Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1264: Antibacterial Activity of Silver Nanoparticles (AgNP) Confined to Mesostructured, Silica-Based Calcium Phosphate Against Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10071264 Authors: Kung Wang Lee Hsieh Shih Staphylococcus aureus, which is commonly found in hospitals, has become a major problem in infection control. In this study, Ag/80S bioactive ceramics used for enhanced antibacterial applications...
Sun Jun 28, 2020 03:00
Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1263: Humidity-Mediated Anisotropic Proton Conductivity through the 1D Channels of Co-MOF-74 Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10071263 Authors: Javed Strauss Bunzen Caro Tiemann Large Co-MOF-74 crystals of a few hundred micrometers were prepared by solvothermal synthesis, and their structure and morphology were characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), IR, and Raman spectroscopy. The hydrothermal stability of the material up to...
Sun Jun 28, 2020 03:00
Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1262: Hierarchical Composites with Electrophoretically Deposited Carbon Nanotubes for In Situ Sensing of Deformation and Damage Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10071262 Authors: Murray Doshi Sung Thostenson As composites are used increasingly in structural components, novel techniques for detecting micro-scale damage are required. Their nanoscale size and high aspect ratio allow carbon nanotubes to create electrically conductive pathways that...
Sun Jun 28, 2020 03:00
Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1259: Enhanced Photocatalytic Activity and Stability in Hydrogen Evolution of Mo6 Iodide Clusters Supported on Graphene Oxide Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10071259 Authors: Marta Puche Rocío García-Aboal Maxim A. Mikhaylov Maxim N. Sokolov Pedro Atienzar Marta Feliz Catalytic properties of the cluster compound (TBA)2[Mo6Ii8(O2CCH3)a6] (TBA = tetrabutylammonium) and a new hybrid material (TBA)2Mo6Ii8@GO (GO = graphene oxide) in water photoreduction...
Sun Jun 28, 2020 03:00
Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1258: Few-Layer Graphene-Based Nanofluids with Enhanced Thermal Conductivity Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10071258 Authors: Hamze Berrada Cabaleiro Desforges Ghanbaja Gleize Bégin Michaux Maré Vigolo Estellé High-quality graphene is an especially promising carbon nanomaterial for developing nanofluids for enhancing heat transfer in fluid circulation systems. We report a complete study on few layer graphene (FLG)...
Sun Jun 28, 2020 03:00
Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1256: Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Polyacrylamide Adsorption on Cellulose Nanocrystals Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10071256 Authors: Gurina Surov Voronova Zakharov Classical molecular dynamics simulations of polyacrylamide (PAM) adsorption on cellulose nanocrystals (CNC) in a vacuum and a water environment are carried out to interpret the mechanism of the polymer interactions with CNC. The structural behavior of PAM is studied in terms...
Sun Jun 28, 2020 03:00
Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1260: Using the Emission of Muonic X-rays as a Spectroscopic Tool for the Investigation of the Local Chemistry of Elements Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10071260 Authors: Matteo Aramini Chiara Milanese Adrian D. Hillier Alessandro Girella Christian Horstmann Thomas Klassen Katsuo Ishida Martin Dornheim Claudio Pistidda There are several techniques providing quantitative elemental analysis, but very few capable of identifying both...
Sun Jun 28, 2020 03:00
Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1257: Intra-Cycle Elastic Nonlinearity of Nitrogen-Doped Carbon Nanotube/Polymer Nanocomposites under Medium Amplitude Oscillatory Shear (MAOS) Flow Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10071257 Authors: Milad Kamkar Soheil Sadeghi Mohammad Arjmand Ehsan Aliabadian Uttandaraman Sundararaj Abstract [...]
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Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1261: Manufacturing of Conductive, Wear-Resistant Nanoreinforced Cu-Ti Alloys Using Partially Oxidized Electrolytic Copper Powder Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10071261 Authors: Vorotilo Loginov Churyumov Prosviryakov Bychkova Rupasov Orekhov Kiryukhantsev-Korneev Levashov Reactive powder composites Cu-(0–15%)TiH2 containing up to 5% native Cu2O were manufactured by high energy ball milling and then hot-pressed...
Sun Jun 28, 2020 03:00
Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1254: Carbon Dot Nanoparticles Exert Inhibitory Effects on Human Platelets and Reduce Mortality in Mice with Acute Pulmonary Thromboembolism Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10071254 Authors: Lee Jayakumar Thanasekaran Lin Chen Veerakumar Sheu The inhibition of platelet activation is considered a potential therapeutic strategy for the treatment of arterial thrombotic diseases; therefore, maintaining platelets in their inactive state...
Sun Jun 28, 2020 03:00
Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1255: Room-Temperature Reduction of Graphene Oxide in Water by Metal Chloride Hydrates: A Cleaner Approach for the Preparation of Graphene@Metal Hybrids Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10071255 Authors: Brisebois Izquierdo Siaj Headed for developing minimalistic strategies to produce graphene@metal hybrids for electronics on a larger scale, we discovered that graphene oxide (GO)-metal oxide (MO) hybrids are formed spontaneously in water at room temperature...
Sun Jun 28, 2020 03:00
Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1253: Surface Degradation Mechanism on CH3NH3PbBr3 Hybrid Perovskite Single Crystal by a Grazing E-Beam Irradiation Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10071253 Authors: Syafutra Yun Yoshie Lyu Takeda Nakamura Wang Jung To start a step such as some realization of minimized and integrated devices, it requires simply understanding the surface status of hybrid perovskite on the e-beam irradiation because many commercial semiconductor...
