Rattan tea,made from the leaves of Ampelopsis grossedentata,may potentially perform multiple pharmacological roles,including anti-bacterial,anti-cancer,antioxidant,hepatoprotective and anti-hypertension functions.Thes...
Epidemiological studies have demonstrated that diabetes mellitus(DM)is a serious health burden for both governments and healthcare providers.Myricetin,a natural flavonol with hydroxyl groups at 3,5,7,3′,4′and 5′pos...
How do functional foods affect human health?To answer this question it is important to understand what happens when food is digested and taken up by the gastrointestinal(GI)tract.The gut is a selective nutrient absorp...
This study was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation(No.30973871 and No.31071497)and National basic research program of China(No.2010CB530605).
Besides digestion and assimilation,there are other modes of direct interaction between food and human body.As it is known,the mucosal layer of the digestive tract interfaces with food after the digestion process.It ha...
The inhibitory effects of a formulated product from citrus peel extract,Gold Lotion(GL),on 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol 13-acetate(TPA)-induced expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase(iNOS)and cyclooxygenase-2(COX-...
Gastrointestinal microbes play important roles in the health and disease of the host.There are many documented evidences which demonstrated that disturbance of intestinal microbiota is linked to the risk of developing...
Objective:The effect of casein glycomacropeptide(CGMP)on the expression of NF-B subunit p65 in human colorectal cancer HT-29 cells induced by lipopolysaccharide(LPS)was investigated to explore the therapeutic efficacy...
the financial support of this research project.(UGC letter No:F.No.37-95/2009(SR)).
In the present study,anti-radical,anti-diabetic and antimicrobial activities of different solvent extracts of Passiflora ligularis fruits were investigated.Among the various solvents,acetone extract displayed maximum ...
In this study quality changes of rainbow trout fillet wrapped with quince seed mucilage QSM film incorporated with 0–2%(V/V)thyme or oregano essential oil,as natural preservatives,during storage of 18 d at 4◦C were i...
This study was supported by the Ministry of Science and Technology[105-2320-B-002-031-MY3,105-2628-B-002-003-MY3].
Obesity is a critical health issue worldwide.For a long time,the concept of drinking tea for health and pleasure is widely accepted.The strain of Andraca theae lives on the tea leaf and the bioactivity of its metaboli...