scholarly journals The beneficial role of functional food components in mitigating ultraviolet-induced skin damage

2019 ◽  
Vol 28 ◽  
pp. 28-31 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masashi Morifuji
Keyword(s):  
Functional Food ◽  
Skin Damage ◽  
Beneficial Role ◽  
Food Components

scholarly journals DESIGNING FUNCTIONAL BEVERAGES PROCESS : HIGHLIGHTING LESSONS LEARNED FROM RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-36
Author(s):  
Agus Sudibyo
Keyword(s):  
Disease Prevention ◽  
Research And Development ◽  
Functional Food ◽  
Functional Foods ◽  
Plant Biotechnology ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Food Components ◽  
Prevention And Treatment ◽  
Functional Beverages

In recent times, there has been growing recognition of the key role of foods and beverage in disease prevention and treatment. Rapidly increasing knowledge on nutrition, medicine, and plant biotechnology has dramatically changed the concepts about food, health and agriculture, and brought in revolution of them. Research currently underway at academic, industry and government facilities will reveal how a myriad of substances can be used  as functional food components. Thus natural bioactive compounds include a broad diversity of structures and functionalities that provide an excellent pool of molecules for the production of nutraceuticals, functional foods, and food addives. This review attempts to display about research and development of functional beverages and designing functional beverages and the formula for beverage success.Keywords: designing, functional beverages, lessons learned, highlighting, research and development.

scholarly journals Role of functional food components in COVID-19 pandemic: A review

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (Sp-Issue1 (COVID-19): S4-S12) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hamid Hamid ◽  
Abhimanyu Thakur ◽  
N.S. Thakur
Keyword(s):  
Functional Food ◽  
Food Components

The role of vitamin D in metabolic and reproductive disturbances of polycystic ovary syndrome: A narrative mini-review

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Daniela Menichini ◽  
Gianpiero Forte ◽  
Beatrice Orrù ◽  
Giuseppe Gullo ◽  
Vittorio Unfer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Vitamin D ◽  
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome ◽  
Embryo Quality ◽  
Polycystic Ovary ◽  
Vitamin D Supplementation ◽  
Endometrial Receptivity ◽  
Metabolic Disturbances ◽  
Ovary Syndrome ◽  
Beneficial Role

Abstract. Vitamin D is a secosteroid hormone that plays a pivotal role in several metabolic and reproductive pathways in humans. Increasing evidence supports the role of vitamin D deficiency in metabolic disturbances and infertility in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). Indeed, supplementation with vitamin D seems to have a beneficial role on insulin resistance and endometrial receptivity. On the other hand, exceedingly high levels of vitamin D appear to play a detrimental role on oocytes development and embryo quality. In the current review, we summarize the available evidence about the topic, aiming to suggest the best supplementation strategy in women with PCOS or, more generally, in those with metabolic disturbances and infertility. Based on the retrieved data, vitamin D seems to have a beneficial role on IR, insulin sensitivity and endometrial receptivity, but high levels and incorrect timing of administration seem to have a detrimental role on oocytes development and embryo quality. Therefore, we encourage a low dose supplementation (400–800 IU/day) particularly in vitamin D deficient women that present metabolic disturbances like PCOS. As far as the reproductive health, we advise vitamin D supplementation in selected populations, only during specific moments of the ovarian cycle, to support the luteal phase. However, ambiguities about dosage and timing of the supplementation still emerge from the clinical studies published to date and further studies are required.

scholarly journals I Like the Way You Eat It: Lemur (Indri indri) Gut Mycobiome and Geophagy

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luigimaria Borruso ◽  
Alice Checcucci ◽  
Valeria Torti ◽  
Federico Correa ◽  
Camillo Sandri ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Plant Material ◽  
Soil Characteristics ◽  
Nutrient Supply ◽  
Fungal Species ◽  
High Concentration ◽  
Beneficial Role ◽  
Intimate Connection ◽  
Indri Indri ◽  
Lemur Species

