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Ribeiro M, Alvarenga L, Coutinho-Wolino KS, Nakao LS, Cardozo LF, Mafra D. Sulforaphane upregulates the mRNA expression of NRF2 and NQO1 in non-dialysis patients with chronic kidney disease. Free Radic Biol Med 2024; 221:181-187. [PMID: 38772511 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2024.05.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2024] [Revised: 05/08/2024] [Accepted: 05/18/2024] [Indexed: 05/23/2024]
Abstract
Sulforaphane (SFN), found in cruciferous vegetables, is a known activator of NRF2 (master regulator of cellular antioxidant responses). Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) present an imbalance in the redox state, presenting reduced expression of NRF2 and increased expression of NF-κB. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the effects of SFN on the mRNA expression of NRF2, NF-κB and markers of oxidative stress in patients with CKD. Here, we observed a significant increase in the mRNA expression of NRF2 (p = 0.02) and NQO1 (p = 0.04) in the group that received 400 μg/day of SFN for 1 month. Furthermore, we observed an improvement in the levels of phosphate (p = 0.02), glucose (p = 0.05) and triglycerides (p = 0.02) also in this group. On the other hand, plasma levels of LDL-c (p = 0.04) and total cholesterol (p = 0.03) increased in the placebo group during the study period. In conclusion, 400 μg/day of SFN for one month improves the antioxidant system and serum glucose and phosphate levels in non-dialysis CKD patients.
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- Marcia Ribeiro
- Graduate Program in Biological Sciences - Physiology, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Biological Sciences - Physiology, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil; Graduate Program in Nutrition Sciences, Federal University Fluminense (UFF), Niterói, RJ, Brazil
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- Basic Pathology Department, Federal University of Paraná (UFPR), Curitiba, PR, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Nutrition Sciences, Federal University Fluminense (UFF), Niterói, RJ, Brazil; Graduate Program in Cardiovascular Sciences, Federal University Fluminense (UFF), Niterói, RJ, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Biological Sciences - Physiology, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil; Graduate Program in Nutrition Sciences, Federal University Fluminense (UFF), Niterói, RJ, Brazil; Graduate Program in Medical Sciences, Fluminense Federal University (UFF), Niterói, RJ, Brazil.
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Perez-Moreno E, Toledo T, Campusano P, Zuñiga S, Azócar L, Feuerhake T, Méndez GP, Labarca M, Pérez-Molina F, de la Peña A, Herrera-Cid C, Ehrenfeld P, Godoy AS, González A, Soza A. Galectin-8 counteracts folic acid-induced acute kidney injury and prevents its transition to fibrosis. Biomed Pharmacother 2024; 177:116923. [PMID: 38936192 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2024.116923] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2024] [Revised: 06/03/2024] [Accepted: 06/09/2024] [Indexed: 06/29/2024] Open
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Acute kidney injury (AKI), characterized by a sudden decline in kidney function involving tubular damage and epithelial cell death, can lead to progressive tissue fibrosis and chronic kidney disease due to interstitial fibroblast activation and tissue repair failures that lack direct treatments. After an AKI episode, surviving renal tubular cells undergo cycles of dedifferentiation, proliferation and redifferentiation while fibroblast activity increases and then declines to avoid an exaggerated extracellular matrix deposition. Appropriate tissue recovery versus pathogenic fibrotic progression depends on fine-tuning all these processes. Identifying endogenous factors able to affect any of them may offer new therapeutic opportunities to improve AKI outcomes. Galectin-8 (Gal-8) is an endogenous carbohydrate-binding protein that is secreted through an unconventional mechanism, binds to glycosylated proteins at the cell surface and modifies various cellular activities, including cell proliferation and survival against stress conditions. Here, using a mouse model of AKI induced by folic acid, we show that pre-treatment with Gal-8 protects against cell death, promotes epithelial cell redifferentiation and improves renal function. In addition, Gal-8 decreases fibroblast activation, resulting in less expression of fibrotic genes. Gal-8 added after AKI induction is also effective in maintaining renal function against damage, improving epithelial cell survival. The ability to protect kidneys from injury during both pre- and post-treatments, coupled with its anti-fibrotic effect, highlights Gal-8 as an endogenous factor to be considered in therapeutic strategies aimed at improving renal function and mitigating chronic pathogenic progression.
