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Obstructive sleep apnea: An update on mechanisms and cardiovascular consequences
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Modulatory Effects of Curcumin and Tyrphostins (AG494 and AG1478) on Growth Regulation and Viability of LN229 Human Brain Cancer Cells
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The transcobalamin (TCN2) 776C>G polymorphism affects homocysteine concentrations among subjects with low vitamin B12 status
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No Evidence for Sex-specificity in Vitamin C, E and Fatty Acid Content of Human Milk from Healthy Polish Mothers
PublicationHuman milk (HM) is a complex fluid that meets the nutritional needs of infants. Its composition idrfs associated with environmental, maternal, and foetal variables. It provides nutrients and bioactive substances, including cytokines, immunoglobulins, and constituents with antioxidative properties. Boys are reportedly more susceptible to oxidative stress. This study aimed to determine the relationship between infant sex and the...
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MIX2: A Novel Natural Multi-Component Modulator of Multidrug-Resistance and Hallmarks of Cancer Cells
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Activity of erythrocyte antioxidant enzymes in healthy women depends on age, BMI, physical activity, and diet
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Modulation of CYP1A1, CYP1A2 and CYP1B1 expression by cabbage juices and indoles in human breast cell lines
PublicationEpidemiological studies have shown that consumption of cab- bage and sauerkraut is connected with significant reduction of breast cancer incidences. Estrogens are considered a major breast cancer risk factor and their metabolism by P450 enzymes substan- tially contributes to carcinogenic activity. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of cabbage and sauerkraut juices of differ- ent origin on the expression profile...
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The cytokine profile of mature milk from smoking and non-smoking mothers
PublicationZweryfikowano wpływ palenia kobiet na poziom cytokin (IL-1α, IL-1β, IL-6, IL-8, IL-10 i TNF-α) w mleku ludzkim w 30-32 dni po porodzie. Badana grupa składała się z 24 kobiet po porodzie, które deklarowały palenie więcej niż pięciu papierosów dziennie. Grupę kontrolną stanowiło 45 niepalących kobiet. W porównaniu do kobiet niepalących w mleku kobiet palących stwierdzono znacznie wyższe stężenia cytokiny IL-1α (P = 0,04). Nie stwierdzono...
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Cabbage Juices and Indoles Modulate the Expression Profile of AhR, ERα, and Nrf2 in Human Breast Cell Lines
PublicationOur previous studies showed the diversified effect of cabbage juices and indoles on the estrogen metabolism key enzymes (CYP1A1, CYP1A2, CYP1B1) in breast epithelial cells differing in ER status, i.e., in tumorigenic—MCF7, MDA-MB-231 and non-tumorigenic—MCF10A cells. The aim of the present study was to further investigate the mechanism of chemopreventive action of cabbage juice and its active components by evaluating their effect...
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Nutrients and Bioactive Components of Human Milk After one Year of Lactation. Implication for Human Milk Banks
PublicationObjective: Specifying the nutrient content and bioactive compounds in milk from long-term lactation for the purpose of finding additional sources of donors’ milk for HMBs. Method: Human milk samples were collected from 43 mothers of term infants (term infant human milk, TIHM) (3–6 weeks of lactation) and 50 mothers who have breastfed for over a year (long-nursing human milk, LNHM). The milk collection time was 24 hours. The analyses...
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Neurotrophic factors in human milk in early lactation and the effect of Holder and microwave pasteurization on their concentrations
PublicationObjective: The objective of this study was to determine the level of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) in human milk in the first two weeks of breastfeeding and compare of the effects of Holder pasteurization (HoP, 62.5°C, 30 minutes) and microwave pasteurization (MP) at constant temperature (62.5°C) on the concentraion of both neurotrophic factors (NFs). Methods: Concentration...
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Nutritional Value of Banded Cricket and Mealworm Larvae
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The Analysis of Nutritional Habits of the Third Age Students in Poznań
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Antioxidant Properties and Nutritional Composition of Matcha Green Tea
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NUTRITIONAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL APPLICATIONS OF BIOACTIVE COMPOUNDS IN TROPICAL FRUITS
PublicationDuring the past two decades our international scientific group investigated in vitro the physicochemical and nutritional characteristics of some cultivars of durian at various stages of ripening, mangosteen and new cultivars of snake fruit in comparison with widely used avocado, kiwifruit and mango, and in vivo their influence on laboratory animals. The main objective of the present study was to screen and compare the properties...
