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In vitro screening and characterization of lactic acid bacteria from Lithuanian fermented food with potential probiotic properties

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2023
The present work aimed to identify probiotic candidates from Lithuanian homemade fermented food samples. A total of 23 lactic acid bacteria were isolated from different fermented food samples.
Ashwinipriyadarshini Megur, Eric Banan-Mwine Daliri, Toma Balnionytė, Jonita Stankevičiūtė, Eglė Lastauskienė, Aurelijus Burokas   +5 more
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Towards a Cure for Diamond–Blackfan Anemia: Views on Gene Therapy

Cells
Diamond–Blackfan anemia (DBA) is a rare genetic disorder affecting the bone marrow’s ability to produce red blood cells, leading to severe anemia and various physical abnormalities.
Matilde Vale, Jan Prochazka, Radislav Sedlacek   +2 more
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Effects of starter cultures on the metabolite profile, antioxidant activities, and anti-aging properties of tapuy lees

Discover Food
The Philippine rice wine (tapuy) and tapuy lees making process utilizes bubod, the traditional starter culture. The bubod contains variable number and species of microorganisms and influences the physical and chemical properties of tapuy and tapuy lees ...
Edward Kevin B. Bragais, Paul Mark B. Medina   +1 more
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Molecular mimicry between tumor associated antigens and microbiota-derived epitopes

Journal of Translational Medicine, 2022
Background The gut microbiota profile is unique for each individual and are composed by different bacteria species according to individual birth-to-infant transitions.
Concetta Ragone, Carmen Manolio, Angela Mauriello, Beatrice Cavalluzzo, Franco M. Buonaguro, Maria Lina Tornesello, Maria Tagliamonte, Luigi Buonaguro   +7 more
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The Cordyceps Genus as a Potential Source of Bioactive Compounds for Adjuvant Cancer Therapy: A Network Pharmacology Approach

Pharmaceuticals
Background/Objectives: Cancer remains one of the leading causes of mortality globally, underscoring the need for novel therapeutic strategies capable of targeting multiple molecular pathways simultaneously.
Jose Luis Gonzalez-Llerena, Daniela Treviño-Almaguer, Jesus Alejandro Leal-Mendez, Gael Garcia-Valdez, Arely Guadalupe Balderas-Moreno, Michel Stéphane Heya, Isaias Balderas-Renteria, María del Rayo Camacho-Corona, Bryan Alejandro Espinosa-Rodriguez   +8 more
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Antimicrobial Peptides as Anticancer Agents: Functional Properties and Biological Activities

Molecules, 2020
Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs), or host defense peptides, are small cationic or amphipathic molecules produced by prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms that play a key role in the innate immune defense against viruses, bacteria and fungi.
Anna Lucia Tornesello, Antonella Borrelli, Luigi Buonaguro, Franco Maria Buonaguro, Maria Lina Tornesello   +4 more
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The effects of runs-of-homozygosity on pig domestication and breeding

BMC Genomics
Background Since their domestication, recent inbreeding together with intensive artificial selection and population bottlenecks have allowed the prevalence of deleterious mutations and the increase of runs-of-homozygosity (ROH) in domestic pigs.
Lin Tao, Hang Liu, Adeniyi C. Adeola, Hai-Bing Xie, Shu-Tang Feng, Ya-Ping Zhang   +5 more
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Epithelial–mesenchymal transition (EMT) and its role in acquired epidermal growth factor receptor-tyrosine kinase inhibitor (EGFR-TKI) chemoresistance in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)

Cancer Pathogenesis and Therapy
Epithelial–mesenchymal transition (EMT) is a biological process that involves the transformation of epithelial cells into cells with a mesenchymal phenotype, enhancing their migratory and invasive capabilities.
Ma. Carmela P. Dela Cruz, Paul Mark B. Medina   +1 more
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Phenolic-rich lees from Philippine rice wine (tapuy) increases Caenorhabditis elegans lifespan in spite of having low antioxidant activity

Food Production, Processing and Nutrition
Tapuy is an indigenous wine produced in the Philippines. Rice wine fermentation produces a by-product of rice leftover and microbial biomass, collectively called lees, which usually is discarded as a waste product.
Sean Philippe L. Chua, Lesley Dale Umayat, Paul Mark B. Medina   +2 more
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mPGES-1 Inhibitor Discovery Based on Computer-Aided Screening: Pharmacophore Models, Molecular Docking, ADMET, and MD Simulations. [PDF]

Molecules, 2023
Huang Q, Lai T, Wang Q, Luo L.
europepmc   +1 more source