Browsing Nutrition & Food Science Theses and Dissertations by Title
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Identification and functional analysis of a biflavone as a novel inhibitor of TRPV4-dependent atherogenic process in macrophages
(2021)Cardiovascular disease is the major cause of death throughout the world. Atherosclerosis, a chronic inflammatory disease of large arteries, is the major contributor to the growing burden of cardiovascular disease-related ... -
Identification of ESE-1 as a novel molecular target of chemopreventive agents for colon cancer prevention
(2019)Epithelial specific ETS-1 (ESE-1) is one of the E26 transformation-specific transcription factor superfamily and could be considerable interest as a possible target for regulating diverse types of human cancer. Despite its ... -
Identification of monoclonal antibodies to be used in Biosensors to detect Listeria monocytogenes and Salmonella
(2006-12-08)Food industry needs quick and reliable methods to make sure the food supply is not contaminated with pathogens. Monoclonal antibodies specific to Listeria monocytogenes and Salmonella were screened to choose the ones most ... -
INFLAMMATION AND PROSTATE CANCER DEVELOPMENT: THE ROLE OF CHEMOKINE (CXC MOTIF) LIGAND 12 AND ITS RECEPTORS CXCR4 AND CXCR7, TUMOR ENVIRONMENTS AND MODULATION BY DIET-DERIVED COMPOUND PHENETHYL ISOTHIOCYANATE
(2018)Prostate cancer is the most prevalent and the third leading cause of cancer death in men in the United States and effective cure remain elusive. In the etiology of prostate cancer, the mediators and cellular effectors of ... -
THE INFLUENCE OF ZINC STATUS ON AKT SIGNALING PATHWAY IN HUMAN NORMAL PROSTATE EPITHELIAL CELLS AND HUMAN MALIGNANT PROSTATE CELLS
(2007-06-05)Akt is known for promoting tumorigenesis through cellular proliferation. Supra-physiologic levels of zinc has been shown to stimulate the phosphorylation of Akt (p-Akt), which is frequently detectable in prostate tumors. ... -
Inhibitory Effect of Selected Spice and Fruit Seed Extracts on Lipid Oxidation in Fish Oil and Their Radical Scavenging and Antimicrobial Properties
(2006-09-27)Ethanol extracts of cumun-3 parsley, black currant, green river parsley, Chardonnay grape, Pinot noir grape and black raspberry seed flours and cranberry seed meal were evaluated for their capacity to suppress lipid ... -
Intervention Strategies for Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Salmonella in Organic Soil and on Fresh Produce
(2012)Recently, foodborne diseases caused by Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Salmonella have been increasingly associated with the consumption of fresh produce. Consumers' demand for safe, natural products has led to research on ... -
Investigating Metrics Proposed to Prevent the Harvest of Leafy Green Crops Contaminated by Floodwater
(2015)Pathogens can be transported by water through soil to contaminate distant crops. The California LGMA states that leafy green crops within 30ft of flooded soil should be destroyed due to potential contamination. Previously ... -
Is a new waist circumference and BMI needed for African Americans for the diagnosis of metabolic syndrome?
(2012)African Americans are noted as having a low prevalence metabolic syndrome (MetS), which is partly attributed to a reported use of MetS criteria, such as waist circumference that is not appropriate for this population group. ... -
IS THE CURRENT DEFINITION OF THE METABOLIC SYNDROME A USEFUL TOOL FOR THE DETECTION OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE IN NON-HISPANIC BLACKS?
(2010)Blacks in the country suffer from higher prevalences of obesity, diabetes, hypertension and cardiovascular disease compared to whites. Paradoxically, they have the lowest prevalence of the Metabolic Syndrome (MS) compared ... -
Isolation and characterization of antimicrobial resistant Staphylococcus aureus in retail ground meats
(2010)Staphylococcus aureus is commonly present in humans and animals. It can cause a variety of suppurative infections, food intoxication and toxic shock syndrome. Antimicrobial resistant S. aureus, especially methicillin-resistant ... -
Methylseleninic Acid Sensitizes Notch 3-activated OVCA429 Ovarian Cancer Cells to Carboplatin
(2012)Ovarian cancer is the deadliest of gynecologic cancers and is usually diagnosed at advanced stage due to invalidated screening test. Although carboplatin has been used for treating ovarian cancer for years, high-grade ... -
MICROBIOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT OF ORGANIC PRODUCE PRE- AND POST- HARVEST ON MARYLAND FARMS AND IMPACT OF GROWING AND HANDLING METHODS ON EPIPHYTIC BACTERIA
(2014)Although the consumption of organic produce has dramatically increased in recent years and many outbreaks continue to occur, the microbiological safety of organic produce has not been fully assessed. This study generated ... -
MICROENCAPSULATION OF PROBIOTIC BACTERIA IN XANTHAN-CHITOSAN POLYELECTROLYTE COMPLEX GELS
(2007-12-17)In recent years, increasing evidence indicating numerous health benefits associated with the intake of probiotic bacteria has created a big market of probiotic foods worldwide. However, maintaining high numbers of viable ... -
Modulation of Human Tumor Suppressor Genes, Gadd45, p53 and p38 MAPK by Zinc Status in Normal Human Bronchial Epithelial Cells
(2007-05-08)The effect of zinc status on the cell signaling transduction of tumor suppressor genes, Growth Arrest and DNA Damage inducible gene (Gadd45), p53, and p38 Mitogen Activated Protein Kinase (MAPK) were examined in Normal ... -
Modulation of p21 Human Tumor Suppressor Gene Expression By Zinc Status In Human Hepatoblastoma And Normal Human Bronchial Epithelial Cells
(2007-05-01)The transcriptional regulation of p21 gene in both human hepatoblastoma (HepG2) cells and normal human bronchial epithelial (NHBE) cells in response to different zinc status has been examined. In both zinc deficient (ZD) ... -
NECK CIRCUMFERENCE AS A NEW ANTHROPOMETRIC INDICATOR FOR PREDICTION OF CARDIOMETABOLIC RISKS IN SAUDI POPULATION
(2016)Background: Recent studies have associated neck circumference (NC) with metabolic and cardiovascular disease risk factors. No studies designed to examine NC as a measure of cardiometabolic risks have been performed in Saudi ... -
NEW ANTIMICROBIALS BASED ON SYNERGISTIC INTERACTIONS BETWEEN PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL STRESSORS
(2017)Produce microbial contamination remains a U.S. food safety concern. Chlorine is widely used to clean produce, but has limited efficacy and poses health risks. This research therefore investigates two alternative antimicrobial ... -
NON-O157 SHIGA TOXIN-PRODUCING ESCHERICHIA COLI: PRESENCE IN FOOD, PATHOGENICITY ISLAND AND MOLECULAR EVOLUTION
(2013)Non-O157 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) are emerging foodborne pathogens that can cause life-threatening hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) as well as foodborne outbreaks worldwide. Compared with O157, non-O157 ... -
Noninvasive Cleaning and Sanitation Monitoring System for Deli Department Processing
(2013)The inability to adequately judge the efficacy of cleaning/sanitation in deli departments is a recognized food safety concern. In prior studies, our research group demonstrated that visual inspection of cleaned produce ...