Sun Jun 28, 2020 03:00
Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1252: Hydrothermal Synthesis of Aqueous-Soluble Copper Indium Sulfide Nanocrystals and Their Use in Quantum Dot Sensitized Solar Cells Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10071252 Authors: Santos S. Machado Wegner Gontijo Bettini Schiavon Reiss Aldakov A facile hydrothermal method to synthesize water-soluble copper indium sulfide (CIS) nanocrystals (NCs) at 150 °C is presented. The obtained samples exhibited three distinct...
Sun Jun 28, 2020 03:00
Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1251: Single-Step Photochemical Formation of Near-Infrared-Absorbing Gold Nanomosaic within PNIPAm Microgels: Candidates for Photothermal Drug Delivery Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10071251 Authors: Sreekar Babu. Marpu Brian Leon. Kamras Nooshin MirzaNasiri Oussama Elbjeirami Denise Perry. Simmons Zhibing Hu Mohammad A. Omary This work demonstrates the dynamic potential for tailoring the surface plasmon resonance (SPR), size, and shapes...
Sun Jun 28, 2020 03:00
Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1250: Enhancing the Performance of Aqueous Solution-Processed Cu2ZnSn(S,Se)4 Photovoltaic Materials by Mn2+ Substitution Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10071250 Authors: Wenjie He Yingrui Sui Fancong Zeng Zhanwu Wang Fengyou Wang Bin Yao Lili Yang In this work, the Cu2MnxZn1−xSn(S,Se)4 (0 ≤ x ≤ 1) (CMZTSSe) alloy films were fabricated by a sol-gel method. Meanwhile, the effects of Mn substitution on the structural,...
Sun Jun 28, 2020 03:00
Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1249: Multiple Energy Transfer in Luminescence-Tunable Single-Phased Phosphor NaGdTiO4: Tm3+, Dy3+, Sm3+ Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10071249 Authors: Jun Xiao Cong Wang Xin Min Xiaowen Wu Yangai Liu Zhaohui Huang Minghao Fang Advances in solid-state white-light-emitting diodes (WLEDs) necessitate the urgent development of highly efficient single-phase phosphors with tunable photoluminescence properties. Herein, the Tm3+, Dy3+, and Sm3+...
Sat Jun 27, 2020 03:00
Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1245: Early-Stage Growth Mechanism and Synthesis Conditions-Dependent Morphology of Nanocrystalline Bi Films Electrodeposited from Perchlorate Electrolyte Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10061245 Authors: Daria Tishkevich Sergey Grabchikov Tatiana Zubar Denis Vasin Sergei Trukhanov Alla Vorobjova Dmitry Yakimchuk Artem Kozlovskiy Maxim Zdorovets Sholpan Giniyatova Dmitriy Shimanovich Dmitry Lyakhov Dominik Michels Mengge Dong...
Sat Jun 27, 2020 03:00
Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1248: In Vitro and In Vivo Assessment of PEGylated PEI for Anti-IL-8/CxCL-1 siRNA Delivery to the Lungs Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10071248 Authors: Alan J. Hibbitts Joanne M. Ramsey James Barlow Ronan MacLoughlin Sally-Ann Cryan Inhalation offers a means of rapid, local delivery of siRNA to treat a range of autoimmune or inflammatory respiratory conditions. This work investigated the potential of a linear 10 kDa Poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG)-modified...
Sat Jun 27, 2020 03:00
Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1246: Fast and Accurate Pneumocystis Pneumonia Diagnosis in Human Samples Using a Label-Free Plasmonic Biosensor Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10061246 Authors: Olalla Calvo-Lozano Anna Aviñó Vicente Friaza Alfonso Medina-Escuela César S. S. Huertas Enrique J. Calderón Ramón Eritja Laura M. Lechuga Pneumocystis jirovecii is a fungus responsible for human Pneumocystis pneumonia, one of the most severe infections encountered in immunodepressed...
Fri Jun 26, 2020 03:00
Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1247: Stress Buildup Upon Crystallization of GeTe Thin Films: Curvature Measurements and Modelling Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10061247 Authors: Rajkiran Tholapi Manon Gallard Nelly Burle Christophe Guichet Stephanie Escoubas Magali Putero Cristian Mocuta Marie-Ingrid Richard Rebecca Chahine Chiara Sabbione Mathieu Bernard Leila Fellouh Pierre Noé Olivier Thomas Phase change materials are attractive materials for...
Fri Jun 26, 2020 03:00
Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1244: Multi-Scale Surface Treatments of Titanium Implants for Rapid Osseointegration: A Review Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10061244 Authors: Qingge Wang Peng Zhou Shifeng Liu Shokouh Attarilar Robin Lok-Wang Ma Yinsheng Zhong Liqiang Wang The propose of this review was to summarize the advances in multi-scale surface technology of titanium implants to accelerate the osseointegration process. The several multi-scaled methods used for...
Fri Jun 26, 2020 03:00
Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1243: Dendrimer Nanodevices and Gallic Acid as Novel Strategies to Fight Chemoresistance in Neuroblastoma Cells Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10061243 Authors: Alfei Marengo Zuccari Turrini Domenicotti Human neuroblastoma (NB), a pediatric tumor inclined to relapse, after an initial response to therapy, usually develops resistance. Since several chemotherapeutics exert anticancer effect by increasing reactive oxygen species (ROS), NB cells...
Fri Jun 26, 2020 03:00
Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1241: Effect of Chemical Solvents on the Wetting Behavior over Time of Femtosecond Laser Structured Ti6Al4V Surfaces Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10061241 Authors: Schnell Polley Bartling Seitz The effect of chemical solvents on the wetting state of laser-structured surfaces over time is systematically examined in this paper. By using a 300-fs laser, nanostructures were generated on Ti6Al4V, subsequently cleaned in an ultrasonic bath with...
