Research Library

Ability of Recombinant Factor VIIa to Reverse the Anticoagulant Effect of the Pentasaccharide Fondaparinux in Healthy Volunteers

Nick R. Bijsterveld, Arno H. Moons, S. Matthijs Boekholdt +6

Circulation

rFVIIa is capable of normalizing coagulation times and thrombin generation during fondaparinux treatment. The duration of this effect ranged from 2 to 6 hours after rFVIIa injection. These results...

Oral stimulation accelerates the transition from tube to oral feeding in preterm infants

Sandra Fucile, Erika G. Gisel, Chantal Lau

The Journal of Pediatrics

The role of n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids in brain: Modulation of rat brain gene expression by dietary n-3 fatty acids

Klára Kitajka, László G. Puskás, Ágnes Zvara +4

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Rats were fed either a high linolenic acid (perilla oil) or high eicosapentaenoic + docosahexaenoic acid (fish oil) diet (8%), and the fatty acid and molecular species composition of ethanolamine...

Efficacy of Probiotic Use in Acute Diarrhea in Children: A Meta-Analysis

Jeannie S. Huang, Athos Bousvaros, John W. Lee +2

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Food likes and their relative importance in human eating behavior: review and preliminary suggestions for health promotion

Audrey Eertmans

Health Education Research

The present article reviews research about the psychological determinants of human eating behavior. A hypothetical model of food choice and intake is introduced, presenting various factors...

Low fat cheese technology

Vikram V. Mistry

International Dairy Journal

New aspects on the melanocortins and their receptors

Jarl E. S. Wikberg, Ruta Muceniece, Ilona Mandrika +4

Pharmacological Research

Iliofemoral Deep Venous Thrombosis: Safety and Efficacy Outcome during 5 Years of Catheter-directed Thrombolytic Therapy

Haraldur Bjarnason, Janice R. Kruse, David A. Asinger +6

Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology

Binding of melanotropic hormones to the melanocortin receptor MC1R on human melanocytes stimulates proliferation and melanogenesis.

Itaru Suzuki, Roger D. Cone, Sang Hee Im +2

Endocrinology

alpha-Melanocyte stimulating hormone (alpha-MSH) and ACTH increase the proliferation and melanogenesis of cultured human melanocytes. To further analyze how melanotropins produce these biological...

Refeeding Hypophosphatemia in Critically Ill Patients in an Intensive Care Unit

Paul E. Marik

Archives of Surgery

Refeeding hypophosphatemia occurs commonly in critically ill patients in the ICU. Starvation for a period as short as 48 hours and poor nutritional status predispose to this syndrome. Patients at...

Molecular microbiological investigation of an outbreak of hemolytic-uremic syndrome caused by dry fermented sausage contaminated with Shiga-like toxin-producing Escherichia coli

Adrienne W. Paton, Rodney M. Ratcliff, Robyn M. Doyle +4

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Shiga-like toxin-producing Escherichia coli (SLTEC) strains are a diverse group of organisms which are known to cause diarrhea and hemorrhagic colitis in humans. This can lead to potentially fatal...

Antibacterial polyphenols from olive oil mill waste waters

Raffaele Capasso, Antonio Evidente, L. Schivo +3

Journal of Applied Bacteriology

Olive oil vegetation waters (VW) were highly toxic to both phytopathogenic Pseudomonas syringae (Smith, Yung et al.) pv. savastanoi (Gram-negative) and Corynebacterium michiganense (Gram-positive)...

Outcome Analysis of 71 Clinical Intestinal Transplantations

Satoru Todo, Jorge Reyes, Hiroyuki Furukawa +5

Annals of Surgery

To improve outcome after intestinal transplantation with previous management protocols, it will be necessary to avoid predictably difficult patients, CMV seropositive donors, and inclusion of the...

Biochemistry and physiology of n‐3 fatty acids

William E.M. Lands

The FASEB Journal

Considering the n-3 fatty acids to be partial agonists relative to n-6 fatty acids helps consolidate into a unified interpretation the many diverse reports and controversies on the actions of these...

Signal transduction between enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC) and epithelial cells: EPEC induces tyrosine phosphorylation of host cell proteins to initiate cytoskeletal rearrangement and bacterial uptake.