AbstractHere, we investigated the possible linkages among geophagy, soil characteristics, and gut mycobiome of indri (Indri indri), an endangered lemur species able to survive only in wild conditions. The soil eaten by indri resulted in enriched secondary oxide-hydroxides and clays, together with a high concentration of specific essential micronutrients. This could partially explain the role of the soil in detoxification and as a nutrient supply. Besides, we found that soil subject to geophagy and indris’ faeces shared about 8.9% of the fungal OTUs. Also, several genera (e.g. Fusarium, Aspergillus and Penicillium) commonly associated with soil and plant material were found in both geophagic soil and indri samples. On the contrary, some taxa with pathogenic potentials, such as Cryptococcus, were only found in indri samples. Further, many saprotrophs and plant-associated fungal taxa were detected in the indri faeces. These fungal species may be involved in the digestion processes of leaves and could have a beneficial role in their health. In conclusion, we found an intimate connection between gut mycobiome and soil, highlighting, once again, the potential consequent impacts on the wider habitat.

scholarly journals GSDMD contributes to host defence against Staphylococcus aureus skin infection by suppressing the Cxcl1–Cxcr2 axis

2021 ◽  
Vol 52 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhen-Zhen Liu ◽  
Yong-Jun Yang ◽  
Feng-Hua Zhou ◽  
Ke Ma ◽  
Xiao-Qi Lin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Skin Infection ◽  
Bacterial Colonization ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Host Defence ◽  
Skin Damage ◽  
Microbial Infection ◽  
Caspase 1 ◽  
Deficient Mice

AbstractGasdermin D (GSDMD), a member of the gasdermin protein family, is a caspase substrate, and its cleavage is required for pyroptosis and IL-1β secretion. To date, the role and regulatory mechanism of GSDMD during cutaneous microbial infection remain unclear. Here, we showed that GSDMD protected against Staphylococcus aureus skin infection by suppressing Cxcl1–Cxcr2 signalling. GSDMD deficiency resulted in larger abscesses, more bacterial colonization, exacerbated skin damage, and increased inflammatory cell infiltration. Although GSDMD deficiency resulted in defective IL-1β production, the critical role of IL-1β was counteracted by the fact that Caspase-1/11 deficiency also resulted in less IL-1β production but did not aggravate disease severity during S. aureus skin infection. Interestingly, GSDMD-deficient mice had increased Cxcl1 secretion accompanied by increased recruitment of neutrophils, whereas Caspase-1/11-deficient mice presented similar levels of Cxcl1 and neutrophils as wild-type mice. Moreover, the absence of GSDMD promoted Cxcl1 secretion in bone marrow-derived macrophages induced by live, dead, or different strains of S. aureus. Corresponding to higher transcription and secretion of Cxcl1, enhanced NF-κB activation was shown in vitro and in vivo in the absence of GSDMD. Importantly, inhibiting the Cxcl1–Cxcr2 axis with a Cxcr2 inhibitor or anti-Cxcl1 blocking antibody rescued host defence defects in the GSDMD-deficient mice. Hence, these results revealed an important role of GSDMD in suppressing the Cxcl1–Cxcr2 axis to facilitate pathogen control and prevent tissue damage during cutaneous S. aureus infection.

Tannic Acid as a Natural Ferroptosis Inhibitor: Mechanisms and Beneficial Role of 3’‐ O ‐Galloylation

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (7) ◽  
pp. 1562-1569
Author(s):  
Yangping Liu ◽  
Xican Li ◽  
Yujie Hua ◽  
Wenhui Zhang ◽  
Xianxi Zhou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tannic Acid ◽  
Beneficial Role

The beneficial role of the synthetic microneurotrophin BNN20 in a focal demyelination model

2021 ◽  
Vol 99 (5) ◽  
pp. 1474-1495
Author(s):  
Ilias Kalafatakis ◽  
Alexandros Patellis ◽  
Ioannis Charalampopoulos ◽  
Achille Gravanis ◽  
Domna Karagogeos
Keyword(s):  
Beneficial Role ◽  
Focal Demyelination

Beneficial role of SiO2 plugging in AlCl3 heterogenized plugged hexagonal templated silica (PHTS) for the isopropylation of m-cresol

2007 ◽  
Vol 8 (7) ◽  
pp. 1080-1087 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Sreevardhan Reddy ◽  
V. Siva Kumar ◽  
A.H. Padmasri ◽  
C.V.V. Satyanarayana ◽  
B. David Raju ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Beneficial Role

The beneficial role of Y-implantation on the aqueous corrosion of stainless steel

2011 ◽  
Vol 205 (11) ◽  
pp. 3506-3511 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. Noli ◽  
P. Misaelides ◽  
E. Pavlidou
Keyword(s):  
Stainless Steel ◽  
Aqueous Corrosion ◽  
Beneficial Role
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