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Short-Term Omega 3 Fatty Acids Treatment for Dry Eye in Young and Middle-Aged Visual Display Terminal Users.

Objective: To evaluate the effect of an omega 3 fatty acid (O3FA) oral supplement (2,400 mg/day) for 45 days on...

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Nutrient intakes and medication use in elderly individuals with and without dry mouths.

Background/objectives: The nutrition of the elderly depends on various factors. Oral health, especially oral dryness, can be an important risk...

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Nutritional Lipids and Mucosal Inflammation.

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is characterized by chronic relapsing inflammation in the intestine. Given their role in regulation of inflammation,...

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Short-Chain Fatty Acids Manifest Stimulative and Protective Effects on Intestinal Barrier Function Through the Inhibition of NLRP3 Inflammasome and Autophagy.

Background/aims: Short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) are the major energy resources of intestinal epithelial cells. It has been reported that SCFAs...

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Trophic and cytoprotective nutrition for intestinal adaptation, mucosal repair, and barrier function.

Intestinal epithelial cell turnover (proliferation, migration, differentiation, and apoptosis) and gut barrier functions are dynamic processes that are markedly affected...

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Present and Future Therapeutic Approaches to Barrier Dysfunction

There is converging and increasing evidence, but also uncertainty, for the role of abnormal intestinal epithelial barrier function in the...

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1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D3 prevents toluene diisocyanate-induced airway epithelial barrier disruption.

The loss of airway epithelial integrity contributes significantly to asthma pathogenesis. Evidence suggests that vitamin D plays an important role...

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1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D3 targeting VEGF pathway alleviates house dust mite (HDM)-induced airway epithelial barrier dysfunction.

Background: In our previous studies, we have indentified that 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 (1,25(OH)2D3) can alleviate toluene diisocyanate-induced airway epithelial barrier disruption...

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The correlation between the vitamin A, D, and E levels and recurrent respiratory tract infections in children of different ages.

Objective: To investigate the correlation between the vitamin A, D, and E levels and recurrent respiratory tract infections (RRTIs) in...

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