The Recommendation of the Mediterranean-styled Japanese Diet for Healthy Longevity
Endocr Metab Immune Disord Drug Targets. 2024 Feb 9. doi: 10.2174/0118715303280097240130072031. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: The Mediterranean diet, listed as the intangible cultural...
Regulation of Gut Microbiota and Microbial Metabolome of Kefir Supernatant against Fusobacterium nucleatum and DSS-Coinduced Colitis
J Agric Food Chem. 2024 Feb 21;72(7):3536-3548. doi: 10.1021/acs.jafc.3c08050. Epub 2024 Feb 12. ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to investigate the intervention effect...
Fermented mixed grain ameliorates chronic stress-induced depression-like behavior and memory deficit
Food Sci Biotechnol. 2023 Jul 27;33(4):969-979. doi: 10.1007/s10068-023-01387-x. eCollection 2024 Mar. ABSTRACT Fermented mixed grain (FG) has beneficial anti-cancer, antioxidant, and anti-inflammatory effects. In this...
Bifidobacterium species viability in dairy-based probiotic foods: challenges and innovative approaches for accurate viability determination and monitoring of probiotic functionality
Front Microbiol. 2024 Feb 2;15:1327010. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2024.1327010. eCollection 2024. ABSTRACT Bifidobacterium species are essential members of a healthy human gut microbiota. Their presence in the...
Moderate wine consumption measured using the biomarker urinary tartaric acid concentration decreases inflammatory mediators related to atherosclerosis
J Nutr Health Aging. 2024 Feb;28(2):100003. doi: 10.1016/j.jnha.2023.100003. Epub 2023 Dec 6. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVES: Several studies suggest that moderate wine consumption, particularly red wine, may...
The Pea Oligosaccharides Could Stimulate the In Vitro Proliferation of Beneficial Bacteria and Enhance Anti-Inflammatory Effects via the NF-κB Pathway
Foods. 2024 Feb 19;13(4):626. doi: 10.3390/foods13040626. ABSTRACT The oligosaccharides extracted from the seeds of peas, specifically consisting of raffinose, stachyose, and verbascose, fall under the...
Association of a High Healthy Eating Index Diet with Long-Term Visceral Fat Loss in a Large Longitudinal Study
Nutrients. 2024 Feb 14;16(4):534. doi: 10.3390/nu16040534. ABSTRACT We aimed to investigate the association of a sustainable diet with a long-term reduction in waist circumference (WC)...
Neuroprotective effects of probiotics on anxiety- and depression-like disorders in stressed mice by modulating tryptophan metabolism and the gut microbiota
Food Funct. 2024 Feb 26. doi: 10.1039/d3fo03897a. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT Anxiety- and depression-like behaviors are commonly observed clinical features of depression and many...
Elemental iron protects gut microbiota against oxygen-induced dysbiosis
PLoS One. 2024 Feb 27;19(2):e0298592. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0298592. eCollection 2024. ABSTRACT Gut dysbiosis induced by oxygen and reactive oxygen species may be related to the development...
Sustained antibacterial activity of orthodontic elastomeric ligature ties coated with a novel kombucha-derived bacterial nanocellulose: An in-vitro study
PLoS One. 2024 Feb 8;19(2):e0292966. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0292966. eCollection 2024. ABSTRACT Incipient carious lesions, the most common complication in orthodontic patients with fixed appliances, call for...
Unveiling chemical responses in the kombucha-based fermentation of black tea, banana flower, and grape juice: LC-ESIMS, GNPS, MS-DIAL, and MS-FINDER-assisted chemical characterization
Food Funct. 2024 Mar 4;15(5):2497-2523. doi: 10.1039/d3fo04977a. ABSTRACT The lack of studies evaluating the chemical responses of kombucha microorganisms when exposed to plants is notable...
Volatilome, Microbial, and Sensory Profiles of Coffee Leaf and Coffee Leaf-Toasted Maté Kombuchas
Foods. 2024 Feb 2;13(3):484. doi: 10.3390/foods13030484. ABSTRACT Kombucha is a fermented beverage traditionally made from the leaves of Camelia sinensis. The market has drastically expanded...
Influence of pH on Oenococcus oeni metabolism: Can the slowdown of citrate consumption improve its acid tolerance?
Food Res Int. 2024 Mar;179:114027. doi: 10.1016/j.foodres.2024.114027. Epub 2024 Jan 13. ABSTRACT Oenococcus oeni is the lactic acid bacteria most suited to carry out malolactic...
Coffee Husk By-Product as Novel Ingredients for Cascara Kombucha Production
J Microbiol Biotechnol. 2023 Dec 8;34(3):1-8. doi: 10.4014/jmb.2310.10004. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT Kombucha, a fermented beverage, is gaining popularity due to its numerous beneficial...
Modeling and Optimization of Herb-Fortified Fresh Kombucha Cheese: An Artificial Neural Network Approach for Enhancing Quality Characteristics
Foods. 2024 Feb 10;13(4):548. doi: 10.3390/foods13040548. ABSTRACT In this study, an Artificial Neural Network (ANN) model is used to solve the complex task of producing...