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Front Nutr 2022 28;9:796362. Epub 2022 Apr 28.

Department of Nursing and Health Promotion, Faculty of Health Sciences, Oslo Metropolitan University, Oslo, Norway.

Intake of soluble fibers including beta-glucan, is known to improve post-prandial glycemic response. The mechanisms have been attributed to the viscous gel forming in the stomach and small intestine, giving a longer absorption time. However, recent evidence suggests a link between intake of beta-glucan and improved glycemic regulation at subsequent meals through the gut microbiota. Read More

Neuroophthalmology 2022 4;46(3):147-153. Epub 2021 Nov 4.

Eye Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.

We conducted this study to assess the effect of religious fasting on intraocular pressure (IOP) as well as retinal parameters and retinal thickness during Ramadan using optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) performed on a spectral domain device. All the participants ate a pre-dawn meal and drink, and then fasted for at least 15 hours. We assessed a total of 61 eyes from 31 healthy volunteers with a mean age of 32. Read More

Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2022 28;12:807172. Epub 2022 Apr 28.

Departamento de Microbiologia, Imunologia e Parasitologia, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.

Trypanosomatids are flagellate protozoans that can infect several invertebrate and vertebrate hosts, including insects and humans. The three most studied species are the human pathogens , and spp. which are the causative agents of Human African Trypanosomiasis (HAT), Chagas disease and different clinical forms of leishmaniasis, respectively. Read More

Front Microbiol 2022 27;13:801284. Epub 2022 Apr 27.

Department of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.

Small ubiquitin-like modifier (SUMO) is a reversible post-translational protein modifier. Protein SUMOylation regulates a wide variety of cellular processes and is important for controlling virus replication. Earlier studies suggest that dengue virus envelope protein interacts with Ubc9, the sole E2-conjugating enzyme required for protein SUMOylation in mammalian cells. Read More

J Dairy Sci 2022 May 12. Epub 2022 May 12.

Department of Animal Science, Cornell University, 272 Morrison Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853. Electronic address:

The high cost of protein feeds and growing concern for the environment have motivated dairy producers and nutritionists to focus their attention on reducing nitrogen (N) losses on dairy farms. It is well recognized that reducing the N content of cattle diets is the single most important factor to increase the efficiency of N use. However, effectively lowering the N content of diets requires the nutritionist to know the availability of N in feeds so as to not negatively affect milk production or overfeed N. Read More