The opportunistic human pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa is the predominant micro-organism of chronic lung infections in cystic fibrosis patients. P. aeruginosa colonizes the lungs by forming biofilm microcolonies throughout the lung. Quorum sensing (QS) renders the biofilm bacteria highly tolerant to otherwise lethal doses of antibiotics, and protects against the bactericidal activity of polymo...

Although extracts of garlic inhibit cholesterol biosynthesis in cultured hepatocytes, the inhibitory components of garlic and the site or sites of inhibition in the cholesterol biosynthetic pathway have not been established. To elucidate potential mechanisms of inhibition, we examined the effect of fresh garlic extract and 16 water- or lipid-soluble compounds derived from garlic on purified rec...

Garlic is characterised by medicinal properties due to the content of over 2000 biologically active substances. Numerous commercially processed garlic forms, which differ in the content of bioactive compounds, especially sulphuric, are available on the market. The knowledge of the types of bioactive substances present in garlic and its products, their changes during treatment and pro-health inf...

This study set out to determine the distribution of sulfur compounds and saponin metabolites in different parts of garlic cloves. Three fractions from purple and white garlic ecotypes were obtained: the tunic (SS), internal (IS) and external (ES) parts of the clove. Liquid Chromatography coupled to High Resolution Mass spectrometry (LC-HRMS), together with bioinformatics including Principal Com...

Dietary patterns in the Mediterranean, characterized by high consumption of fruits and vegetables, especially garlic, are believed to be beneficial to the regional patterns of atherosclerotic disease. Garlic and many of its preparations have been widely recognized as effective in the prevention and treatment of atherosclerosis and other risk factors for cardiovascular disease. This review artic...

Antidiabetic action of garlic is established in animal studies. Since all of the pervious studies have focused on the therapeutic role of garlic, this study investigated the preventive effect of garlic juice on biochemical factors and histological features in Streptozotocin (STZ)- induced diabetic rats. Forty male rats were divided into five groups (n = 8): 1-Normal group (N), 2-Normal+Garlic g...

Garlic (Alliwn sarivum L . ) is thought to decrease blood pressure, inhibit platelet aggregation, reduce blood fat and cholesterol as well as possessing antibacterial and antifungal properties [I] . The main active agents in garlic extracts are allicin and ajoene, but several other chemicals have been isolated and studied [2,3]. Nitric oxide (NO) is linked to hypertension [4] and the relevant p...

Garlic has been widely used throughout history as a food additive for both its flavor and medicinal effects. The actual sulfide compounds found in garlic as well as the potential health benefits associated with garlic have been extensively studied. It has been shown that garlic preparation, growing conditions and cooking techniques, have a profound effect on the compounds present and the medici...

PURPOSE Garlic has been used as a flavouring agent, traditional medicine, and functional food to improve physical or mental well-being. Garlic and garlic products generally have been regarded as safe but a number of conflicting reports in the literature and confounding factors make it difficult to unequivocally establish the clinical efficacy and safety of these products either alone or in the ...

BACKGROUND Detection of specific IgE antibodies against food materials indicates allergic sensitization. Some very widely consumed foods materials such as garlic and onion have rarely been investigated for their allergenic potential. OBJECTIVES To assess the presence of garlic and onion specific IgE antibodies in patients investigated for food allergy. METHODS Radioallergosorbent test (RAST...