Antioxidant nutrients and liver transplantation

Antioxidant Nutrients and Milk Quality

Milk quality is usually defined in terms of mastitis. Milk with a low somatic cell count (SCC) and is visibly normal (no clots) is considered high quality. Although these measures are clearly important, the definition of high quality milk must be expanded. To ensure a continued growing demand by consumers for dairy products, milk and dairy products must also taste good. A consumer that has a ba...

Antioxidant nutrients, atherosclerosis, and coronary heart disease.

Fecal Microbiota Transplantation in Liver Diseases and Recent Developments

Introduction: The intestine, as an important part of the human gastrointestinal tract, provides a favorable milieu for the growth and development of a diverse and large population (approximately 1000 species) of bacteria. Currently, the presence of a cohesive relationship between intestinal bacteria and the host is being well studied and identified. According to the available scientific evidenc...

Recurrence of fatty liver disease following liver transplantation for NAFLD-related cirrhosis: Current status and challenges

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is emerging as a major health problem worldwide. NAFLD is a continuum of disease ranging from mild liver steatosis to severe steatohepatitis, which will ultimately lead to end-stage liver disease with high morbidity and mortality rates. This disorder is considered as a silent liver disease. The metabolic syndrome and its components are accounted as the ...

Effect of Nutrients and Antioxidant Enzyme Activities from Microcystis aeruginosa

Microcystis aeruginosa is a major primary producer and a common toxic cyanobacterium, playing an important role in the aquatic environment (Chen et al., 2016). Microcystis aeruginosa is commonly observed in highly eutrophic lakes (Watanabe and Oishi, 1985). In recent years, surface cyanobacterial bloom occurred frequently in most large shallow lakes in China, such as Lake Taihu (Zhang et al., 2...