Preparation of lactic acid bacteria compound starter cultures based on pasting properties and its improvement of glutinous rice flour and dough
July 2024
The effects of 5 lactic acid bacteria (LAB) fermentation on the pasting properties of glutinous rice flour were compared, and suitable fermentation strains were selected based on the changes of viscosity,...
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Causal relationship between circulating vitamin C and 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations and common mental disorders - a Mendelian randomization study
July 2024
Mental disorders seriously affect people's health and social stability. This Mendelian randomization (MR) study was designed to investigate the causal relationship between circulating vitamin C (VC)...
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Effects of different doses of glucose and fructose on central carbon metabolic pathways and intercellular wireless communication networks in humans
July 2024
Fructose and glucose are often widely used in food processing and may contribute to many metabolic diseases. To observe the effects of different doses of glucose and fructose on human metabolism and...
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Junshanyinzhen tea extract prevents obesity by regulating gut microbiota and metabolic endotoxemia in high-fat diet fed rats
July 2024
Obesity is associated with gut dysbiosis and metabolic endotoxin. Junshanyinzhen tea extract (JSTE) reduced fat accumulation and body weight in obese mice. However, the effects and mechanism of JSTE...
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An overview of potential cardioprotective benefits of xanthophylls in atherosclerosis: an evidence-based review
July 2024
Atherosclerosis, as the most prevalent form of cardiovascular disease, is characterized by oxidized low-density lipoprotein (ox-LDL) accumulation in the vascular wall, increased inflammation of the...
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Effects of low molecular weight polysaccharide from Sargassum thunbergii against palmitic acid-induced intracellular lipid accumulation in 3T3-L1 adipocyte and HepG2 cells
July 2024
Low molecular weight polysaccharides can be isolated from Sargassum thunbergii (LMPST) and in vitro experiments were conducted to evaluate the inhibitory effects on lipids. Two natures of LMPST were...
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Analysis of quality-related proteins in golden pompano (Trachinotus ovatus) fillets with modified atmosphere packaging under superchilling storage
July 2024
Here, we aimed to study the changes in proteome of golden pompano fillets during post-mortem storage. Tandem mass tags (TMT)-labeled quantitative proteomic strategy was applied to investigate the relationships...
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Apigenin is an anoikis sensitizer with strong anti-metastatic properties in experimental breast cancer
July 2024
Loss of susceptibility to anoikis signals is a crucial step in metastasis. Anoikis resistance therefore represents a promising adjuvant therapeutic target for cancer management. In this study, we have...
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Effect of fermented Rosa roxburghii tratt fruit juice on gut microbiota in a dextran sulfate sodium (DSS)-induced colitis mouse model
July 2024
This study mainly investigated the regulatory effect of Rosa roxburghii Tratt fruit juice fermented by Lacticaseibacillus paracasei SR10-1 (LAB-RRTJ) on modulating gut microbiota in dextran sulfate...
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Food intolerance and oligoantigenic diet in children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder
July 2024
The hypothesis that some children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) may show sensitivity or allergic reactions to various food items has led to the development of the oligoantigenic...
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Variation of microbiological and small molecule metabolite profiles of Nuodeng ham during ripening by high-throughput sequencing and GC-TOF-MS
July 2024
The internal microbial diversity and small molecular metabolites of Nuodeng ham in different processing years (the first, second and third year sample) were analyzed by high-throughput sequencing technology...
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Three anti-inflammatory polysaccharides from Lonicera japonica Thunb.: Insights into the structure-function relationships
July 2024
This study demonstrates the feasibility of producing three polysaccharides (neutral LJP-1, acidic LJP-2 and acidic LJP-3) with significant in vitro and in vivo anti-inflammatory activities from the...
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Probiotics administration alleviates cognitive impairment and circadian rhythm disturbance induced by sleep deprivation
July 2024
Gut microbiome is indispensable for maintaining normal brain function. Specifically, gut microbiota plays a causal role in sleep deprivation (SD)-induced cognitive impairment. In this study, neurobehavioral...
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Fecal microbiota transplantation: whole grain highland barley improves glucose metabolism by changing gut microbiota
July 2024
Highland barley (HB) is a high-altitude cereal with rich nutritional components and potential health benefits. To clarify its hypoglycemic effect and mechanism, we investigated the effect of whole grain...
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Safety assessment of a novel marine multi-stress-tolerant yeast Meyerozyma guilliermondii GXDK6 according to phenotype and whole genome-sequencing analysis
July 2024
The application of microorganisms as probiotics is limited due to lack of safety evaluation. Here, a novel multi-stress-tolerant yeast Meyerozyma guilliermondii GXDK6 with aroma-producing properties...
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Association of plasma vitamin A level with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a community aging population-based cross-sectional study
July 2024
Recent studies indicated that vitamin A (VA) might be involved in the pathology of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). This cross-sectional study was conducted to explore the association between circulating...
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Bioactive substances in Hericium erinaceus and their biological properties: a review
July 2024
Hericium erinaceus is a nutritious edible and medicinal fungi, rich in a variety of functional active ingredients, with various physiological functions such as antioxidation, anticancer, and enhancing...
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Immunological disturbance effect of exogenous histamine towards key immune cells
July 2024
Histamine in food has attracted widespread attention due to the potential toxicity and associated health risk. However, its influences on immunological components, especially the function of key immune...
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Food-derived bio-functional peptides for the management of hyperuricemia and associated mechanism
July 2024
Hyperuricemia, a metabolic disorder related to uric acid metabolism dysregulation, has become a common metabolic disease worldwide, due to changes in lifestyle and dietary structure. In recent years,...
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Andrias davidianus bone peptides alleviates hyperuricemia-induced kidney damage in vitro and in vivo
July 2024
Hyperuricemia (HUA) is a vital risk factor for chronic kidney diseases (CKD) and development of functional foods capable of protecting CKD is of importance. This paper aimed to explore the amelioration...
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Endoplasmic reticulum stress improved chicken tenderness, promoted apoptosis and autophagy during postmortem ageing
July 2024
In this study, endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress inducer tunicamycin (TM) and inhibitor 4-phenylbutyric acid (4-PBA) were used to treat postmortem chicken breast muscle to investigate changes in tenderness...
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Elucidation of potential relationship between endogenous proteases and key flavor substances in dry-cured pork coppa
July 2024
Dry-cured meat products are considerably popular around the world due to unique flavor. Proteolysis is one of the enzymatic reactions from which flavor substances are derived, which is affected by endogenous...
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Structural elucidation of mulberry leaf oligosaccharide and its selective promotion of gut microbiota to alleviate type 2 diabetes mellitus
July 2024
Two oligosaccharide fractions (MLO 2-1 and 2-2) were purified from enzymatic hydrolysate of mulberry leaf polysaccharide. The results of simulated digestion showed that MLO 2-2 was a digestible oligosaccharide,...
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Exploring the taste presentation and receptor perception mechanism of salty peptides from Stropharia rugosoannulata based on molecular dynamics and thermodynamics simulation
July 2024
The taste presentation and receptor perception mechanism of the salty peptide of Stropharia rugosoannulata were predicted and verified using peptide omics and molecular interaction techniques. The combination...
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Foodborne toxin aflatoxin B1 induced glomerular podocyte inflammation through proteolysis of RelA, downregulation of miR-9 and CXCR4/TXNIP/NLRP3 pathway
July 2024
Aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) is a naturally-occurring mycotoxin and recognized as the most toxic foodborne toxin, particularly causing damages to kidney. Glomerular podocytes are terminally differentiated epithelial...
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