Ilan Rosenshine, Michael S. Donnenberg, James B. Kaper +1

The EMBO Journal

The fatty acid composition of human milk in Europe and Africa

Berthold Koletzko, Iris Thiel, Philip O. Abiodun

The Journal of Pediatrics

Low-Glycemic Index Foods Improve Long-Term Glycemic Control in NIDDM

Jennie Brand‐Miller, Stephen Colagiuri, Shirley Crossman +3

Diabetes Care

A low-GI diet gives a modest improvement in long-term glycemic control but not plasma lipids in normolipidemic well-controlled subjects with NIDDM.

Prevention of Necrotizing Enterocolitis in Low-Birth-Weight Infants by IgA–IgG Feeding

Martha M. Eibl, Hermann M. Wolf, H Fürnkranz +1

New England Journal of Medicine

In a randomized clinical trial, we evaluated the efficacy of an oral immunoglobulin preparation (73 percent IgA and 26 percent IgG) in reducing the incidence of necrotizing enterocolitis in infants...

Effect of a Glutamine‐Supplemented Enteral Diet on Methotrexate‐Induced Enterocolitis

Andrew Fox, Scott A. Kripke, Juan De Paula +3

Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition

Administration of an elemental diet to rats given methotrexate (MTX), 20 mg/kg intraperitoneally (ip), results in 100% mortality from severe enterocolitis. Previous studies indicate that glutamine...

CHEMICAL EQUILIBRIA OF SELENIUM IN SOILS

M. A. Elrashidi, D. C. Adriano, S. M. Workman +1

Soil Science

Thermodynamic data were used to develop equilibrium reactions and constants for 83 selenium (Se) minerals and solution species that relate to soils. The solubilities of the metal-selenate minerals...

Synthesis of cholera toxin is positively regulated at the transcriptional level by toxR.

Virginia L. Miller, John J. Mekalanos

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

We have cloned a positive regulatory gene ( toxR ) from Vibrio cholerae that controls cholera toxin transcription. This was done by first constructing a genetic fusion consisting of the lacZ gene...

MANNOSE-RESISTANT HAEMAGGLUTINATION AND P ANTIGEN RECOGNITION ARE CHARACTERISTIC OF ESCHERICHIA COLI CAUSING PRIMARY PYELONEPHRITIS

V. Väisänen, L G Tallgren, P. Helena Mäkelä +7

The Lancet

Structure and occurrence of unusual fatty acids in minor seed oils

R. C. Badami, K. B. Patil

Progress in Lipid Research

Computer simulation of metal-ion equilibria in biofluids: models for the low-molecular-weight complex distribution of calcium(II), magnesium(II), manganese(II), iron(III), copper(II), zinc(II), and lead(II) ions in human blood plasma

Peter M. May, Peter Linder, David R. Williams

Journal of the Chemical Society Dalton Transactions

An investigation by computer simulation into the nature of the metal-ion binding to low-molecular-weight ligands in human blood plasma is described. Although the absolute concentrations of the...

Role of the low density lipoprotein receptor in regulating the content of free and esterified cholesterol in human fibroblasts.

Michael S. Brown, J R Faust, J L Goldstein

Journal of Clinical Investigation

The transfer of normal human fibroblasts from medium containing whole serum to medium devoid of lipoproteins produced a 90 percent decrease in the cellular content of cholesteryl esters and a 30...

The Hydrodynamics of the Dental Tubule and of Pulp Fluid

M Brännström, Lars‐Åke Lindén, A. N. Åstrøm

Caries Research

Non-covalent interaction of soy protein isolate and catechin: Mechanism and effects on protein conformation

Shicheng Dai, Ziteng Lian, Weijie Qi +7

Food Chemistry

Enzymatic modification of starch: A green approach for starch applications

Sneh Punia Bangar, Adeleke Omodunbi Ashogbon, Arashdeep Singh +2

Carbohydrate Polymers

Polysaccharide degradation by the Bacteroidetes: mechanisms and nomenclature

Lauren S. McKee, Sabina Leanti La Rosa, Bjørge Westereng +3

Environmental Microbiology Reports

The Bacteroidetes phylum is renowned for its ability to degrade a wide range of complex carbohydrates, a trait that has enabled its dominance in many diverse environments. The best studied species...

A review on the food digestion in the digestive tract and the used in vitro models

İlkay Şensoy

Current Research in Food Science

It is crucial to replicate or mimic the human digestive system conditions closely in model systems to have the food digestion-related data as accurate as possible. Thus, the data obtained could...

Pulmonary embolism

Menno V. Huisman, Stefano Barco, Suzanne C. Cannegieter +6

Nature Reviews Disease Primers

A clinical prediction model for cancer-associated venous thromboembolism: a development and validation study in two independent prospective cohorts

Ingrid Pabinger, Nick van Es, Georg Heinze +9

The Lancet Haematology

Austrian Science Fund, Austrian National Bank Memorial Fund, and participating hospitals.

