BACKGROUND & AIMS: Vitamin D deficiency is common in Crohn's disease (CD). High-dose vitamin D had anti-inflammatory effects in preclinical studies and trials of patients with CD. We performed a randomized trial to determine whether high-dose vitamin D prevents postoperative recurrence of CD after ileocolonic resection. METHODS: Patients with CD af...
A pectin rich nitric acid extract produced from onion flesh (NA) showed promising emulsion stabilizing potential. At both pH 2.5 and pH 6.0, emulsions produced with the NA sample as sole emulsifying and emulsion stabilizing compound displayed stable oil droplet size distributions. Moreover, the emulsions showed good stability against creaming. Inte...
status: accepted
Bell pepper (Capsicum annuum L.), with its wide array of colors and flavors, plays an important role in many different cuisines around the world. Yet once harvested, it is a highly perishable fruit and needs appropriate postharvest handling. Recently, post-harvest internal rotting (IFR) by Fusarium lactis species complex isolates (FLASC), became an...
status: published
status: accepted
status: published
The cortical network controlling the arm and hand when grasping objects consists of several areas in parietal and frontal cortex. Recently, more anterior prefrontal areas have also been implicated in object grasping, but their exact role is currently unclear. To investigate the neuronal encoding of objects during grasping in these prefrontal region...
INTRODUCTION: Girls and women with Turner syndrome (TS) present with multiple ear and hearing problems, ranging from external morphologic abnormalities to sensorineural or conductive hearing loss. The exact pathophysiology behind these otological diseases is not yet completely understood. The aim of this study is to provide a systematic review on t...
Background & Aims: Current standard-of-care suppresses HBV replication, but does not lead to a functional cure. Treatment aiming to cure chronic hepatitis B (CHB) is believed to require the induction of strong cellular immune responses, such as by therapeutic vaccination. Methods: We designed a therapeutic HBV vaccine candidate (YF17D/HBc-C) using ...
