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    Lactobacillus plantarum LPYC225 mixture partially modulates the vaginal bacterial community of Gardnerella vaginalis-infected bacterial vaginosis in mice

    Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is defined as dysbiosis of the vaginal microbiome associated with the depletion of Lactobacilli and excessive growth of commensal or pathogenic bacteria. This study investigated the effec...

    Hyun Ju Kim, Dong-Gu Kim, Sa-Haeng Kang, Hoonsung Choi in Food Science and Biotechnology (2024)

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    Combined Pre-treatment of Freeze–Thaw and Ultrasonic-Assisted Aqueous Ethanol for Hot Air Drying of Watery Kimchi Cabbage Waste: Effects on Drying Efficiency, Physicochemical and Microbiological Characteristics, and Microstructure

    Watery kimchi cabbage waste (KCW) worsens soil and groundwater pollution and increases soil salinity. Quick decay limits its storage, transportation, and recyclability. Therefore, develo** technologies for c...

    Suk-Min Yun, Miran Kang, So Yoon Park, Jong-Bang Eun in Waste and Biomass Valorization (2023)

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    Integrated micro-optofluidic platform for real-time detection of airborne microorganisms

    We demonstrate an integrated micro-optofluidic platform for real-time, continuous detection and quantification of airborne microorganisms. Measurements of the fluorescence and light scattering from single part...

    Jeongan Choi, Miran Kang, Jae Hee Jung in Scientific Reports (2015)

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    Effects of brown rice diets inoculated with Lactobacillus sakei Wikim001 having phytase activity on the osteoporosis in ovariectomized mice model

    The present study examined the preventive effect of osteoporosis in ovariectomized (OVX) mice by feeding of phytate-reduced brown rice inoculated with the selected Lactobacillus sakei Wikim001 having high phytase...

    Miran Kang, Seul Ki Lim, Min Jung Park, Jeong-Hee Song in Food Science and Biotechnology (2015)

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    Kimchi suppresses 7-ketocholesterol-induced endoplasmic reticulum stress in macrophages

    The oxidation of low-density lipoproteins (oxLDL) is considered as a key step in the development of atherosclerosis. Oxysterols such as 7-ketocholesterol (7-KC) have been reported to be partially responsible f...

    Hyun Ju Kim, Yu Bin Sung, Yeong-Ok Song, Miran Kang in Food Science and Biotechnology (2012)

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    Lycopene inhibits IL-6 expression in cerulein-stimulated pancreatic acinar cells

    Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are known to be involved in the pathogenesis of acute and chronic pancreatitis. The cholecystokinin (CCK) analog cerulein causes pathophysiological, morphological, and biochemical...

    Miran Kang, Kyung Suk Park, Jeong Yeon Seo, Hyeyoung Kim in Genes & Nutrition (2011)