Research Library

Modulation of taste sensitivity by GLP‐1 signaling

Yu‐Kyong Shin, Bronwen Martin, Erin Golden +8

Journal of Neurochemistry

In many sensory systems, stimulus sensitivity is dynamically modulated through mechanisms of peripheral adaptation, efferent input, or hormonal action. In this way, responses to sensory stimuli can...

Breadmaking performance of protein enriched, gluten-free breads

Cristina Marco, Cristina M. Rosell

European Food Research and Technology

Central regulation of sodium appetite

Joel C. Geerling, Arthur D. Loewy

Experimental Physiology

Sodium appetite, the behavioural drive to ingest salt, is stimulated by prolonged physiological sodium deficiency in many animal species. The same neural mechanisms that are responsible for sodium...

Effect of city-wide sanitation programme on reduction in rate of childhood diarrhoea in northeast Brazil: assessment by two cohort studies

Maurício L. Barreto, Bernd Genser, Agostino Strina +9

The Lancet

Our results show that urban sanitation is a highly effective health measure that can no longer be ignored, and they provide a timely support for the launch of 2008 as the International Year of...

Wilson Disease

Arun B. Taly, Salvadeeswaran Meenakshi‐Sundaram, Sanjib Sinha +2

Medicine

The clinical manifestations of Wilson disease (WD) are varied and challenging. We conducted the current study to present the phenotypic characteristics and follow-up for a large cohort of patients...

Prebiotic Capacity of Inulin-Type Fructans

Sofía Kolida, Glenn R. Gibson

Journal of Nutrition

Betalains – emerging prospects for food scientists

Florian C. Stintzing, Reinhold Carle

Trends in Food Science & Technology

Consumers’ awareness of food safety from shopping to eating

Mojca Jevšnik, Valentina Hlebec, Peter Raspor

Food Control

Foodborne bacterial pathogens

Peter Wareing, Rhea Fernandes

<i>Metschnikowia</i> Strains Isolated from Botrytized Grapes Antagonize Fungal and Bacterial Growth by Iron Depletion

Matthias Sipiczki

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Noble-rotted grapes are colonized by complex microbial populations. I isolated pigment-producing Metschnikowia strains from noble-rotted grapes that had antagonistic activity against filamentous...

In Vitro Fermentation of Breast Milk Oligosaccharides by <i>Bifidobacterium infantis</i> and <i>Lactobacillus gasseri</i>

Robert E. Ward, Milady R. Niñonuevo, David A. Mills +2

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

It has been proposed that human milk oligosaccharides (HMO) function as a prebiotic for bifidobacteria, yet this activity has not been adequately investigated. In this study, Bifidobacterium infantis...

Dietary Magnesium and C-reactive Protein Levels

Dana E. King, Arch G. Mainous, Mark E. Geesey +1

Journal of the American College of Nutrition

Most Americans consume magnesium at levels below the RDA. Individuals with intakes below the RDA are more likely to have elevated CRP, which may contribute to cardiovascular disease risk.

COMMD Proteins, a Novel Family of Structural and Functional Homologs of MURR1

Ezra Burstein, Jamie E. Hoberg, Amanda S. Wilkinson +7

Journal of Biological Chemistry

MURR1 is a multifunctional protein that inhibits nuclear factor kappaB (NF-kappaB), a transcription factor with pleiotropic functions affecting innate and adaptive immunity, apoptosis, cell cycle...

Effectiveness of Mass Oral Cholera Vaccination in Beira, Mozambique

Marcelino Lucas, Jacqueline Deen, Lorenz von Seidlein +15

New England Journal of Medicine

The rBS-WC vaccine was highly effective against clinically significant cholera in an urban sub-Saharan African population with a high prevalence of HIV infection.

The relationship between inflammation and venous thrombosis

Eric E. Fox, Susan R. Kahn

Thrombosis and Haemostasis

During the past decade, the role of inflammation in the pathophysiology of arterial thrombosis has been elucidated. However, comparatively little is known about the relationship between inflammation...

Including Walnuts in a Low-Fat/Modified-Fat Diet Improves HDL Cholesterol-to-Total Cholesterol Ratios in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes

Linda C Tapsell, Lynda J Gillen, Craig S Patch +4

Diabetes Care

Structured "whole of diet" advice that included 30 g of walnuts/day delivering substantial amounts of polyunsaturated fatty acid improved the lipid profile of patients with type 2 diabetes.

Multiple-locus variable-number tandem-repeats analysis of Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar Typhimurium using PCR multiplexing and multicolor capillary electrophoresis

Bjørn-Arne Lindstedt, Traute Vardund, Lena Aas +1

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Between Mothers and Markets

Risto Moisio, Eric J. Arnould, Linda L. Price

Journal of Consumer Culture

The purpose of this article is to examine the role of homemade food in the construction of family identity. The article examines how homemade, its interface with markets’ competing food offerings,...

