scholarly journals Article Review: Camel Milk as an Amazing Remedy for Health Complications: A Review

2020 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 125-137
Author(s):  
Tahereh Mohammadabadi
Keyword(s):  
Nutritional Value ◽  
Unsaturated Fatty Acids ◽  
Camel Milk ◽  
Blood Cholesterol ◽  
Tuberculosis Patients ◽  
Protective Enzymes ◽  
Health Complications ◽  
Main Component ◽  
Β Lactoglobulin

Camel milk has unique benefits for human health. Protein is the main component which gives special properties to camel milk and effectively influences its nutritional value. Due to lack of β-lactoglobulin in the camel milk, it may be as a proper alternative for human milk. Camel milk is rich in vitamins C, manganese and iron. There are high amount of unsaturated fatty acids, immunoglobulin’s, insulin like protein and protective enzymes like lactoferrin and lysozyme in the camel milk. The lactoferrin has the effects or properties of antibacterial, antiviral and anti-inflammatorry. Also, it has been proven that camel milk has beneficial application in disorders of stomach and intestinal, food allergy, diabetes mellitus, cancer, autism, and viral hepatitis. Camel milk containing insulin like protein and may help to heal diabetes of Type 1 and 2 and gestational diabetes. It contains small size immunoglobulins which strengthens the immune system. In addition, camel milk reduces blood cholesterol amount, avoiding of psoriasis disease, healing of inflammation and improving of tuberculosis patients. Camel milk may be effective as unique miracle in many healthy issues of human and especially cardiovascular system. Therefore, it is not only food, but also it is as amazing remedy for treatment and healthy issues.

Camel Milk Composition and Nutritional Value

2020 ◽  
pp. 15-40 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gaukhar S. Konuspayeva
Keyword(s):  
Nutritional Value ◽  
Health Benefit ◽  
Milk Composition ◽  
Camel Milk ◽  
Cow Milk ◽  
Potential Health ◽  
Peptidoglycan Recognition Protein ◽  
Atherogenicity Index ◽  
Recognition Protein ◽  
Β Lactoglobulin

If gross composition of camel milk is roughly comparable to cow milk, fine composition shows significant differences explaining potential health benefit for regular consumers. The main particularities of camel milk are (1) better atherogenicity index thanks to its higher proportion of mono-unsaturated and polyunsaturated fatty acids compared to other milks, (2) different proportion of caseins than cow milk leading to difficult clotting, (3) lack of β-lactoglobulin, often responsible for cow milk allergy, (4) slightly higher concentration in antibacterial and immunity support proteins with higher bio-activity than in other milk, (5) presence of WAP (whey acidic protein) and PGRP (peptidoglycan-recognition protein) not available in cow milk, (6) probable efficient insulin for supporting better glycemia regulation, (7) better metabolization of lactose leading to lower intolerance in consumers, (8) richness in sodium and iron compared to other milks, and (9) contrasted values of vitamins (less vitamins B, high quantity of vitamins C and D). This chapter explores camel milk composition and nutritional value.

scholarly journals Cellular miR-101-1 Reduces Efficiently the Replication of HSV-1 in HeLa Cells

Intervirology ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 64 (2) ◽  
pp. 88-95
Author(s):  
Bahar Sadegh Ehdaei ◽  
Ahmad Pirouzmand ◽  
Mehdi Shabani ◽  
Arezoo Mirzaei ◽  
Sharareh Moghim
Keyword(s):  
Hela Cells ◽  
Plaque Assay ◽  
Viral Gene Expression ◽  
Viral Gene ◽  
Herpes Simplex Viruses ◽  
Viral Progeny ◽  
Immunosuppressed Patients ◽  
Health Complications ◽  
Hsv 1

<b><i>Introduction:</i></b> Herpes simplex viruses (HSVs) are widely distributed in the human population. HSV type 1 (HSV-1) is responsible for a spectrum of diseases, ranging from gingivostomatitis to keratoconjunctivitis, and encephalitis. The HSVs establish latent infections in nerve cells, and recurrences are common. Their frequent reactivation in elderly and immunosuppressed patients causes serious health complications. <b><i>Objectives:</i></b> Due to the growing resistance to its main drug, acyclovir, alternative treatments with different mechanisms of action are required. MicroRNAs regulate host and viral gene expression posttranscriptionally. Previous studies reported that mir-101-2 expression has widely participated in the regulation of HSV-1 replication. In this study, we investigate the effect of hsa-miR-101-1 in the replication of HSV-1. <b><i>Methods:</i></b> We found that transfection of miR-101-1 into HeLa cells could reduce effectively HSV-1 replication using plaque assay and real-time PCR methods. <b><i>Results:</i></b> We showed that overexpression of miR-10-1 produced less viral progeny and manifested a weaker cytopathic effect, without affecting cell viability. <b><i>Discussion/Conclusion:</i></b> This result can give us new insights into the control of HSV-1 infections.