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- Elisa Perez-Moreno
- Centro de Biología Celular y Biomedicina (CEBICEM), Facultad de Medicina y Ciencia, Universidad San Sebastián, Santiago, Chile; Centro Científico y Tecnológico de Excelencia (CCTE) Ciencia & Vida, Santiago, Chile
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- Centro de Biología Celular y Biomedicina (CEBICEM), Facultad de Medicina y Ciencia, Universidad San Sebastián, Santiago, Chile
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- Centro de Biología Celular y Biomedicina (CEBICEM), Facultad de Medicina y Ciencia, Universidad San Sebastián, Santiago, Chile
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- Centro de Biología Celular y Biomedicina (CEBICEM), Facultad de Medicina y Ciencia, Universidad San Sebastián, Santiago, Chile
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- Centro de Biología Celular y Biomedicina (CEBICEM), Facultad de Medicina y Ciencia, Universidad San Sebastián, Santiago, Chile
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- Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Centro de Biología Celular y Biomedicina (CEBICEM), Facultad de Medicina y Ciencia, Universidad San Sebastián, Santiago, Chile
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- Centro de Biología Celular y Biomedicina (CEBICEM), Facultad de Medicina y Ciencia, Universidad San Sebastián, Santiago, Chile; Centro Científico y Tecnológico de Excelencia (CCTE) Ciencia & Vida, Santiago, Chile
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- Centro de Biología Celular y Biomedicina (CEBICEM), Facultad de Medicina y Ciencia, Universidad San Sebastián, Santiago, Chile; Centro Científico y Tecnológico de Excelencia (CCTE) Ciencia & Vida, Santiago, Chile
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- Centro de Biología Celular y Biomedicina (CEBICEM), Facultad de Medicina y Ciencia, Universidad San Sebastián, Santiago, Chile
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- Instituto de Anatomía, Histología y Patología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia, Chile
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- Centro de Biología Celular y Biomedicina (CEBICEM), Facultad de Medicina y Ciencia, Universidad San Sebastián, Santiago, Chile
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- Centro de Biología Celular y Biomedicina (CEBICEM), Facultad de Medicina y Ciencia, Universidad San Sebastián, Santiago, Chile; Centro Científico y Tecnológico de Excelencia (CCTE) Ciencia & Vida, Santiago, Chile
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- Centro de Biología Celular y Biomedicina (CEBICEM), Facultad de Medicina y Ciencia, Universidad San Sebastián, Santiago, Chile; Centro Científico y Tecnológico de Excelencia (CCTE) Ciencia & Vida, Santiago, Chile.
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Habtemariam S. Anti-Inflammatory Therapeutic Mechanisms of Isothiocyanates: Insights from Sulforaphane. Biomedicines 2024; 12:1169. [PMID: 38927376 PMCID: PMC11200786 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines12061169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2024] [Revised: 05/16/2024] [Accepted: 05/21/2024] [Indexed: 06/28/2024] Open
Abstract
Isothiocyanates (ITCs) belong to a group of natural products that possess a highly reactive electrophilic -N=C=S functional group. They are stored in plants as precursor molecules, glucosinolates, which are processed by the tyrosinase enzyme upon plant tissue damage to release ITCs, along with other products. Isolated from broccoli, sulforaphane is by far the most studied antioxidant ITC, acting primarily through the induction of a transcription factor, the nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2), which upregulates downstream antioxidant genes/proteins. Paradoxically, sulforaphane, as a pro-oxidant compound, can also increase the levels of reactive oxygen species, a mechanism which is attributed to its anticancer effect. Beyond highlighting the common pro-oxidant and antioxidant effects of sulforaphane, the present paper was designed to assess the diverse anti-inflammatory mechanisms reported to date using a variety of in vitro and in vivo experimental models. Sulforaphane downregulates the expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines, chemokines, adhesion molecules, cycloxyhenase-2, and inducible nitric oxide synthase. The signalling pathways of nuclear factor κB, activator protein 1, sirtuins 1, silent information regulator sirtuin 1 and 3, and microRNAs are among those affected by sulforaphane. These anti-inflammatory actions are sometimes due to direct action via interaction with the sulfhydryl structural moiety of cysteine residues in enzymes/proteins. The following are among the topics discussed in this paper: paradoxical signalling pathways such as the immunosuppressant or immunostimulant mechanisms; crosstalk between the oxidative and inflammatory pathways; and effects dependent on health and disease states.
