Moringa oleifera: a valuable insight into recent advances in medicinal uses and pharmacological activities

AN Jikah, GI Edo - Journal of the Science of Food and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Moringa oleifera is an important medicinal plant in several countries; for example, Nigeria,
the USA, Turkey, Germany, Greece, and Ukraine. The abundant bioactive and nutritional …

Fetal programming is deeply related to maternal selenium status and oxidative balance; experimental offspring health repercussions

ML Ojeda, F Nogales, I Romero-Herrera, O Carreras - Nutrients, 2021 - mdpi.com
Nutrients consumed by mothers during pregnancy and lactation can exert permanent effects
upon infant developing tissues, which could represent an important risk factor for diseases …

[HTML][HTML] Transcriptomic profiling reveals differential cellular response to copper oxide nanoparticles and polystyrene nanoplastics in perfused human placenta

S Chortarea, G Gupta, LA Saarimäki… - Environment …, 2023 - Elsevier
The growing nanoparticulate pollution (eg engineered nanoparticles (NPs) or nanoplastics)
has been shown to pose potential threats to human health. In particular, sensitive …

A single nucleotide substitution in the SPDT transporter gene reduced phytic acid and increased mineral bioavailability from Rice grain (Oryza sativa L.)

A Kumar, S Nayak, U Ngangkham… - Journal of Food …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Phosphorus (P) flow in agricultural land depends on the P taken off from harvested product,
its losses through runoff and fertilizer applied to balance the removed P. Phytic acid (PA), the …

Immune system and psychological state of pregnant women during COVID-19 pandemic: are micronutrients able to support pregnancy?

A Alesci, S Pergolizzi, A Fumia, A Miller, C Cernigliaro… - Nutrients, 2022 - mdpi.com
The immune system is highly dynamic and susceptible to many alterations throughout
pregnancy. Since December 2019, a pandemic caused by coronavirus disease 19 (COVID …

Air-assisted dual-cloud point extraction coupled with flame atomic absorption spectroscopy for the separation and quantification of zinc in pregnant women's serum

GJ Shabaa, FA Semysim, RK Ridha, EA Azooz… - Journal of the Iranian …, 2023 - Springer
In this study, air-assisted dual-cloud point extraction (AA-d-CPE) approach at room
temperature was proposed combined with flame atomic absorption spectroscopy (FAAS) …

The diversity of phytic acid content and grain processing play decisive role on minerals bioavailability in rice

A Kumar, MK Lal, SK Sahoo, GK Dash, U Sahoo… - Journal of Food …, 2023 - Elsevier
Rice is a staple food and important source of micronutrients for more than three billion
people globally. However, the bioavailability of iron (Fe) and zinc (Zn) is affected by phytic …

Investigation of iron and zinc concentrations in human milk in correlation to maternal factors: an observational pilot study in Poland

A Bzikowska-Jura, P Sobieraj, M Michalska-Kacymirow… - Nutrients, 2021 - mdpi.com
The aim of this study was to evaluate iron and zinc concentrations in the mature human milk
(HM) and to investigate the relationship between these concentrations and maternal factors …

[HTML][HTML] Perinatal Famine Exposure and Young-Onset Cancer—Lessons from China Health and Nutrition Survey

A Shuai, S Ullah, Y Yu, SJ Pandol, SG Barreto - Cancers, 2024 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background/Objectives: Perinatal exposure to malnutrition has been hypothesised to
influence the development of young-onset cancer (≤ 50 years of age). This study aimed to …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluation of the potential prebiotic effect of Himanthalia elongata, an Atlantic brown seaweed, in an in vitro model of the human distal colon

A Lopez-Santamarina, A Cardelle-Cobas… - Food Research …, 2022 - Elsevier
Until now, although different studies have shown the potential prebiotic effect of seaweed
carbohydrates, no studies with the whole seaweeds have been carried out. In addition, the …