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Plant Sciences
Eleonora Cominelli, Francesca Sparvoli, Silvia Lisciani, Chiara Forti, Emanuela Camilli, Marika Ferrari, Cinzia Le Donne, Stefania Marconi, Barend Juan Vorster, Anna-Maria Botha, Diana Marais, Alessia Losa, Tea Sala, Emmanuelle Reboul, Katherine Alvarado-Ramos, Boaz Waswa, Beatrice Ekesa, Francisco Aragao, Karl Kunert
Summary: Common bean seeds are rich in nutrients but also contain antinutritional compounds that limit their use in food preparations. Efforts have been made to develop mutant bean varieties with reduced antinutritional compounds using genetic variability and induced mutagenesis. However, the effects of these modifications on plant performance and technological properties need further investigation.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2022)
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Louis Boutin, Francois Depret, Etienne Gayat, Matthieu Legrand, Christos E. Chadjichristos
Summary: Gal-3 is a lectin associated with multiple pathophysiology pathways in renal damage and fibrosis. It plays various roles, including signal transduction, cell adhesion, and immunological chemoattractant protein. Clinical studies and animal models have linked Gal-3 to kidney disease, and Gal-3 inhibitors appear to improve renal disease. This review summarizes the latest literature on Gal-3 in renal pathophysiology, from its role as a biomarker to its potential as a therapeutic agent.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2022)
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Plant Sciences
Ricardo Cervantes-Jimenez, Marisol Martinez Martinez, Adan Mercado-Luna, Jorge Luis Chavez-Servin, Barbara Cabello Ruiz, Angel Felix Vargas-Madriz, Octavio Roldan-Padron, Monica Eugenia Figueroa Cabanas, Roberto Augusto Ferriz-Martinez, Teresa Garcia-Gasca
Summary: Growing interest in Tepary beans is due to their cytotoxic effects on human cancer cells. Mechanical foliar damage increases lectin content in the seeds, but does not affect enzyme activity or phenolic compound levels in the leaves. However, it does reduce seed production.
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Physiology
Jessica Roskosch, Uyen Huynh-Do, Stefan Rudloff
Summary: The article introduces a novel method for isolating nephron segments, using low-cost fluorophore-conjugated lectins or agglutinins (Flaggs) combined with flow sorting. This method allows for the simultaneous separation of different nephron segments with preserved 3D morphology from mouse or human samples in a short time. The method is simple, straightforward, cost-effective, and widely applicable, providing high amounts of pure and morphologically intact renal tubule materials for nephron segment-specific research.
PFLUGERS ARCHIV-EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Food Science & Technology
Waleed AL-Ansi, Yunji Wang, Mingcong Fan, Yan Li, Haifeng Qian, Li Wang
Summary: This study aimed to decrease the activity of phytohaemagglutinins and kidney bean a-amylase activity in some selected stable foods. Kidney bean a-amylase inhibitors may inhibit mammalian a-amylase, reducing the estimated glycaemic index (eGI). The results showed that the extract had a significant inhibitory effect on a-amylase activity and could decrease the eGI of various foods.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Food Science & Technology
Stephanie Watier-Grillot, Sebastien Larreche, Christelle Mazuet, Frederic Baudouin, Cecile Feraudet-Tarisse, Lise Holterbach, Aissata Dia, Christelle Tong, Laure Bourget, Sophie Hery, Emmanuel Pottier, Olivier Bouilland, Marc Tanti, Audrey Merens, Stephanie Simon, Laure Diancourt, Aurelie Chesnay, Vincent Pommier de Santi
Summary: On July 6, 2018, an outbreak of acute gastroenteritis occurred among customers of a dining facility at a military base in Brittany, France, with a total of 200 reported cases out of a population of 1700. The outbreak was attributed to chili con carne served at lunch on July 5, which contained high levels of phytohaemagglutinin (PHA) due to undercooked kidney beans. This study emphasizes the importance of routine testing for plant toxins in food matrices to prevent food-borne illnesses caused by plant toxins.
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Nutrition & Dietetics
Lei Yin, Xiaokang Dong, Wei Liao, Xiaotian Liu, Zhaohui Zheng, Dongwei Liu, Chongjian Wang, Zhangsuo Liu
Summary: The study aimed to investigate the relationship between beans consumption and indicators of kidney injury and CKD prevalence in rural adults. It was found that higher beans intake was associated with a lower prevalence of CKD and albuminuria. Each 50g/day increase in beans intake was significantly associated with a 5% decrease in albuminuria and a 4% decrease in CKD prevalence. This suggests that promoting soy food intake may help reduce the occurrence of CKD in rural adults.
FRONTIERS IN NUTRITION
(2023)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Shengshu Xu, Likang Qin, Muhammad Mazhar, Yong Zhu
Summary: This study examined the phenolic profile, alpha-amylase inhibitor activities, starch composition, and glycemic index of seven varieties of kidney beans. The results showed that the colored beans contained more phenolics and had higher alpha-amylase inhibitor activities. The kidney beans starch demonstrated resistance to digestion, with a significant contribution of resistant starch to the low glycemic index. These findings suggest that kidney beans could be used as ingredients in functional low glycemic index foods.
FRONTIERS IN NUTRITION
(2022)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Jaime L. Clark, Carla G. Taylor, Peter Zahradka
Summary: Consumption of different bean varieties has acute effects on vascular function and metabolic responses in healthy individuals. Red kidney beans and black beans have positive impacts on vasorelaxation and LDL-cholesterol concentrations.
NUTRITION METABOLISM AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES
(2021)
Article
Food Science & Technology
Akihiro Nakamura, Hitomi Ohboshi, Madoka Sakai, Kei Nomura, Setsuko Nishiyama, Hiroko Ashida
Summary: This study investigated the extraction conditions and properties of water-soluble polysaccharides from kidney bean fibers, highlighting their protein dispersing and stabilizing properties under acidic conditions.
FOOD RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL
(2021)
Review
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Yongfei Wang, Shudong He, Fanlin Zhou, Hanju Sun, Xiaodong Cao, Yongkang Ye, Jing Li
Summary: This paper discussed the allergic reactions induced by kidney bean lectins and summarized the detection methods, as well as strategies for reducing sensitization potential in food processing.
JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Abdul Waheed, Yakupjan Haxim, Gulnaz Kahar, Waqar Islam, Mushtaq Ahmad, Khalid Ali Khan, Hamed A. Ghramh, Fatmah M. Alqahtani, Mohamed Hashemand, Zhang Daoyuan
Summary: As a lipid-derived compound, jasmonic acid (JA) regulates growth and defense against environmental stresses. Our study found that exogenous foliar JA application can alleviate the salt-induced stress response in kidney bean plants. Furthermore, JA application can upregulate the antioxidant mechanism and osmolytes of kidney bean plants, enhancing their salt tolerance ability.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Analytical
Xuefang Dong, Cheng Chen, Jingyu Yan, Xiaofei Zhang, Xiuling Li, Xinmiao Liang
Summary: The COVID-19 pandemic, caused by SARS-CoV-2, poses a serious public health threat, and understanding the glycosylation profile of the spike protein is crucial for vaccine development. A biomimetic material, WR-SiO2, has been designed for selective enrichment of N- and O-linked glycopeptides, leading to the identification of 27 O-glycosylation sites on SARS-CoV-2 S. This study demonstrates the potential of biomimetic polymers for specific O-linked glycopeptide selectivity and advancement in O-glycosylation research.
ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
(2021)
Article
Food Science & Technology
Khetan Shevkani, Ravneet Kaur, Narpinder Singh, Dinhle P. Hlanze
Summary: This study evaluated the digestibility and functionality of nine diverse kidney bean accessions. The results showed variations in dry matter digestibility, resistant starch content, water absorption capacity, and emulsifying activity index among the accessions. Proteins, starch, and ash content were positively related to emulsification, foaming, and water absorption capacity, while crystallinity, lipids, non-starch carbohydrates, and digestible starch had negative correlations. Protein hydration ability promoted foaming, while lower levels of a specific protein component resulted in lower surface activity. Pasting temperature and starch granule size also influenced the digestibility and functionality of kidney beans.
CURRENT RESEARCH IN FOOD SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Plant Sciences
Makarim El-Fadil M. Osman, Amina Ibrahim Dirar, Emadeldin Hassan E. Konozy
Summary: This study provides a comprehensive analysis of sorghum lectins, revealing functional differences between different species and an overrepresentation of lectin sequences in different quantitative trait loci. These findings offer valuable insights for future functional analysis and breeding studies.
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Cell Biology
Sandeep Kumar, Akanksha Sharma, Alok K. Verma, B. P. Chaudhari, Mukul Das, S. K. Jain, Premendra D. Dwivedi
CELLULAR IMMUNOLOGY
(2013)
Review
Allergy
Alok Kumar Verma, Sandeep Kumar, Mukul Das, Premendra D. Dwivedi
CLINICAL REVIEWS IN ALLERGY & IMMUNOLOGY
(2013)
Article
Food Science & Technology
Akanksha Sharma, Sandeep Kumar, Rinkesh Kumar Gupta, Ruchi Roy, Kriti Gupta, Alok Kumar Verma, Bhushan P. Chaudhari, Mukul Das, Premendra D. Dwivedi
FOOD RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL
(2014)
Review
Food Science & Technology
Sandeep Kumar, Alok Kumar Verma, Mukul Das, Premendra D. Dwivedi
FOOD REVIEWS INTERNATIONAL
(2012)
Review
Immunology
Sandeep Kumar, Alok Kumar Verma, Mukul Das, Premendra D. Dwivedi
IMMUNOLOGY LETTERS
(2013)
Article
Immunology
Sandeep Kumar, Akanksha Sharma, Mukul Das, S. K. Jain, Premendra D. Dwivedi
IMMUNOPHARMACOLOGY AND IMMUNOTOXICOLOGY
(2014)
Review
Immunology
Sandeep Kumar, Alok Kumar Verma, Mukul Das, Premendra D. Dwivedi
INTERNATIONAL IMMUNOPHARMACOLOGY
(2012)
Article
Immunology
Alok Kumar Verma, Sandeep Kumar, Akanksha Sharma, Dinesh Kumar, Ruchi Roy, Rinkesh Kumar Gupta, Bhushan P. Chaudhari, B. H. Giridhar, Mukul Das, Premendra D. Dwivedi
INTERNATIONAL IMMUNOPHARMACOLOGY
(2014)
Article
Immunology
Sandeep Kumar, Alok Kumar Verma, Akanksha Sharma, Ruchi Roy, Dinesh Kumar, B. H. Giridhar, Anurag Tripathi, Bhushan P. Chaudhari, Mukul Das, S. K. Jain, Premendra D. Dwivedi
INTERNATIONAL IMMUNOPHARMACOLOGY
(2014)
Article
Biochemical Research Methods
Sandeep Kumar, Alok Kumar Verma, Akanksha Sharma, Dinesh Kumar, Anurag Tripathi, B. P. Chaudhari, Mukul Das, S. K. Jain, Premendra D. Dwivedi
JOURNAL OF PROTEOMICS
(2013)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Dinesh Kumar, Sandeep Kumar, Alok K. Verma, Akanksha Sharma, Anurag Tripathi, Bhushan P. Chaudhari, Surya Kant, Mukul Das, Swatantra K. Jain, Premendra D. Dwivedi
Article
Plant Sciences
Alok Kumar Verma, Sandeep Kumar, Mukul Das, Premendra D. Dwivedi
PLANT FOODS FOR HUMAN NUTRITION
(2012)
Article
Plant Sciences
Alok Kumar Verma, Sandeep Kumar, Bhushan P. Chaudhari, Narendra Tuteja, Mukul Das, Premendra D. Dwivedi
PLANT FOODS FOR HUMAN NUTRITION
(2014)
Article
Toxicology
Alok Kumar Verma, Sandeep Kumar, Anurag Tripathi, Bhushan P. Chaudhari, Mukul Das, Premendra D. Dwivedi
TOXICOLOGY LETTERS
