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Altered ganglioside metabolism in inflammatory bowel disease and the impact of dietary ganglioside intake
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Gangliosides are integral to the structure and function of the plasma membrane. Ganglioside composition of the small intestinal brush border membrane and apical surface of the colon influence numerous cell processes including microbial attachment, cell division, differentiation, and signaling....
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Spring 2015
This research determined if alteration of plasma membrane by exogenous gangliosides inhibits Helicobacter pylori adhesion to human gastric epithelial cells. The objective was to evaluate the composition of gangliosides from bovine whole raw milk, bovine colostrum and powder buttermilk using...
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Fall 2013
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) involves chronic inflammation of all or part of the digestive tract. IBD primarily includes ulcerative colitis and Crohn disease. Gangliosides are negatively charged glycosphingolipids that consist of a hydrophobic ceramide and a hydrophilic oligosaccharide chain...
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Gangliosides in Plasma and Chylomicrons of Control Participants and Individuals with Diabetes Fed both a High- and Low-Fat Diet
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Aim: To investigate whether the plasma and chylomicron ganglioside profiles of participants with type 2 diabetes differ from those of matched control participants at 0, 2, 4, 6 and 8 hours postprandial when individuals are fed both a high- and low-fat diet for three days each. Background: Type 2...
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Giardiasis in children attending daycare centers in Guatemala and the therapeutic potential of ganglioside
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Intestinal enteropathy is a prevalent yet neglected aspect of child malnutrition involving chronic exposure to intestinal pathogens such as Giardia intestinalis. Gangliosides have therapeutic potential for the treatment of giardiasis and intestinal enteropathy. The objectives of the thesis were...