Food & Function Blog

This month sees the following articles in Food & Function that are in the top ten most accessed:-

The metabolism and analysis of isoflavones and other dietary polyphenols in foods and biological systems
Stephen Barnes, Jeevan Prasain, Tracy D’Alessandro, Ali Arabshahi, Nigel Botting, Mary Ann Lila, George Jackson, Elsa M. Janle and Connie M. Weaver
Food Funct., 2011, 2, 235-244, DOI: 10.1039/C1FO10025D

Inhibition of advanced glycation endproduct formation by foodstuffs
Chi-Hao Wu, Shang-Ming Huang, Jer-An Lin and Gow-Chin Yen
Food Funct., 2011, 2, 224-234, DOI: 10.1039/C1FO10026B

Anti-inflammatory activity of natural dietary flavonoids
Min-Hsiung Pan, Ching-Shu Lai and Chi-Tang Ho
Food Funct., 2010, 1, 15-31, DOI: 10.1039/C0FO00103A, Review

Fruit juice-induced endothelium-dependent relaxations in isolated porcine coronary arteries: evaluation of different fruit juices and purees and optimization of a red fruit juice blend
Cyril Auger, Jong-Hun Kim, Sandrine Trinh, Thierry Chataigneau, Anne M. Popken and Valérie B. Schini-Kerth
Food Funct., 2011, 2, 245-250, DOI: 10.1039/C1FO10040H

Review of in vitro digestion models for rapid screening of emulsion-based systems
David Julian McClements and Yan Li
Food Funct., 2010, 1, 32-59, DOI: 10.1039/C0FO00111B

Role of reverse micelles on lipid oxidation in bulk oils: impact of phospholipids on antioxidant activity of a-tocopherol and Trolox
Bingcan Chen, Ashley Han, Michaël Laguerre, David Julian McClements and Eric Andrew Decker
Food Funct., 2011, 2, 302-309, DOI: 10.1039/C1FO10046G

Transcription profiles of LPS-stimulated THP-1 monocytes and macrophages: a tool to study inflammation modulating effects of food-derived compounds
Wasaporn Chanput, Jurriaan Mes, Robert A. M. Vreeburg, Huub F. J. Savelkoul and Harry J. Wichers
Food Funct., 2010, 1, 254-261, DOI: 10.1039/C0FO00113A

Naturally occurring inhibitors against the formation of advanced glycation end-products
Xiaofang Peng, Jinyu Ma, Feng Chen and Mingfu Wang
Food Funct., 2011, 2, 289-301, DOI: 10.1039/C1FO10034C

Antioxidant, pro-oxidant and cytotoxic properties of parsley
H. J. Damien Dorman, Tiina A. Lantto, Atso Raasmaja and Raimo Hiltunen
Food Funct., 2011, 2, 328-337, DOI: 10.1039/C1FO10027K

Cardioprotective properties of raw and cooked eggplant (Solanum melongena L)
S. Das, U. Raychaudhuri, M. Falchi, A. Bertelli, P. C. Braga and Dipak K. Das
Food Funct., 2011, 2, 395-399, DOI: 10.1039/C1FO10048C

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This month sees the following articles in Food & Function that are in the top ten most accessed:-

Anti-inflammatory activity of natural dietary flavonoids 
Min-Hsiung Pan, Ching-Shu Lai and Chi-Tang Ho 
Food Funct., 2010, 1, 15-31 DOI: 10.1039/C0FO00103A, Review 

Development of a simple model device for in vitro gastric digestion investigation 
Jianshe Chen, Vishwajeet Gaikwad, Melvin Holmes, Brent Murray, Malcolm Povey, Ye Wang and Ying Zhang 
Food Funct., 2011, 2, 174-182 DOI: 10.1039/C0FO00159G, Paper 

Expression of carotenoid biosynthetic pathway genes and changes in carotenoids during ripening in tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum) 
Kanakapura Krishnamurthy Namitha, Surya Narayana Archana and Pradeep Singh Negi 
Food Funct., 2011, 2, 168-173 DOI: 10.1039/C0FO00169D, Paper 

