Erythritol modulates the polarization of macrophages: Potential role of tumor necrosis factor-α and Akt pathway.

Low-calorie sweeteners are substitutes for sugar and frequently used by patients with cardiometabolic diseases. Erythritol, a natural low-calorie sugar alcohol, was linked to cardiometabolic diseases in several recent metabolomics studies. However, the characterization of its role in disease development is lacking.

Increased Oxygen Solubility in Aqueous Media Using PEG-Poly-2,2,2-trifluoroethyl Methacrylate Copolymer Micelles and Their Potential Application As Volume Expanders and As an Artificial Blood Product.

One of the most important functions of blood is to solubilize and distribute oxygen within the body. As such, it is vital that this property is replicated (safely) by any artificial blood product. In this paper, we describe the facile synthesis of a series of simple diblock polymers capable of self-assembling into micellar structures at concentrations around 3 × 10 mg/mL.