Label compliance for ingredient verification: regulations, approaches, and trends for testing botanical products marketed for “immune health” in the United States
Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr. 2022 Sep 19:1-20. doi: 10.1080/10408398.2022.2124230. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT During the COVID-19 pandemic, the botanical product market saw a...
Immunomodulatory effects of new phytotherapy on human macrophages and TLR4- and TLR7/8-mediated viral-like inflammation in mice
Front Med (Lausanne). 2022 Aug 22;9:952977. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2022.952977. eCollection 2022. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: While all efforts have been undertaken to propagate the vaccination and develop remedies...
Electrochemical sensor for the simultaneous detection of CA72-4 and CA19-9 tumor markers using dual recognition via glycosyl imprinting and lectin-specific binding for accurate diagnosis of gastric cancer
Biosens Bioelectron. 2022 Nov 15;216:114672. doi: 10.1016/j.bios.2022.114672. Epub 2022 Sep 1. ABSTRACT The simultaneous identification and detection of multiple tumor markers provide more pathological information...
Antioxidative Properties and Acrylamide Content of Functional Wheat-Flour Cookies Enriched with Wild-Grown Fruits
Molecules. 2022 Aug 28;27(17):5531. doi: 10.3390/molecules27175531. ABSTRACT This study aimed to evaluate the impact of widely grown fruits (wild roses, elderberries, sea buckthorns, rowans, chokeberries,...
Structure and Biological Properties of Ribosome-Inactivating Proteins and Lectins from Elder (Sambucus nigra L.) Leaves
Toxins (Basel). 2022 Sep 1;14(9):611. doi: 10.3390/toxins14090611. ABSTRACT Ribosome-inactivating proteins (RIPs) are a group of proteins with rRNA N-glycosylase activity that catalyze the removal of...
Elderberry (Sambucus nigra L.) extracts promote anti-inflammatory and cellular antioxidant activity
Food Chem X. 2022 Aug 27;15:100437. doi: 10.1016/j.fochx.2022.100437. eCollection 2022 Oct 30. ABSTRACT Despite the high value of Portuguese elderberries, recognized for decades by European...
Analysis of COVID-19 Pandemic on Supplement Usage and Its Combination with Self-Medication within the State of Arkansas
J Diet Suppl. 2022 Sep 30:1-28. doi: 10.1080/19390211.2022.2128500. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is a novel coronavirus responsible...
Lectin Staining to Detect Human and Avian Influenza Virus Receptors in the Airway of Nonhuman Primates
Methods Mol Biol. 2022;2556:37-43. doi: 10.1007/978-1-0716-2635-1_4. ABSTRACT Hemagglutinin (HA) on the surface of influenza viruses binds to sialic acids, mainly N-acetylneuraminic acid (Neu5Ac) or N-glycolylneuraminic...
Detection of Sialic Acids on the Cell Surface Using Flow Cytometry
Methods Mol Biol. 2022;2556:31-35. doi: 10.1007/978-1-0716-2635-1_3. ABSTRACT We described a method to detect α2-3 linked and α2-6 linked sialic acids on the cell surface with...
Short- and Long-Term Effects of a Prebiotic Intervention with Polyphenols Extracted from European Black Elderberry-Sustained Expansion of Akkermansia spp
J Pers Med. 2022 Sep 9;12(9):1479. doi: 10.3390/jpm12091479. ABSTRACT (1) Background: The intestinal microbiome has emerged as a central factor in human physiology and its...
The Association between Clusterin Sialylation Degree and Levels of Oxidative-Antioxidant Balance Markers in Seminal Plasmas and Blood Sera of Male Partners with Abnormal Sperm Parameters
Int J Mol Sci. 2022 Sep 13;23(18):10598. doi: 10.3390/ijms231810598. ABSTRACT Nearly 30% of infertility cases are caused by male factor. This study aimed at checking...
IgG Glycosylation Profiling of Peripheral Artery Diseases with Lectin Microarray
J Clin Med. 2022 Sep 27;11(19):5727. doi: 10.3390/jcm11195727. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Inflammation plays a key role in the progression of atherosclerotic plaque for peripheral artery disease...
Effect of cultivar, maturation stage and year on sugar and phenolic composition of elderberries
J Sci Food Agric. 2022 Oct 13. doi: 10.1002/jsfa.12271. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: To have a deeper understanding of the effect of climatic...
Flavonoids as Potential Anti-Inflammatory Molecules: A Review
Molecules. 2022 May 2;27(9):2901. doi: 10.3390/molecules27092901. ABSTRACT Hydroxylated polyphenols, also called flavonoids, are richly present in vegetables, fruits, cereals, nuts, herbs, seeds, stems, and flowers...
A comprehensive review on modulation of SIRT1 signaling pathways in the immune system of COVID-19 patients by phytotherapeutic melatonin and epigallocatechin-3-gallate
J Food Biochem. 2022 Jun 3:e14259. doi: 10.1111/jfbc.14259. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT SARS-CoV-2 infection has now become the world’s most significant health hazard, with...