Fri Jun 26, 2020 03:00
Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1240: Detection of C-Reactive Protein Using Histag-HRP Functionalized Nanoconjugate with Signal Amplified Immunoassay Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10061240 Authors: Siddiqui Khan Park Ultrasensitive detection of biomarkers is highly significant for disease prognosis and public health treatment. Despite wide acceptance in routine laboratory tests, the conventional enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) has been of limited use for early biomarker...
Fri Jun 26, 2020 03:00
Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1242: Subwavelength Silicon Nanoblocks for Directional Emission Manipulation Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10061242 Authors: Zhang Li Xu Zhang Deng Li Manipulating the light emission direction and boosting its directivity have essential importance in integrated nanophotonic devices. Here, we theoretically propose a single dielectric silicon nanoblock as an efficient, multifunctional and ultracompact all-dielectric nanoantenna to direct...
Fri Jun 26, 2020 03:00
Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1236: TAO-DFT Study on the Electronic Properties of Diamond-Shaped Graphene Nanoflakes Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10061236 Authors: Hong-Jui Huang Sonai Seenithurai Jeng-Da Chai At the nanoscale, it has been rather troublesome to properly explore the properties associated with electronic systems exhibiting a radical nature using traditional electronic structure methods. Graphene nanoflakes, which are graphene nanostructures of different shapes...
Thu Jun 25, 2020 03:00
Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1238: Therapeutic Delivery of rAAV sox9 via Polymeric Micelles Counteracts the Effects of Osteoarthritis-Associated Inflammatory Cytokines in Human Articular Chondrocytes Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10061238 Authors: Jonas Urich Magali Cucchiarini Ana Rey-Rico Osteoarthritis (OA) is a prevalent joint disease linked to the irreversible degradation of key extracellular cartilage matrix (ECM) components (proteoglycans, type-II collagen) by proteolytic...
Thu Jun 25, 2020 03:00
Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1239: Phonon Bridge Effect in Superlattices of Thermoelectric TiNiSn/HfNiSn With Controlled Interface Intermixing Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10061239 Authors: Sven Heinz Emigdio Chavez Angel Maximilian Trapp Hans-Joachim Kleebe Gerhard Jakob The implementation of thermal barriers in thermoelectric materials improves their power conversion rates effectively. For this purpose, material boundaries are utilized and manipulated to affect phonon...
Thu Jun 25, 2020 03:00
Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1237: Exploration of the Interaction Strength at the Interface of Anionic Chalcogen Anchors and Gold (111)-Based Nanomaterials Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10061237 Authors: Sebastián Miranda-Rojas Fernando Mendizabal Nowadays, the use of sulfur-based ligands to modify gold-based materials has become a common trend. Here, we present a theoretical exploration of the modulation of the chalcogenides-gold interaction strength, using sulfur, selenium, and...
Thu Jun 25, 2020 03:00
Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1235: Comparative Study of Different Acidic Surface Structures in Solid Catalysts Applied for the Isobutene Dimerization Reaction Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10061235 Authors: José M. Fernández-Morales Eva Castillejos Esther Asedegbega-Nieto Ana Belén Dongil Inmaculada Rodríguez-Ramos Antonio Guerrero-Ruiz Dimerization of isobutene (IBE) to C8s olefins was evaluated over a range of solid acid catalysts of diverse nature, in a fixed bed...
Thu Jun 25, 2020 03:00
Nanomaterials, Vol. 10, Pages 1234: Nanoparticle-Based Therapeutic Approach for Diabetic Wound Healing Nanomaterials doi: 10.3390/nano10061234 Authors: Hariharan Ezhilarasu Dinesh Vishalli S. Thameem Dheen Boon-Huat Bay Dinesh Kumar Srinivasan Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a common endocrine disease characterized by a state of hyperglycemia (higher level of glucose in the blood than usual). DM and its complications can lead to diabetic foot ulcer (DFU). DFU is associated with...
Thu Jun 25, 2020 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1914: Lactobacillus plantarum GKM3 and Lactobacillus paracasei GKS6 Supplementation Ameliorates Bone Loss in Ovariectomized Mice by Promoting Osteoblast Differentiation and Inhibiting Osteoclast Formation Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12071914 Authors: Yang Lin Li Chen Tzu Chou Chen Lin Chen Lin Osteoporosis, an imbalance in the bone-forming process mediated by osteoblasts and the bone-resorbing function mediated by osteoclasts,...
Sun Jun 28, 2020 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1912: Acute Effects of Beetroot Juice Supplements on Resistance Training: A Randomized Double-Blind Crossover Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12071912 Authors: Antonio Ranchal-Sanchez Victor Manuel Diaz-Bernier Candelaria Alonso De La Florida-Villagran Francisco Jesus Llorente-Cantarero Julian Campos-Perez Jose Manuel Jurado-Castro The ingestion of beetroot juice (BJ) has been associated with improvements in physical performance in endurance sports,...
Sun Jun 28, 2020 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1913: Conjugated Linoleic Acid and Its Beneficial Effects in Obesity, Cardiovascular Disease, and Cancer Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12071913 Authors: Basak Duttaroy Conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) is a dietary polyunsaturated fatty acid found in animal fats suchas red meat and dairy products [1].[...]