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Specificity of Infant Digestive Conditions: Some Clues for Developing Relevant In Vitro Models
PublicationDigestion of nutrients is an essential function of the newborn infant gut to allow growth and development and understanding infant digestive function is essential to optimize nutrition and oral drug delivery. Ethical considerations prohibit invasive in vivo trials and as a consequence in vitro assays are often conducted. However, the choice of in vitro model parameters are not supported by an exhaustive analysis of the literature...
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Implementing fermentation technology for comprehensive valorisation of seafood processing by-products: A critical review on recovering valuable nutrients and enhancing utilisation
PublicationFermentation technology is a biorefining tool that has been used in various industrial processes to recover valuable nutrients from different side streams. One promising application of this technique is in the reclamation of nutritional components from seafood side streams. Seafood processing generates significant amounts of waste, including heads, shells, and other side streams. These side streams contain high quantities of valued...
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The effect of temperature during soybean oil hydrogenation on nickel catalyst poisoning by phospholipids.
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In vitro studies of polyphenols, antioxidants and other dietary indices in kiwifruit (Actinidia deliciosa)
PublicationOpisano wyniki badań poziomu protein oraz potencjału przeciwutleniającego w próbkach owoców kiwi, przechowywanych i dojrzewających w atmosferze etylenu ( w ciągu pierwszych 10 dni). Próbki owoców kiwi podzielono (w sposób przypadkowy) na dwie grupy:-próbki nie poddawane obróbce,-próbki poddawane obróbce (dojrzewanie w atmosferze etylenu).W próbkach oznaczano między innymi: wolne cukry, proteiny, polifenole oraz zdolność przeciwutleniającą....
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The acute effects of caffeine intake on time under tension and power generated during the bench press movement
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Proteome changes in renal cortex and medulla induced by dietary supplementation with inulin‐type fructans in growing pigs
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Dietary chicory root and chicory inulin trigger changes in energetic metabolism, stress prevention and cytoskeletal proteins in the liver of growing pigs – a proteomic study
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Selected Rheological Properties of RS3/4 Type Resistant Starch
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Methods of Selenium Supplementation: Bioavailability and Determination of Selenium Compounds
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Effects of acute ingestion of caffeinated chewing gum on performance in elite judo athletes
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The effects of different doses of caffeine on maximal strength and strength‐endurance in women habituated to caffeine
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Membrane distillation assisting food production processes of thermally sensitive food liquid items: a review
PublicationPhysical separation technologies have become important tool for processing in the current food manufacturing industries, especially for the products containing bioactive compounds thanks to their health benefits in costumers. As for the processing of bioactive food ingredients implies the implementation of integrated systems oriented to their separation, fractionation, and recovery. In this field, membrane distillation (MD), which...
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The biological role of prolyl oligopeptidase and the procognitive potential of its peptidic inhibitors from food proteins
PublicationProlyl oligopeptidase (POP) is a conserved serine protease belonging to proline-specific peptidases. It has both enzymatic and non-enzymatic activity and is involved in numerous biological processes in the human body, playing a role in e.g., cellular growth and differentiation, inflammation, as well as the development of some neurodegenerative and neuropsychiatric disorders. This article describes the physiological and pathological...
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Discrimination of Selected Cold-Pressed and Refined Oils by Untargeted Profiling of Phase Transition Curves of Differential Scanning Calorimetry
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Role of Silicon in Counteracting Cadmium Stress in Pea Plants (Pisum sativum L.): Insights Into Cadmium Binding Mechanisms and Pectin Methylesterase Activity
PublicationPurpose: The aim of this study was to investigate the role of silicon (Si) in counteracting a cadmium (Cd) stress to pea plants (Pisum sativum L.) and to identify the mechanism by which Cd is bound within pea roots. Methods: These goals were achieved through (i) a histochemical study of Cd localization in pea roots, (ii) spectrophotometric determination of pectin content and the activity...
