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Probiotics: contributions to oral health

Jukka H. Meurman, Iva Stamatova

Oral Diseases

Probiotics have been extensively studied for their health-promoting effects. The main field of research has been in the gastrointestinal tract. However, in the past few years probiotics have also...

The efficacy and safety of enoxaparin versus unfractionated heparin for the prevention of venous thromboembolism after acute ischaemic stroke (PREVAIL Study): an open-label randomised comparison

David G. Sherman, Gregory W. Albers, Christopher Bladin +5

The Lancet

Cognitive assessment of children at age 2½ years after maternal fish oil supplementation in pregnancy: a randomised controlled trial

Janet A. Dunstan, Karen Simmer, Glenys Dixon +1

Archives of Disease in Childhood Fetal & Neonatal

Maternal fish oil supplementation during pregnancy is safe for the fetus and infant, and may have potentially beneficial effects on the child's eye and hand coordination. Further studies are needed...

Effect of timing of umbilical cord clamping on iron status in Mexican infants: a randomised controlled trial

Camila M. Chaparro, Lynnette M. Neufeld, Gilberto Tena Alavez +2

The Lancet

Coalescence stability of emulsions containing globular milk proteins

Slavka Tcholakova, Nikolai D. Denkov, Ivan B. Ivanov +1

Advances in Colloid and Interface Science

Pediatric Short Bowel Syndrome

Ariel U. Spencer, Andreea Neaga, Brady T. West +5

Annals of Surgery

Cholestasis and age-adjusted small bowel length are the major predictors of mortality in pediatric SBS. Age-adjusted small bowel length and ICV are the major predictors of weaning from PN. These data...

Starch digestibility and the estimated glycemic score of different types of rice differing in amylose contents

Peisong Hu, Haijun Zhao, Zhiying Duan +2

Journal of Cereal Science

The growth profile, thermotolerance and biofilm formation of Enterobacter sakazakii grown in infant formula milk

Carol Iversen, M. Chelsea Lane, Stephen Forsythe

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Enterobacter sakazakii has been associated with infant meningitis through consumption of contaminated IFM. Enterobacter sakazakii is able to grow in IFM during storage at refrigeration temperatures...

Early enteral immunonutrition in patients with severe sepsis

Guido Bertolini, G. Iapichino, Danilo Radrizzani +5

Intensive Care Medicine

Relationship between parental report of food neophobia and everyday food consumption in 2–6-year-old children

Lucy Cooke, J Wardle, E. Leigh Gibson

Appetite

Chemical composition and antimicrobial activity of <i>Rosmarinus officinalis</i> L. oils from Sardinia and Corsica

Giorgio Pintore, Marianna Usaï, Pascale Bradesi +6

Flavour and Fragrance Journal

Abstract A detailed analysis of Rosmarinus officinalis L. essential oil from Sardinia and Corsica (α‐pinene/verbenone/bornyl acetate chemotype) was carried out using GC–RI, GC–MS and 13 C‐NMR, on the...

Essential fatty acids, lipid membrane abnormalities, and the diagnosis and treatment of schizophrenia

Wayne S. Fenton, Joseph R. Hibbeln, Michael B. Knable

Biological Psychiatry

INTESTINAL TRANSPLANTATION: 1997 REPORT OF THE INTERNATIONAL REGISTRY1-3

David Grant

Transplantation

Transplantation has become a lifesaving procedure for (1) patients with intestinal failure who cannot be maintained on total parenteral nutrution and (2) patients who require abdominal evisceration...

Antagonistic activity exerted in vitro and in vivo by Lactobacillus casei (strain GG) against Salmonella typhimurium C5 infection

Sylvie Hudault, Vanessa Liévin, M F Bernet-Camard +1

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

The aim of this study was to compare the antagonistic properties of Lactobacillus casei GG exerted in vitro against Salmonella typhimurium C5 in a cellular model, cultured enterocyte-like Caco-2...

Inhibition of initial adhesion of uropathogenic Enterococcus faecalis by biosurfactants from Lactobacillus isolates

Martine M.C. Velraeds, Henny C. van der Mei, Gregor Reid +1

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

In this study, 15 Lactobacillus isolates were found to produce biosurfactants in the mid-exponential and stationary growth phases. The stationary-phase biosurfactants from lactobacillus casei subsp....

Biotherapeutic agents. A neglected modality for the treatment and prevention of selected intestinal and vaginal infections

Gary W. Elmer

JAMA

There is now evidence that administration of selected microorganisms is beneficial in the prevention and treatment of certain intestinal and, possibly, treatment of vaginal infections. In an effort...

