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Prevalence, Risk Factors, Clinical Consequences, and Treatment of Enteral Feed Intolerance During Critical Illness

Usha Gungabissoon, Kimberley Hacquoil, Chanchal Bains +5

Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition

Intolerance occurs frequently during EN in critically ill patients and is associated with poorer nutrition and clinical outcomes.

Chemical characterization and antioxidant potential of Chilean chia seeds and oil (Salvia hispanica L.)

Rafaela da Silva Marineli, Érica Aguiar Moraes, Sabrina Alves Lenquiste +3

LWT

The objective of this study was to chemically and nutritionally characterize the commercial chia seeds and oil from Chile and investigate their antioxidant potential by different in vitro methods....

Zinc signals and immune function

Hajo Haase, Lothar Rink

BioFactors

For more than 50 years, it has been known that zinc deficiency compromises immune function. During this time, knowledge about the biochemistry of zinc has continued to grow, but only recent years...

Fabrication, characterization and antimicrobial activities of thymol-loaded zein nanoparticles stabilized by sodium caseinate–chitosan hydrochloride double layers

Yaqiong Zhang, Yuge Niu, Yangchao Luo +4

Food Chemistry

Comparison of the chemical compositions and nutritive values of various pumpkin (<i>Cucurbitaceae</i>) species and parts

Mi Young Kim, Eun Jin Kim, Young‐Nam Kim +2

Nutrition Research and Practice

Pumpkins have considerable variation in nutrient contents depending on the cultivation environment, species, or part. In this study, the general chemical compositions and some bioactive components,...

Surprisingly diverged populations of <i><scp>S</scp>accharomyces cerevisiae</i> in natural environments remote from human activity

Qiming Wang, Wan‐Qiu Liu, Gianni Liti +2

Molecular Ecology

The budding yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, is a leading system in genetics, genomics and molecular biology and is becoming a powerful tool to illuminate ecological and evolutionary principles....

Role of social wasps in <i>Saccharomyces cerevisiae</i> ecology and evolution

Irene Stefanini, Leonardo Dapporto, Jean‐Luc Legras +8

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Saccharomyces cerevisiae is one of the most important model organisms and has been a valuable asset to human civilization. However, despite its extensive use in the last 9,000 y, the existence of a...

A highly selective turn-on fluorescent probe for iron(ii) to visualize labile iron in living cells

Tasuku Hirayama, K Okuda, Hideko Nagasawa

Chemical Science

Although labile iron plays critical roles in diverse biological processes in living cells, the physiological and pathophysiological functions of iron have not been sufficiently explored, partially...

Plasma and Brain Fatty Acid Profiles in Mild Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer's Disease

Stephen C. Cunnane, Julie A. Schneider, Christy Tangney +4

Journal of Alzheimer s Disease

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is generally associated with lower omega-3 fatty acid intake from fish but despite numerous studies, it is still unclear whether there are differences in omega-3 fatty acids...

Production and purification of a novel exopolysaccharide from lactic acid bacterium Streptococcus phocae PI80 and its functional characteristics activity in vitro

Paulraj Kanmani, Rakshak Kumar, N. Yuvaraj +3

Bioresource Technology

Discussion on the methodology for determining food waste in household waste composition studies

Sandra Lebersorger, Felicitas Schneider

Waste Management

Evaluation of pesticide residues in fruits and vegetables from Xiamen, China

Chen Chen, Yongzhong Qian, Qiong Chen +3

Food Control

Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis in Hospitalized Patients: A Clinical Practice Guideline From the American College of Physicians

Physicians Qaseem, Roger Chou, Linda L. Humphrey +2

Annals of Internal Medicine

ACP does not support the application of performance measures in medical (including stroke) patients that promotes universal venous thromboembolism prophylaxis regardless of risk.