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Predicting the Botanical Origin of Honeys with Chemometric Analysis According to Their Antioxidant and Physicochemical Properties
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Physical Properties of Buckwheat Water Biscuits Formulated from Fermented Flours by Selected Lactic Acid Bacteria
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Native wheat, potato and pea starches and their physically modified preparations testedin vitroas the substrates for selectedBifidobacteriumstrains
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Utilization of resistant starch of native tapioca, corn and waxy corn starches and their retrograded preparations byBifidobacterium
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Microbial risks in mild hot smoking of fish
PublicationGorące wędzenie ryb w łagodnych warunkach, w temperaturze nie przekraczającej 65 stopni Celsjusza wewnątrz ryby i przy niskiej zawartości soli w mięsie tylko częściowo inaktywuje bakterie chorobotwórcze oraz w niewystarczającym stopniu hamuje wzrost drobnoustrojów podczas przechowywania produktu. Wymagane bezpieczeństwo można osiągnąć tylko w przypadku bardzo świeżego surowca i wysokiej higieny podczas jego przetwarzania oraz przechowywania...
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Antioxidative properties of some vegetable products traditional for diets in Central European diet - short report
PublicationBadania nad przeciwutleniającymi właściwościami wybranych warzywnych produktów spożywczych prowadzone były przy użyciu testu ABTS i testu kometkowego. Wykazano, że spośród badanych produktów najwyższą aktywność przeciwutleniającą wykazywał koncentrat buraczany oraz kiszona kapusta. Sok z kiszonej kapusty w badaniach przy użyciu komórek białaczki i testu kometkowego miał zdolność ochrony komórek przed aktywnymi formami tlenu.
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Species - specific detection of the toxic mushrooms Amanita virosa and Amanita verna by PCR amplification of the gpd gene fragment
PublicationZaprojektowano dwie pary starterów do reakcji PCR, które umożliwiają gatunkowo specyficzną amplifikację unikalnych fragmentów genów gpd dla dwóch grzybów kapeluszowych: muchomora wiosennego (Amanita verna) i muchomora jadowitego (Amanita virosa).
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Hyperbaric Storage at Subzero Temperature – the Effect on the Shelf-Life and Selected Quality Characteristics of Raw Pork Sausages
PublicationThe aim of this study was to determine the microbiological stability and changes occurring in selected physicochemical properties of raw pork sausages during hyperbaric storage at subzero temperature (HS-ST). It was shown that storage at moderate pressures (up to 111 MPa) led to a reduction in microbial populations. After 21 days of storage under these conditions, no microorganisms were detected in the samples. Additionally, the...
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Deep eutectic solvents for the food industry: extraction, processing, analysis, and packaging applications – a review
PublicationFood factories seek the application of natural products, green feedstock and eco-friendly processes, which minimally affect the properties of the food item and products. Today, water and conventional polar solvents are used in many areas of food science and technology. As modern chemistry evolves, new green items for building eco-friendly processes are being developed. This is the case of deep eutectic solvents (DESs), named the...
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Methods for determining pesticides and polychlorinated biphenyls in food samples-problems and challenges
PublicationW związku z koniecznością oznaczania szeregu zanieczyszczeń w próbkach środowiskowych i biologicznych, doszło do rozwoju licznych technik i metod analitycznych. Pomimo tych osiągnięć przed analityką nadal stoją liczne wyzwania. Jednym z nich jest oznaczanie pozostałości pestycydów i PCB w próbkach żywności. Najbardziej zaawansowane metody analityczne składają się z wielu etapów, co przekłada się, przede wszystkim, na duże nakłady...
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Investigation of edible oils oxidation stability using photooxidation and SPME/GC method for determination of volatile compounds - preliminary investigation
PublicationOdporność olejów roślinnych na oksydatywną degradację prowadzącą do zjełczenia jest istotnym parametrem w ocenie jakości olejów. Artykuł przedstawia nową obiecującą metodę analizy lotnych produktów reakcji utleniania olejów. Jako czynnik przyspieszający proces utleniania olejów zastosowano promieniowanie ultrafioletowe. Badania zostały przeprowadzone przy zastosowaniu mikroekstrakcji do fazy stacjonarnej połaczonej z kapilarną...