Bioactive peptides derived from milk proteins and their health beneficial potentials: an update 
Ravinder Nagpal, Pradip Behare, Rajiv Rana, Ashwani Kumar, Manoj Kumar, Sanu Arora, Fransesco Morotta, Shalini Jain and Hariom Yadav 
Food Funct., 2011, 2, 18-27 DOI: 10.1039/C0FO00016G, Review 

Review of in vitro digestion models for rapid screening of emulsion-based systems 
David Julian McClements and Yan Li 
Food Funct., 2010, 1, 32-59 DOI: 10.1039/C0FO00111B, Review 

Antiproliferative mechanisms of quercetin in rat activated hepatic stellate cells 
Li-chen Wu, In-wei Lu, Chi-Fu Chung, Hsing-Yu Wu and Yi-Ting Liu 
Food Funct., 2011, 2, 204-212 DOI: 10.1039/C0FO00158A, Paper 

Antioxidant and antihepatotoxic effect of Spirulina laxissima against carbon tetrachloride induced hepatotoxicity in rats 
Gini C. Kuriakose and Muraleedhara G. Kurup 
Food Funct., 2011, 2, 190-196 DOI: 10.1039/C0FO00163E, Paper 

(-)-Epigallocatechin-3-gallate increases the expression of genes related to fat oxidation in the skeletal muscle of high fat-fed mice 
Sudathip Sae-tan, Kimberly A. Grove, Mary J. Kennett and Joshua D. Lambert 
Food Funct., 2011, 2, 111-116 DOI: 10.1039/C0FO00155D, Paper 

Comparison of the polyphenolic composition and antioxidant activity of European commercial fruit juices 
Gina Borges, William Mullen and Alan Crozier 
Food Funct., 2010, 1, 73-83 DOI: 10.1039/C0FO00008F, Paper 

Normalization genes for quantitative RT-PCR in differentiated Caco-2 cells used for food exposure studies 
Robert A. M. Vreeburg, Shanna Bastiaan-Net and Jurriaan J. Mes 
Food Funct., 2011, 2, 124-129 DOI: 10.1039/C0FO00068J, Paper 

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This month sees the following articles in Food & Function that are in the top ten most accessed:-

Anti-inflammatory activity of natural dietary flavonoids 
Min-Hsiung Pan, Ching-Shu Lai and Chi-Tang Ho 
Food Funct., 2010, 1, 15-31, DOI: 10.1039/C0FO00103A, Review 

Antioxidant and antihepatotoxic effect of Spirulina laxissima against carbon tetrachloride induced hepatotoxicity in rats 
Gini C. Kuriakose and Muraleedhara G. Kurup 
Food Funct., 2011, Advance Article, DOI: 10.1039/C0FO00163E, Paper 

Conjugated quercetin glucuronides as bioactive metabolites and precursors of aglycone in vivo 
Junji Terao, Kaeko Murota and Yoshichika Kawai 
Food Funct., 2011, 2, 11-17, DOI: 10.1039/C0FO00106F, Review 

(-)-Epigallocatechin-3-gallate increases the expression of genes related to fat oxidation in the skeletal muscle of high fat-fed mice 
Sudathip Sae-tan, Kimberly A. Grove, Mary J. Kennett and Joshua D. Lambert 
Food Funct., 2011, 2, 111-116, DOI: 10.1039/C0FO00155D, Paper 

Multistage carcinogenesis process as molecular targets in cancer chemoprevention by epicatechin-3-gallate 
Min-Hsiung Pan, Yi-Siou Chiou, Yin-Jen Wang, Chi-Tang Ho and Jen-Kun Lin 
Food Funct., 2011, 2, 101-110, DOI: 10.1039/C0FO00174K, Review 

Insights into the putative catechin and epicatechin transport across blood-brain barrier 
Ana Faria, Diogo Pestana, Diana Teixeira, Pierre-Olivier Couraud, Ignacio Romero, Babette Weksler, Victor de Freitas, Nuno Mateus and Conceição Calhau 
Food Funct., 2011, 2, 39-44, DOI: 10.1039/C0FO00100G, Paper 

