Health-promoting properties of as a probiotic; characteristics, isolation, and applications in dairy products.

var. has been isolated from lychee (), mangosteen fruit, kombucha, and dairy products like kefir. Dairy products containing have been revealed to possess potential probiotic activities owing to their ability to produce organic acids, essential enzymes, vitamins, and other important metabolites such as vanillic acid, phenyl ethyl alcohol, and erythromycin.

Improved angiogenic activity of endothelial progenitor cell in diabetic patients treated with insulin plus metformin.

Type 2 diabetes (T2DM) is associated with an increased vascular disease. Moreover, endothelial progenitor cell (EPC) function is impaired in diabetic patients. Decreased EPC number plays a critical role in reduced endothelial repair and development of the vascular disorder.

Hyperbilirubinemia-induced pro-angiogenic activity of infantile endothelial progenitor cells.

Objectives: Bilirubin, a by-product of heme degradation, is suggested to have a role for vascular protection. There is increasing evidence that bilirubin may directly affect the function and secretory activity of endothelial cells. In this study, potential effect of hyperbilirubinemia on biological features of circulation endothelial progenitor cells (cEPCs) isolated from infants was investigated.