Accuracy of Ultrasound for the Diagnosis of Deep Venous Thrombosis in Asymptomatic Patients after Orthopedic Surgery

Philip S. Wells, Anthonie W. A. Lensing, Bruce L. Davidson +2

Annals of Internal Medicine

Venous ultrasound imaging has only moderate sensitivity and a moderate positive predictive value when used to screen for deep venous thrombosis in patients after orthopedic surgery; thus, ultrasound...

Human kidney proximal tubules are the main source of plasma glutathione peroxidase

Nelly E. Avissar, Daniel B. Ornt, Yoram Yagil +6

American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology

The sites of synthesis of extracellular (E) glutathione peroxidase (GPX), a unique selenoglycoprotein present in plasma, are not known. To investigate the possibility that the kidney is the main...

Metallothionein III is expressed in neurons that sequester zinc in synaptic vesicles

B A Masters, CJ Quaife, J. L. Erickson +5

Journal of Neuroscience

MT-III, a brain-specific member of the metallothionein gene family, binds zinc and may facilitate the storage of zinc in neurons. The distribution of MT-III mRNA within the adult brain was determined...

Use of tellurite for the selection of verocytotoxigenic Escherichia coli O157

P. Zadik, P. A. Chapman, C. A. Siddons

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Potassium tellurite was assessed for the selection of verocytotoxigenic (VT+) Escherichia coli O157. MICs were higher for VT+ E. coli O157 than for other strains of E. coli and for Aeromonas spp....

Biotechnology of Microbial Exopolysaccharides

Ian W. Sutherland

Cambridge University Press eBooks

This volume provides a thorough account of the structure and synthesis of microbial exopolysaccharides and of their widespread application across a broad range of industries, including food, oil and...

Coryneform bacteria in infectious diseases: clinical and laboratory aspects

M B Coyle, Benjamin A. Lipsky

Clinical Microbiology Reviews

Coryneform isolates from clinical specimens frequently cannot be identified by either reference laboratories or research laboratories. Many of these organisms are skin flora that belong to a large...

Human plasma platelet-activating factor acetylhydrolase. Purification and properties.

Diana M. Stafforini, Stephen M. Prescott, Thomas M. McIntyre

Journal of Biological Chemistry

Platelet-activating factor (PAF, 1-O-alkyl-2-acetyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine) is a biologically active phospholipid synthesized by a variety of cell types upon appropriate stimulation. PAF is a...

A Point-Source Outbreak of Campylobacteriosis Associated with Consumption of Raw Milk

J. A. Korlath, M. T. Osterholm, Lawrence A. Judy +2

The Journal of Infectious Diseases

After a one-day field trip to a Minnesota farm, 22 (45%) of 49 third-grade students and three (14%) of 21 adult chaperones developed campylobacteriosis. Campylobacter jejuni was isolated from...

Human gamma-trace, a basic microprotein: amino acid sequence and presence in the adenohypophysis.

Anders Grubb, Helge Löfberg

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

The amino acid sequence of human gamma-trace, a basic microprotein without known function, was determined by automated Edman degradations of the carboxymethylated polypeptide chain and of fragments...

Decreased Absorption of Calcium, Magnesium, Zinc and Phosphorus by Humans due to Increased Fiber and Phosphorus Consumption as Wheat Bread

John G. Reinhold, Bahram Faradji, P Abadi +1

Journal of Nutrition

A Molecular Theory of Sweet Taste

Lemont B. Kier

Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Structures and Functions of the Sense of Taste in the Catfish &lt;i&gt;(Ictalurus natalis)&lt;/i&gt;

Jelle Atema

Brain Behavior and Evolution

Exclusive elimination of the sense of taste in fishes is not possible by severing ''the'' taste nerve as one can do in mammals, because their taste buds are sometimes spread over very large skin...

Development of active/intelligent food packaging film containing Amaranthus leaf extract for shelf life extension of chicken/fish during chilled storage

Sweetie R. Kanatt

Food Packaging and Shelf Life

COVID-19 Complicated by Acute Pulmonary Embolism

Yuanliang Xie, Xiang Wang, Pei Yang +1

Radiology Cardiothoracic Imaging

Pregnancy-Adapted YEARS Algorithm for Diagnosis of Suspected Pulmonary Embolism

L.M. van der Pol, Cécile Tromeur, Ingrid M. Bistervels +20

New England Journal of Medicine

Pulmonary embolism was safely ruled out by the pregnancy-adapted YEARS diagnostic algorithm across all trimesters of pregnancy. CT pulmonary angiography was avoided in 32 to 65% of patients. (Funded...

