The natural food contaminants, mycotoxins, are regarded as an important risk factor for
human and animal health, as up to 25% of the world's crop production may be …

Oxygen free radical and lipid peroxides (oxidative stress) are highly reactive and represent
very damaging compounds. Oxidative stress could be a major contributing factor to the …

Background The processing of dietary lipids in the intestinal lumen involves metabolic
processes of the host and also of the microbial organisms that reside in the gut. Whereas, in …

We investigated the effect of several amino acids on the secretion of such inflammatory
cytokines as interleukin-8 (IL-8) induced by hydrogen peroxide or tumor necrosis factor …

Lipid and cholinergic mediators are inflammatory regulators, but their role in the
immunopathology of COVID-19 is still unclear. Here, we used human blood and tracheal …

Crohn's disease, a subcategory of inflammatory bowel disease, contributes to significant
morbidity, particularly in industrialized nations. It can affect people of any age, but is more …

Owing to its importance in food and pharmaceutical applications, complexation of amylose
with amphiphilic molecules has been experimentally and theoretically investigated. Most …

Epidemiological and animal model studies have suggested that high intake of heme,
present in red meat, is associated with an increased risk of colon cancer. However, the …

Up until about 100 years ago, the omega-6/3 ratio has been around 4: 1 or less. However,
the typical Western diet now provides an omega-6/3 ratio of approximately 20: 1 in favor of …

Probiotics have already proven beneficial effects in the treatment of several intestinal
infections, but the underlying mechanisms how the probiotics can affect responses of …