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Effect of high pressure of selected bacteria at subzero temperature
PublicationCelem pracy było określenie przeżywalności wybranych bakterii gramdodatnich i gramujemnych poddanych działaniu podwyższonego ciśnienia w zakresie od 60 do 193 MPa w ujemnej temperaturze. Wrażliwość bakterii na zwiększone ciśnienie zależy od fazy wzrostu w jakiej się one znajdują. Z reguły bakterie gramdodatnie są bardziej odporne na ciśnienie niż bakterie gramujemne. Wykazano, że różnice w odporności pojawiają się nie tylko pomiędzy...
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"Food Oxidants and Antioxidants" Book review
PublicationThe book is the 14th title in the CRC series Chemical and Functional Properties of Food Components, edited since 2001 by Zdzisław E. Sikorski. The editor of the book, a professor in the University of Łódź and member of the Polish Academy of Sciences, is an internationally recognized authority in biochemistry and biophysics of reactive oxygen species. In Poland Grzegorz Bartosz has a reputation as the author of his most interesting...
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Methods of selenium supplementation. Bioavability and determination of selenium compounds
PublicationIn This paper the method of supplementation of selenium in the environment and analytical methods of determining selenium were described
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The influence of selenium addition during germination of Brassica seeds on health-promoting potential of sprouts
PublicationThe correlation among selenium uptake, the content of bioactive compounds in sprouts, and biological activities triggered in cultured human cells by sprout extracts was investigated. Seeds of Brassica crops and rye were treated with SeO2 water solution. The selenium levels in sprouts increased from 1.0-4.1 to 53.3-382 μg/g dw with no influence on plant physiology according to the indices used. Neither the composition of glucosinolates...
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3-MCPD: A worldwide problem of food chemistry
Publication3-MCPD is a heat-induced food contaminant which has been widely investigated for decades. This paper presents an overview of current knowledge about 3-MCPD including its formation routes, occurrence in various foodstuffs, analytical approach, toxicological aspects and future research perspectives. So far 3-MCPD was determined in its free and bound form in thermally-treated foods, edible oils and fats, and infant foods including...
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Trends in edible vegetable oils analysis. Part B. Application of different analytical techniques
PublicationW publikacji przeglądowej przedstawiono najnowsze osiągnięcia w instrumentalnej analizie olejów roślinnych. Dotychczas w ocenie stabilności oksydatywnej stosuje się różne metody analityczne, jednak nie są one wystarczające. Dlatego ciągle istnieje potrzeba rozwoju nowych łączonych technik, które umożliwią lepszą kontrolę jakości olejów. Publikacja przedstawia zarówno techniki przygotowywania próbek do analiz jak i metody instrumentalne...
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Trends in edible vegetable oils analysis. Part A. Determination of different components of edible oils - a review
PublicationPrezentowana publikacja przeglądowa omawia aktualne podejście do oznaczania związków zawartych w olejach roślinnych. W ciągu ostatniej dekady zwraca się zdecydowanie większą uwagę na dietę uwzględniając oleje i tłuszcze jako źródła zdrowej energii. Jednym z głównych problemów związanych z tłuszczami są reakcje utleniania, których konsekwencją może być znaczne obniżenie wartości odżywczych olejów roślinnych. Publikacja przedstawia...
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The effect of high pressure and sub-zero temperature on total antioxidant capacity and the content of vitamin C, fatty acids and secondary products of lipid oxidation in human milk
PublicationThe objective of this study was to compare of the effects of high pressure of 193 MPa at - 20°C and Low Temperature Long Time pasteurization (LTLT or holder pasteurization, 62,5°C; 30 min) on the content and composition of fatty acids (FAs), concentrations of secondary products of lipid oxidation (TBARS), the total antioxidant capacity (TAC), total vitamin C and ascorbic acid (AsA) content in human milk. It was shown that no significant...
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Membrane separation processes for the extraction and purification of steviol glycosides: an overview
PublicationSteviol glycosides (SGs), as natural sweeteners from Stevia rebaudiana, are currently employed for replacing sugar and its derivatives in several food products and formulations. Such compounds play an essential role in human health. Their usage provides a positive effect on preventing diseases related to sugar consumption, including diabetes mellitus, cancer, and lipid metabolism disorders. The traditional extraction of SGs is...