Essential oils as natural additives to prevent oxidation reactions in meat and meat products: A review

Mirian Pateiro, Francisco J. Barba, Rubén Domínguez +5

Food Research International

Characterization of potential probiotic lactic acid bacteria isolated from camel milk

Aisha Abushelaibi, Suheir Al-Mahadin, Khaled A. El‐Tarabily +2

LWT

Critical review evaluating the pig as a model for human nutritional physiology

E. Roura, S.J. Koopmans, Jean Paul Lallès +4

Nutrition Research Reviews

The present review examines the pig as a model for physiological studies in human subjects related to nutrient sensing, appetite regulation, gut barrier function, intestinal microbiota and...

Modifications of structures and functions of caseins: a scientific and technological challenge

Camille Broyard, Frédéric Gaucheron

Dairy Science and Technology

Microencapsulation of grape (Vitis labrusca var. Bordo) skin phenolic extract using gum Arabic, polydextrose, and partially hydrolyzed guar gum as encapsulating agents

Luiza Siede Kuck, Caciano Pelayo Zapata Noreña

Food Chemistry

Encyclopedia of food safety

Choice Reviews Online

With the world's growing population, the provision of a safe, nutritious and wholesome food supply for all has become a major challenge. To achieve this, effective risk management based on sound...

The Microbiology of Malting and Brewing

Nicholas A. Bokulich, Charles W. Bamforth

Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews

Brewing beer involves microbial activity at every stage, from raw material production and malting to stability in the package. Most of these activities are desirable, as beer is the result of a...

A dynamic product quality evaluation based pricing model for perishable food supply chains

Xiaojun Wang, Dong Li

Omega

Importance of a balanced omega 6/omega 3 ratio for the maintenance of health: nutritional recommendations.

C. Gómez Candela, L M Bermejo López, V Loria Kohen

PubMed

The modification of dietary patterns has led to a change in fatty acid consumption, with an increase in the consumption of ω-6 fatty acids and a marked reduction in the consumption of ω-3 fatty...

Guidelines for the establishment and operation of a donor human milk bank

Sertaç Arslanoğlu, Enrico Bertino, Paola Tonetto +6

The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine

Over the last decades, significant progress in the fields of perinatal and neonatal medicine has resulted in improved survival of very low and extremely low-birth weight infants. At present, these ...

Beneficial effects of lactic acid bacteria on human beings

Muhammad Irfan Masood, Muhammad Imran Qadir, Jafir Hussain Shirazi +1

Critical Reviews in Microbiology

Lactic acid bacteria are a diverse group of bacteria that produce lactic acid as their major fermented product. Most of them are normal flora of human being and animals and produce myriad beneficial...

Irradiation effects on meat flavor: A review

M.S. BREWER

Meat Science

The Salmonella PmrAB regulon: lipopolysaccharide modifications, antimicrobial peptide resistance and more

John S. Gunn

Trends in Microbiology

Multivariable Predictors of Postoperative Venous Thromboembolic Events after General and Vascular Surgery: Results from the Patient Safety in Surgery Study

Selwyn O. Rogers, Ravi K. Kilaru, Patrick Hosokawa +3

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Venous thromboembolic events after noncardiac operations are relatively infrequent but highly lethal. Important multivariable risk factors for VTE in this setting were identified in the large PSS...

Functional Plant Ecology

Beyschlag, Wolfgang, Ryel, Ronald J.

Photosynthesis models are an important development for estimating gas-flux rates of plants. These models have been used to estimate fluxes from the level of the single leaf to community carbon fluxes...

Early provision of parenteral amino acids in extremely low birth weight infants: Relation to growth and neurodevelopmental outcome

Brenda B. Poindexter, John Langer, Anna M. Dusick +1

The Journal of Pediatrics

Trends in the Incidence of Deep Vein Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism: A 35-Year Population-Based Study.

John A. Heit, Tanya M. Petterson, Sara A. Farmer +2

Blood

Abstract Background: Recent trends in the incidence of venous thromboembolism (VTE), including idiopathic vs. non-idiopathic VTE, have not been well described. Objective: To estimate the incidence of...

Pitahaya ( <i>Hylocereus</i> spp.): a new fruit crop, a market with a future

Fabrice Le Bellec, Fabrice Vaillant, Éric Imbert

Fruits

Pitahaya (Hylocereus spp.): a new fruit crop, a market with a future.