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High-dose vitamin C enhances cancer immunotherapy

Alessandro Magrì, Giovanni Germano, Annalisa Lorenzato +12

Science Translational Medicine

Vitamin C (VitC) is known to directly impair cancer cell growth in preclinical models, but there is little clinical evidence on its antitumoral efficacy. In addition, whether and how VitC modulates...

Boys are more likely to be undernourished than girls: a systematic review and meta-analysis of sex differences in undernutrition

Susan Thurstans, Charles Opondo, Andrew Seal +8

BMJ Global Health

Our review indicates that undernutrition in children under 5 is more likely to affect boys than girls, though the magnitude of these differences varies and is more pronounced in some contexts than...

Bioavailability and bioaccessibility of food bioactive compounds; overview and assessment by in vitro methods

Cristian Dima, Elham Assadpour, Ştefan Dima +1

Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety

Oral bioavailability is the key to the bioefficiency of food bioactive ingredients; it evaluates the relationship between foods and their health benefits. The analysis of the main factors limiting...

2019OpenAlex268 citationsDOI

Therapeutic Potential of Volatile Terpenes and Terpenoids from Forests for Inflammatory Diseases

Taejoon Kim, Bokyeong Song, Kyoung Sang Cho +1

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Forest trees are a major source of biogenic volatile organic compounds (BVOCs). Terpenes and terpenoids are known as the main BVOCs of forest aerosols. These compounds have been shown to display a...

Punicalagin Prevents Inflammation in LPS- Induced RAW264.7 Macrophages by Inhibiting FoxO3a/Autophagy Signaling Pathway

Yuan Cao, Jihua Chen, Guofeng Ren +3

Nutrients

Punicalagin, a hydrolysable tannin of pomegranate juice, exhibits multiple biological effects, including inhibiting production of pro-inflammatory cytokines in macrophages. Autophagy, an...

2017OpenAlex268 citationsDOI

Causal Pathways from Enteropathogens to Environmental Enteropathy: Findings from the MAL-ED Birth Cohort Study

Margaret Kosek, Tahmeed Ahmed, Zulfiqar A Bhutta +27

EBioMedicine

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

2016OpenAlex268 citationsDOI

Phenolic Compounds of Pomegranate Byproducts (Outer Skin, Mesocarp, Divider Membrane) and Their Antioxidant Activities

Priyatharini Ambigaipalan, Adriano Costa de Camargo, Fereidoon Shahidi

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Pomegranate peel was separated into outer leathery skin (PS), mesocarp (PM), and divider membrane (PD), and its phenolic compounds were extracted as free (F), esterified (E), and insoluble-bound (B)...

Relationship between structure and functional properties of normal rice starches with different amylose contents

Jinwen Cai, Jianmin Man, Jun Huang +3

Carbohydrate Polymers

World Health Organization. Comprehensive Implementation Plan on Maternal, Infant, and Young Child Nutrition. Geneva, Switzerland, 2014

Shelley McGuire

Advances in Nutrition

The elements of life and medicines

Prinessa Chellan, Peter J. Sadler

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences

Which elements are essential for human life? Here we make an element-by-element journey through the periodic table and attempt to assess whether elements are essential or not, and if they are,...

2014OpenAlex268 citationsDOI

Seaweed sustainability – food and nonfood applications

Brijesh K. Tiwari, D.J. Troy

Elsevier eBooks

Infant formula and infant nutrition: bioactive proteins of human milk and implications for composition of infant formulas

Bo Lönnerdal

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

2014OpenAlex268 citationsDOI

Anti-biofilm activity of biogenic selenium nanoparticles and selenium dioxide against clinical isolates of Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Proteus mirabilis

Mojtaba Shakibaie, Mojtaba Shakibaie, Hamid Forootanfar +4

Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology

Establishing the function of proteins on the rheological and quality properties of rice based gluten free muffins

María Estela Matos, T. Sanz, Cristina M. Rosell

Food Hydrocolloids

Menaquinones, Bacteria, and the Food Supply: The Relevance of Dairy and Fermented Food Products to Vitamin K Requirements

Barbara Walther, J. Philip Karl, Sarah L. Booth +1

Advances in Nutrition

Water, sanitation, hygiene and enteric infections in children

Joe Brown, Sandy Cairncross, Jeroen H. J. Ensink

Archives of Disease in Childhood

In 2007, readers of the British Medical Journal voted that the introduction of clean water and sewerage- the 'sanitation revolution' of the Victorian era-was the most important medical milestone...

