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Up-regulating the Human Intestinal Microbiome Using Whole Plant Foods, Polyphenols, and/or Fiber

Kieran Tuohy, Lorenza Conterno, Mattia Gasperotti +1

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Whole plant foods, including fruit, vegetables, and whole grain cereals, protect against chronic human diseases such as heart disease and cancer, with fiber and polyphenols thought to contribute...

Maternal probiotic supplementation during pregnancy and breast-feeding reduces the risk of eczema in the infant

Samuli Rautava, Essi Kainonen, Seppo Salminen +1

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Characterization and Transfer of Antibiotic Resistance in Lactic Acid Bacteria from Fermented Food Products

Muhammad Nawaz, Juan Wang, Aiping Zhou +5

Current Microbiology

A systematic review of ETEC epidemiology focusing on colonization factor and toxin expression

Sandra D. Isidean, Mark S. Riddle, Stephen J. Savarino +1

Vaccine

Dynamics of volatile and non-volatile compounds in cocoa (Theobroma cacao L.) during fermentation and drying processes using principal components analysis

Jacobo Rodríguez-Campos, Héctor B. Escalona‐Buendía, Ignacio Orozco‐Avila +2

Food Research International

Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and the developing central nervous system (CNS) – Implications for dietary recommendations

Philippe Guesnet, Jean‐Marc Alessandri

Biochimie

Zinc availability regulates exit from meiosis in maturing mammalian oocytes

Alison M. Kim, Stefan Vogt, Thomas V. O’Halloran +1

Nature Chemical Biology

Antiobesity mechanisms of action of conjugated linoleic acid

Arion Kennedy, Kristina Martinez, Søren Fisker Schmidt +3

The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry

Enzymes in Food Technology

1. Introduction (M. van Oort). 2. GMO and Protein Engineering (X. Liu). 3. Production of Industrial Enzymes (T. Dodge). 4. Asparaginase - an enzyme for acrylamide reduction in food products (B....

Bioproducts from Aureobasidium pullulans, a biotechnologically important yeast

Zhen‐Ming Chi, Fang Wang, Zhe Chi +3

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Cell membrane damage induced by phenolic acids on wine lactic acid bacteria

Francisco M. Campos, José António Couto, A.R. Figueiredo +3

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Legumes as a source of natural antioxidants

Ryszard Amarowicz, Ronald B. Pegg

European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology

Abstract The following article summarizes the most up‐to‐date information available concerning endogenous bioactives and the antioxidant activity/radical‐scavenging capacity of selected leguminous...

Rational selection of non-Saccharomyces wine yeasts for mixed starters based on ester formation and enological traits

Fernando Viana, José Vicente Gil, Salvador Genovés +2

Food Microbiology

Characterization of plasmids harbouring qnrS1, qnrB2 and qnrB19 genes in Salmonella

Aurora García-Fernández, D. Fortini, Kees Veldman +2

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Multiple events of mobilization, transposition and replicon fusion generate the complexity observed in qnr-positive isolates that are emerging worldwide. Despite the fact that the occurrence of qnr...

Gene-environment interaction and obesity

Lu Qi, Young Ae Cho

Nutrition Reviews

The epidemic of obesity has become a major public health problem. Common-form obesity is underpinned by both environmental and genetic factors. Epidemiological studies have documented that increased...

A structural framework for understanding the multifunctional character of lactoferrin

Edward N. Baker, H. F. Baker

Biochimie

In vitro fermentation of oat and barley derived β-glucans by human faecal microbiota

Simon Hughes, Peter R. Shewry, Glenn R. Gibson +2

FEMS Microbiology Ecology

Fermentation of beta-glucan fractions from barley [average molecular mass (MM), of 243, 172, and 137 kDa] and oats (average MM of 230 and 150 kDa) by the human faecal microbiota was investigated....

Tissue n−3 and n−6 fatty acids and risk for coronary heart disease events

William S. Harris, W. Carlos Poston, Christopher K. Haddock

Atherosclerosis

A Key Role of Dendritic Cells in Probiotic Functionality

Benoît Foligné, Γεωργία Ζουμποπούλου, Jeroen Dewulf +5

PLoS ONE

Altogether, these results suggest that selected probiotics can stimulate DC regulatory functions by targeting specific pattern-recognition receptors and pathways. The results not only emphasize the...

