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Calcium And Leucine Modulation Of Airway Inflammation, Patricia Louise Brown
Calcium And Leucine Modulation Of Airway Inflammation, Patricia Louise Brown
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Over the past several decades the prevalence of obesity and asthma have increased in a parallel fashion. Recent studies reported a positive relationship between the two disorders that may in fact be causal. Although the link between obesity and asthma has become widely recognized, the underlying pathophysiological connection is not elucidated. Increased markers of inflammatory and oxidative stress are present in obesity and asthma suggesting the link is immunological. The systemic inflammation observed in obesity may potentially initiate adverse affects in the airways. Previous studies have shown that consumption of dairy foods (rich in calcium and leucine) suppress 1,25-dihydroxycholecalciferol (calcitriol) …
The Effect Of Abscisic Acid On Tomato Calcium Partitioning And Fruit Quality, Thomas Casey Barickman
The Effect Of Abscisic Acid On Tomato Calcium Partitioning And Fruit Quality, Thomas Casey Barickman
Doctoral Dissertations
Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) is a widely employed plant model system for studying fruit metabolism, development and ripening. Various environmental stress factors, such as drought and high relative humidity, can cause calcium (Ca) deficiency and lead to physiological diseases such as blossom-end rot (BER) in tomato fruit. Recent studies demonstrate that abscisic acid (ABA) triggers whole-plant and fruit-specific mechanisms to increase fruit Ca uptake and prevent BER development. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of exogenous ABA applications during plant development on tomato carotenoid pigments, soluble sugars, organic acids, aromatic volatiles, carbohydrates, and mineral nutrient …