A General Strategy to Convert the MerR Family Proteins into Highly Sensitive and Selective Fluorescent Biosensors for Metal Ions

Peng Chen, Chuan He

Journal of the American Chemical Society

The MerR family metal-regulatory proteins are converted into fluorescent biosensors that can detect different metal ions with high sensitivity and selectivity.

Genetic taste sensitivity to 6-n-propylthiouracil influences food preference and reported intake in preschool children

Kathleen Keller, Lone Steinmann, Ricky J. Nurse +1

Appetite

Advances in the structure and chemistry of metallothioneins

Núria Romero‐Isart, Milan Vašák

Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry

Gastrointestinal effects of prebiotics

Cummings J.H.*, G.T. Macfarlane

British Journal Of Nutrition

The defining effect of prebiotics is to stimulate selectively the growth of bifidobacteria and lactobacilli in the gut and, thereby, increase the body's natural resistance to invading pathogens....

Cutting Edge: <i>Salmonella</i> AvrA Effector Inhibits the Key Proinflammatory, Anti-Apoptotic NF-κB Pathway

Lauren S. Collier-Hyams, Hui Zeng, Jun Sun +6

The Journal of Immunology

Secreted prokaryotic effector proteins have evolved to modulate the cellular functions of specific eukaryotic hosts. Generally, these proteins are considered virulence factors that facilitate...

Automated 5′ Nuclease PCR Assay for Identification of Salmonella enterica

Jeffrey Hoorfar, Peter Ahrens, Peter Rådström

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

A simple and ready-to-go test based on a 5' nuclease (TaqMan) PCR technique was developed for identification of presumptive Salmonella enterica isolates. The results were compared with those of...

Recognition and Management of Pesticide Poisonings

Marcel J. Casavant

JAMA

A conserved amino acid sequence directing intracellular type III secretion by <i>Salmonella typhimurium</i>

Edward A. Miao, Samuel I. Miller

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Type III secretion systems (TTSS) are important virulence factors that Gram-negative bacteria use to translocate proteins into the cytoplasm of eukaryotic host cells. Salmonellae encode two...

The dodecameric ferritin from Listeria innocua contains a novel intersubunit iron-binding site.

Emilia Chiancone, Andrea Ilari, Simonetta Stefanini +1

Nature Structural Biology

Bacteriocins: mechanism of membrane insertion and pore formation

Gert N. Moll, Wil N. Konings, Arnold J. M. Driessen

Antonie van Leeuwenhoek

Delivery of Epitopes by the <i>Salmonella</i> Type III Secretion System for Vaccine Development

Holger Rüssmann, Homayoun Shams, Fernando Poblete +3

Science

Avirulent strains of Salmonella typhimurium are being considered as antigen delivery vectors. During its intracellular stage in the host, S. typhimurium resides within a membrane-bound compartment...

Probiotic bacteria down‐regulate the milk‐induced inflammatory response in milk‐hypersensitive subjects but have an immunostimulatory effect in healthy subjects

Pelto, Isolauri, Lilius +2

Clinical & Experimental Allergy

Probiotic bacteria appear to modulate the nonspecific immune response differently in healthy and hypersensitive subjects. This is seen as an immunostimulatory effect in healthy subjects, and as a...

Routine Analysis of Proteins by Kjeldahl and Dumas Methods: Review and Interlaboratory Study Using Dairy Products

Peter G. Wiles, I. K. Gray, Roger Kissling +13

Journal of AOAC International

The Kjeldahl and Dumas (combustion) methods were compared in 11 laboratories analyzing samples of milk, skim milk powder, whole milk powder, whey protein concentrate, infant formula, casein,...

L-glutamine stimulates intestinal cell proliferation and activates mitogen-activated protein kinases

J. Marc Rhoads, Robert A. Argenzio, W. Chen +5

American Journal of Physiology-Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology

We studied the mechanisms by which L-glutamine (Gln), a major fuel for enterocytes, signals proliferation in intestinal epithelial cell lines. Gln was additive to epidermal growth factor (EGF) and...

Structures and functionalities of milk proteins∗

Dominic W. S. Wong, Wayne M. Camirand, Attila E. Pavláth +2

Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition

During the last decade, marked progress has been made in the study of the fine details of the structures of milk proteins such as caseins, beta-lactoglobulin, alpha-lactalbumin, and lactotransferrin....

Salmonella enteritidis colonization of the reproductive tract and forming and freshly laid eggs of chickens

Linda H. Keller, Charles E. Benson, Kristine L. Krotec +1

Infection and Immunity

Salmonella enteritidis colonizes the tissues of the chicken ovary and oviduct, presumably contaminating eggs and thereby contributing to human outbreaks of salmonellosis. In this study, commercial...

