaxy Wheat and Their F1 Seeds

Tomoko Sasaki, Takeshi Yasui, Junko Matsuki

Cereal Chemistry

ABSTRACT We studied the effect of amylose content on the gelatinization, retrogradation, and pasting properties of starch using wheat starches differing in amylose content. Starches were isolated...

Incidence, clinical characteristics, and timing of objectively diagnosed venous thromboembolism during pregnancy1

Robert B. Gherman

Obstetrics and Gynecology

The incidence of venous thromboembolism during pregnancy is lower than has been previously described. Most cases occurred in the antepartum period, with the risk of deep venous thrombosis appearing...

Microorganisms in Foods 6: Microbial Ecology of Food Commodities.

M. van Schothorst

The World Journal of Men s Health

Intralesional HA injections could represent a reliable treatment option for the conservative management of patients with acute phase of PD.

Plasma lipid and lipoprotein responses to dietary fat and cholesterol: a meta-analysis

W. Huntting Howell, DJ McNamara, MA Tosca +2

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

The sensory perception of texture and mouthfeel

Jean‐Xavier Guinard, Rossella Mazzucchelli

Trends in Food Science & Technology

A novel lactococcal bacteriocin whose activity depends on the complementary action of two peptides

J Nissen-Meyer, Helge Holo, Leiv Sigve Håvarstein +2

Journal of Bacteriology

A lactococcal bacteriocin, termed lactococcin G, was purified to homogeneity by a simple four-step purification procedure that includes ammonium sulfate precipitation, binding to a cation exchanger...

STAPHYLOCOCCAL PLASMIDS AND THEIR REPLICATION

Richard P. Novick

Annual Review of Microbiology

Article de synthese. Classification. Hote. Transfert de plasmides. Genes des plasmides. Vecteurs de clonage

Ecological Genetics and Evolution. The Cactus-Yeast-Drosophila Model System.

Bryan Shorrocks, J. S. F. Barker, William T. Starmer

Journal of Ecology

Effects of Diarrhea Associated with Specific Enteropathogens on the Growth of Children in Rural Bangladesh

Robert E. Black, Kenneth H. Brown, Stan Becker

PEDIATRICS

Village-based surveillance data from longitudinal studies in rural Bangladesh have been used to evaluate the nutritional consequences of infectious diseases, including diarrhea due to specific...

Analysis of brain lipids by high performance thin-layer chromatography and densitometry.

Lawrence J. Macala, Robert K. Yu, Shinji Ando

Journal of Lipid Research

We have devised a high performance thin-layer chromatography (HPTLC) densitometry method to resolve the major lipid classes of brain tissue. We used DEAE-Sephadex column chromatography to separate...

ESCHERICHIA COLI 0157:H7 STRAINS ASSOCIATED WITH HAEMORRHAGIC COLITIS IN THE UNITED STATES PRODUCE A SHIGELLA DYSENTERIAE 1 (SHIGA) LIKE CYTOTOXIN

Alison D. O’Brien, ThomasA Lively, MelindaE. Chen +2

The Lancet

Acute Pyogenic Meningitis Probably Due to Acanthamoeba sp.: a Preliminary Report

Michael B. Fowler, R. F. Carter

BMJ

Diverticulum of Female Urethra-Ferris MEDICAL JOURNA urethra. Case 1 had been investigated thoroughly on three different occasions but'not diagnosed, and had the diverticulum not remained filled at...

Blue food demand across geographic and temporal scales

Rosamond L. Naylor, Avinash Kishore, U. Rashid Sumaila +14

Nature Communications

Numerous studies have focused on the need to expand production of 'blue foods', defined as aquatic foods captured or cultivated in marine and freshwater systems, to meet rising population- and...

The Potential Impact of Zinc Supplementation on COVID-19 Pathogenesis

Inga Weßels, Benjamin Rolles, Lothar Rink

Frontiers in Immunology

During the current corona pandemic, new therapeutic options against this viral disease are urgently desired. Due to the rapid spread and immense number of affected individuals worldwide,...

Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.): An Overview of the Potentials of the “Golden Grain” and Socio-Economic and Environmental Aspects of Its Cultivation and Marketization

Viktória Angeli, Pedro M. Silva, Danilo Crispim Massuela +5

Foods

Quinoa (<i>Chenopodium quinoa</i> Willd.) is native to the Andean region and has attracted a global growing interest due its unique nutritional value. The protein content of quinoa grains is higher...

Soy sauce fermentation: Microorganisms, aroma formation, and process modification

Putu Virgina Partha Devanthi, Konstantinos Gkatzionis

Food Research International

Metal Ions in Alzheimer’s Disease: A Key Role or Not?

Yan Liu, Michel Nguyen, Anne Robert +1

Accounts of Chemical Research

Despite tremendous research efforts in universities and pharmaceutical companies, effective drugs are still lacking for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease (AD). The biochemical mechanisms of this...

The Role of Magnesium in Neurological Disorders

Anna E. Kirkland, Gabrielle L. Sarlo, Kathleen F. Holton

Nutrients

Magnesium is well known for its diverse actions within the human body. From a neurological standpoint, magnesium plays an essential role in nerve transmission and neuromuscular conduction. It also...