Estimation of dietary intake of melanoidins from coffee and bread 
Vincenzo Fogliano and Francisco J. Morales 
Food Funct., 2011, 2, 117-123, DOI: 10.1039/C0FO00156B, Paper 

Comparison of the polyphenolic composition and antioxidant activity of European commercial fruit juices 
Gina Borges, William Mullen and Alan Crozier 
Food Funct., 2010, 1, 73-83, DOI: 10.1039/C0FO00008F, Paper 

Function of Plectranthus barbatus herbal tea as neuronal acetylcholinesterase inhibitor 
Pedro L. V. Falé, Paulo J. Amorim Madeira, M. Helena Florêncio, Lia Ascensão and Maria Luísa M. Serralheiro 
Food Funct., 2011, 2, 130-136, DOI: 10.1039/C0FO00070A, Paper 

Mechanisms underlying the cholesterol-lowering properties of soluble dietary fibre polysaccharides 
Purnima Gunness and Michael John Gidley 
Food Funct., 2010, 1, 149-155, DOI: 10.1039/C0FO00080A, Review 

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This month sees the following articles in Food & Function that are in the top ten most accessed:-

Red wine: A source of potent peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor ? ligands 
Alfred Zoechling, Falk Liebner and Alois Jungbauer 
Food Funct., 2011, 2, 28-38, DOI: 10.1039/C0FO00086H, Paper

Review of in vitro digestion models for rapid screening of emulsion-based systems 
David Julian McClements and Yan Li 
Food Funct., 2010, 1, 32-59, DOI: 10.1039/C0FO00111B, Review

Anti-inflammatory activity of natural dietary flavonoids 
Min-Hsiung Pan, Ching-Shu Lai and Chi-Tang Ho 
Food Funct., 2010, 1, 15-31, DOI: 10.1039/C0FO00103A, Review

(-)-Epigallocatechin-3-gallate increases the expression of genes related to fat oxidation in the skeletal muscle of high fat-fed mice 
Sudathip Sae-tan, Kimberly A. Grove, Mary J. Kennett and Joshua D. Lambert 
Food Funct., 2011, 2, 111-116, DOI: 10.1039/C0FO00155D, Paper 

Bioactive peptides derived from milk proteins and their health beneficial potentials: an update 
Ravinder Nagpal, Pradip Behare, Rajiv Rana, Ashwani Kumar, Manoj Kumar, Sanu Arora, Fransesco Morotta, Shalini Jain and Hariom Yadav 
Food Funct., 2011, 2, 18-27, DOI: 10.1039/C0FO00016G, Review 

Conjugated quercetin glucuronides as bioactive metabolites and precursors of aglycone in vivo 
Junji Terao, Kaeko Murota and Yoshichika Kawai 
Food Funct., 2011, 2, 11-17, DOI: 10.1039/C0FO00106F, Review 

Anti-obesity and anti-diabetic effects of ethanol extract of Artemisia princeps in C57BL/6 mice fed a high-fat diet 
Norio Yamamoto, Yuki Kanemoto, Manabu Ueda, Kengo Kawasaki, Itsuko Fukuda and Hitoshi Ashida 
Food Funct., 2011, 2, 45-52, DOI: 10.1039/C0FO00129E, Paper 

Estimation of dietary intake of melanoidins from coffee and bread 
Vincenzo Fogliano and Francisco J. Morales 
Food Funct., 2011, 2, 117-123, DOI: 10.1039/C0FO00156B, Paper 

Comparison of the polyphenolic composition and antioxidant activity of European commercial fruit juices 
Gina Borges, William Mullen and Alan Crozier 
Food Funct., 2010, 1, 73-83, DOI: 10.1039/C0FO00008F, Paper 

Insights into the putative catechin and epicatechin transport across blood-brain barrier 
Ana Faria, Diogo Pestana, Diana Teixeira, Pierre-Olivier Couraud, Ignacio Romero, Babette Weksler, Victor de Freitas, Nuno Mateus and Conceição Calhau 
Food Funct., 2011, 2, 39-44, DOI: 10.1039/C0FO00100G, Paper 

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