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Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1911: Food Pattern Modeling as an Alternative Assessment Method to Multiday Dietary Recalls for Iron-Related Nutrients: A Proof-of-Concept Study Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12071911 Authors: Nicole Delimont Sarah Nickel There are barriers to in-depth memory-based dietary assessment techniques in community-based research. Food pattern modeling may be an alternative method to traditional assessment techniques. The objective of this study was to pilot a comparison...
Sun Jun 28, 2020 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1909: Vitamin K Nutrition and Bone Health Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12071909 Authors: Naoko Tsugawa Masataka Shiraki Vitamin K is essential for blood coagulation and plays an important role in extrahepatic metabolism, such as in bone and blood vessels, and in energy metabolism. This review discusses the assessment of vitamin K sufficiency and the role of vitamin K in bone health. To elucidate the exact role of vitamin K in other organs, accurate tools for...
Sat Jun 27, 2020 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1910: Nicotinamide-Rich Diet in DBA/2J Mice Preserves Retinal Ganglion Cell Metabolic Function as Assessed by PERG Adaptation to Flicker Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12071910 Authors: Tsung-Han Chou Giovanni Luca Romano Rosario Amato Vittorio Porciatti Flickering light increases metabolic demand in the inner retina. Flicker may exacerbate defective mitochondrial function in glaucoma, which will be reflected in the pattern electroretinogram (PERG), a sensitive...
Sat Jun 27, 2020 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1907: Dietary Patterns Are Associated with Risk of Prostate Cancer in a Population-Based Case-Control Study in Montreal, Canada Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12071907 Authors: Karine Trudeau Marie-Claude Rousseau Christine Barul Ilona Csizmadi Marie-Élise Parent This study describes the association between dietary patterns and prostate cancer (PCa) risk in a population-based case-control study conducted in Montreal, Canada (2005–2012). Cases...
Sat Jun 27, 2020 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1908: Cocoa Polyphenols and Gut Microbiota Interplay: Bioavailability, Prebiotic Effect, and Impact on Human Health Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12071908 Authors: Vincenzo Sorrenti Sawan Ali Laura Mancin Sergio Davinelli Antonio Paoli Giovanni Scapagnini Cocoa and its products are rich sources of polyphenols such as flavanols. These compounds exert antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities, accountable for cocoa health-promoting effects. However,...
Sat Jun 27, 2020 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1903: Influence of Self-Efficacy and Motivation to Follow a Healthy Diet on Life Satisfaction of Patients with Cardiovascular Disease: A Longitudinal Study Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12071903 Authors: Rosario Castillo-Mayén Cristina Cano-Espejo Bárbara Luque Esther Cuadrado Tamara Gutiérrez-Domingo Alicia Arenas Sebastián J. Rubio Javier Delgado-Lista Pablo Pérez-Martínez Carmen Tabernero Today, cardiovascular disease has a great impact...
Sat Jun 27, 2020 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1904: Binding and Neutralizing Capacity of Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)-Specific Recombinant IgG Against RSV in Human Milk, Gastric and Intestinal Fluids from Infants Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12071904 Authors: Veronique Demers-Mathieu Jiraporn Lueangsakulthai Yunyao Qu Brian P. Scottoline David C. Dallas Oral administration of pathogen-specific recombinant antibodies may help to prevent infant gastrointestinal (GI) pathogen infection; however,...
Sat Jun 27, 2020 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1905: Nutritional and Clinical Factors Affecting Weight and Fat-Free Mass Loss after Gastrectomy in Patients with Gastric Cancer Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12071905 Authors: Lim Lee Cho Cho After a gastrectomy, the nutritional status of patients with gastric cancer has great effect on the treatment outcome and patients’ quality of life. We investigated the changes in body composition and nutrient intake after gastrectomy in 288 gastric cancer...
Sat Jun 27, 2020 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1906: Interaction between Metabolic Genetic Risk Score and Dietary Fatty Acid Intake on Central Obesity in a Ghanaian Population Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12071906 Authors: Alsulami Nyakotey Dudek Bawah Lovegrove Annan Ellahi Vimaleswaran Obesity is a multifactorial condition arising from the interaction between genetic and lifestyle factors. We aimed to assess the impact of lifestyle and genetic factors on obesity-related traits...
Sat Jun 27, 2020 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1902: Effects of Acute Cocoa Supplementation on Postprandial Apolipoproteins, Lipoprotein Subclasses, and Inflammatory Biomarkers in Adults with Type 2 Diabetes after a High-Fat Meal Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12071902 Authors: Dustin W. Davis Rickelle Tallent James W. Navalta Anthony Salazar Timothy J. Lyons Arpita Basu Dyslipidemia and inflammation exacerbate postprandial metabolic stress in people with diabetes. Acute dietary supplementation...
Sat Jun 27, 2020 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1901: Dietary Crocin is Protective in Pancreatic Cancer while Reducing Radiation-Induced Hepatic Oxidative Damage Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12061901 Authors: Hamid A. Bakshi Mazhar S Al Zoubi Hakkim L. Faruck Alaa A A Aljabali Firas A. Rabi Amin A. Hafiz Khalid M Al-Batanyeh Bahaa Al-Trad Prawej Ansari Mohamed M. Nasef Nitin B. Charbe Saurabh Satija Meenu Mehta Vijay Mishra Gaurav Gupta Salem Abobaker Poonam Negi Ibrahim...
Fri Jun 26, 2020 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1899: The Role of Exercise in the Interplay between Myokines, Hepatokines, Osteokines, Adipokines, and Modulation of Inflammation for Energy Substrate Redistribution and Fat Mass Loss: A Review Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12061899 Authors: Adrian M. Gonzalez-Gil Leticia Elizondo-Montemayor Exercise is an effective strategy for preventing and treating obesity and its related cardiometabolic disorders, resulting in significant loss of body fat mass, white adipose...
Fri Jun 26, 2020 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1900: Associations between Chronotype, Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet and Sexual Opinion among University Students Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12061900 Authors: Rodríguez-Muñoz Carmona-Torres Rivera-Picón Fabbian Manfredini Rodríguez-Borrego López-Soto A person’s chronotype determines different habits, among which are eating and physical activity. Furthermore, at the university stage, social and organisational factors have...
Fri Jun 26, 2020 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1898: Selenoneine Ameliorates Hepatocellular Injury and Hepatic Steatosis in a Mouse Model of NAFLD Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12061898 Authors: Masaaki Miyata Koki Matsushita Ryunosuke Shindo Yutaro Shimokawa Yoshimasa Sugiura Michiaki Yamashita Selenoneine is a novel organic selenium compound markedly found in the blood, muscles, and other tissues of fish. This study aimed to determine whether selenoneine attenuates hepatocellular injury and hepatic...
Fri Jun 26, 2020 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1897: Food Addiction among Female Patients Seeking Treatment for an Eating Disorder: Prevalence and Associated Factors Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12061897 Authors: Fauconnier Rousselet Brunault Thiabaud Lambert Rocher Challet-Bouju Grall-Bronnec The concept of “food addiction” (FA) has aroused much focus because of evidence for similarities between overeating and substance use disorders (SUDs). However, few studies...
Fri Jun 26, 2020 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1896: Effects of 3-Month Astaxanthin Supplementation on Cardiac Function in Heart Failure Patients with Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction-A Pilot Study Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12061896 Authors: Takao Kato Takatoshi Kasai Akihiro Sato Sayaki Ishiwata Shoichiro Yatsu Hiroki Matsumoto Jun Shitara Azusa Murata Megumi Shimizu Shoko Suda Masaru Hiki Ryo Naito Hiroyuki Daida Astaxanthin has strong antioxidant properties. We...
Fri Jun 26, 2020 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1892: Living with Gluten and Other Food Intolerances: Self-Reported Diagnoses and Management Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12061892 Authors: Magdalena Araya Karla A. Bascuñán Dana Alarcón-Sajarópulos Francisco Cabrera-Chávez Amaya Oyarzún Alan Fernández Noé Ontiveros People suffering from a food intolerance (FI) tend to initiate restrictive diets such as a gluten-free diet (GFD), to alleviate their symptoms. To learn about how people live with these...
Fri Jun 26, 2020 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1894: Selenium and Copper as Biomarkers for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension in Systemic Sclerosis Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12061894 Authors: Qian Sun Julian Hackler Julia Hilger Hans Gluschke Aldina Muric Szandor Simmons Lutz Schomburg Elise Siegert Circulating selenoprotein P (SELENOP) constitutes an established biomarker of Se status. SELENOP concentrations are reduced in inflammation and severe disease. Recently, elevated SELENOP levels...
Thu Jun 25, 2020 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1893: Special Low Protein Foods in the UK: An Examination of Their Macronutrient Composition in Comparison to Regular Foods Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12061893 Authors: Georgina Wood Sharon Evans Kiri Pointon-Bell Júlio César Rocha Anita MacDonald Special low protein foods (SLPFs) are essential in a low phenylalanine diet for treating phenylketonuria (PKU). With little known about their nutritional composition, all SLPFs on UK prescription were studied...
Thu Jun 25, 2020 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1895: Serum Phospholipid Fatty Acids Levels, Anthropometric Variables and Adiposity in Spanish Premenopausal Women Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12061895 Authors: María del Pilar del del Pozo Virginia Lope Inmaculada Criado-Navarro Roberto Pastor-Barriuso Nerea Fernández de Larrea Emma Ruiz Adela Castelló Pilar Lucas Ángeles Sierra Isabelle Romieu Véronique Chajès Feliciano Priego-Capote Beatriz Pérez-Gómez Marina Pollán This...
Thu Jun 25, 2020 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1891: Effectiveness of Interventions to Promote Healthy Eating Habits in Children and Adolescents at Risk of Poverty: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12061891 Authors: Rosario Pastor Josep A. Tur The objective of this review was to provide an up-to-date review of trials that include behavioral intervention on the eating habits of children and adolescents at risk of poverty, applying meta-analysis to estimate the size of the intervention...
Thu Jun 25, 2020 03:00
Nutrients, Vol. 12, Pages 1890: Effects of Dietary Protein on Body Composition in Exercising Individuals Nutrients doi: 10.3390/nu12061890 Authors: Jose Antonio Darren G. Candow Scott C. Forbes Michael J. Ormsbee Patrick G. Saracino Justin Roberts Protein is an important component of a healthy diet and appears to be integral to enhancing training adaptations in exercising individuals. The purpose of this narrative review is to provide an evidence-based assessment of the...
Thu Jun 25, 2020 03:00
Particles, Vol. 3, Pages 518-531: Relations between Clifford Algebra and Dirac Matrices in the Presence of Families Particles doi: 10.3390/particles3030035 Authors: Dragan Lukman Mickael Komendyak Norma Susana Mankoč Mankoč Borštnik The internal degrees of freedom of fermions are in the spin-charge-family theory described by the Clifford algebra objects, which are superposition of an odd number of γ a ’s. Arranged into irreducible representations of “eigenvectors”...
Sun Jun 28, 2020 03:00
Pathogens, Vol. 9, Pages 520: Prolactin and Estradiol are Epigenetic Modulators in Bovine Mammary Epithelial Cells during Staphylococcus aureus Infection Pathogens doi: 10.3390/pathogens9070520 Authors: Salgado-Lora Medina-Estrada López-Meza Ochoa-Zarzosa Changes in the levels of reproductive hormones compromise the bovine innate immune response (IIR). Changes in 17β-estradiol (E2) and prolactin (bPRL) levels affect the IIR of bovine mammary epithelial cells (bMECs),...
Sun Jun 28, 2020 03:00
Pathogens, Vol. 9, Pages 519: Coronavirus Disease Pandemic (COVID-19): Challenges and a Global Perspective Pathogens doi: 10.3390/pathogens9070519 Authors: Malik Kumar Sircar Kaushik Bhat Dhama Gupta Goyal Singh Ghoshal Zowalaty O. R Yatoo Tiwari Pathak Patel Sah Rodriguez-Morales Ganesh Kumar Singh The technology-driven world of the 21st century is currently confronted with a major threat to humankind,...
Sun Jun 28, 2020 03:00
Pathogens, Vol. 9, Pages 516: Detection of Intestinal Parasites in Stray Dogs from a Farming and Cattle Region of Northwestern Mexico Pathogens doi: 10.3390/pathogens9070516 Authors: Enrique Trasviña-Muñoz Gilberto López-Valencia Francisco Javier Monge-Navarro José Carlomán Herrera-Ramírez Paulina Haro Sergio Daniel Gómez-Gómez Julio Alfonso Mercado-Rodríguez Cesar Augusto Flores-Dueñas Sergio Arturo Cueto-Gonzalez Mariel Burquez-Escobedo Stray dogs are one...
Sun Jun 28, 2020 03:00
Pathogens, Vol. 9, Pages 518: Tick-Borne Encephalitis Virus: Seasonal and Annual Variation of Epidemiological Parameters Related to Nymph-to-Larva Transmission and Exposure of Small Mammals Pathogens doi: 10.3390/pathogens9070518 Authors: Laure Bournez Gerald Umhang Marie Moinet Céline Richomme Jean-Michel Demerson Christophe Caillot Elodie Devillers Jean-Marc Boucher Yves Hansmann Franck Boué Sara Moutailler A greater knowledge of the ecology of the natural...
Sat Jun 27, 2020 03:00
Pathogens, Vol. 9, Pages 515: Rotavirus A in Brazil: Molecular Epidemiology and Surveillance during 2018–2019 Pathogens doi: 10.3390/pathogens9070515 Authors: Meylin Bautista Gutierrez Alexandre Madi Fialho Adriana Gonçalves Maranhão Fábio Correia Malta Juliana da Silva Ribeiro de Andrade Rosane Maria Santos de Assis Sérgio da Silva e Mouta Marize Pereira Miagostovich José Paulo Gagliardi Leite Tulio Machado Fumian Rotavirus A (RVA) vaccines succeeded in lowering...
Sat Jun 27, 2020 03:00
Pathogens, Vol. 9, Pages 517: Zoonotic Abbreviata caucasica in Wild Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes verus) from Senegal Pathogens doi: 10.3390/pathogens9070517 Authors: Younes Laidoudi Hacène Medkour Maria Stefania Latrofa Bernard Davoust Georges Diatta Cheikh Sokhna Amanda Barciela R. Adriana Hernandez-Aguilar Didier Raoult Domenico Otranto Oleg Mediannikov Abbreviata caucasica (syn. Physaloptera mordens) has been reported in human and various non-human primates...
Sat Jun 27, 2020 03:00
Pathogens, Vol. 9, Pages 514: Changes in miR-122 and Cholesterol Expression in Chronic Hepatitis C Patients after PegIFN-Alpha/Ribavirin Treatment Pathogens doi: 10.3390/pathogens9060514 Authors: Sidorkiewicz Grek-Kowalinska Piekarska The hepatitis C virus (HCV) is known as a main etiological cause of chronic hepatitis. HCV infection disturbs cholesterol metabolism of the host, which is frequently observed in patients suffering from chronic hepatitis C (CHC). The course of viral...
Thu Jun 25, 2020 03:00
Pathogens, Vol. 9, Pages 513: Functional and Mass Spectrometric Evaluation of an Anti-Tick Antigen Based on the P0 Peptide Conjugated to Bm86 Protein Pathogens doi: 10.3390/pathogens9060513 Authors: Alina Rodríguez Mallón Luis Javier González Pedro Enrique Encinosa Guzmán Gervasio Henrique Bechara Gustavo Seron Sanches Satomy Pousa Gleysin Cabrera Ania Cabrales Hilda Garay Raúl Mejías José Raúl López Álvarez Yamil Bello Soto Fabiola Almeida Osmany Guirola...
Thu Jun 25, 2020 03:00
Pathogens, Vol. 9, Pages 512: Seasonal Filarial Infections and Their Black Fly Vectors in Chiang Mai Province, Northern Thailand Pathogens doi: 10.3390/pathogens9060512 Authors: Kittipat Aupalee Atiporn Saeung Wichai Srisuka Masako Fukuda Adrian Streit Hiroyuki Takaoka The transmission of zoonotic filarial parasites by black flies has so far been reported in the Chiang Mai and Tak provinces, Thailand, and the bites of these infected black flies can cause a rare disease—human...
