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Angelino D, Martina A, Rosi A, Veronesi L, Antonini M, Mennella I, Vitaglione P, Grioni S, Brighenti F, Zavaroni I, Fares C, Torriani S, Pellegrini N. Glucose- and Lipid-Related Biomarkers Are Affected in Healthy Obese or Hyperglycemic Adults Consuming a Whole-Grain Pasta Enriched in Prebiotics and Probiotics: A 12-Week Randomized Controlled Trial. J Nutr 2019; 149:1714-1723. [PMID: 31162597 DOI: 10.1093/jn/nxz071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2018] [Revised: 11/30/2018] [Accepted: 03/22/2019] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Synbiotic foods, which combine the action of prebiotics and probiotics along the gastrointestinal tract, can affect inflammatory and glucose-related markers. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to investigate the effects on inflammatory and glycemia-related markers of a whole-grain pasta containing barley β-glucans and Bacillus coagulans BC30, 6086 in healthy overweight or obese volunteers. METHODS A single-blind, parallel, randomized, placebo-controlled dietary intervention study was carried out. Forty-one healthy sedentary overweight (body mass index [BMI] 25-29.9 kg/m2) and obese (BMI ≥30) volunteers, aged 30-65 y and low consumers of fruit and vegetables, ate 1 serving/d of whole-grain control (CTR) or innovative (INN) pasta for 12 wk and maintained their habitual diets. Biological samples were collected at baseline and every 4 wk for primary (plasma high-sensitivity C-reactive protein [hs-CRP] and fasting plasma lipid profile) and secondary outcomes (glycemia-related markers, blood pressure, fecal microbiota composition, and body weight). Between (CTR compared with INN) and within (among weeks) group differences were tested for the whole population and for subgroups stratified by baseline values of BMI (≥30) and glycemia (≥100 mg/dL). RESULTS INN or CTR pasta consumption had no effect on primary and secondary outcomes over time, except for a significant increase in plasma γ-glutamyltransferase (GGT) after 12 wk of CTR pasta consumption. Comparisons between intervention groups revealed differences only at 12 wk: plasma GGT was higher in the CTR group; plasma hs-CRP, plasma LDL/HDL cholesterol ratio, and Bifidobacterium spp. were lower in the INN subgroup of obese volunteers; plasma resistin was lower and Faecalibacterium prausnitzii abundance was higher in the INN subgroup of hyperglycemic volunteers. CONCLUSIONS A daily serving of a synbiotic whole-grain pasta had limited effects on primary and secondary outcomes in the entire group of volunteers but affected glycemia- and lipid-related markers and resistin in a subgroup of healthy obese or hyperglycemic volunteers. This trial was registered at clinicaltrials.gov as NCT02236533.
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- Department of Biotechnology, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Human Nutrition Unit, Department of Food and Drugs
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- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural and Food Science, University of Naples "Federico II", Portici, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural and Food Science, University of Naples "Federico II", Portici, Naples, Italy
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- Epidemiology and Prevention Unit, Fondazione IRCSS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Council for Agricultural Research and Economics-Centre for Cereal Research and Industrial Crops, Foggia, Italy
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- Department of Biotechnology, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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Martina A, Felis GE, Corradi M, Maffeis C, Torriani S, Venema K. Effects of functional pasta ingredients on different gut microbiota as revealed by TIM-2 in vitro model of the proximal colon. Benef Microbes 2019; 10:301-313. [PMID: 30827149 DOI: 10.3920/bm2018.0088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Diet-related modulation of gut microbiota and its metabolic activity represents an intriguing research context, particularly in the case of disorders related to imbalances in gut microbial communities. We here explored the effects of Bacillus coagulans GBI-30, 6086 (BC30), β-glucans, and innovative whole-grain pastas, with or without these functional ingredients, on gut microbiota from three groups of children, presenting different susceptibility to type 1 diabetes, by using the well-controlled TNO in vitro model of the proximal colon (TIM-2). Short- and branched-chain fatty acids production and microbiota composition were assessed by means of gas chromatography and 16S rRNA gene profiling, respectively. In most cases, in vitro dietary interventions caused microbiota-dependent modulations as a result of intergroup variability, but also specific changes in microbial groups were shared between the three microbiotas, highlighting specific diet-microbial taxa connections.