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- Solomon Habtemariam
- Pharmacognosy Research & Herbal Analysis Services UK, University of Greenwich, Central Avenue, Chatham-Maritime, Kent ME4 4TB, UK
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Zhou N, Cao Y, Luo Y, Wang L, Li R, Di H, Gu T, Cao Y, Zeng T, Zhu J, Chen L, An D, Ma Y, Xu W, Tian Y, Lu L. The Effects of Resveratrol and Apigenin on Jejunal Oxidative Injury in Ducks and on Immortalized Duck Intestinal Epithelial Cells Exposed to H 2O 2. Antioxidants (Basel) 2024; 13:611. [PMID: 38790716 PMCID: PMC11117746 DOI: 10.3390/antiox13050611] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2024] [Revised: 05/12/2024] [Accepted: 05/15/2024] [Indexed: 05/26/2024] Open
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Oxidative stress increases the apoptosis of intestinal epithelial cells and impairs intestinal epithelial cell renewal, which further promotes intestinal barrier dysfunction and even death. Extensive evidence supports that resveratrol and apigenin have antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and antiproliferative properties. Here, we investigated the ability of these two compounds to alleviate diquat-induced jejunal oxidative stress and morphological injury, using the duck as a model, as well as the effects of apigenin on oxidative stress induced by H2O2 in immortalized duck intestinal epithelial cells (IDECs). Ducks were randomly assigned to the following four groups, with five replicates: a control (CON) group, a diquat-challenged (DIQ) group, a resveratrol (500 mg/kg) + diquat (RES) group, and an apigenin (500 mg/kg) + diquat (API) group. We found that serum catalase (CAT) activity and total antioxidant capacity (T-AOC) markedly reduced in the RES and API groups as compared to the DIQ group (p < 0.05); moreover, serum S superoxide dismutase (SOD) levels increased significantly in the API group as compared to the DIQ group (p < 0.05). In jejunal mucosa, the malondialdehyde (MDA) content in the RES and API groups decreased more than that in the DIQ group (p < 0.05). In addition, the jejunal expression levels of the NRF2 and GCLM genes in the RES and API groups increased notably compared with those in the DIQ group (p < 0.05); meanwhile, CAT activity in the RES and API groups was markedly elevated compared with that in the CON group (p < 0.05). In IDECs, apigenin significantly restrained the H2O2-mediated increase in MDA content and decrease in CAT levels (p < 0.05). Furthermore, apigenin increased the protein expression of p-NRF2, NRF2, p-AKT, and p-P38; downregulated that of cleaved caspase-3 and cleaved caspase-9; and reduced the ratio of Bax/Bcl-2 in H2O2-treated IDECs (p < 0.05). In conclusion, resveratrol and apigenin can be used as natural feed additives to protect against jejunal oxidative stress in ducks.
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- Ning Zhou
- College of Pet Sciences, Jiangsu Agri-Animal Husbandry Vocational College, Taizhou 225300, China; (N.Z.); (Y.L.); (L.W.); (H.D.); (Y.C.); (J.Z.); (D.A.); (Y.M.)
- College of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-Products, Institute of Animal Science & Veterinary, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310000, China; (Y.C.); (R.L.); (T.G.); (T.Z.); (L.C.); (W.X.)
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- College of Pet Sciences, Jiangsu Agri-Animal Husbandry Vocational College, Taizhou 225300, China; (N.Z.); (Y.L.); (L.W.); (H.D.); (Y.C.); (J.Z.); (D.A.); (Y.M.)
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- College of Pet Sciences, Jiangsu Agri-Animal Husbandry Vocational College, Taizhou 225300, China; (N.Z.); (Y.L.); (L.W.); (H.D.); (Y.C.); (J.Z.); (D.A.); (Y.M.)
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- State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-Products, Institute of Animal Science & Veterinary, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310000, China; (Y.C.); (R.L.); (T.G.); (T.Z.); (L.C.); (W.X.)
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- College of Pet Sciences, Jiangsu Agri-Animal Husbandry Vocational College, Taizhou 225300, China; (N.Z.); (Y.L.); (L.W.); (H.D.); (Y.C.); (J.Z.); (D.A.); (Y.M.)
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- State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-Products, Institute of Animal Science & Veterinary, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310000, China; (Y.C.); (R.L.); (T.G.); (T.Z.); (L.C.); (W.X.)
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- College of Pet Sciences, Jiangsu Agri-Animal Husbandry Vocational College, Taizhou 225300, China; (N.Z.); (Y.L.); (L.W.); (H.D.); (Y.C.); (J.Z.); (D.A.); (Y.M.)