scholarly journals Nutraceutical Curcumin with Promising Protection against Herpesvirus Infections and Their Associated Inflammation: Mechanisms and Pathways

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 292
Author(s):  
Miroslava Šudomová ◽  
Sherif T. S. Hassan
Keyword(s):  
Pseudorabies Virus ◽  
Inflammatory Diseases ◽  
Bovine Herpesvirus 1 ◽  
Dna Viruses ◽  
Barr Virus ◽  
Clinical Investigations ◽  
Epstein Barr ◽  
Health Complications ◽  
Simplex Virus

Herpesviruses are DNA viruses that infect humans and animals with the ability to induce latent and lytic infections in their hosts, causing critical health complications. The enrolment of nutraceutical anti-herpesvirus drugs in clinical investigations with promising levels of reduced resistance, free or minimal cellular toxicity, and diverse mechanisms of action might be an effective way to defeat challenges that hurdle the progress of anti-herpesvirus drug development, including the problems with drug resistance and recurrent infections. Therefore, in this review, we aim to hunt down all investigations that feature the curative properties of curcumin, a principal bioactive phenolic compound of the spice turmeric, in regard to various human and animal herpesvirus infections and inflammation connected with these diseases. Curcumin was explored with potent antiherpetic actions against herpes simplex virus type 1 and type 2, human cytomegalovirus, Kaposi’s sarcoma-associated herpesvirus, Epstein–Barr virus, bovine herpesvirus 1, and pseudorabies virus. The mechanisms and pathways by which curcumin inhibits anti-herpesvirus activities by targeting multiple steps in herpesvirus life/infectious cycle are emphasized. Improved strategies to overcome bioavailability challenges that limit its use in clinical practice, along with approaches and new directions to enhance the anti-herpesvirus efficacy of this compound, are also reviewed. According to the reviewed studies, this paper presents curcumin as a promising natural drug for the prevention and treatment of herpesvirus infections and their associated inflammatory diseases.

Evidence for a novel pathway for the targeting of a Saccharomyces cerevisiae peroxisomal protein belonging to the isomerase/hydratase family

2000 ◽  
Vol 113 (3) ◽  
pp. 533-544
Author(s):  
I.V. Karpichev ◽  
G.M. Small
Keyword(s):  
Saccharomyces Cerevisiae ◽  
Fatty Acids ◽  
Unsaturated Fatty Acids ◽  
Beta Oxidation ◽  
Peroxisomal Protein ◽  
Intracellular Targeting ◽  
Targeting Signals ◽  
Peroxisome Targeting Signals

We, and others, have identified a novel Saccharomyces cerevisiae peroxisomal protein that belongs to the isomerase/hydratase family. The protein, named Dci1p, shares 50% identity with Eci1p, a delta(3)-cis-delta(2)-trans-enoyl-CoA isomerase that acts as an auxiliary enzyme in the beta-oxidation of unsaturated fatty acids. Both of these proteins are localized to peroxisomes, and both contain motifs at their amino- and carboxyl termini that resemble peroxisome targeting signals (PTS) 1 and 2. However, we demonstrate that the putative type 1 signaling motif is not required for the peroxisomal localization of either of these proteins. Furthermore, the correct targeting of Eci1p and Dci1p occurs in the absence of the receptors for the type 1 or type 2 peroxisome targeting pathway. Together, these data suggest a novel mechanism for the intracellular targeting of these peroxisomal proteins.

scholarly journals Millipedes as Food for Humans: Their Nutritional and Possible Antimalarial Value—A First Report

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Henrik Enghoff ◽  
Nicola Manno ◽  
Sévérin Tchibozo ◽  
Manuela List ◽  
Bettina Schwarzinger ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hydrogen Cyanide ◽  
Nutritional Value ◽  
Food Source ◽  
Nonhuman Primates ◽  
Unsaturated Fatty Acids ◽  
First Record ◽  
Defensive Secretions ◽  
Insect Repellents ◽  
New Information ◽  
Unidentified Species

The first record of millipedes (Diplopoda) being regularly used for food by humans (the Bobo people of Burkina Faso) is given, including information on how the millipedes are prepared. The species in question areTymbodesmus falcatus(Karsch, 1881) andSphenodesmus sheribongensis(Schiøtz, 1966) (Gomphodesmidae) and an unidentified species of Spirostreptidae. New information on the nutritional value of millipedes is provided; unsaturated fatty acids, calcium, and iron contents are particularly high. The millipedes’ defensive secretions, hydrogen cyanide and benzoquinones, present a severe challenge for the spread of millipedes as an everyday food source. On the other hand, the possibility that benzoquinones may act as insect-repellents, as known from studies on nonhuman primates, and that sublethal cyanide ingestion may enhance human innate resistance to malaria, suggests promising ethnomedical perspectives to our findings.

scholarly journals Quality and Nutritional/Textural Properties of Durum Wheat Pasta Enriched with Cricket Powder

Foods ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 46 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adamina Duda ◽  
Julia Adamczak ◽  
Paulina Chełmińska ◽  
Justyna Juszkiewicz ◽  
Przemysław Kowalczewski
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acids ◽  
Water Absorption ◽  
Principal Components ◽  
Food Production ◽  
Nutritional Value ◽  
Unsaturated Fatty Acids ◽  
Textural Properties ◽  
Nutritional Composition ◽  
Consumer Acceptance ◽  
Components Analysis

Cricket powder (CP) contains significant amounts of protein, fat (including unsaturated fatty acids), and fiber, as well as vitamins and minerals. The high nutritional value and low price make it an interesting addition to food production. This paper is a report on the results of the addition of cricket powder to pasta. Three levels of durum semolina replacement were chosen: 5%, 10%, and 15%. The obtained products were analyzed for their nutritional composition, cooking and textural properties, and color, as well as consumer acceptance. The results indicate that the addition of CP influenced the cooking weight and cooking loss (reducing losses and water absorption), as well as the color of the pasta, reducing its lightness and shifting color balances to blue and red. The firmness of pasta was also influenced. The firmness was strengthened by addition of CP. Principal components analysis indicated that the flavor change had the most pronounced effect on consumer acceptance. Nevertheless, sensory evaluation proved that protein-enriched pasta produced with CP has consumer acceptance comparable with that of conventional products.

scholarly journals Impact of early weaning on constituents and nutritional values of camel milk in modern system

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 232-238
Author(s):  
Ayman Balla Mustafa ◽  
Asim Faraz ◽  
Douglas Baum ◽  
Abdalla Elgenaidi ◽  
Mohanad Bashari ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nutritional Value ◽  
Farming System ◽  
Camel Milk ◽  
Dromedary Camel ◽  
Early Weaning ◽  
Nutritional Values ◽  
Modern System ◽  
Therapeutic Properties ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Intensive System

Background: Camel milk is very suitable for human nutritional requirements, and its composition has similarities to mother’s milk. Many scientific researches focusing on the myth of nutritional and therapeutic properties of camel milk have been brought to public attention.Aim: This study aims to clarify the impact of early weaning on constituents and nutritional values of the milk of camels reared under a modern farming system during four months postpartum.Methods: Eight lactating camels and eight calves were selected immediately after calving and were assigned to two equal groups under a semi-intensive system in a farm. In the early weaning group (G1), all the calves were allowed to freely suckle their mother’s teats from birth to 30 days postpartum. Afterward, the calves were used to stimulate milk letdown for each of the camels’ teats for a few seconds before the milking procedure. While in the late weaning group (G2), the calves freely suckled their mother’s teats up to 80 days postpartum. Afterward, the calves were restrictedfrom suckling and were used mainly to stimulate milk letdown for the milking procedure. Collection of milk samples started in the 2nd week of postpartum and continued over biweekly intervals up to 16 weeks to determine major fat, protein, lactose, solid non-fat (SNF), and density percentages.Results: The results revealed significant differences in fat, lactose, and density content between groups. We reported significant increases in the percentages of fat, lactose, protein, and SNF levels, besides fluctuations in density with the advancement of the lactation stage.Conclusion: In the early weaning group, the dams produced milk containing high levels of fat and SNF compared to the lactating dams in the late weaning group. Keywords: Dromedary camel, Early weaning, Milk constituents, Modern system, Nutritional value.

scholarly journals Dairy-Inspired Coatings for Bone Implants from Whey Protein Isolate-Derived Self-Assembled Fibrils

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (15) ◽  
pp. 5544
Author(s):  
Rebecca Rabe ◽  
Ute Hempel ◽  
Laurine Martocq ◽  
Julia K. Keppler ◽  
Jenny Aveyard ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Whey Protein ◽  
Antimicrobial Properties ◽  
Whey Protein Isolate ◽  
Protein Isolate ◽  
Surrounding Tissue ◽  
Osteoblastic Cell ◽  
Bone Contact ◽  
Acidic Solutions ◽  
Main Component ◽  
Β Lactoglobulin

To improve the integration of a biomaterial with surrounding tissue, its surface properties may be modified by adsorption of biomacromolecules, e.g., fibrils. Whey protein isolate (WPI), a dairy industry by-product, supports osteoblastic cell growth. WPI’s main component, β-lactoglobulin, forms fibrils in acidic solutions. In this study, aiming to develop coatings for biomaterials for bone contact, substrates were coated with WPI fibrils obtained at pH 2 or 3.5. Importantly, WPI fibrils coatings withstood autoclave sterilization and appeared to promote spreading and differentiation of human bone marrow stromal cells (hBMSC). In the future, WPI fibrils coatings could facilitate immobilization of biomolecules with growth stimulating or antimicrobial properties.

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