Monosodium glutamate-induced oxidative damage and genotoxicity in the rat: modulatory role of vitamin C, vitamin E and quercetin

Ebenezer O. Farombi, Oscar Okwudiri Onyema

Human & Experimental Toxicology

Monosodium glutamate (MSG) continues to function as a flavor enhancer in West African and Asian diets. The present study examines the modulatory effects of dietary antioxidant vitamin C (VIT C),...

Identification of a Mutation in SLC30A2 (ZnT-2) in Women with Low Milk Zinc Concentration That Results in Transient Neonatal Zinc Deficiency

Winyoo Chowanadisai, Bo Lönnerdal, Shannon L. Kelleher

Journal of Biological Chemistry

Breast milk normally contains adequate zinc to meet infant requirements up to six months of age; however, transient neonatal zinc deficiency has been documented in exclusively breastfed infants of...

Elevated cortical zinc in Alzheimer disease

Dorota Religa, D. Strozyk, Robert A. Cherny +5

Neurology

Brain zinc accumulation is a prominent feature of advanced Alzheimer disease (AD) and is biochemically linked to brain amyloid beta-peptide accumulation and dementia severity in AD.

Anti-inflammatory effects of short chain fatty acids in IFN-γ-stimulated RAW 264.7 murine macrophage cells: Involvement of NF-κB and ERK signaling pathways

Jin‐Sun Park, Eun Jung Lee, Jae‐Chul Lee +2

International Immunopharmacology

Routine and ritual elements in family mealtimes: Contexts for child well-being and family identity

Barbara H. Fiese, Kimberly P. Foley, Mary Spagnola

New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development

This chapter focuses on how the routine elements of family mealtimes such as assigned tasks and the more emotional ritual aspects such as recognition of feelings are related to children's well-being...

Headspace Solid Phase Microextraction and Gas Chromatography−Olfactometry Dilution Analysis of Young and Aged Chinese “Yanghe Daqu” Liquors

Wenlai Fan, Michael C. Qian

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

The aroma compounds of young and aged Chinese "Yanghe Daqu" liquor samples were extracted by solid phase microextraction (SPME) and analyzed by gas chromatography (GC)-olfactometry dilution analysis....

Validation of a model to predict adverse outcomes in patients with pulmonary embolism

Drahomir Aujesky, Pierre‐Marie Roy, Cédric Petit Le Manach +6

European Heart Journal

<B>Aims</B> To validate a model for quantifying the prognosis of patients with pulmonary embolism (PE). The model was previously derived from 10 534 US patients. <B>Methods and...

hZIP1 zinc uptake transporter down regulation and zinc depletion in prostate cancer

Renty Franklin, Pei Feng, Béatrice Milon +5

Molecular Cancer

The studies clearly establish that hZIP1 gene expression is down regulated and zinc is depleted in adenocarcinomatous glands. The fact that all the malignant cell lines express hZIP1 indicates that...

Identification of a Novel Enzyme Required for Starch Metabolism in Arabidopsis Leaves. The Phosphoglucan, Water Dikinase 

Oliver Kötting, Kerstin Pusch, Axel Tiessen +3

PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

The phosphorylation of amylopectin by the glucan, water dikinase (GWD; EC 2.7.9.4) is an essential step within starch metabolism. This is indicated by the starch excess phenotype of GWD-deficient...

Effects of Selenium Treatments on Potato (<i>Solanum tuberosum</i> L.) Growth and Concentrations of Soluble Sugars and Starch

Marja Turakainen, Helinä Hartikainen, Mervi Seppänen

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

The effect of selenium (Se) treatments on potato growth and Se, soluble sugar, and starch accumulation was investigated. Potato plants were cultivated in quartz sand without or with sodium selenate...

Deep Venous Thrombosis

José A. López, Clive Kearon, Agnes Lee

Hematology

Venous thromboembolism (VTE), manifested as either deep venous thrombosis (DVT) or pulmonary embolism (PE), is an extremely common medical problem, occurring either in isolation or as a complication...

Virulence Factors for Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome, Denmark1

Steen Ethelberg, Katharina E. P. Olsen, Flemming Scheutz +7

Emerging infectious diseases

We present an analysis of strain and patient factors associated with the development of bloody diarrhea and hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) among Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC)...