Effect of exogenous selenium supply on photosynthesis, Na+ accumulation and antioxidative capacity of maize (Zea mays L.) under salinity stress

Chaoqiang Jiang, Chaolong Zu, Dianjun Lu +4

Scientific Reports

The mechanism of selenium-mediated salt tolerance has not been fully clarified. This study investigated the possible role of selenium (Se) in regulating maize salt tolerance. A pot experiment was...

The Effect of Holder Pasteurization on Nutrients and Biologically-Active Components in Donor Human Milk: A Review

Chiara Peila, Guido E. Moro, Enrico Bertino +5

Nutrients

When a mother's milk is unavailable, the best alternative is donor milk (DM). Milk delivered to Human Milk Banks should be pasteurized in order to inactivate the microbial agents that may be present....

Selenium: an element for life

Leonidas H. Duntas, Salvatore Benvenga

Endocrine

Consensus Statements on the Risk, Prevention, and Treatment of Venous Thromboembolism in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Canadian Association of Gastroenterology

Geoffrey C. Nguyen, Çharles N. Bernstein, Alain Bitton +11

Gastroenterology

Superficial Venous Thrombosis and Venous Thromboembolism

Hervé Decousus, Isabelle Quéré, Emilie Presles +10

Annals of Internal Medicine

GlaxoSmithKline, sanofi-aventis, and the Ministère Francais de la Santé et des Sports (Programme Hospitalier de Recherche Clinique).

Antioxidant and antimicrobial activity of pomegranate peel extract improves the shelf life of chicken products

Sweetie R. Kanatt, Ramesh Chander, Arun Sharma

International Journal of Food Science & Technology

Summary The antioxidant and antimicrobial potential of pomegranate peel and seed extract was investigated. Pomegranate peel extract (PE) showed excellent antioxidant activity while the seed extract...

The Role of Wheat Flour Constituents, Sugar, and Fat in Low Moisture Cereal Based Products: A Review on Sugar-Snap Cookies

Bram Pareyt, Jan A. Delcour

Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition

Much research has been done to understand the contribution of different flour constituents to the cookie quality. Most authors agree on the role of starch in cookies, which, although it is the main...

Neurodevelopmental Outcomes of Very Low-Birth-Weight Infants With Necrotizing Enterocolitis

Sven Schulzke, Girish Deshpande, Sanjay Patole

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Survivors of stage II or higher NEC are at risk for long-term neurodevelopmental impairment, especially if they require surgery for the illness.

Multivitamin-multimineral supplements: who uses them?

Cheryl L. Rock

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Non-digestible Oligosaccharides with Prebiotic Properties

Katrien Swennen, Christophe M. Courtin, Jan A. Delcour

Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition

The search for functional foods or functional food ingredients, i.e. foods or food ingredients that can enhance health, is beyond any doubt one of the leading trends in today's food industry. In this...

Role of potassium in regulating blood flow and blood pressure

Francis J. Haddy, Paul M. Vanhoutte, Michel Félétou

American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Unlike sodium, potassium is vasoactive; for example, when infused into the arterial supply of a vascular bed, blood flow increases. The vasodilation results from hyperpolarization of the vascular...

Perioperative Synbiotic Treatment to Prevent Postoperative Infectious Complications in Biliary Cancer Surgery

Gen Sugawara, Masato Nagino, Hideki Nishio +5

Annals of Surgery

Preoperative oral administration of synbiotics can enhance immune responses, attenuate systemic postoperative inflammatory responses, and improve intestinal microbial environment. These beneficial...

Alkylresorcinols in Cereals and Cereal Products

Alastair B. Ross, Martin J. Shepherd, Meike Schüpphaus +4

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

The alkylresorcinol (AR) content of 8 commonly consumed cereals, 125 Triticum cultivars, milling fractions of wheat and rye, bread, and other cereal products was analyzed. ARs were found in wheat...

Fructans: beneficial for plants and humans

Tita Ritsema, Sjef Smeekens

Current Opinion in Plant Biology

Antioxidant and Antibacterial Activities of <i>Punica granatum</i> Peel Extracts

Pradeep Singh Negi, G.K. Jayaprakasha

Journal of Food Science

ABSTRACT: Pomegranate peels were powdered and extracted with ethyl acetate, acetone, methanol (MeOH), and water for 1 h each at room temperature. Radical‐scavenging activity of dried ethyl acetate,...

Duration of Prophylaxis Against Venous Thromboembolism With Fondaparinux After Hip Fracture Surgery&lt;subtitle&gt;A Multicenter, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Double-blind Study&lt;/subtitle&gt;

Bengt I. Eriksson

Archives of Internal Medicine

Extended prophylaxis with fondaparinux for 3 weeks after hip fracture surgery reduced the risk of VTE by 96% and was well tolerated.

Comparative Genomics of <i>Salmonella</i> <i>enterica</i> Serovar Typhi Strains Ty2 and CT18

Wen Deng, Shian‐Ren Liou, Guy Plunkett +6

Journal of Bacteriology

We present the 4.8-Mb complete genome sequence of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi strain Ty2, a human-specific pathogen causing typhoid fever. A comparison with the genome sequence of recently...

In Vitro Gastrointestinal Digestion Study of Pomegranate Juice Phenolic Compounds, Anthocyanins, and Vitamin C

Antonio Pérez-Vicente, Ángel Gil‐Izquierdo, Cristina García‐Viguera

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Pomegranate is an important source of bioactive compounds, such as anthocyanins, other phenolic compounds, and ascorbic acid. In the present work an in vitro availability method has been used to...