Research Library

Treatment of submassive pulmonary embolism with tenecteplase or placebo: cardiopulmonary outcomes at 3 months: multicenter double‐blind, placebo‐controlled randomized trial

J. A. Kline, Kristen E. Nordenholz, D. Mark Courtney +6

Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Oral rivaroxaban versus enoxaparin with vitamin K antagonist for the treatment of symptomatic venous thromboembolism in patients with cancer (EINSTEIN-DVT and EINSTEIN-PE): a pooled subgroup analysis of two randomised controlled trials

Martin H. Prins, Anthonie W.A. Lensing, Tim Brighton +11

The Lancet Haematology

Zinc: An antioxidant and anti-inflammatory agent: Role of zinc in degenerative disorders of aging

Ananda S. Prasad

Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology

FTIR characterization of protein–polysaccharide interactions in extruded blends

Pedro Guerrero, Joe P. Kerry, Koro de la Caba

Carbohydrate Polymers

Understanding the patterns and trends of sodium intake, potassium intake, and sodium to potassium ratio and their effect on hypertension in China

Shufa Du, Andrea Neiman, Carolina Batis +4

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Antibacterial activities of selected edible plants extracts against multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria

Doriane E. Djeussi, Jaurès A. K. Noumedem, Armel Jackson Seukep +5

BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine

The results of the present work provide useful baseline information for the potential use of the studied edible plants in the fight against both sensitive and MDR phenotypes.

Antioxidant, anti-diabetic and renal protective properties of Stevia rebaudiana

Naveen Shivanna, Mahadev Naika, Farhath Khanum +1

Journal of Diabetes and its Complications

Plasma Phospholipid Fatty Acid Concentration and Incident Coronary Heart Disease in Men and Women: The EPIC-Norfolk Prospective Study

Kay‐Tee Khaw, Marlin D. Friesen, Elio Ríboli +2

PLoS Medicine

In this study, plasma concentrations of even chain saturated PFA were found to be positively and omega-6 polyunsaturated PFA inversely related to subsequent coronary heart disease risk. These...

Incorporation of EPA and DHA into plasma phospholipids in response to different omega-3 fatty acid formulations - a comparative bioavailability study of fish oil vs. krill oil

Jan Philipp Schuchardt, Inga Schneider, H.‐D. Meyer +3

Lipids in Health and Disease

Further studies with a larger sample size carried out over a longer period are needed to substantiate our findings and to determine differences in EPA+DHA bioavailability between three common...

Strategies for Reducing or Preventing the Generation of Oxidative Stress

Borut Poljšak

Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity

The reduction of oxidative stress could be achieved in three levels: by lowering exposure to environmental pollutants with oxidizing properties, by increasing levels of endogenous and exogenous...

Characterization of xanthan gum produced from sugar cane broth

Sandra Faria, Carmen Lúcia de Oliveira Petkowicz, Sérgio Antônio Lemos de Morais +4

Carbohydrate Polymers

The potential of dry fractionation processes for sustainable plant protein production

Maarten A.I. Schutyser, Atze Jan van der Goot

Trends in Food Science & Technology

Linking sensory characteristics to emotions: An example using dark chocolate

David M.H. Thomson, Christopher Crocker, Christopher G. Marketo

Food Quality and Preference

Linking small-scale fisheries and aquaculture to household nutritional security: an overview

Nozomi Kawarazuka, Christophe Béné

Food Security

System parameters and product properties response of soybean protein extruded at wide moisture range

Feng Liang Chen, Yi Wei, Bo Zhang +1

Journal of Food Engineering

Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) for type 2 diabetes mellitus

Janine Hartweg, Rafael Perera, Víctor M. Montori +3

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Omega-3 PUFA supplementation in type 2 diabetes lowers triglycerides and VLDL cholesterol, but may raise LDL cholesterol (although results were non-significant in subgroups) and has no statistically...

Legionella Eukaryotic-Like Type IV Substrates Interfere with Organelle Trafficking

Karim Suwwan de Felipe, Robert T. Glover, Xavier Charpentier +4

PLoS Pathogens

Legionella pneumophila, the causative agent of Legionnaires' disease, evades phago-lysosome fusion in mammalian and protozoan hosts to create a suitable niche for intracellular replication. To...

