Development of new dairy ingredient with prebiotic and antioxidant properties through the electro-activation processing of sweet cheese whey

Le but de ce projet était de développer la technologie d'électro-activation comme une approche novatrice pour la valorisation intégrale des constituants du lactosérum. Ce sous-produit est riche en composants de valeur avec des propriétés biologiques et fonctionnelles prometteuses. La première étape de ce travail visait à déterminer les conditions optimales pour la production du lactulose en utilisant le lactosérum comme source de lactose. Un rendement de 35% a été obtenu avec une pureté élevée à des températures de 0, 10 et 25°C et un court temps de réaction (≅ 40 minutes). En outre, l'analyse protéomique a révélé l'hydrolyse des protéines de lactosérum et la formation simultanée de produits de réaction Maillard aux propriétés antioxydantes élevées. La deuxième étape visait à élucider les mécanismes antioxydants qui régissaient les hydrolysats de protéines de lactosérum à réaction de Maillard (MRP-whey) et à caractériser leurs structures. L'effet antioxydant a été attribué à de multiples propriétés et pourrait être utilisé à la fois comme antioxydants primaires et secondaires. La structure moléculaire du MRP-whey a été caractérisée comme étant des bases de Schiff. De plus, des peptides bioactifs multifonctionnels, avec des propriétés biologiques ont également été identifiés. Dans la troisième étape, l'efficacité du lactosérum électro-activé (lactosérum-EA) possédant des propriétés prébiotique et antioxydante sur la croissance des bactéries probiotiques testées a été démontrée. Le lactosérum-EA avait comparativement un meilleur effet bifidogène que le lactulose. De plus, on a constaté que le lactosérum-EA produisait un effet protecteur sur L. johnsonii La-1 durant sa croissance en présence d'oxygène. Cet effet peut être lié, en partie, à la capacité du lactosérum-EA à éliminer le peroxyde d'hydrogène et à prévenir son accumulation dans le milieu de croissance. Les spectres FTIR ont montré que le lactosérum-EA empêchait l'oxydation des lipides de la membrane cellulaire en limitant le changement dans l'ordre structurel des acides gras. Dans l'ensemble, le lactosérum-EA comme prébiotique possédant une capacité antioxydante a un grand potentiel d'application, non seulement dans l'industrie laitière, mais aussi comme ingrédient fonctionnel avec diverses bioactivités et fonctionnalités.The goal of this project was to develop the electro-activation technology as innovative approach for an integral valorization of whey constituents. This by-product is rich in valuable components with promising biological and functional properties. The first step of this work aimed to determine the optimal conditions of lactulose production using whey as a source of lactose and a yield of 35% was obtained with high purity under temperatures of 0, 10 and 25°C and short reaction time (≅ 40 minutes). Moreover, the proteomic analysis revealed the hydrolysis of whey proteins and simultaneous formation of Maillard reaction products with high antioxidant properties. The second step aimed to elucidate the antioxidant mechanisms that governed the Maillard-reacted-whey protein hydrolysates (MRPs-whey) and to characterize their structures. The antioxidant effect was ascribed to a multiple properties and could be used as both primary and secondary antioxidants. The molecular structure of the MRPs-whey was characterized to be Schiff base compounds. Additionally, multifunctional bioactive peptides, with biological properties were also identified. In the third step, the efficacy of electro-activated whey (EA-whey) as a combined prebiotic and antioxidant component on the growth of tested probiotic bacteria was demonstrated. The EA-whey was comparatively a better bifidogenic factor than lactulose. Additionally, EA-whey was found to elicit a protective effect on L. johnsonii La-1 during its growth in the presence of oxygen. This effect may be related, in part, to the ability of EA-whey to scavenge hydrogen peroxide metabolites and prevent its accumulation in the growth medium. FTIR spectra showed that EA-whey prevented the cell membrane lipids oxidation by limiting the change in the structural order of fatty acids. Overall, EA-whey as a prebiotic supplement possessing antioxidant capacity has great potential for application not only in the dairy industry but also as a functional food ingredient with potent bioactivities and functionalities

Postcessation Cigarette Use: The Process of Relapse

One hundred twenty-nine chronic smokers successfully completed a smoking cessation program composed of behavioral counseling and aversive smoking. During the two-year follow-up period, 92 of these subjects reported smoking. The progression from subjects\u27 first cigarette to full relapse was examined via standardized telephone interviews. The latency between subjects\u27 initial postcessation smoking episode and subsequent return to daily smoking was related to pretreatment confidence level, affective state at the time of the first cigarette, and origin of the first cigarette. Neither effective reaction nor coping response execution after the initial cigarette was related to the rate of relapse. Results are discussed in terms of current theory and treatment implications

Bilateral Cortical Ablations Attenuate Amphetamine-Induced Excitations of Neostriatal Motor-Related Neurons in Freely Moving Rats

Single-unit recordings from neostriatal neurons showing movement-related excitations were obtained in freely moving, cortically ablated rats and sham-lesioned controls. d-Amphetamine (AMPH, 1.0 mg/kg s.c.) increased neuronal activity relative to resting baseline firing rates in both groups of animals, but cortical ablation significantly attenuated this effect. A behavioral clamping analysis, which compared neuronal activity during identically rated pre- and post-AMPH behaviors, revealed that: (a) AMPH enhanced movement-related neuronal activity in sham-lesioned controls, but not in cortically ablated rats; and (b) the drug-induced neuronal activation in control rats was not simply secondary to the behavioral activation produced by AMPH. In contrast to its neuronal effects, cortical ablation did not affect ratings of AMPH-induced locomotion, rearing, or head movements, though sniffing scores showed a postive correlation with lesion size. Thus, corticostriatal projections are critically involved in AMPH-induced excitations of neostriatal motor-related neurons

The Tripartite Influence Model of Body Image and Eating Disturbance: A Covariance Structure Modeling Investigation Testing the Mediational Role of Appearance Comparison

Recent theoretical approaches to the etiology of eating disorders and body image disturbances have begun to focus on multifactorial models. In the current study, the Tripartite Influence model was examined in a large sample of college females (ages 18–22). This model proposes that three primary core sources of influence—parents, peers and media—contribute to the development of body image and eating disturbances. Additionally, the model suggests that at least two factors mediate the relationship between influences and disturbance—appearance comparison and internalization of media information. In this study, appearance comparison was examined as a mediational link between peer, family and media influence variables and the outcome disturbance measures of eating dysfunction and body image dissatisfaction. Covariance structure modeling (CSM) was used to test the proposed pathways. The results indicated that appearance comparison mediated the effects of family and media influences on body dissatisfaction, which in turn influenced restrictive and bulimic behaviors. In addition, peer influences had a direct influence on restriction. Perfectionism was hypothesized to relate to body dissatisfaction, but was in fact found to influence appearance comparison. The findings were limited by the necessity of several modifications to the originally proposed models, yet offer replication and extension of previous work with appearance comparison and support for further testing of the Tripartite Influence model