Resistance mechanisms inCampylobacter jejuni

Nicole M. Iovine

Virulence

Campylobacter jejuni is a major cause of food-borne gastroenteritis worldwide. While mortality is low, morbidity imparted by post-infectious sequelae such as Guillain-Barré syndrome, Reiter...

Omega 3 fatty acids on child growth, visual acuity and neurodevelopment

Cristina Campoy, Ma Victoria Escolano-Margarit, Tânia Gomes Anjos +2

British Journal Of Nutrition

The aim of this review is to evaluate the effects of omega-3 long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (n-3 LCPUFA) supplementation in pregnant and lactating women and infants during postnatal life, on...

Resolvins D1, D2, and Other Mediators of Self-Limited Resolution of Inflammation in Human Blood following n-3 Fatty Acid Supplementation

Emilie Mas, Kevin D. Croft, Paul Zahra +2

Clinical Chemistry

This is the first study reporting 17R/S-HDHA, RvD1, and RvD2 concentrations measured in human blood following oral n-3 fatty acid supplementation. The concentrations of the antiinflammatory lipid...

Molecular Survey of the Occurrence of Legionella spp., Mycobacterium spp., Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Amoeba Hosts in Two Chloraminated Drinking Water Distribution Systems

Hong Wang, Marc Edwards, Joseph O. Falkinham +1

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

The spread of opportunistic pathogens via public water systems is of growing concern. The purpose of this study was to identify patterns of occurrence among three opportunistic pathogens (Legionella...

Risk Factors for the Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome in Children Infected With Escherichia coli O157:H7: A Multivariable Analysis

Craig S. Wong, John J. Mooney, Jason Brandt +5

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Antibiotic use during E. coli O157:H7 infections is associated with a higher rate of subsequent HUS and should be avoided.

Direct thrombin inhibitors

Catherine J. Lee, Jack Ansell

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Heparins and vitamin K antagonists have been the primary agents used for anticoagulation in certain cardiovascular and thromboembolic diseases for over 50 years. However, they can be difficult to...

Pomegranate as a Functional Food and Nutraceutical Source

Suzanne D. Johanningsmeier, G. Keith Harris

Annual Review of Food Science and Technology

Pomegranate, a fruit native to the Middle East, has gained widespread popularity as a functional food and nutraceutical source. The health effects of the whole fruit, as well as its juices and...

Biosynthesis and structural characteristics of selenium nanoparticles by Pseudomonas alcaliphila

Wenjie Zhang, Zhijuan Chen, Hao Liu +3

Colloids and Surfaces B Biointerfaces

Dietary Triacylglycerol Structure and Its Role in Infant Nutrition

Sheila M. Innis

Advances in Nutrition

A review of composition studies of cultivated almonds: Macronutrients and micronutrients

Sylvia Yada, Karen G. Lapsley, Guangwei Huang

Journal of Food Composition and Analysis

2011OpenAlex268 citations

Vital signs: incidence and trends of infection with pathogens transmitted commonly through food--foodborne diseases active surveillance network, 10 U.S. sites, 1996-2010.

PubMed

Salmonella infection should be targeted because it has not declined significantly in more than a decade, and other data indicate that it is one of the most common foodborne infections, resulting in...