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- A Martina
- 1 Department of Biotechnology, University of Verona, Strada le Grazie 15, 37134 Verona, Italy
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- 1 Department of Biotechnology, University of Verona, Strada le Grazie 15, 37134 Verona, Italy
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- 2 Unit of Pediatric Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases, Regional Center for Pediatric Diabetes, Department of Surgical Sciences, Dentistry, Gynecology and Pediatrics, University of Verona, P.le Stefani, 1, 37126 Verona, Italy
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- 2 Unit of Pediatric Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases, Regional Center for Pediatric Diabetes, Department of Surgical Sciences, Dentistry, Gynecology and Pediatrics, University of Verona, P.le Stefani, 1, 37126 Verona, Italy
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- 1 Department of Biotechnology, University of Verona, Strada le Grazie 15, 37134 Verona, Italy
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- 3 Maastricht University - campus Venlo, Centre for Healthy Eating and Food Innovation, NUTRIM School of Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism, St. Jansweg 20, 5928 RC Venlo, the Netherlands.,4 Beneficial Microbes Consultancy, Johan Karschstraat 3, 6709 TN Wageningen, the Netherlands
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Maffeis C, Martina A, Corradi M, Quarella S, Nori N, Torriani S, Plebani M, Contreas G, Felis GE. Association between intestinal permeability and faecal microbiota composition in Italian children with beta cell autoimmunity at risk for type 1 diabetes. Diabetes Metab Res Rev 2016; 32:700-709. [PMID: 26891226 DOI: 10.1002/dmrr.2790] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2015] [Revised: 12/10/2015] [Accepted: 01/19/2016] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND Pancreatic organ-specific autoimmunity in subjects at risk for type 1 diabetes (T1D) is associated with increased intestinal permeability and an aberrant gut microbiota, but these factors have not yet been simultaneously investigated in the same subjects. Thus, the aim of this study was to assess both intestinal permeability and gut microbiota composition in an Italian sample of children at risk for T1D. METHODS Ten Italian children with beta cell autoimmunity at risk for T1D and 10 healthy children were involved in a case-control study. The lactulose/mannitol test was used to assess intestinal permeability. Analysis of microbiota composition was performed using polymerase chain reaction followed by denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis, based on the 16S rRNA gene. RESULTS Intestinal permeability was significantly higher in children at risk for T1D than in healthy controls. Moreover, the gut microbiota of the former differed from that of the latter group: Three microorganisms were detected - Dialister invisus, Gemella sanguinis and Bifidobacterium longum - in association with the pre-pathologic state. CONCLUSIONS The results of this study validated the hypothesis that increased intestinal permeability together with differences in microbiota composition are contemporaneously associated with the pre-pathological condition of T1D in a sample of Italian children. Further studies are necessary to confirm the microbial markers identified in this sample of children as well as to clarify the involvement of microbiota modifications in the mechanisms leading to increased permeability and the autoimmune mechanisms that promote diabetes onset. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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- Claudio Maffeis
- Unit of Pediatric Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases, Regional Center for Pediatric Diabetes, Department of Surgical Sciences, Dentistry, Gynecology and Pediatrics, University of Verona, Verona, Italy.
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- Department of Biotechnology, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Unit of Pediatric Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases, Regional Center for Pediatric Diabetes, Department of Surgical Sciences, Dentistry, Gynecology and Pediatrics, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Department of Biotechnology, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Unit of Pediatric Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases, Regional Center for Pediatric Diabetes, Department of Surgical Sciences, Dentistry, Gynecology and Pediatrics, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Department of Biotechnology, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Unit of Pediatric Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases, Regional Center for Pediatric Diabetes, Department of Surgical Sciences, Dentistry, Gynecology and Pediatrics, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Department of Biotechnology, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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Salvetti E, Orrù L, Capozzi V, Martina A, Lamontanara A, Keller D, Cash H, Felis GE, Cattivelli L, Torriani S, Spano G. Integrate genome-based assessment of safety for probiotic strains: Bacillus coagulans GBI-30, 6086 as a case study. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2016; 100:4595-605. [PMID: 26952108 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-016-7416-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2016] [Revised: 02/18/2016] [Accepted: 02/22/2016] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Probiotics are microorganisms that confer beneficial effects on the host; nevertheless, before being allowed for human consumption, their safety must be verified with accurate protocols. In the genomic era, such procedures should take into account the genomic-based approaches. This study aims at assessing the safety traits of Bacillus coagulans GBI-30, 6086 integrating the most updated genomics-based procedures and conventional phenotypic assays. Special attention was paid to putative virulence factors (VF), antibiotic resistance (AR) genes and genes encoding enzymes responsible for harmful metabolites (i.e. biogenic amines, BAs). This probiotic strain was phenotypically resistant to streptomycin and kanamycin, although the genome analysis suggested that the AR-related genes were not easily transferrable to other bacteria, and no other genes with potential safety risks, such as those related to VF or BA production, were retrieved. Furthermore, no unstable elements that could potentially lead to genomic rearrangements were detected. Moreover, a workflow is proposed to allow the proper taxonomic identification of a microbial strain and the accurate evaluation of risk-related gene traits, combining whole genome sequencing analysis with updated bioinformatics tools and standard phenotypic assays. The workflow presented can be generalized as a guideline for the safety investigation of novel probiotic strains to help stakeholders (from scientists to manufacturers and consumers) to meet regulatory requirements and avoid misleading information.