Incidence and cost burden of post-thrombotic syndrome

Aneel A. Ashrani, John A. Heit

Journal of Thrombosis and Thrombolysis

Effects of food processing on pesticide residues in fruits and vegetables: A meta-analysis approach

Boitshepo Miriam Keikotlhaile, Pieter Spanoghe, Walter Steurbaut

Food and Chemical Toxicology

Carotenoid breakdown products the—norisoprenoids—in wine aroma

Maria M. Mendes-Pinto

Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics

Novel approaches toward preferential detection of viable cells using nucleic acid amplification techniques

Andreas Nocker, Anne K. Camper

FEMS Microbiology Letters

This article elaborates on possible future directions for microbial viability assessment using nucleic acid-modifying compounds in combination with DNA- (and potentially RNA-) amplification...

Evolutionary Genomics of Lactic Acid Bacteria

Kira S. Makarova, Eugene V. Koonin

Journal of Bacteriology

The lactic acid bacteria (LAB) might be the most numerous group of bacteria linked to humans. They are naturally associated with mucosal surfaces, particularly the gastrointestinal tract, and are...

Neuroprotective action of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids against neurodegenerative diseases: Evidence from animal studies

Frédéric Calon, Greg M. Cole

Prostaglandins Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids

Biological applications of X-ray fluorescence microscopy: exploring the subcellular topography and speciation of transition metals

Christoph J. Fahrni

Current Opinion in Chemical Biology

Rapid recovery from major depression using magnesium treatment

George A. Eby, Karen L. Eby

Medical Hypotheses

Isolation of a <i>Lactobacillus salivarius</i> Strain and Purification of Its Bacteriocin, Which Is Inhibitory to <i>Campylobacter jejuni</i> in the Chicken Gastrointestinal System

Norman J. Stern, Svetoch Ea, Boris V. Eruslanov +7

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

We evaluated anti-Campylobacter jejuni activity among >1,200 isolates of different lactic acid bacteria. Lactobacillus salivarius strain NRRL B-30514 was selected for further study. The cell-free,...

A Role for the Endoplasmic Reticulum Protein Retrotranslocation Machinery during Crosspresentation by Dendritic Cells

Anne L. Ackerman, Alessandra Giodini, Peter Cresswell

Immunity

Food Safety Knowledge of Consumers and the Microbiological and Temperature Status of Their Refrigerators

Jean Kennedy, Valerie Jackson, I.S. Blair +3

Journal of Food Protection

Magnesium Deficiency in Critical Illness

Garrison M. Tong, Robert K. Rude

Journal of Intensive Care Medicine

Magnesium (Mg) deficiency commonly occurs in critical illness and correlates with a higher mortality and worse clinical outcome in the intensive care unit (ICU). Magnesium has been directly...

Chronic Administration of Docosahexaenoic Acid Ameliorates the Impairment of Spatial Cognition Learning Ability in Amyloid β–Infused Rats

Michio Hashimoto, Yoko Tanabe, Yoshimi Fujii +3

Journal of Nutrition

Rapid large scale purification of ellagitannins from pomegranate husk, a by-product of the commercial juice industry

Navindra P. Seeram, R. Lee, M. Hardy +1

Separation and Purification Technology

Two genes encoding <i>Arabidopsis halleri</i> MTP1 metal transport proteins co‐segregate with zinc tolerance and account for high <i>MTP1</i> transcript levels

Dörthe B. Dräger, Anne‐Garlonn Desbrosses‐Fonrouge, Christian Krach +4

The Plant Journal

The zinc hyperaccumulator plant Arabidopsis halleri is able to naturally accumulate 100-fold higher leaf zinc concentrations when compared with non-accumulator species such as the closely related A....

Application and evaluation of denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis to analyse the yeast ecology of wine grapes

Cheunjit Prakitchaiwattana, G.H. Fleet, G.M. Heard

FEMS Yeast Research

The performance of denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) for analysing yeasts associated with wine grapes was compared with cultural isolation on malt extract agar (MEA). After optimisation...

