BACKGROUND Sugar-sweetened soda consumption is consistently associated with an increased risk of several chronic inflammatory diseases such as type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. Whether it plays a role in the development of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), a common autoimmune inflammatory disease, remains unclear. OBJECTIVE The aim was to evaluate the association between sugar-sweetened s...

A gene encoding superoxide dismutase (SOD), sodM, from S. aureus was cloned and characterized. The deduced amino acid sequence specifies a 187-amino-acid protein with 75% identity to the S. aureus SodA protein. Amino acid sequence comparisons with known SODs and relative insensitivity to hydrogen peroxide and potassium cyanide indicate that SodM most likely uses manganese (Mn) as a cofactor. Th...

Enteric pathogens harbor a set of enzymes (e.g., superoxide dismutases [SOD]) for detoxification of endogenous and exogenous reactive oxygen species which are encountered during infection. To analyze the role of the Mn-cofactored SOD (SodA) in the pathogenicity of yersiniae, we cloned the sodA gene of Yersinia enterocolitica serotype O8 by complementation of an Escherichia coli sodA sodB mutant...

This Note examines New York City's Sugary Drinks Portion Cap Rule (Soda Ban), which was originally set to become effective March 12, 2013. The New York County Supreme Court's decision in New York Statewide Coalition of Hispanic Chambers of Commerce v. New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene suspended the Soda Ban on March 11, 2013. The First Department of the Appellate Division of...

BACKGROUND Consumption of sugar-sweetened soda has been associated with an increased risk of cardiometabolic disease. The relation with cerebrovascular disease has not yet been closely examined. OBJECTIVE Our objective was to examine patterns of soda consumption and substitution of alternative beverages for soda in relation to stroke risk. DESIGN The Nurses' Health Study, a prospective coho...

The genetic loci leading to anaerobic derepression of a sodA : : lac2 protein fusion in a UV-generated mutant strain (UV14) of Escherichia coli were identified. The mutant (UV14) was found to harbour two altered loci: one is in the trans-regulatory genefnv (fumarate nitrate reduction) where leucine-129 was changed to glutamine (finrl4), and the second (sodAl4) is in the promoter region (cis) of...

BACKGROUND Despite safety reports of the artificial sweetener aspartame, health-related concerns remain. OBJECTIVE We prospectively evaluated whether the consumption of aspartame- and sugar-containing soda is associated with risk of hematopoetic cancers. DESIGN We repeatedly assessed diet in the Nurses' Health Study (NHS) and Health Professionals Follow-Up Study (HPFS). Over 22 y, we identi...

The identification of Pasteurella and related bacteria remains a challenge. Here, a 449- to 473-bp fragment (sodA(int)) internal to the sodA gene, encoding the manganese-dependent superoxide dismutase, was amplified and sequenced with a single pair of degenerate primers from the type strains of Pasteurella (18 strains), Gallibacterium (1 strain), and Mannheimia (5 strains) species. The sodA(int...