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- Elisa Salvetti
- Department of Biotechnology, University of Verona, Strada Le Grazie 15, 37134, Verona, Italy.,APC Microbiome Institute, University College Cork, Western Road, Cork, T12 Y337, Ireland
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- Consiglio per la Ricerca in Agricoltura e l'analisi dell'economia Agraria, Genomics Research Centre, Via S. Protaso 302 Fiorenzuola d'Arda, 29017, Piacenza, Italy
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- Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment Sciences, University of Foggia, Via Napoli 25, 71122, Foggia, Italy
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- Department of Biotechnology, University of Verona, Strada Le Grazie 15, 37134, Verona, Italy
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- Consiglio per la Ricerca in Agricoltura e l'analisi dell'economia Agraria, Genomics Research Centre, Via S. Protaso 302 Fiorenzuola d'Arda, 29017, Piacenza, Italy
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- Ganeden Biotech Inc., 5800 Landerbrook Drive Suite 300, Mayfield Heights, OH, 44124, USA
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- Ganeden Biotech Inc., 5800 Landerbrook Drive Suite 300, Mayfield Heights, OH, 44124, USA
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- Department of Biotechnology, University of Verona, Strada Le Grazie 15, 37134, Verona, Italy
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- Consiglio per la Ricerca in Agricoltura e l'analisi dell'economia Agraria, Genomics Research Centre, Via S. Protaso 302 Fiorenzuola d'Arda, 29017, Piacenza, Italy
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- Department of Biotechnology, University of Verona, Strada Le Grazie 15, 37134, Verona, Italy.
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- Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment Sciences, University of Foggia, Via Napoli 25, 71122, Foggia, Italy
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Fares C, Menga V, Martina A, Pellegrini N, Scazzina F, Torriani S. Nutritional profile and cooking quality of a new functional pasta naturally enriched in phenolic acids, added with β-glucan and Bacillus coagulans GBI-30, 6086. J Cereal Sci 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcs.2015.07.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Martina A. [Rhetorical articulation and boredom in Alfred de Musset's 'Confession d'un Enfant du Siècle]. Studi Fr 1999; 43:44-59. [PMID: 22442848] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Martina A. The quantity/quality of children hypothesis in developing countries: testing by considering some demographic experiences in China, India and Africa. Health Transit Rev 1995; 6 Suppl:191-212. [PMID: 10165305] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/11/2023]
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Initially a general regression equation is estimated, making use of cross-country data, relating the level of the total fertility rate to a range of variables, including the level of per capita real income. There is a statistically significant negative relationship between the level of the total fertility rate and real income per capita. Once the theory of the quantity-cum-quality of children hypothesis is set out formally, and in a flexible form, it is clear that this statistical relationship is not inconsistent with this theory. However, this relationship is not a strong, or convincing, test of this hypothesis. To provide more satisfactory tests of this hypothesis, additional relevant information from various developing countries is used. Information on recent demographic changes in China provides a comparatively powerful, direct test of the theory. More indirect tests of the theory are provided by drawing on data for India in the 1960s, and for sub-Saharan African countries in the 1980s and early 1990s. These various tests suggest that the quantity-cum-quality hypothesis, in its flexible form, appears to explain some of the changes in fertility rates observed in various developing countries in recent decades.
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- A Martina
- Department of Edonomic History, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
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Mignone F, Sardella ML, Leone N, Sciolla N, Vianzone M, Bona F, Ciravegna P, Martina A. [Azidocillin and streptococcal infections: pharmacokinetics and clinical aspects]. Minerva Pediatr 1983; 35:587-95. [PMID: 6688654] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Casorati E, Martina A, Guaita M. Polymerisation von nicht konjugierten Dienen mit freien Radikalen. 17. Mitt. Copolymerisation von Dimethyl-2,6-dimethylenheptandioat mit Methylmethacrylat in benzlischer Lösung. Colloid Polym Sci 1978. [DOI: 10.1007/bf01784571] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Payr E, Martina A. Experimentelle Untersuchungen über die Ätiologie der Fettgewebsnekrose und Leberveränderungen bei Schädigung des Pankreasgewebes. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1906. [DOI: 10.1007/bf02794244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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