Typhoid vaccines: WHO position paper, March 2018 – Recommendations

World Health Organization

Vaccine

Current and Emerging Legionella Diagnostics for Laboratory and Outbreak Investigations

Jeffrey W. Mercante, Jonas M. Winchell

Clinical Microbiology Reviews

Legionnaires' disease (LD) is an often severe and potentially fatal form of bacterial pneumonia caused by an extensive list of Legionella species. These ubiquitous freshwater and soil inhabitants...

Ionic liquids as a class of materials for transdermal delivery and pathogen neutralization

Michael Zakrewsky, Katherine S. Lovejoy, Theresa L. Kern +9

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Biofilm-protected microbial infections in skin are a serious health risk that remains to be adequately addressed. The lack of progress in developing effective treatment strategies is largely due to...

Antifungal efficacy of thymol, carvacrol, eugenol and menthol as alternative agents to control the growth of food-relevant fungi

Sepideh Abbaszadeh, Aghil Sharifzadeh, Hojjatollah Shokri +2

Journal de Mycologie Médicale

Intestinal IgA production and its role in host‐microbe interaction

Cindy Gutzeit, Giuliana Magri, Andrea Cerutti

Immunological Reviews

Complex and diverse communities of bacteria establish mutualistic and symbiotic relationships with the gut after birth. The intestinal immune system responds to bacterial colonization by acquiring a...

<i>Salmonella enterica</i> Serovar Typhi and the Pathogenesis of Typhoid Fever

Gordon Dougan, Stephen Baker

Annual Review of Microbiology

Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi, the cause of typhoid, is host restricted to humans. S. Typhi has a monophyletic population structure, indicating that typhoid in humans is a relatively new disease....

Antimicrobial and antioxidant effects of spice extracts on the shelf life extension of raw chicken meat

K. Radha krishnan, S. Babuskin, P. Azhagu Saravana Babu +5

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Manganese neurotoxicity and the role of reactive oxygen species

Ebany J. Martinez‐Finley, Claire E. Gavin, Michael Aschner +1

Free Radical Biology and Medicine

Resolution phase lipid mediators of inflammation: agonists of resolution

Charles N. Serhan, Nan Chiang

Current Opinion in Pharmacology

Salt in Health and Disease — A Delicate Balance

Theodore A. Kotchen, Allen W. Cowley, Edward D. Fröhlich

New England Journal of Medicine

This review provides an overview of our current understanding of the relation of salt consumption to hypertension and cardiovascular disease.

FAO/WHO Guidelines on Probiotics

Lorenzo Morelli, Lucio Capurso

Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology

*Istituto di Microbiologia, U.C.S.C, Piacenza †Retired Emeritus Head of the Department of Gastroenterology, AO "S. Filippo Neri" Rome, Italy (e-mail: [email protected]) The authors declare that they...

Technological aspects and potential applications of (ultra) high-pressure homogenisation

Eliane Dumay, Dominique Chevalier‐Lucia, Laetitia Picart‐Palmade +3

Trends in Food Science & Technology

Food Processing Technology: Principles and Practice

Alistair S. Grandison

International Journal of Dairy Technology

Longitudinal analysis of macronutrients and minerals in human milk produced by mothers of preterm infants

Jacqueline Bauer, Joachim Gerß

Clinical Nutrition

Medicinal Inorganic Chemistry Approaches to Passivation and Removal of Aberrant Metal Ions in Disease

Lauren E. Scott, Chris Orvig

Chemical Reviews

ADVERTISEMENT RETURN TO ISSUEPREVReviewNEXTMedicinal Inorganic Chemistry Approaches to Passivation and Removal of Aberrant Metal Ions in DiseaseLauren E. Scott and Chris Orvig*View Author Information...

Recent advances in the regulation of milk fat synthesis

K.J. Harvatine, Yves R. Boisclair, D.E. Bauman

animal

In addition to its economic value, milk fat is responsible for many of milk's characteristics and can be markedly affected by diet. Diet-induced milk fat depression (MFD) was first described over a...

Early Determinants of Fruit and Vegetable Acceptance

Catherine A. Forestell, Julie A. Mennella

PEDIATRICS

Breastfeeding confers an advantage in initial acceptance of a food, but only if mothers eat the food regularly. Once weaned, infants who receive repeated dietary exposure to a food eat more of it and...

Necrotizing Enterocolitis: Review of State-of-the-Art Imaging Findings with Pathologic Correlation

Mónica Epelman, Alan Daneman, Oscar M. Navarro +6

Radiographics

Plain abdominal radiography is the current standard imaging modality for evaluation of necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC). Sonography is still not routinely used for diagnosis and follow-up, as it is...

Characterization of lipid nanoparticles by differential scanning calorimetry, X-ray and neutron scattering☆

Heike Bunjes, Tobias Unruh

Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews