Dietary intake of probiotic bacteria has been shown to impart health effects, however, maintaining viable cells in foods and during passage of the adverse conditions in the upper gastro-intestinal tract is often a problem. The objective of this research was to develop and characterize novel food-grade phase-separated gelatin-maltodextrin (G-MD) microspheres, where the gelatin was cross-linked w...

not only aimed at mechanical cleansing of the gastro-intestinal tract from mouth to anus and nasal passages from anterior nares to nasopharynx, but they also helped the performer to develop his gastro-intestinal musculature, together with a certain amount of volitional control of these so called involuntary muscles. With the advent of bacteriology although the conception of disease and its caus...

· To learn the anatomy of the gastro-intestinal tract; · To learn the physiology of the gastro-intestinal tract especially with regard to nutrition; · To learn the consequences of critical illness on the function of the gastro-intestinal tract; · To learn the causes of disturbances in the balance between intestinal bacteria spp and their effects on the function of the bowel; · To learn the cons...

The present article describes the second part of a study investigating the effect of adding vegetables on the nutritional, physico-chemical, and oxidative properties of wheat bread, and specifically focuses on bread that does not contain oil as an added ingredient. Wheat flour breads fortified with freeze-dried carrot, tomato, beetroot or broccoli were developed and assessed for their nutrition...

Gastro-intestinal stromal tumours are rarely found in the oesophagus and it is uncommon for these tumours to present with rupture. In this paper, we report a case where the tumour ruptured through the distal oesophagus. As a result, the patient underwent surgical tumour dissection. A histopathological examination of the tumour mass confirmed that it was a gastro-intestinal stromal tumour. In th...

• To learn the anatomy of the gastro-intestinal tract; • To learn the physiology of the gastro-intestinal tract especially with regard to nutrition; • To learn the consequences of critical illness on the function of the gastro-intestinal tract; • To learn the causes of disturbances in the balance between intestinal bacteria and their effects on the function of the bowel; • To learn the conseque...

Probiotics are defined as live microorganisms which, when administrated in adequate amounts confer health benefit on humans (FAO, 2001). Bacteria belonging to genera Bifidobacterium and Lactobacillus are often used as probiotic supplements (Homayouni, 2008). With potential health advantages such as alleviation of symptoms of lactose malabsorption, cancer suppression, resistance to infectious ga...

Necrotising enterocolitis (NEC) is an gastro-intestinal emergency occurring almost solely in preterm, low birth weight infants. Mortality, morbidity and the complication rate are high. An increase in NEC at the Groote Schuur Hospital nursery in 2008 prompted a change of practice, resulting in a significant decrease in the condition.

Ionic liquids (ILs) have been exploited to improve the absorption of poorly water-soluble drugs. Custom-made ILs solubilized very high quantities of the poorly water-soluble drugs, danazol and itraconazole, and maintained drug solubilization under simulated gastro-intestinal conditions. A danazol-containing self-emulsifying IL formulation gave rise to 4.3-fold higher exposure than the crystalli...