Fermented foods and gastrointestinal health: underlying mechanisms

A Mukherjee, S Breselge, E Dimidi, ML Marco… - Nature Reviews …, 2024 - nature.com
Although fermentation probably originally developed as a means of preserving food
substrates, many fermented foods (FFs), and components therein, are thought to have a …

The potential role of ischaemia–reperfusion injury in chronic, relapsing diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, Long COVID, and ME/CFS: evidence, mechanisms, and …

DB Kell, E Pretorius - Biochemical Journal, 2022 - portlandpress.com
Ischaemia–reperfusion (I–R) injury, initiated via bursts of reactive oxygen species produced
during the reoxygenation phase following hypoxia, is well known in a variety of acute …

[HTML][HTML] Peanut-natto improved obesity of high-fat diet mice by regulating gut microbiota and lipid metabolism

S Cao, L Yang, M Xie, M Yu, T Shi - Journal of Functional Foods, 2024 - Elsevier
Globally, the incidence of diseases such as obesity, fatty liver and hyperlipidaemia has
increased drastically in recent years. This study investigated the direct treatment of obesity …

Study on the quality of soybean proteins fermented by Bacillus subtilis BSNK-5: Insights into nutritional, functional, safety, and flavor properties

Y Gao, M Hu, W Meng, W Wen, P Zhang, B Fan… - Food Chemistry, 2024 - Elsevier
Microbial fermentation emerges as a promising strategy to elevate the quality of soybean
proteins in food industry. This study conducted a comprehensive assessment of the …

Incorporation of high molecular weight gamma-polyglutamic acid in maltodextrin-microencapsulated Bifidobacterium bifidum enhances resistance to simulated …

KT Huang, JH Lin, TX Chang, YL Lin, SJ Lee… - Process …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, the effectiveness of microencapsulation using maltodextrin (MD) and γ-
polyglutamic acid (γ-PGA) in enhancing the survival of probiotic Bifidobacterium bifidum …

Automated microscopic measurement of fibrinaloid microclots and their degradation by nattokinase, the main natto protease

JM Grixti, CW Theron, JE Salcedo-Sora, E Pretorius… - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
Nattokinase, from the Japanese fermented food natto, is a protease with fibrinolytic activity
that can thus degrade conventional blood clots. In some cases, however, including in Long …

A Novel Marine Pyran-Isoindolone Compound Enhances Fibrin Lysis Mediated by Single-Chain Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator

C Gao, S Tang, H Zhang, H Zhang, T Zhang, B Bao… - Marine Drugs, 2022 - mdpi.com
Fungi fibrinolytic compound 1 (FGFC1) is a rare pyran-isoindolone derivative with fibrinolytic
activity. The aim of this study was to further determine the effect of FGFC1 on fibrin clots lysis …

Layer-by-layer self-assembly embedding of nattokinase in chitosan/γ-polyglutamic acid: Preparation, fibrinolytic activity, stability, and in vitro digestion study

Z Liu, Y He, H Zhang, X Ma - European Journal of Pharmaceutics and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Nattokinase (NK) is a thrombolytic enzyme extracted from natto, which can be used to
prevent and treat blood clots. However, it is sensitive to the environment, especially the …

Preserving the activity of attenuating atherosclerosis of nattokinase in gastrointestinal system by NK/SA/CS microcapsules

M Xie, M Yang, Z Wang, S Cheng, M Du - Food Bioscience, 2024 - Elsevier
The study focused on the role of Nattokinase/Sodium alginate/Chitosan microcapsules
(NK/SA/CS microcapsules) in preserving nattokinase activity in the gastrointestinal system …

Comparative analysis of the transcriptome of Bacillus subtilis natto incubated in different substrates for nattokinase production

D Liu, Z Han, Z Hu, C Yu, Y Wang, J Tong, X Fang… - Process …, 2023 - Elsevier
Nattokinase (NK) is a serine protease to prevent and treat cardiovascular diseases, and
owns potential applications in the fields of food and medicine. However, the unclear …