Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 2029: Beneficial Impact of Semicarbazide-Sensitive Amine Oxidase Inhibition on the Potential Cytotoxicity of Creatine Supplementation in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25092029 Authors: Dimitri Papukashvili Nino Rcheulishvili Yulin Deng Creatine supplementation of the population with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) combined with an exercise program is known to be a possible therapy adjuvant with hypoglycemic effects. However,...
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Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 2027: Anti-Acne Action of Peptides Isolated from Burdock Root—Preliminary Studies and Pilot Testing Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25092027 Authors: Malgorzata Miazga-Karska Katarzyna Michalak Grazyna Ginalska This work aimed to study the anti-bacterial, anti-biofilm and anti-oxidant potential effects of low molecular weight (LMW) peptides (Br-p) isolated from burdock (Arctium lappa L.) roots. We conducted a preliminary study to exclude or confirm the...
Mon Apr 27, 2020 03:00
Molecules, Vol. 25, Pages 2026: Eicosanoids in Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) Progression. Do Serum Eicosanoids Profile Correspond with Liver Eicosanoids Content during NAFLD Development and Progression? Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules25092026 Authors: Dominika Maciejewska Arleta Drozd Karolina Skonieczna-Żydecka Marta Skórka-Majewicz Karolina Dec Karolina Jakubczyk Anna Pilutin Ewa Stachowska Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is becoming a major...
Mon Apr 27, 2020 03:00
Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 839: Superior Electrocatalytic Activity of MoS2-Graphene as Superlattice Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10050839 Authors: Rendón-Patiño Domenech-Carbó Primo García Evidence by selected area diffraction patterns shows the successful preparation of large area (cm × cm) MoS2/graphene heterojunctions in coincidence of the MoS2 and graphene hexagons (superlattice). The electrodes of MoS2/graphene in superlattice configuration show improved...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 833: Oscillations of As Concentration and Electron-to-Hole Ratio in Si-Doped GaAs Nanowires Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10050833 Authors: Vladimir G. Dubrovskii Hadi Hijazi III–V nanowires grown by the vapor–liquid–solid method often show self-regulated oscillations of group V concentration in a catalyst droplet over the monolayer growth cycle. We investigate theoretically how this effect influences the electron-to-hole...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 838: Comparative Study of Three Carbon Additives: Carbon Nanotubes, Graphene, and Fullerene-C60, for Synthesizing Enhanced Polymer Nanocomposites Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10050838 Authors: Wang Tang Cao Qi Pearson Li Pan Zhang Lin While nanoparticles from the carbon family have been incorporated effectively for polymer matrixes, there is no clear information available for understanding the impacts of the morphology...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 836: Multigenerational Exposure to WCCo Nanomaterials—Epigenetics in the Soil Invertebrate Enchytraeus crypticus Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10050836 Authors: Bicho Scott-Fordsmand Amorim It has become clear how important it is to assess longer term effects of (nano) materials in the environment given the current evidence showing how epigenetics drives response mechanisms. Here we studied global DNA methylation in standard soil invertebrate Enchytraeus...
Mon Apr 27, 2020 03:00
Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 837: The Intrinsic Biological Identities of Iron Oxide Nanoparticles and Their Coatings: Unexplored Territory for Combinatorial Therapies Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10050837 Authors: Mulens-Arias Rojas Barber Over the last 20 years, iron oxide nanoparticles (IONPs) have been the subject of increasing investigation due to their potential use as theranostic agents. Their unique physical properties (physical identity), ample possibilities for surface...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 840: Pistachio Shell-Derived Carbon Activated with Phosphoric Acid: A More Efficient Procedure to Improve the Performance of Li–S Batteries Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10050840 Authors: Almudena Benítez Julián Morales Álvaro Caballero A sustainable and low-cost lithium–sulfur (Li–S) battery was produced by reusing abundant waste from biomass as a raw material. Pistachio shell was the by-product from the agri-food industry chosen...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 832: α-Synuclein Oligomer Detection with Aptamer Switch on Reduced Graphene Oxide Electrode Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10050832 Authors: Jang Lee Kim Protein aggregation of alpha-synuclein (α-Syn) is implicated in Parkinson’s disease (PD), and, thus, α-Syn aggregates are a potentially promising candidate biomarker for PD diagnosis. Here, we describe a simple and sensitive electrochemical sensor to monitor the aggregation...
