The oxidative stability of various oils (sunflower, camelina and fish) and 20% oil-in-water (O/W) emulsions, were examined. The mean particle size decreased from 1179 to 325 nm as sodium caseinate (emulsifier) concentration was increased from 0.25% to 3% in O/W emulsions (P<0.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFOil-in-water (O/W) emulsions were prepared using different concentrations of camelina or sunflower oil. Sodium caseinate was used as the emulsifier and dried glucose syrup as the wall material. Emulsions were subsequently spray dried to yield high-fat powders (71.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHelicobacter pylori infection is recognized as the major cause of gastritis and gastric cancer; however, its role in the development of gastroesophageal reflux disease and Barrett's adenocarcinoma is unclear. The expression of NF-kappaB, AP-1, and COX-2 may be important in inflammation and tumorigenesis in the esophagus. The aim of this study was to examine the effect of live H pylori or H pylori extract (HPE) on these factors in the esophageal epithelial cell lines SKGT-4 and OE33.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe early growth response 1 (Egr-1) transcription factor is rapidly induced by various stimuli and is implicated in the regulation of cell growth, differentiation, and gene expression. The aim of this study was to examine the effect of Helicobacter pylori on the expression of Egr-1 and Egr-1-regulated genes in gastric epithelial AGS cells. Egr-1 expression was assayed by immunoblotting and electrophoretic mobility shift assays using H.
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July 2000
Staphylococcus epidermidis can express three different cell-surface-associated proteins, designated SdrF, SdrG and SdrH, that contain serine-aspartate dipeptide repeats. Proteins SdrF and SdrG are similar in sequence and structural organization to the Sdr proteins of Staphylococcus aureus and comprise unique 625- and 548-residue A regions at their N termini, respectively, followed by 110-119-residue B-repeat regions and SD-repeat regions. The C termini contain LPXTG motifs and hydrophobic amino acid segments characteristic of surface proteins covalently anchored to peptidoglycan.
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