Dietary sialic acid supplementation improves learning and memory in piglets

Bing Wang, Bing Yu, Muhsin Karim +6

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

The roles of copper transporters in cisplatin resistance

Macus Tien Kuo, Helen H.W. Chen, Im‐Sook Song +2

Cancer and Metastasis Reviews

Characters of rice starch gel modified by gellan, carrageenan, and glucomannan: A texture profile analysis study

Min Huang, John F. Kennedy, Baixue Li +2

Carbohydrate Polymers

Use of nisin and other bacteriocins for preservation of dairy products

Angel Sobrino‐López, Olga Martı́n-Belloso

International Dairy Journal

Characterization of the Key Aroma Compounds in Soy Sauce Using Approaches of Molecular Sensory Science

Petra Steinhaus, Peter Schieberle

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Application of aroma extract dilution analysis (AEDA) to the volatiles isolated from a commercial Japanese soy sauce revealed 30 odor-active compounds in the flavor dilution (FD) factor range of...

Structural Requirements for the Antimicrobial Activity of Carvacrol

Edwin J.A. Veldhuizen, Johanna L. M. Tjeerdsma-van Bokhoven, Cindy Zweijtzer +2

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Carvacrol is a component of several essential oils and has been shown to exert antimicrobial activity. The structural requirements for the activity of carvacrol were determined by comparison to...

Rheology of concentrated xanthan gum solutions: Steady shear flow behavior

Ki‐Won Song, Yong-Seok Kim, Gap-Shik Chang

Fibers and Polymers

Whole-Genome Transcription Profiling Reveals Genes Up-Regulated by Growth on Fucose in the Human Gut Bacterium “<i>Roseburia inulinivorans</i>”

Karen P. Scott, Jennifer C. Martin, Gillian Campbell +2

Journal of Bacteriology

"Roseburia inulinivorans" is an anaerobic polysaccharide-utilizing firmicute bacterium from the human colon that was identified as a producer of butyric acid during growth on glucose, starch, or...

Brain, aging and neurodegeneration: Role of zinc ion availability

Eugenio Mocchegiani, Carlo Bertoni–Freddari, Fiorella Marcellini +1

Progress in Neurobiology

Dissemination of Sulfonamide Resistance Genes ( <i>sul1</i> , <i>sul2</i> , and <i>sul3</i> ) in Portuguese <i>Salmonella enterica</i> Strains and Relation with Integrons

Patrı́cia Antunes, Jorge Machado, João Carlos Sousa +1

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

In 200 sulfonamide-resistant Portuguese Salmonella isolates, 152 sul1, 74 sul2, and 14 sul3 genes were detected. Class 1 integrons were always associated with sul genes, including sul3 alone in some...

Essential Oils of <i>Satureja</i>,<i> Origanum</i>, and <i>Thymus </i>Species:  Chemical Composition and Antibacterial Activities Against Foodborne Pathogens

Nikos Chorianopoulos, Eleftherios Kalpoutzakis, Nektarios Aligiannis +3

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

The chemical composition of the essential oils obtained from the species restricted to Greece and the eastern Mediterranean region, Satureja spinosa L. and Thymus longicaulis L.; species endemic to...

Anthocyanins in cereals

M. Teresa Escribano-Bailón, Celestino Santos‐Buelga, Julián C. Rivas‐Gonzalo

Journal of Chromatography A

<i>Salmonella</i>Enteritidis Infections, United States, 1985–1999

Mary Patrick, Penny M. Adcock, Thomas M. Gomez +4

Emerging infectious diseases

Salmonella enterica serotype Enteritidis emerged as an important illness during the 1980s. Investigations showed that consumption of undercooked eggs was the major risk factor for disease, and a...

Xylooligosaccharides and Fructooligosaccharides Affect the Intestinal Microbiota and Precancerous Colonic Lesion Development in Rats

Cheng‐Kuang Hsu, Jiunn‐Wang Liao, Yun‐Chin Chung +2

Journal of Nutrition

Identification of Ion-Selectivity Determinants in Heavy-Metal Transport P 1B -type ATPases

J. M. Arg�ello

The Journal of Membrane Biology

Determination of Sterol and Fatty Acid Compositions, Oxidative Stability, and Nutritional Value of Six Walnut (<i>Juglans regia </i>L.) Cultivars Grown in Portugal

Joana S. Amaral, Susana Casal, José Alberto Pereira +2

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Six cultivars (Franquette, Marbot, Mayette, Mellanaise, Lara, and Parisienne) of walnuts (Juglans regia L.) were collected during the 2001 crop, from Bragança, Portugal. Chemical composition,...

