Purpose of review: Alkaline phosphatase is an important component in hard tissue
formation, highly expressed in mineralized tissue cells. It is appropriate to review the current …

Nutritional therapy, for example through beer, is the best solution to human chronic
diseases. In this article, we demonstrate the physiological mechanisms of the functional …

The prevalence of cardiovascular disease, oxidative stress-related complications, and
chronic age-related illnesses is gradually increasing worldwide. Several causes include the …

Flavonoids are highly diversified plant pigments that are present in a wide range of fruits,
vegetables, nuts, and beverages. They are regularly consumed in the human diet and have …

Intestinal alkaline phosphatase (IALP) has recently assumed a special relevance, being the
subject of study in the prevention and treatment of certain diseases related to leaky gut. This …

Gut microbiota modulation might constitute a mechanism mediating the effects of beer on
health. In this randomized, double-blinded, two-arm parallel trial, 22 healthy men were …

Epidemiological studies have suggested that the daily intake of flavonoids is associated with
a decreased risk of developing cardiovascular disease. Our purpose was to evaluate the …

Colorectal cancer is one of the most common cancers worldwide. Butyrate (BT) plays a key
role in colonic epithelium homeostasis. The aim of this work was to investigate the possibility …

Our aim was to investigate the effect of several dietary polyphenols on uptake of 14C-
butyrate (14C-BT) by Caco-2 cells and try to correlate this effect with the modulation of the …

Androgen deprivation induces the regression of prostate tumors mainly due to an increase
in the apoptosis rate; however, the molecular mechanisms underlying the antiapoptotic …