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Polymorphisms and haplotypes of TOLLIP and MUC5B are associated with susceptibi...

Hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP) is an interstitial lung disease with diverse clinical features that can present a fibrotic phenotype similar to idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) in genetically predisposed individuals. While several single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) have been associated with IPF, the genetic factors contributing to fibrotic HP (fHP) remain poorly understood. This study investigated the ...

Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: Main features characterization in a Portuguese co...

Hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP) is an interstitial lung disease (ILD) which varies in prevalence across the world, depending on disease definition, diagnostic methods, exposure type and intensity, geographical environments, agricultural and industrial practices, and host risk factors. This study aimed to deepen knowledge about HP's clinical characteristics, diagnosis and functional and imaging features in a c...

Diagnostic challenges of hypersensitivity pneumonitis with autoimmune features:...

Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: antigen diversity and disease implications

Hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP) is an immune-mediated syndrome triggered by inhalation of a wide variety of allergens, to which an individual has previously been sensitized. More than 200 agents responsible for the disease have already been identified; however, HP occurs only in a small number of individuals exposed to causal antigens. The present report provides an overview of the role of antigen role in HP,...

Associations between sarcoidosis clinical course and ANXA11 rs1049550 C/T, BTNL...

Background: A genetic background may be responsible for the different clinical courses in sarcoidosis. We analyzed associations between sarcoidosis clinical course and HLA class I/II alleles and susceptibility gene SNPs ANXA11 rs1049550 C/T and BTNL2 rs2076530 G/A in a Portuguese population, investigating possible gene–gene interactions. Methods: We studied 138 unrelated Caucasian sarcoidosis patients (78 women...

Use of essential oils in active food packaging: recent advances and future trends

Background: Essential oils (EOs) extracted from plants have been the focus of numerous researches due to their potential in the food and pharmaceutical industries and aromatherapy. Scope and approach: The effectiveness of EO may be observed in antimicrobial and antioxidant tests. Volatile compounds are present in EOs and are responsible by their biological activities, namely antimicrobial and antioxidant capaci...

Aplicação de óleos essenciais a embalagens ativas alimentares

Foi realizada uma extensa revisão bibliográfica de publicações científicas nas quais os OEs foram incorporados a embalagens poliméricas. As características da matriz polimérica, o OE utilizado, os seus principais compostos ativos, as técnicas utilizadas para determinação dos mesmos bem como os principais resultados foram comparados. O objetivo principal foi verificar o estado de arte e as principais tendências ...

Evaluation of the lipid oxidation on a meat product packaged with a biodegradab...

Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of whey protein films containing a combination of EO, against lipid oxidation of a meat product.

Biological activities and major components determination in essential oils inte...

Since ancient times, aromatic plants have been used in food and in folk medicine. Currently, essential oils and their compounds are attracting great interest due to their proven action to preserve food quality, to extend foodś shelf-life and due to be natural. Essential oils from Ocimum basilicum (basil), Cinnamomun cassia (cinnamon), Cinnamomun zeylanicum (cinnamon) and Rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) were a...

Effectiveness of an active whey protein film against lipid oxidation

The aim of this work was to evaluate the effectiveness of an active whey protein film against lipid oxidation. In this frame, TBARS assay was applied to a model food packaged with an active whey protein film and with a control film, for different storage periods.