2010OpenAlex268 citationsDOI

Milk fat globules enveloped by their biological membrane: Unique colloidal assemblies with a specific composition and structure

Christelle Lopez

Current Opinion in Colloid & Interface Science

Melamine in milk products in China: Examining the factors that led to deliberate use of the contaminant

Changbai Xiu, K. K. Klein

Food Policy

Melamine Detection in Infant Formula Powder Using Near- and Mid-Infrared Spectroscopy

Lisa J. Mauer, А. Л. Чернышова, Ashley N. Hiatt +2

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Near- and mid-infrared spectroscopy methods (NIR, FTIR-ATR, FTIR-DRIFT) were evaluated for the detection and quantification of melamine in infant formula powder. Partial least-squares (PLS) models...

Human health benefits of vaccenic acid

Catherine J. Field, Heather Blewett, Spencer D. Proctor +1

Applied Physiology Nutrition and Metabolism

The health risks associated with consumption of diets high in trans fats from industrially produced hydrogenated fats are well documented. However, trans fatty acids are not a homogeneous group of...

Effect of particle size on kinetics of starch digestion in milled barley and sorghum grains by porcine alpha-amylase

Ghaid J. Al‐Rabadi, Robert G. Gilbert, Michael J. Gidley

Journal of Cereal Science

2008OpenAlex268 citationsDOI

A visceral approach: cooking ‘at home’ with migrant women in Hamilton, New Zealand

Robyn Longhurst, Lynda Johnston, Elsie Ho

Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers

People’s visceral experiences of food – the tastes, textures and aromas – can tell us a great deal about their emotional and affective relations with place. Questions of bodies and embodiment are...

Novel approaches for selenium speciation in foodstuffs and biological specimens: A review

Zoyne Pedrero, Yolanda Madrid

Analytica Chimica Acta

2008OpenAlex268 citationsDOI

Effect of nano-packing on preservation quality of Chinese jujube (Ziziphus jujuba Mill. var. inermis (Bunge) Rehd)

Hua Li, Fei Li, Lu Wang +6

Food Chemistry

2007OpenAlex268 citationsDOI

Carvacrol Induces Heat Shock Protein 60 and Inhibits Synthesis of Flagellin in Escherichia coli O157:H7

Sara A. Burt, Ruurd van der Zee, Ad P. Koets +5

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

The essential oils of oregano and thyme are active against a number of food-borne pathogens, such as Escherichia coli O157:H7. Carvacrol is one of the major antibacterial components of these oils,...

2007OpenAlex268 citationsDOI

Fish oil encapsulation with chitosan using ultrasonic atomizer

Wanwimol Klaypradit, Yao‐Wen Huang

LWT

2007OpenAlex268 citations

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY OF SOME PLANT EXTRACTS AGAINST IMPORTANT SEED BORNE PATHOGENS OF ASPERGILLUS SP

S. Satish, Devihalli Chikkaiah Mohana

Aqueous extract of fifty-two plants from different families were tested for their antifungal potential against eight important species of Aspergillus such as A. candidus, A. columnaris, A. flavipes,...

Surface-layer protein extracts from Lactobacillus helveticus inhibit enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157:H7 adhesion to epithelial cells

Kathene C. Johnson‐Henry, Karen E. Hagen, Mahsa Gordonpour +2

Cellular Microbiology

Adherence of intestinal pathogens, including Escherichia coli O157:H7, to human intestinal epithelial cells is a key step in pathogenesis. Probiotic bacteria, including Lactobacillus helveticus R0052...

Colocalization of the α-subunit of gustducin with PYY and GLP-1 in L cells of human colon

Nora Rozengurt, Sheng-Ze Wu, Monica C. Chen +3

American Journal of Physiology-Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology

In view of the importance of molecular sensing in the function of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, we assessed whether signal transduction proteins that mediate taste signaling are expressed in cells...

Zinc, Copper, and Magnesium and Risks for All-Cause, Cancer, and Cardiovascular Mortality

Nathalie Léone, Dominique Courbon, Pierre Ducimetière +1

Epidemiology

High serum copper, low serum magnesium, and concomitance of low serum zinc with high serum copper or low serum magnesium contribute to an increased mortality risk in middle-aged men.