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Effects of moisture content and packaging on color stability of red pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) powder
The color stability and quality changes of red pepper powder of various initial moisture content (7%, 10%, and 13%) and packaged with different materials, low-density polyethylene (LDPE) and nylon layered poly...
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Effects of packaging and temperature abuse on the quality of red pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) powder
Storage stability of pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) powder packaged using 2 different film pouches of Ny/PE and PET/Al/PE inserted with moisture absorbent and oxygen scavenger was investigated during storage at 25 °...
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Glyoxal-derived advanced glycation end-products, Nε-carboxymethyl-lysine, and glyoxal-derived lysine dimer induce apoptosis-related gene expression in hepatocytes
Advanced glycation end-products (AGEs) are proteins or lipids that have been glycated nonenzymatically by reducing sugars and their derivatives such as methylglyoxal. AGEs are known to cause inflammation, oxid...
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Open AccessIntron turnover is essential to the development and pathogenicity of the plant pathogenic fungus Fusarium graminearum
Intron lariats excised during the splicing process are rapidly degraded by RNA lariat debranching enzyme (Dbr1) and several exonucleases. Rapid turnover of lariat RNA is essential to cellular RNA homeostasis. ...
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Congenital iRHOM2 deficiency causes ADAM17 dysfunction and environmentally directed immunodysregulatory disease
We report a pleiotropic disease due to loss-of-function mutations in RHBDF2, the gene encoding iRHOM2, in two kindreds with recurrent infections in different organs. One patient had recurrent pneumonia but no ...
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Open AccessLow-dose aspirin was associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular events in patients with chronic kidney disease and low bodyweight: results from KNOW-CKD study
The benefits and risks of aspirin therapy for patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) who have a high burden of cardiovascular events (CVE) are controversial. To examine the effects of low-dose aspirin on m...
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Transcriptome analysis to understand the effects of the toxoflavin and tropolone produced by phytopathogenic Burkholderia on Escherichia coli
The phytopathogenic Burkholderia species B. glumae and B. plantarii are the causal agents of bacterial wilt, grain rot, and seedling blight, which threaten the rice industry globally. Toxoflavin and tropolone are...
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Open AccessAssociation between acute kidney injury and serum procalcitonin levels and their diagnostic usefulness in critically ill patients
Procalcitonin (PCT) is a useful marker for the diagnosis of systemic inflammatory response syndrome. In addition, PCT is affected by renal function. However, few studies have investigated the relationship betw...
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Profiling of glucose-induced transcription in Sulfolobus acidocaldarius DSM 639
Sulfolobus species can grow on a variety of organic compounds as carbon and energy sources. These species degrade glucose to pyruvate by the modified branched Entner–Doudoroff pathway. We attempted to determine t...
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Open AccessCooperative interactions between seed-borne bacterial and air-borne fungal pathogens on rice
Bacterial-fungal interactions are widely found in distinct environments and contribute to ecosystem processes. Previous studies of these interactions have mostly been performed in soil, and only limited studie...
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Open AccessEnvironmental health centers for asbestos and their health impact surveys and activities
In 2009, Korea banned the import, transport, and use of asbestos, and the Asbestos Injury Relief Act (AIRA) was promulgated in 2011. Two environmental health centers for asbestos (EHCA), including Pusan Nation...
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Open AccessXXIV World Allergy Congress 2015
A1 Pirfenidone inhibits TGF-b1-induced extracellular matrix production in nasal polyp-derived fibroblasts
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Understanding the direction of evolution in Burkholderia glumae through comparative genomics
Members of the genus Burkholderia occupy remarkably diverse niches, with genome sizes ranging from ~3.75 to 11.29 Mbp. The genome of Burkholderia glumae ranges in size from ~5.81 to 7.89 Mbp. Unlike other plant p...
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Small airway-on-a-chip enables analysis of human lung inflammation and drug responses in vitro
The small airway-on-a-chip allows the recapitulation of human lung pathophysiology in vitro and analysis of responses to drugs.
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Open AccessComparative genome analysis of rice-pathogenic Burkholderia provides insight into capacity to adapt to different environments and hosts
In addition to human and animal diseases, bacteria of the genus Burkholderia can cause plant diseases. The representative species of rice-pathogenic Burkholderia are Burkholderia glumae, B. gladioli, and B. plant...
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Tristetraprolin down-regulates IL-23 expression in colon cancer cells
Interleukin 23 (IL-23) is an inflammatory cytokine that plays an important role in tumor promotion. Expression of IL-23 is increased in cancer cells and correlates with tumor progression. However, the mechanis...
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Open AccessFood allergy and anaphylaxis – 2065. Food-dependent exercise-induced anaphylaxis in a patient with sensitization to pork
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Attenuation of scopolamine-induced cognitive dysfunction by obovatol
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most prevalent cause of dementia in the elderly people. The disease is pathologically characterized by extracellular deposition of beta-amyloid peptide (Aβ), cholinergic neurode...
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Microbiological and visual quality of fresh-cut cabbage as affected by packaging treatments
Microbiological behavior of fresh-cut cabbage as affected by packaging treatments including high oxygen (MAP1: 70 kPa O2+15 kPa CO2/balanced N2), low oxygen (MAP2: 5 kPa O2+15 kPa CO2/balanced N2), and moderate v...