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- State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-Products, Institute of Animal Science & Veterinary, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310000, China; (Y.C.); (R.L.); (T.G.); (T.Z.); (L.C.); (W.X.)
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- College of Pet Sciences, Jiangsu Agri-Animal Husbandry Vocational College, Taizhou 225300, China; (N.Z.); (Y.L.); (L.W.); (H.D.); (Y.C.); (J.Z.); (D.A.); (Y.M.)
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- State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-Products, Institute of Animal Science & Veterinary, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310000, China; (Y.C.); (R.L.); (T.G.); (T.Z.); (L.C.); (W.X.)
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- College of Pet Sciences, Jiangsu Agri-Animal Husbandry Vocational College, Taizhou 225300, China; (N.Z.); (Y.L.); (L.W.); (H.D.); (Y.C.); (J.Z.); (D.A.); (Y.M.)
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- College of Pet Sciences, Jiangsu Agri-Animal Husbandry Vocational College, Taizhou 225300, China; (N.Z.); (Y.L.); (L.W.); (H.D.); (Y.C.); (J.Z.); (D.A.); (Y.M.)
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- State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-Products, Institute of Animal Science & Veterinary, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310000, China; (Y.C.); (R.L.); (T.G.); (T.Z.); (L.C.); (W.X.)
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- State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-Products, Institute of Animal Science & Veterinary, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310000, China; (Y.C.); (R.L.); (T.G.); (T.Z.); (L.C.); (W.X.)
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- College of Pet Sciences, Jiangsu Agri-Animal Husbandry Vocational College, Taizhou 225300, China; (N.Z.); (Y.L.); (L.W.); (H.D.); (Y.C.); (J.Z.); (D.A.); (Y.M.)
- College of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
- State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-Products, Institute of Animal Science & Veterinary, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310000, China; (Y.C.); (R.L.); (T.G.); (T.Z.); (L.C.); (W.X.)
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Qi Y, Xu X, Mao C, Chen H, Tang Y, Lin S. Evaluation of In Vivo Folic Acid Bioavailability in Different Mouse Strains Using Enzymatic Digestion Combined with Ultra Performance Liquid Chromatography. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2024; 72:2229-2239. [PMID: 38230629 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.3c08632] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2024]
Abstract
By analyzing the folic acid content of various mouse strains through the use of in vivo studies, this study sought to determine whether folic acid bioavailability varies between hosts. In order to examine the stability of folic acid in the gastrointestinal tract, the rate at which it enters the blood, its retention in the organs, and its entry into the brain, folic acid was gavaged for 10 days into male and female mice of the following four strains: C57BL/6, BALB/c, ICR, and Kunming. Folic acid was extracted from eight groups of mice via solid phase extraction and triple enzyme extraction; the folic acid was subsequently quantified by ultraperformance liquid chromatography. In contrast to the other groups, female C57BL/6 mice exhibited substantially greater bioavailability as well as variations in organ retention and blood entry rates, as indicated by the experimental findings. This finding indicated that using female C57BL/6 mice to evaluate the bioavailability of folic acid is more effective.
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- Yan Qi
- National Engineering Research Center of Seafood, School of Food Science and Technology, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian 116034, P. R. China
- Engineering Research Center of Food, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian 116034, P. R. China
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- National Engineering Research Center of Seafood, School of Food Science and Technology, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian 116034, P. R. China
- Engineering Research Center of Special Dietary Food, The Education Department of Liaoning Province, Dalian 116034, P. R. China
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- National Engineering Research Center of Seafood, School of Food Science and Technology, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian 116034, P. R. China
- Engineering Research Center of Food, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian 116034, P. R. China
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- Ganzhou Quanbiao Biological Technology Co. Ltd., Ganzhou 341100, P. R. China
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- National Engineering Research Center of Seafood, School of Food Science and Technology, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian 116034, P. R. China
- Engineering Research Center of Food, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian 116034, P. R. China
- Engineering Research Center of Special Dietary Food, The Education Department of Liaoning Province, Dalian 116034, P. R. China
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- National Engineering Research Center of Seafood, School of Food Science and Technology, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian 116034, P. R. China
- Engineering Research Center of Food, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian 116034, P. R. China
- Engineering Research Center of Special Dietary Food, The Education Department of Liaoning Province, Dalian 116034, P. R. China
- Ganzhou Quanbiao Biological Technology Co. Ltd., Ganzhou 341100, P. R. China
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