Characteristics of population-based matched controls by frequency of fried food intake at home and outside of the home¹.

<p>Characteristics of population-based matched controls by frequency of fried food intake at home and outside of the home<a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0192960#t002fn001" target="_blank">¹</a>.</p

Frequency of fried food intake and risk of nonfatal acute myocardial infarction in the Costa Rica Heart Study.

<p>Frequency of fried food intake and risk of nonfatal acute myocardial infarction in the Costa Rica Heart Study.</p

Joint effect of eating fried food ≥4 times/week at home and outside of the home.

<p>Odds Ratio (OR) of MI (95%CI) according to the joint category of fried food intake at home and outside of the home; All models used a fixed sample size of 2,154 case-control pairs, ORs conditioned on matching variables (age, sex and area of residence).</p> <p>A:, Adjusted for history of diabetes (yes/no), hypertension (yes/no), smoking (never, past, <10 cigarettes/d, 10–19 cigarettes/d, and ≥20 cigarettes/d), waist-hip-ratio (quintiles), physical activity (quintiles), income (quintiles), educational years, intake of alcohol (never, past, and tertile of current drinkers) and occupation (retired, agriculture, plumbers, semi-skilled or driver, managers and administrators, professionals and others);</p> <p>B: Further adjusted for saturated fat, fiber and total energy intake (all in quintile).</p

Acetylated debranched rice starch: Structure, characterization, and functional properties

<p>Combining biological and chemical methods for the modification of starch is a very interesting prospect. The goal of this work was to investigate the influence of debranching and acetylation on the structure of rice starch (RS), ultimately to improve the function of RS. Our experimental results showed that RS particles can be completely destroyed by debranching. The crystal structure of RS is A-type, but the structure of debranched rice starch (DRS) and acetylated debranched rice starch (ADRS) is B-type. The crystallinity degree of DRS and ADRS was less than that of RS. The surface of DRS and ADRS particles became very rough, marking a complete departure from the surface of smooth RS granules. Acetylation occurred specifically at the sides of DRS granules. The surface hydroxyl numbers of RS increased after debranching and acetylation, and the thermal characteristics changed substantially. Debranching led to an increase in onset temperature from 97.79 to 107.64°C; acetylation improved the freeze-thaw stability and swelling power of both the RS and DRS. The blue value of RS varied from 0.424 to 0.640 due to debranching.</p

Additional file 1 of Pretreatment with a long-acting GnRH agonist for frozen-thawed embryo transfer cycles: how to improve live birth?

Additional file 1: Supplementary Table 1. Characteristics of patients in GnRHa+ovulation vs. GnRHa+HRT. Supplementary Table 2. Outcomes of FET for GnRHa+ovulation vs. GnRHa+HRT

Metabolic Effects of the <i>pksCT</i> Gene on Monascus aurantiacus Li As3.4384 Using Gas Chromatography–Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry-Based Metabolomics

Monascus spp. have been used for the production of natural pigments and bioactive compounds in China for several centuries. Monascus can also produce the mycotoxin citrinin, restricting its use. Disruption of the <i>pksCT</i> gene in Monascus aurantiacus Li AS3.4384 reduces citrinin production capacity of this strain (Monascus PHDS26) by over 98%. However, it is unclear how other metabolites of M. aurantiacus Li AS3.4384 (the wild-type strain) are affected by the <i>pksCT</i> gene. Here, we used metabolomic analyses to compare red yeast rice (RYR) metabolite profiles of the wild-type strain and Monascus PHDS26 at different stages of solid-state fermentation. A total of 18 metabolites forming components within the glycolysis, acetyl-CoA, amino acid, and tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle metabolic processes were found to be altered between the wild-type strain and Monascus PHDS26 at different stages of solid-state fermentation. Thus, these findings provide important insights into the metabolic pathways affected by the <i>pksCT</i> gene in M. aurantiacus

Regeneration of stroma cells in the endometrium immunohistochemical staining with vimentin.

<p>4-A: experimental group I, 4-B: control group I, 4-C: experimental group II, 4-D: control group II. The expression of vimentin in experimental group I and experimental group II were significantly stronger than that of corresponding control groups. The expression of vimentin in the experimental group I was significantly stronger than that of the experimental group II, but there was no difference between control group I and control group II (PV, ×200).</p

Regeneration of epithelial cells in the endometrium immunohistochemical staining with cytokeratin.

<p>2-A: experimental group I, 2-B: control group I, 2-C: experimental group II, 2-D: control group II. The expression of cytokeratin in experimental group I and experimental group II were significantly stronger than that of corresponding control groups. The expression of cytokeratin in the experimental group I was significantly stronger than that of the experimental group II, but there was no difference between control group I and control group II (PV, ×200).</p

The morphology observation of the endometrium with HE staining of the four groups.

<p>1 -A: experimental group I, 1-B: control group I, 1-C: experimental group II, 1-D: control group II. Significantly thicker endometrial lining was observed in experimental groups compared with the corresponding control groups. The endometrial lining was significantly thicker in experimental group I than that of experimental group II, and there was no significant difference between control group I and control group II (HE, ×80).</p

Expression of vimentin and cytokeratin with western blot.

<p>Group1–4: experimental group I, experimental group II, control group I, control group II. The results showed that the expression of cytokeratin, vimentin in experimental groups were significantly stronger compared with the corresponding control groups, and there was no significant difference between group I and group II when the G-CSF was given or not given.</p