Antibacterial and antifungal activity of Syzygium jambolanum seeds

M. Chandrasekaran, V. Venkatesalu

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Extraction, purification and physicochemical characterization of fenugreek gum

Yolanda Brummer, Steve W. Cui, Q Wang

Food Hydrocolloids

Biomarkers of Trace Mineral Intake and Status

Michael Hambidge

Journal of Nutrition

Intake of conjugated linoleic acid, fat, and other fatty acids in relation to postmenopausal breast cancer: the Netherlands Cohort Study on Diet and Cancer

L.E. Voorrips, H.A.M. Brants, A.F.M. Kardinaal +3

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Organic Acids and Phenolic Compounds in Pomegranates (Punica granatum L.) Grown in Turkey

Ender Sinan Poyrazoğlu, Vural Gökmen, Nevzat Artık

Journal of Food Composition and Analysis

Recent Studies on Metallothionein: Protection Against Toxicity of Heavy Metals and Oxygen Free Radicals.

Masao Sato, Masuo Kondoh

The Tohoku Journal of Experimental Medicine

Metallothionein (MT) is a ubiquitous, cysteine-rich, metal-binding protein. MT synthesis is induced by various stimuli such as cadmium, mercury, zinc, oxidative stress, glucocorticoid, and anticancer...

Distribution of divalent metal transporter 1 and metal transport protein 1 in the normal and Belgrade rat

Joseph Burdo, Sharon Menzies, Ian A. Simpson +6

Journal of Neuroscience Research

Iron accumulation in the brain occurs in a number of neurodegenerative diseases. Two new iron transport proteins have been identified that may help elucidate the mechanism of abnormal iron...

Fatty fish consumption and risk of prostate cancer

Paul Terry, Paul Lichtenstein, Maria Feychting +2

The Lancet

Functional properties of protein isolates from beach pea (Lathyrus maritimus L.)

U.D. Chavan, D. B. McKenzie, Fereidoon Shahidi

Food Chemistry

The NRAMP proteins of <i>Salmonella typhimurium</i> and <i>Escherichia coli</i> are selective manganese transporters involved in the response to reactive oxygen

David G. Kehres, Michelle L. Zaharik, B. Brett Finlay +1

Molecular Microbiology

NRAMPs (natural resistance-associated macrophage proteins) have been characterized in mammals as divalent transition metal transporters involved in iron metabolism and host resistance to certain...

REGULATION OF MILK LIPID SECRETION AND COMPOSITION

Margaret Neville, Mary Frances Picciano

Annual Review of Nutrition

Triacylglycerols make up 98% of the lipid content of milk, ranging in different species from 0 to 50% of the total milk volume. The fatty aid composition of the triacylglycerols depends on the...

Inulin and oligofructose do not influence the absorption of cholesterol, or the excretion of cholesterol, Ca, Mg, Zn, Fe, or bile acids but increases energy excretion in ileostomy subjects

Lars Ellegård, Henrik Andersson, Ingvar Bosæus

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Genetic and molecular basis for copper toxicity

Z. Leah Harris, JD Gitlin

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Consumer expectations and perceptions of meat and meat product quality

Sylvie Issanchou

Meat Science

Zinc Deficiency Causes Oxidative Damage to Proteins, Lipids and DNA in Rat Testes

Patricia I. Oteiza, Katherine L. Olin, César G. Fraga +1

Journal of Nutrition

To investigate the effects of zinc deficiency on oxidative damage to testes proteins, lipids and DNA, weanling male rats were allowed free access to low (0.5 microgram Zn/g) or adequate (25...

Tissue-specific regulation of selenoenzyme gene expression during selenium deficiency in rats

Giovanna Bermano, Fergus Nicol, John A. Dyer +4

Biochemical Journal

Regulation of synthesis of the selenoenzymes cytosolic glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px), phospholipid hydroperoxide glutathione peroxidase (PHGSH-Px) and type-1 iodothyronine 5'-deiodinase (5'IDI) was...

Oligosaccharides from Human Milk as Revealed by Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization Mass Spectrometry

Bernd Stahl, Stephan Thurl, Ji Zeng +4

Analytical Biochemistry

Maintenance of lower proportions of (n − 6) eicosanoid precursors in phospholipids of human plasma in response to added dietary (n − 3) fatty acids

William E.M. Lands, Bozena Libelt, Anna Morris +6

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease

Review of the Development of Multidimensional Scaling Methods

Andrew Mead

Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series D (The Statistician)

Multidimensional scaling methods are now a common statistical tool in psychophysics and sensory analysis. The development of these methods is charted, from the original research of Torgerson (metric...