(2012)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Sarah Maria Barneze Costa, Raghavendra Lakshmana Shetty Hallur, David Rafael Abreu Reyes Postdoc, Juliana Ferreira Floriano Postdoc, Maria Antonieta de Barros Leite Carvalhaes, Helio Rubens de Carvalho Nunes, Luis Sobrevia, Paola Valero, Angelica Mercia Pascon Barbosa, Marilza Cunha Vieira Rudge
Summary: This study aimed to assess maternal dietary intake patterns, anthropometric measures, and biochemical markers in women with gestational diabetes mellitus and pregnancy-specific urinary incontinence. The results showed that pregnant women in the gestational diabetes mellitus pregnancy-specific urinary incontinence group had higher body mass index, arm circumference, and triceps skinfold than the other groups, indicating an obesogenic maternal environment. Significant differences in dietary food intake were also observed. The study emphasizes the need for a comprehensive strategy for pregnant women with gestational diabetes mellitus and pregnancy-specific urinary incontinence to address obesity and micronutrient deficiencies.
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Aikaterina Vasileiou, Dominique Searle, Sofus C. Larsen, Faidon Magkos, Graham Horgan, R. James Stubbs, Ines Santos, Antonio L. Palmeira, Berit L. Heitmann
Summary: The study compared self-reported total energy intake with total energy expenditure estimated from Fitbit Charge 2 algorithms. The results showed that self-reported energy intake was generally lower than energy expenditure, and the degree of underestimation varied among different populations.
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Ziya Erokay Metin, Ozge Mengi Celik, Nevra Koc
Summary: This study demonstrates a significant relationship between climate change awareness and sustainable and healthy eating behaviors as well as adherence to the Mediterranean diet.
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Carolline Santos Miranda, Flavia Maria Silva-Veiga, Daiana Araujo Santana-Oliveira, Isabela Macedo Lopes Vasques-Monteiro, Julio Beltrame Daleprane, Vanessa Souza-Mello
Summary: This study investigates the role of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR) activation on thermogenic pathways and mitochondrial metabolism in mouse adipose tissue. The results show that activation of PPARa and dual PPARa/y can reduce body mass, mitigate insulin resistance, and induce browning in white adipose tissue. Preserved mitochondrial metabolism emerges as a potential target for obesity treatment using PPAR agonists, with possible clinical applications.
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Qi Ren, Hao-Fan Wu, Ding-Ye Yu, Feng-Min Zhang, Zi-Le Shen, Guo-Wei Huang, Feng Lin, Wei-Zhe Chen, Zhen Yu
Summary: The study aimed to develop a nomogram incorporating preoperative factors for predicting low skeletal muscle mass index and low skeletal muscle radiodensity. The models were calibrated and assessed for their predictive ability using training and validation cohorts, and the clinical usefulness was evaluated using decision curve analysis.
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Nutrition & Dietetics
Ruben Castillo-Ortega, Juan Vega-Vargas, Samuel Duran-Aguero
Summary: This study found that during the COVID-19 pandemic, patients with type 1 diabetes experienced decreased adherence to diabetes care, leading to an increase in HbA1c levels, BMI, impaired linear growth, and more hospitalizations. The shift to telemedicine as the main healthcare service also had significant effects on diabetes management.
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Yi-Hsiu Chen, Jung-An Lin, Jiun-Rong Chen, Ya-Ling Chen, Suh-Ching Yang
Summary: Regular nutrition consultations have been shown to have significant effects on reducing cardiovascular disease risk factors, especially for individuals with obesity.