Mon Apr 27, 2020 03:00
Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 830: Supported Ultra-Thin Alumina Membranes with Graphene as Efficient Interference Enhanced Raman Scattering Platforms for Sensing Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10050830 Authors: Aguilar-Pujol Ramírez-Jiménez Xifre-Perez Cortijo-Campos Bartolomé Marsal de Andrés The detection of Raman signals from diluted molecules or biomaterials in complex media is still a challenge. Besides the widely studied Raman enhancement by nanoparticle...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 831: Fabrication of Nanoyttria by Method of Solution Combustion Synthesis Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10050831 Authors: Gizowska Piątek Perkowski Konopka Witosławska In the work the research on properties of an yttria nanopowder obtained by solution combustion synthesis (SCS) in terms of its application in ceramic technology is presented. In order to characterize the SCS reaction the decomposition of yttrium nitrate, glycine and their...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 835: Coulomb Blockade Effect in Well-Arranged 2D Arrays of Palladium Nano-Islands for Hydrogen Detection at Room Temperature: A Modeling Study Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10050835 Authors: Mahdi Khaje Hassan Sedghi Hadi Goudarzi Mohammad Taghi Ahmadi Seyed Saeid Rahimian Koloor Michal Petrů The fast growth of hydrogen usage as a clean fuel in civil applications such as transportation, space technology, etc. highlights the importance of...
Mon Apr 27, 2020 03:00
Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 834: Fe/Mg-Modified Carbonate Apatite with Uniform Particle Size and Unique Transport Protein-Related Protein Corona Efficiently Delivers Doxorubicin into Breast Cancer Cells Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10050834 Authors: Sheikh Tanzina Haque Md. Emranul Karim Syafiq Asnawi Zainal Abidin Iekhsan Othman Mark M. Banaszak Holl Ezharul Hoque Chowdhury Breast cancer is the abnormal, uncontrollable proliferation of cells in the breast. Conventional...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 829: Structural, Compositional, and Plasmonic Characteristics of Ti–Zr Ternary Nitride Thin Films Tuned by the Nitrogen Flow Ratio in Magnetron Sputtering Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10050829 Authors: Lianlian Chen Yujing Ran Zhaotan Jiang Yinglan Li Zhi Wang Ternary nitride gives high diversity and tunability of the plasmonic materials. In this work, highly crystallized ternary (Ti, Zr)N x films were prepared by magnetron co-sputtering...
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 828: Carrier Transfer and Capture Kinetics of the TiO2/Ag2V4O11 Photocatalyst Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10050828 Authors: Yun Zhou Qiujie Ding Yuan Wang Xiaoping OuYang Lixin Liu Junyu Li Bing Wang In this paper, TiO2/Ag2V4O11 nanoheterojunctions have been synthesized by hydrothermal methods, which show enhanced photocatalytic activity compared to TiO2 under visible light. Moreover, the TiO2/Ag2V4O11 nanoheterojunction with set molar...
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1242: Anti-Obesity Effects of Tanshinone I from Salvia miltiorrhiza Bunge in Mice Fed a High-Fat Diet through Inhibition of Early Adipogenesis Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12051242 Authors: Jung Kim Jung Tanshinone I (Tan I) is a diterpenoid isolated from Salvia miltiorrhiza Bunge and exhibits antitumor effects in several cancers. However, the anti-obesity properties of Tan I remain unexplored. Here, we evaluated the anti-obesity effects of Tan I in high-fat-diet...
Mon Apr 27, 2020 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1243: Exposure to the Danish Mandatory Vitamin D Fortification Policy in Prenatal Life and the Risk of Developing Coeliac Disease—The Importance of Season: A Semi Ecological Study Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12051243 Authors: Moos Duus Frederiksen Heitmann Andersen Few studies have examined the role of maternal diet in relation to development of coeliac disease (CD). In Denmark, cancellation of mandatory vitamin D fortification of margarine in...
Mon Apr 27, 2020 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1239: Effect of Lupin-Enriched Biscuits as Substitute Mid-Meal Snacks on Post-Prandial Interstitial Glucose Excursions in Post-Surgical Hospital Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12051239 Authors: Sophie Skalkos George Moschonis Colleen J. Thomas Joanna McMillan Antigone Kouris-Blazos Hospital biscuit snacks offered to Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) patients may adversely affect glycaemic control. This study investigated the...
Mon Apr 27, 2020 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1241: Impact of Stress Levels on Eating Behaviors among College Students Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12051241 Authors: Jinkyung Choi Weight gain is a common phenomenon among college students, especially those in their first year of university. Transitioning from high school to the college environment might increase perceived stress levels, thus affecting dietary behaviors and metabolism to promote overweight and obesity. The purpose of this study was to investigate...