Cholesterol-lowering effect of β-glucan from oat bran in mildly hypercholesterolemic subjects may decrease when β-glucan is incorporated into bread and cookies

D.A.J.M. Kerckhoffs, Gerard Hornstra, Ronald P. Mensink

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Low Pro-Brain Natriuretic Peptide Levels Predict Benign Clinical Outcome in Acute Pulmonary Embolism

Nils Kucher, Gert Printzen, Tanja Doernhoefer +3

Circulation

Low proBNP levels predict an uneventful hospital course in patients with acute PE. A proBNP level <500 pg/mL identifies patients who will be potential candidates for an abbreviated hospital length of...

Of human bondage

Marcia L. Pelchat

Physiology & Behavior

Effect of Small and Large Wheat Starch Granules on Thermomechanical Behavior of Starch

Eleni Chiotelli, Martine Le Meste

Cereal Chemistry

ABSTRACT The physicochemical properties of small‐ and large‐granule wheat starches were investigated to reveal whether gelatinization properties and rheological behavior differ between size classes...

Hypocaloric enteral tube feeding in critically ill obese patients

Roland N. Dickerson, Kathryn Boschert, Kenneth A. Kudsk +1

Nutrition

Microbiology of wheat and flour milling in Australia

Lana Berghofer, Ailsa D. Hocking, Di Miskelly +1

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Phenolic Compounds and Related Enzymes Are Not Rate-Limiting in Browning Development of Fresh-Cut Potatoes

Emma Cantos‐Villar, Juan A. Tudela, María I. Gil +1

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

The effect of minimal processing on polyphenol oxidase (PPO), peroxidase (POD), phenylalanine ammonia-lyase (PAL), and phenolic compounds was studied in five potato cultivars (Agria, Cara, Liseta,...

A Comparison of Two Different Prophylactic Dose Regimens of Low Molecular Weight Heparin in Bariatric Surgery

Donald J. Scholten, Rebecca M. Hoedema, Sarah Scholten

Obesity Surgery

A general best-fit method for concentration-response curves and the estimation of low-effect concentrations

Martin Scholze, Wolfgang Boedeker, Michael Faust +3

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Risk assessments of toxic chemicals currently rely heavily on the use of no-observed-effect concentrations (NOECs). Due to several crucial flaws in this concept, however, discussion of replacing...

Inconsistency between glycemic and insulinemic responses to regular and fermented milk products

Elin Östman, Helena GM Liljeberg Elmståhl, Inger Björck

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

IgA responses in the intestinal mucosa against pathogenic and non-pathogenic microorganisms

Andrew J. Macpherson, Lukas Hunziker, Kathy D. McCoy +1

Microbes and Infection

Selenocysteine in Native Chemical Ligation and Expressed Protein Ligation

Robert J. Hondal, Bradley L. Nilsson, Ronald T. Raines

Journal of the American Chemical Society

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n−3 Fatty acids and cardiovascular disease risk factors among the Inuit of Nunavik

Éric Dewailly, Carole Blanchet, Simone Lemieux +4

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

The risk of venous thromboembolism is increased throughout the course of malignant glioma

L. Connie Marras, William Geerts, James Perry

Cancer

The incidence of VTE is high throughout the course of malignant glioma. A randomized, controlled trial is needed to clarify whether the benefits of long term anticoagulant prophylaxis outweigh the...

Towards an improved understanding of glass transition and relaxations in foods: molecular mobility in the glass transition range

Dominique Champion, Martine Le Meste, D. Simatos

Trends in Food Science & Technology

Conjugated linoleic acid supplementation in humans: Effects on body composition and energy expenditure

Kirsten Zambell, Nancy L. Keim, Marta D. Van Loan +4

Lipids

Recent animal studies have demonstrated that dietary conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) reduces body fat and that this decrease may be due to a change in energy expenditure. The present study examined...

Inositol phosphates with different numbers of phosphate groups influence iron absorption in humans

Ann‐Sofie Sandberg, Mats Brune, Nils‐Gunnar Carlsson +3

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Siegel, S. &amp; Castellan, N. J. (1995). Estadística no paramétrica, aplicada a las ciencias de la conducta. 4a. edición. México: Editorial Trillas

Luis Escurra

Persona

Estadística no paramétrica, aplicada a las ciencias de la conducta 4a.edición.México: Editorial Trillas En el ámbito de la estadística aplicada a la psicología, las ciencias sociales y la educación...

The Role of Copper, Molybdenum, Selenium, and Zinc in Nutrition and Health

Sum Chan, Benjamin Gerson, Suresh Subramaniam

Clinics in Laboratory Medicine