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Nutrition & Dietetics
Jacinta Winderlich, Bridget Little, Felix Oberender, Tessa Bollard, Tamara Farrell, Samantha Jenkins, Emma Landorf, Andrea McCall, Jessica Menzies, Katie O. ' Brien, Carla Rowe, Kirsten Sim, Melanie van der Wilk, Jemma Woodgate, Eldho Paul, Andrew A. Udy, Emma J. Ridley
Summary: The study aims to describe nutrition provision in Australian and New Zealand pediatric intensive care units, assess the adequacy of enteral nutrition, and evaluate the methods for estimating energy and protein requirements.
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Nutrition & Dietetics
Xi Zhang, Jia-Xin Huang, Meng Tang, Qi Zhang, Li Deng, Chun-Hua Song, Wei Li, Han-Ping Shi, Ming-Hua Cong
Summary: The study found that the modified Controlling Nutritional Status system, which includes C-reactive protein as an inflammatory parameter, is more accurate than the traditional system in predicting the survival of patients with cancer cachexia. High Controlling Nutritional Status and modified Controlling Nutritional Status are both independent risk factors for survival and have a negative impact on survival in patients with advanced-stage cancers, such as esophagogastric and colorectal cancer.
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Nutrition & Dietetics
Karolien Dams, Gregory R. A. De Meyer, Rita Jacobs, Tom Schepens, Stany Perkisas, Greta Moorkens, Philippe Jorens
Summary: The study aimed to investigate the development of muscle atrophy in COVID-19 intensive care unit patients and its relationship with hospital outcomes. The results showed that the difference in muscle thickness was linked to the outcome, with the best survival observed in the group with stable muscle thickness.
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Nutrition & Dietetics
Bruna Clemente Cota, Mariana de Santis Filgueiras, Patricia Feliciano Pereira, Leidjaira Lopes Juvanhol, Juliana Farias de Novaes
Summary: This study found that higher consumption of ultra-processed food (UPF) and a diet consisting of high proinflammatory foods were associated with the normal-weight obesity (NWO) phenotype in children.
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Victor Nogueira da Cruz Silveira, Cleber Lopes Campelo, Antonio Luis Rodrigues da Costa, Patricia Maria Abreu Machado, Ana Karina Teixeira da Cunha Franca, Alcione Miranda dos Santos
Summary: This psychometric study proposed a scale for estimating the consumption of ultra processed foods using item response theory. The study used data from a representative sample of 2515 adolescents aged 18 and 19 from Brazilian Birth Cohorts Consortium. The findings demonstrated that the proposed scale can accurately estimate the consumption of ultra processed foods and is correlated with latent traits related to food consumption.
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Dehao Yang, Jiaqi Huang, Jingyu Hu, Minyue Zhang, Haobo Xie, Yilin Chen, Yining Jin, Zerui Jiang, Yanchu Wang, Jinrong Zhu, Xin Lu, Siqi Chen, Yiyun Weng, Guangyong Chen
Summary: This study investigates the association between malnutrition and 6-month outcomes in acute ischemic stroke patients with or without intravenous thrombolysis. The results show a significant association between malnutrition and poor functional outcome.
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Ainoa Cristina de Oliveira Candido, Felipe Silva Neves, Vanessa Sequeira Fontes, Adriana Soares Torres Melo, Eliane Rodrigues de Faria, Michele Pereira Netto, Renata Maria Souza Oliveira, George Luiz Lins Machado-Coelho, Ana Paula Carlos Candido
Summary: This study investigated the frequency of breakfast consumption and its associations with the consumption of food at different degrees of industrial processing and with overweight indicators in Brazilian adolescents. The results showed that 20% of adolescents skipped breakfast and 46% of their caloric intake came from ultra-processed foods. Skipping breakfast was associated with increased consumption of ultra-processed foods, higher BMI-for-age, and higher body fat percentage.