Mon Apr 27, 2020 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1237: Legume Consumption Patterns in US Adults: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2011–2014 and Beans, Lentils, Peas (BLP) 2017 Survey Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12051237 Authors: Perera Russo Takata Bobe Given the emerging health benefits of regular legume consumption, we hypothesized that the historically low legume consumption levels in US adults increased. We evaluated legume consumption patterns in US adults using cross-sectional...
Mon Apr 27, 2020 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1236: The Development of Cooking Videos to Encourage Calcium Intake in Young Adults Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12051236 Authors: Bramston Rouf Allman-Farinelli Young adults are among the lowest consumers of calcium-rich foods. As young adults move out of home and commence university, meal skipping, food budgets and poor cooking skills may contribute to low intakes. This research aimed to develop and evaluate cooking videos to educate young adults about...
Mon Apr 27, 2020 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1235: Potato Protein Isolate Stimulates Muscle Protein Synthesis at Rest and with Resistance Exercise in Young Women Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12051235 Authors: Oikawa Bahniwal Holloway Lim McLeod McGlory Baker Phillips Skeletal muscle myofibrillar protein synthesis (MPS) increases in response to protein feeding and to resistance exercise (RE), where each stimuli acts synergistically when combined. The efficacy of plant proteins such...
Mon Apr 27, 2020 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1238: Pyropia yezoensis Extract Suppresses IFN-Gamma- and TNF-Alpha-Induced Proinflammatory Chemokine Production in HaCaT Cells via the Down-Regulation of NF-κB Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12051238 Authors: Ha Lee Jeong Park Ko Kwon Lee Kim Pyropia yezoensis, a red alga, is popular and harvested a lot in East Asia and is famous for its medicinal properties attributable to its bioactive compounds including amino acids (porphyra-334 and...
Mon Apr 27, 2020 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1234: Vitamin B Supplementation and Nutritional Intake of Methyl Donors in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease: A Critical Review of the Impact on Epigenetic Machinery Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12051234 Authors: Maria Cappuccilli Camilla Bergamini Floriana A. Giacomelli Giuseppe Cianciolo Gabriele Donati Diletta Conte Teresa Natali Gaetano La Manna Irene Capelli Cardiovascular morbidity and mortality are several-fold higher in patients...
Mon Apr 27, 2020 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1240: Topical Application of A New Herbal Complex, NI-01, Ameliorates House Dust Mite-Induced Atopic Dermatitis in NC/Nga Mice Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12051240 Authors: Seong Eun Jin Hyekyung Ha Sae-Rom Yoo Woo-Young Jeon Nari Lee Mee-Young Lee Susanna Choi Ji-Hye Jang Eunsook Park Sukkyoung Kim Chang-Seob Seo Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a chronic inflammatory skin disease characterized by pruritus and cutaneous dry skin. Here, we...
Mon Apr 27, 2020 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1233: Vitamin D and Immunity in Infants and Children Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12051233 Authors: Mailhot White The last couple of decades have seen an explosion in our interest and understanding of the role of vitamin D in the regulation of immunity. At the molecular level, the hormonal form of vitamin D signals through the nuclear vitamin D receptor (VDR), a ligand-regulated transcription factor. The VDR and vitamin D metabolic enzymes are expressed throughout...
Mon Apr 27, 2020 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1232: Oils’ Impact on Comprehensive Fatty Acid Analysis and Their Metabolites in Rats Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12051232 Authors: Stawarska Jelińska Czaja Pacześniak Bobrowska-Korczak Fatty acids, especially polyunsaturated, and their metabolites (eicosanoids) play many pivotal roles in human body, influencing various physiological and pathological processes. The aim of the study was to evaluate the effect of supplementation with edible oils...
Mon Apr 27, 2020 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1231: Calculating Protein Content of Expressed Breast Milk to Optimize Protein Supplementation in Very Low Birth Weight Infants with Minimal Effort—A Secondary Analysis Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12051231 Authors: Michaela Minarski Christoph Maas Corinna Engel Christine Heinrich Katrin Böckmann Wolfgang Bernhard Christian F Poets Axel R Franz Breast milk does not meet the nutritional needs of preterm infants, necessitating fortification. Breast...
Mon Apr 27, 2020 03:00
Pathogens, Vol. 9, Pages 327: Sustainable and Ecofriendly Approach of Managing Soil Born Bacterium Ralstonia solanacearum (Smith) Using Dried Powder of Conyza canadensis Pathogens doi: 10.3390/pathogens9050327 Authors: Ke Chen Raja Asad Ali Khan Wen Cao Meng Ling Bacterial wilt disease caused by Ralstonia solanacearum is a devastating plant disease that inflicts heavy losses to the large number of economic host plants it infects. The potential of dried powder of the Conyza canadensis...