Homologs of the Shigella IpaB and IpaC invasins are required for Salmonella typhimurium entry into cultured epithelial cells

Koné Kaniga, Stephanie C. Tucker, David Trollinger +1

Journal of Bacteriology

Entry into host cells is an essential feature in the pathogenicity of Salmonella spp. The inv locus of Salmonella typhimurium encodes several proteins which are components of a type III protein...

Nitric Oxide Destroys Zinc-Sulfur Clusters Inducing Zinc Release from Metallothionein and Inhibition of the Zinc Finger-Type Yeast Transcription Activator LAC9

K D Kröncke, Karin Fehsel, Thorsten Schmidt +6

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Characterization of edible oils, butters and margarines by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy with attenuated total reflectance

Muhammad Juhairi Aziz Safar, Dominique Bertrand, P. Robert +2

Journal of the American Oil Chemists Society

Abstract The combination of attenuated total reflectance (ATR) and mid‐infrared spectroscopy (MIRS) with statistical multidimensional techniques made it possible to extract relevant information from...

Health benefits and practical aspects of high-fiber diets

Anderson Jw, BM Smith, NJ Gustafson

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Magnesium deficiency produces insulin resistance and increased thromboxane synthesis.

Jerry L. Nadler, TA Buchanan, Rama Natarajan +3

Hypertension

Evidence suggests that magnesium deficiency may play an important role in cardiovascular disease. In this study, we evaluated the effects of a magnesium infusion and dietary-induced isolated...

Plantaricins S and T, Two New Bacteriocins Produced by <i>Lactobacillus plantarum</i> LPCO10 Isolated from a Green Olive Fermentation

Rufino Jiménez-Dı́az, R.M. Rios-Sanchez, M. Desmazeaud +2

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Twenty-six strains of Lactobacillus plantarum isolated from green olive fermentations were tested for cross-antagonistic activities in an agar drop diffusion test. Cell-free supernatants from four of...

Permeability and Mechanical Properties of Cellulose‐Based Edible Films

Hae Jin Park, Curtis L. Weller, P. J. VERGANO +1

Journal of Food Science

ABSTRACT Factors affecting barrier properties [oxygen permeability (OP) and water vapor permeability (WVP)] and mechanical properties [tensile strength (TS) and elongation (E)] were investigated for...

Role of flagella in adherence, internalization, and translocation of Campylobacter jejuni in nonpolarized and polarized epithelial cell cultures

Cameron Grant, Michael E. Konkel, Witold Cieplak +1

Infection and Immunity

Previous studies of Campylobacter jejuni have suggested that flagellin is an adhesin for epithelial cells and that motility is a virulence factor of this bacterium. The role of flagella in the...

Comparison of Measures of Fatty Acid Intake by Subcutaneous Fat Aspirate, Food Frequency Questionnaire, and Diet Records in a Free-living Population of US Men

David J. Hunter, Eric B. Rimm, Frank M. Sacks +4

American Journal of Epidemiology

In 1986-1987, the authors assessed the fatty acid intake of 118 Boston-area men, aged 40-75 years, by a semiquantitative food frequency questionnaire administered twice, by two 7-day diet records,...

Antioxidant activity of some plant extracts of the family labiatae

K. D. Economou, Vassiliki Oreopoulou, C. D. Thomopoulos

Journal of the American Oil Chemists Society

The antioxidant activities of methanol extracts of oregano, dittany, thyme, marjoram, spearmint, lavender and basil were tested in lard stored at 75°C. The concentration of extracts in lard varied...

Chocolate, Cocoa and Confectionery: Science and Technology

Bernard W. Minifie

PARADOXICAL EFFECTS OF AN INTENSE SWEETENER (ASPARTAME) ON APPETITE

John E. Blundell

The Lancet

Campylobacter cinaedi (sp. nov.) and Campylobacter fennelliae (sp, nov.): Two New Campylobacter Species Associated with Enteric Disease in Homosexual Men

P A Totten, C. L. Fennell, Fred C. Tenover +4

The Journal of Infectious Diseases

In a recent study in Seattle, we isolated Campylobacter-like organisms (CLOs) significantly more often from homosexual men with intestinal symptoms than from asymptomatic heterosexual and homosexual...

Primary structure of bovine matrix Gla protein, a new vitamin K-dependent bone protein.

Paul A. Price, M.K. Williamson

Journal of Biological Chemistry

The complete amino acid sequence of bovine bone matrix Gla protein (MGP) was determined by automatic sequence analysis of the intact protein and of peptides isolated from tryptic and BNPS-skatole...

Assay of intestinal disaccharidases

Arne Dahlqvist

Scandinavian Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation

A modified and updated description of the author's method for the assay of intestinal disaccharidases. The principle of the method is the following: an intestinal homogenate is incubated with the...