Thu Jun 25, 2020 03:00
Pharmaceuticals, Vol. 13, Pages 137: TLD1433-Mediated Photodynamic Therapy with an Optical Surface Applicator in the Treatment of Lung Cancer Cells In Vitro Pharmaceuticals doi: 10.3390/ph13070137 Authors: Sarah Chamberlain Houston D. Cole John Roque David Bellnier Sherri A. McFarland Gal Shafirstein Intra-operative photodynamic therapy (IO-PDT) in combination with surgery for the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer and malignant pleural mesothelioma has shown promise...
Sun Jun 28, 2020 03:00
Pharmaceuticals, Vol. 13, Pages 136: Human Recombinant FSH and Its Biosimilars: Clinical Efficacy, Safety, and Cost-Effectiveness in Controlled Ovarian Stimulation for In Vitro Fertilization Pharmaceuticals doi: 10.3390/ph13070136 Authors: Loredana Bergandi Stefano Canosa Andrea Roberto Carosso Carlotta Paschero Gianluca Gennarelli Francesca Silvagno Chiara Benedetto Alberto Revelli Exogenous human follicle-stimulating hormone (hFSH), either derived from extraction...
Sat Jun 27, 2020 03:00
Pharmaceuticals, Vol. 13, Pages 135: Photoprotective Effects of Selected Amino Acids on Naproxen Photodegradation in Aqueous Media Pharmaceuticals doi: 10.3390/ph13060135 Authors: Kohei Kawabata Momoka Kanoh Mayu Okazaki Rina Maeda Satomi Mori Shiori Akimoto Masanori Inagaki Hiroyuki Nishi It is important to develop a photostabilization strategy to ensure the quality of photosensitive compounds, including pharmaceuticals. This study focused on the protective effects...
Fri Jun 26, 2020 03:00
Pharmaceuticals, Vol. 13, Pages 134: Probing the Kinetic and Thermodynamic Fingerprints of Anti-EGF Nanobodies by Surface Plasmon Resonance Pharmaceuticals doi: 10.3390/ph13060134 Authors: Salvador Guardiola Monica Varese Marta Taulés Mireia Díaz-Lobo Jesús García Ernest Giralt Despite the widespread use of antibodies in clinical applications, the precise molecular mechanisms underlying antibody–antigen (Ab–Ag) interactions are often poorly understood....
Fri Jun 26, 2020 03:00
Pharmaceuticals, Vol. 13, Pages 133: Antibacterial and Antibiofilm Activity of Myrtenol against Staphylococcus aureus Pharmaceuticals doi: 10.3390/ph13060133 Authors: Laísa Cordeiro Pedro Figueiredo Helivaldo Souza Aleson Sousa Francisco Andrade-Júnior José Barbosa-Filho Edeltrudes Lima The increase in Staphylococcus aureus resistance to conventional antibacterials and persistent infections related to biofilms, as well as the low availability of new antibacterial drugs,...
Thu Jun 25, 2020 03:00
Pharmaceuticals, Vol. 13, Pages 132: Preliminary Virtual Screening Studies to Identify GRP78 Inhibitors Which May Interfere with SARS-CoV-2 Infection Pharmaceuticals doi: 10.3390/ph13060132 Authors: Andreia Palmeira Emília Sousa Aylin Köseler Ramazan Sabirli Tarık Gören İbrahim Türkçüer Özgür Kurt Madalena M. Pinto M. Helena Vasconcelos SARS-CoV-2 Spike protein was predicted by molecular docking to bind the host cell surface GRP78, which was suggested as a putative...
Thu Jun 25, 2020 03:00
Pharmaceutics, Vol. 12, Pages 600: Pharmacokinetic Interaction between Sorafenib and Atorvastatin, and Sorafenib and Metformin in Rats Pharmaceutics doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12070600 Authors: Agnieszka Karbownik Danuta Szkutnik-Fiedler Andrzej Czyrski Natalia Kostewicz Paulina Kaczmarska Małgorzata Bekier Joanna Stanisławiak-Rudowicz Marta Karaźniewicz-Łada Anna Wolc Franciszek Główka Edmund Grześkowiak Edyta Szałek The tyrosine kinase inhibitor sorafenib...
Sun Jun 28, 2020 03:00
Pharmaceutics, Vol. 12, Pages 601: A Precise Prediction Method for the Properties of API-Containing Tablets Based on Data from Placebo Tablets Pharmaceutics doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12070601 Authors: Yoshihiro Hayashi Kaede Shirotori Atsushi Kosugi Shungo Kumada Kok Hoong Leong Kotaro Okada Yoshinori Onuki We previously reported a novel method for the precise prediction of tablet properties (e.g., tensile strength (TS)) using a small number of experimental data. The...
Sun Jun 28, 2020 03:00
Pharmaceutics, Vol. 12, Pages 599: Double Optimization of Rivastigmine-Loaded Nanostructured Lipid Carriers (NLC) for Nose-to-Brain Delivery Using the Quality by Design (QbD) Approach: Formulation Variables and Instrumental Parameters Pharmaceutics doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12070599 Authors: Sara Cunha Cláudia Pina Costa Joana A. Loureiro Jorge Alves Andreia F. Peixoto Ben Forbes José Manuel Sousa Sousa Lobo Ana Catarina Silva Rivastigmine is a drug commonly used...
Sun Jun 28, 2020 03:00
Pharmaceutics, Vol. 12, Pages 598: Design, Optimization, and Correlation of In Vitro/In Vivo Disintegration of Novel Fast Orally Disintegrating Tablet of High Dose Metformin Hydrochloride Using Moisture Activated Dry Granulation Process and Quality by Design Approach Pharmaceutics doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12070598 Authors: Alhussain H. Aodah Mohamed H. Fayed Ahmed Alalaiwe Bader B. Alsulays Mohammed F. Aldawsari El-Sayed Khafagy Compression of cohesive, poorly compactable,...