Inhibitory effect of cinnamon, clove, lemongrass, oregano and palmarose essential oils on growth and fumonisin B1 production by Fusarium proliferatum in maize grain

Andrea Velluti, V. Sanchis, A.J. Ramos +2

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Effect of <scp>Lactobacillus rhamnosus</scp> GG on ileal pouch inflammation and microbial flora

Juha Kuisma, Silja Mentula, Heikki Järvinen +3

Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics

A single-strain probiotic bacterium supplement of Lactobacillus GG changed the pouch intestinal bacterial flora, but was ineffective as primary therapy for a clinical or endoscopic response. More...

Emerging themes in manganese transport, biochemistry and pathogenesis in bacteria

David G. Kehres, Michael E. Maguire

FEMS Microbiology Reviews

Though an essential trace element, manganese is generally accorded little importance in biology other than as a cofactor for some free radical detoxifying enzymes and in the photosynthetic...

Severity of acute pulmonary embolism: evaluation of a new spiral CT angiographic score in correlation with echocardiographic data

Ioana Mastora, Martine Rémy‐Jardin, P Masson +4

European Radiology

Characterization of lactobacilli towards their use as probiotic adjuncts in poultry

Matthias A. Ehrmann, Petra Kurzak, J. Bauer +1

Journal of Applied Microbiology

A general strategy for the selection of probiotic strains is presented. The suggested sequence of tests allows identification of the most promising candidates within complex ecosystems or large...

Multiparametric Flow Cytometry and Cell Sorting for the Assessment of Viable, Injured, and Dead Bifidobacterium Cells during Bile Salt Stress

Kaouther Ben Amor, Pieter Breeuwer, Patrick Verbaarschot +4

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Using a flow cytometry-based approach, we assessed the viability of Bifidobacterium lactis DSM 10140 and Bifidobacterium adolescentis DSM 20083 during exposure to bile salt stress. Carboxyfluorescein...

Protective nutrients and functional foods for the gastrointestinal tract

Christopher Duggan, Jennifer Gannon, W. Allan Walker

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Lactoferrin and host defense

Pauline P. Ward, Sonia Uribe-Luna, Orla M. Conneely

Biochemistry and Cell Biology

Lactoferrin is a multifunctional member of the transferrin family of nonheme iron-binding glycoproteins. Lactoferrin is found at the mucosal surface where it functions as a prominent component of the...

Oligosaccharides of milk and colostrum in non-human mammals

Tadasu Urashima, Tadao Saito, Tadashi Nakamura +1

Glycoconjugate Journal

Local anaesthetic activity of β-caryophyllene

Carla Ghelardini, Nicoletta Galeotti, Lorenzo Di Cesare Mannelli +2

Il Farmaco

Prevention and Treatment of Postphlebitic Syndrome

Jeffrey S. Ginsberg, Jack Hirsh, James A. Julian +4

Archives of Internal Medicine

The true incidence of postphlebitic syndrome (PPS) following proximal deep venous thrombosis (DVT) and the efficacy of graduated compression stockings in preventing and treating PPS are unknown.A...

Immune response to infection with <i>Salmonella typhimurium</i> in mice

Hans‐Willi Mittrücker, Stefan H. E. Kaufmann

Journal of Leukocyte Biology

Infection of mice with Salmonella typhimurium results in systemic infection and a disease similar to that seen in humans after infection with S. typhi. The innate immune system can restrict...

Factors affecting the sequestration of aflatoxin by Lactobacillusrhamnosus strain GG

Carolyn A. Haskard, Charlotte Binnion, Jorma T. Ahokas

Chemico-Biological Interactions

Dietary Conjugated Linoleic Acid Reduces Rat Adipose Tissue Cell Size Rather than Cell Number

M. J. Azain, Dorothy B. Hausman, Matthew B. Sisk +2

Journal of Nutrition

Essential fatty acids in early life: structural and functional role

Ricardo Uauy, Patrícia Mena, Cecilia Rojas

Proceedings of The Nutrition Society

Essential fatty acids (EFA) are structural components of all tissues and are indispensable for cell membrane synthesis; the brain, retina and other neural tissues are particularly rich in long-chain...

A comparison of hepatocyte cytotoxic mechanisms for Cu2+ and Cd2+

Jalal Pourahmad, Peter J. O’Brien

Toxicology