Mon Apr 27, 2020 03:00
Pathogens, Vol. 9, Pages 326: Validation of a Laboratory-Developed Triplex Molecular Assay for Simultaneous Detection of Gastrointestinal Adenovirus and Rotavirus in Stool Specimens Pathogens doi: 10.3390/pathogens9050326 Authors: Higgins Peci Cardona Gubbay Enteric viral pathogens causing gastroenteritis include adenovirus and rotavirus, among others. Rotavirus is the leading cause of severe diarrhea in infants and young children worldwide. Among the adenoviruses known...
Mon Apr 27, 2020 03:00
Pharmaceutics, Vol. 12, Pages 400: Nanocrystals for Improved Drug Delivery of Dexamethasone in Skin Investigated by EPR Spectroscopy Pharmaceutics doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12050400 Authors: Silke B. Lohan Siavash Saeidpour Miriam Colombo Sven Staufenbiel Michael Unbehauen Amanuel Wolde-Kidan Roland R. Netz Roland Bodmeier Rainer Haag Christian Teutloff Robert Bittl Martina C. Meinke Nanocrystals represent an improvement over the traditional nanocarriers...
Mon Apr 27, 2020 03:00
Pharmaceutics, Vol. 12, Pages 401: Adipose-Derived Stem Cells Primed with Paclitaxel Inhibit Ovarian Cancer Spheroid Growth and Overcome Paclitaxel Resistance Pharmaceutics doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12050401 Authors: Borghese Casagrande Corona Aldinucci Adipose-derived stem cells (ADSCs) primed with paclitaxel (PTX) are now hypothesized to represent a potential Trojan horse to vehicle and deliver PTX into tumors. We analyzed the anticancer activity of PTX released by ADSCs...
Mon Apr 27, 2020 03:00
Pharmaceutics, Vol. 12, Pages 399: Characterization of the Blood–Brain Barrier Integrity and the Brain Transport of SN-38 in an Orthotopic Xenograft Rat Model of Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma Pharmaceutics doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12050399 Authors: Chaves Declèves Taghi Menet Lacombe Varlet Olaciregui Carcaboso Cisternino The blood–brain barrier (BBB) hinders the brain delivery of many anticancer drugs. In pediatric patients, diffuse intrinsic...
Mon Apr 27, 2020 03:00
Pharmacy, Vol. 8, Pages 74: Psychotropic and Opioid-Based Medication Use among Economically Disadvantaged African-American Older Adults Pharmacy doi: 10.3390/pharmacy8020074 Authors: Bazargan Cobb Wisseh Assari African-American older adults, particularly those who live in economically deprived areas, are less likely to receive pain and psychotropic medications, compared to Whites. This study explored the link between social, behavioral, and health correlates of pain and...
Mon Apr 27, 2020 03:00
Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 559: Weed Classification for Site-Specific Weed Management Using an Automated Stereo Computer-Vision Machine-Learning System in Rice Fields Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9050559 Authors: Mojtaba Dadashzadeh Yousef Abbaspour-Gilandeh Tarahom Mesri-Gundoshmian Sajad Sabzi Jose Luis Hernández-Hernández Mario Hernández-Hernández Juan Ignacio Arribas Site-specific weed management and selective application of herbicides as eco-friendly techniques are still...
Mon Apr 27, 2020 03:00
Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 558: Molecular Verification of the UK National Collection of Cultivated Liriope and Ophiopogon Plants Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9050558 Authors: Masiero Banik Abson Greene Slater Sgamma A collection of cultivated Liriope and Ophiopogon plants was established in 1996–1998 and subsequently hosted at a horticultural college. Uncertainties about the identification of the accessions, compounded by potential errors in propagation and labelling...
Mon Apr 27, 2020 03:00
Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 556: Quantification of Spectral Perception of Plants with Light Absorption of Photoreceptors Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9050556 Authors: Kang Kim Yoon Son Although plant responses to artificial lighting spectra often produce abnormal morphogenesis and reduced productivity, no quantification method to determine how plants perceive and respond to light has been available. Our objective in this study was to test whether a plant’s spectral perception...
Mon Apr 27, 2020 03:00
Plants, Vol. 9, Pages 555: Combination of Mycorrhizal Symbiosis and Root Grafting Effectively Controls Nematode in Replanted Coffee Soil Plants doi: 10.3390/plants9050555 Authors: Pham Giang Nguyen Yen Hoang Ha Le Replanting for sustainable development is one of the critical missions of the coffee industry in the Daklak province, Vietnam. However, this plan has been faced with many difficulties including poor survival and growth rates due to the low nematode...
Mon Apr 27, 2020 03:00
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