Search Results - "Chater, Peter"
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Efficacy and safety concerns over the use of mucus modulating agents for drug delivery using nanoscale systems
Published in Advanced drug delivery reviews (15-01-2018)“…Drug delivery to the mucus covered mucosae is fraught with difficulties and many different approaches have been developed to permeate the mucus barrier…”
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Acceptability of alginate enriched bread and its effect on fat digestion in humans
Published in Food hydrocolloids (01-08-2019)“…Lifestyle interventions and physical activity remain the cornerstone of obesity management, as pharmacological therapies (orlistat) are associated with…”
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The effect of seaweed enriched bread on carbohydrate digestion and the release of glucose from food
Published in Journal of functional foods (01-12-2021)“…•Seaweeds can reduce carbohydrate digestion in a physiologically relevant model.•Baking seaweed into bread can reduce its ability to inhibit carbohydrate…”
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Prominent members of the human gut microbiota express endo-acting O-glycanases to initiate mucin breakdown
Published in Nature communications (11-08-2020)“…The thick mucus layer of the gut provides a barrier to infiltration of the underlying epithelia by both the normal microbiota and enteric pathogens. Some…”
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Starch digestion in the upper gastrointestinal tract of humans
Published in Starch - Stärke (01-09-2018)“…Starch provides a large proportion of the dietary energy consumed worldwide. The breakdown of dietary starch is driven by α‐amylase produced by the salivary…”
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Biological activity of alginate and its effect on pancreatic lipase inhibition as a potential treatment for obesity
Published in Food hydrocolloids (01-07-2015)“…Alginates are classed as a dietary fibre and have been shown to inhibit digestive enzymes in vitro, and therefore could be used as an obesity treatment. The…”
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The MUC2 Gene Product: Polymerisation and Post-Secretory Organisation-Current Models
Published in Polymers (12-06-2024)“…MUC2 mucin, the primary gel-forming component of intestinal mucus, is well researched and a model of polymerisation and post-secretory organisation has been…”
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The properties of the mucus barrier, a unique gel--how can nanoparticles cross it?
Published in Therapeutic delivery (01-04-2016)“…The key criterion for a nanoparticle drug-delivery system is the ability to produce substantial bioavailability without damaging the physiological protective…”
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The role of seaweed bioactives in the control of digestion: implications for obesity treatments
Published in Food & function (01-11-2015)“…Seaweeds are an underutilised nutritional resource that could not only compliment the current western diet but potentially bring additional health benefits…”
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ζ potential changing nanoparticles as cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator gene delivery system: an in vitro evaluation
Published in Nanomedicine (London, England) (01-11-2017)“…Aim of the study was the development of ζ potential changing nanoparticles as gene delivery system for the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator…”
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A Pilot Pre and Post 4 Week Intervention Evaluating the Effect of a Proprietary, Powdered, Plant Based Food on Micronutrient Status, Dietary Intake, and Markers of Health in a Healthy Adult Population
Published in Frontiers in nutrition (Lausanne) (11-07-2022)“…A "balanced, adequate, and varied diet" is recommended as the basis of nutritionally sound diet by the World Health Organisation and national public health…”
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White kidney bean extract as a nutraceutical: effects on gut microbiota, alpha-amylase inhibition, and user experiences
Published in Gut microbiome (Cambridge, England) (2023)“…White kidney bean extract (WKBE) is a nutraceutical often advocated as an anti-obesity agent. The main proposed mechanism for these effects is alpha-amylase…”
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Encapsulation of stevia rebaudiana Bertoni aqueous crude extracts by ionic gelation – Effects of alginate blends and gelling solutions on the polyphenolic profile
Published in Food chemistry (01-03-2019)“…[Display omitted] •Encapsulation of stevia crude extract within two alginate blends by ionic gelation has been assessed.•High encapsulation efficiency of…”
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Dietary fibre and weight loss: Where are we now?
Published in Food hydrocolloids (01-07-2017)“…“Dietary fibre” represents a wide spectrum of polysaccharides that escape digestion in the human gastrointestinal tract. The term has been widely associated…”
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Letter: studies of salivary pepsin in patients with gastro‐oesophageal reflux disease
Published in Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics (01-05-2019)“…Linked ContentThis article is linked to Race et al and Corfe et al papers. To view these articles, visit https://doi.org/10.1111/apt.15138 and…”
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Inhibitory activity of extracts of Hebridean brown seaweeds on lipase activity
Published in Journal of applied phycology (01-04-2016)“…The effect of three Hebridean brown seaweeds on lipase activity was assessed using a turbidimetric lipase activity assay and an in vitro simulation of the…”
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Alginate as a protease inhibitor in vitro and in a model gut system; selective inhibition of pepsin but not trypsin
Published in Carbohydrate polymers (20-10-2015)“…•Alginate inhibits proteolytic activity of pepsin but not trypsin.•Level of pepsin inhibition correlates with alginate F[M].•An in vitro model gut system was…”
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Inhibitory activities of three Malaysian edible seaweeds on lipase and α-amylase
Published in Journal of applied phycology (01-10-2013)“…Ethanol extracts, dried powders and fibres (total and soluble fibre) of the tropical red algae Kappaphycus alvarezii , Kappaphycus striatus and Eucheuma…”
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Bile acids in laryngopharyngeal refluxate: Will they enhance or attenuate the action of pepsin?
Published in The Laryngoscope (01-02-2013)“…Objectives/Hypothesis: To assess if, as previously reported in the literature, bile acids inhibit pepsin activity, resulting in pepsin having a less important…”
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ζ potential changing nanoparticles as cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator gene delivery system: an
Published in Nanomedicine (London, England) (01-11-2017)“…Aim of the study was the development of ζ potential changing nanoparticles as gene delivery system for the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator…”
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