Sat Jun 27, 2020 03:00
Pharmaceutics, Vol. 12, Pages 597: The Enhanced Cytotoxic and Pro-Apoptotic Effects of Optimized Simvastatin-Loaded Emulsomes on MCF-7 Breast Cancer Cells Pharmaceutics doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12070597 Authors: Zuhier A. Awan Usama A. Fahmy Shaimaa M. Badr-Eldin Tarek S. Ibrahim Hani Z. Asfour Mohammed W. Al-Rabia Anas Alfarsi Nabil A. Alhakamy Wesam H. Abdulaal Hadeel Al Al Sadoun Nawal Helmi Ahmad O. Noor Filippo Caraci Diena M. Almasri Giuseppe...
Sat Jun 27, 2020 03:00
Pharmaceutics, Vol. 12, Pages 595: Quantification of Pharmacokinetic Profiles of PD-1/PD-L1 Antibodies by Validated ELISAs Pharmaceutics doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12060595 Authors: Sara Zalba Ana M. Contreras-Sandoval Eva Martisova Reno Debets Christian Smerdou María Jesús Garrido Immunotherapy has changed the paradigm of cancer treatments. In this way, several combinatorial strategies based on monoclonal antibodies (mAb) such as anti (a)-PD-1 or anti (a)-PD-L1 are often...
Fri Jun 26, 2020 03:00
Pharmaceutics, Vol. 12, Pages 594: Chitosan Derivatives with Mucoadhesive and Antimicrobial Properties for Simultaneous Nanoencapsulation and Extended Ocular Release Formulations of Dexamethasone and Chloramphenicol Drugs Pharmaceutics doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12060594 Authors: Karava Lazaridou Nanaki Michailidou Christodoulou Kostoglou Iatrou Bikiaris The aim of this work was to evaluate the effectiveness of neat chitosan (CS) and its derivatives with 2-acrylamido-2-methyl-1-propanesulfonic...
Fri Jun 26, 2020 03:00
Pharmaceutics, Vol. 12, Pages 593: Wearable Fixation Device for a Magnetically Controllable Therapeutic Agent Carrier: Application to Cartilage Repair Pharmaceutics doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12060593 Authors: Kyungmin Lee Gwangjun Go Ami Yoo Byungjeon Kang Eunpyo Choi Jong-Oh Park Chang-Sei Kim Recently, significant research efforts have been devoted toward the development of magnetically controllable drug delivery systems, however, drug fixation after targeting remains...
Fri Jun 26, 2020 03:00
Pharmaceutics, Vol. 12, Pages 596: Formulation and Optimization of Avanafil Biodegradable Polymeric Nanoparticles: A Single-Dose Clinical Pharmacokinetic Evaluation Pharmaceutics doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12060596 Authors: Hibah M. Aldawsari Usama A. Fahmy Fathy Abd-Allah Osama A. A. Ahmed Avanafil (AVA) is a second-generation phosphodiesterase-5 (PDE5) inhibitor. AVA shows high selectivity to penile tissues and fast absorption, but has a bioavailability of about 36%. The aim...
Fri Jun 26, 2020 03:00
Pharmaceutics, Vol. 12, Pages 592: Recent Advances and Impact of Chemotherapeutic and Antiangiogenic Nanoformulations for Combination Cancer Therapy Pharmaceutics doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12060592 Authors: Amit Kumar Rajora Divyashree Ravishankar Hongbo Zhang Jessica M. Rosenholm Traditional chemotherapy, along with antiangiogenesis drugs (combination cancer therapy), has shown reduced tumor recurrence and improved antitumor effects, as tumor growth and metastasis are often...
Thu Jun 25, 2020 03:00
Pharmaceutics, Vol. 12, Pages 590: Targeting Activated Hepatic Stellate Cells Using Collagen-Binding Chitosan Nanoparticles for siRNA Delivery to Fibrotic Livers Pharmaceutics doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12060590 Authors: Menna Azzam Sara El Safy Sarah A. Abdelgelil Ralf Weiskirchen Anastasia Asimakopoulou Federica de Lorenzi Twan Lammers Samar Mansour Salma Tammam Activated hepatic stellate cells (aHSCs) are the main orchestrators of the fibrotic cascade in inflamed...
Thu Jun 25, 2020 03:00
Pharmaceutics, Vol. 12, Pages 591: In Vivo Assessment of Thermosensitive Liposomes for the Treatment of Port Wine Stains by Antifibrinolytic Site-Specific Pharmaco-Laser Therapy Pharmaceutics doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12060591 Authors: Mingjuan Li M. Ingmar van Raath Shervin Khakpour Ahmet Seçilir Bart C. Sliggers Xuan Huang Baoyue Ding Gert Storm René R. van der Hulst Anton I.P.M. de Kroon Michal Heger Antifibrinolytic site-specific pharmaco-laser therapy...
Thu Jun 25, 2020 03:00
Pharmacy, Vol. 8, Pages 108: The Significance of Taking Antiretroviral Medications for African-Born People Living with HIV and Residing in Minnesota Pharmacy doi: 10.3390/pharmacy8020108 Authors: Alina Cernasev William L. Larson Cynthia Peden-McAlpine Todd Rockwood Paul L. Ranelli Olihe Okoro Jon C. Schommer Thanks to the development of antiretroviral (ART) medications, HIV is now a chronic and manageable disease. This study aimed to 1) capture the experiences of African-born...
Fri Jun 26, 2020 03:00
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