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In this study, beef was marinated with different low-sodium salt substitutes and heated and aged by employing superheated steam roasting and traditional roasting to investigate the effects of the various substitutes on the physicochemical properties, texture profile, sensory properties, volatile compounds, microstructural characteristics, and safety of cured and aged beef. Twenty kilograms of beef were arbitrarily divided into five treatments and pickled with different low-sodium salt substitutes. The results revealed no significant differences in saltiness, physicochemical characteristics, texture profile, or volatile compounds between the T2 and T3 and T1 (100% NaCl, T1; 75% KCl + 25% NaCl, T2; 50% KCl + 50% NaCl, T3) samples. Furthermore, the T4 and T5 (50% NaCl + 25% KCl + 20% MgCl2 + 5% CaCl2, T4; 100% yeast extract, T5) samples had lower saltiness than the T1 sample. The plasmolysis percentage and osmotic pressure of the T2 and T3 samples were lower than those of the T1 sample. Therefore, reducing sodium by substituting NaCl with 50% KCl or 75% KCl maintained an acceptable sensory and safety profile for beef consumption.
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Objective To explore the relation between plasmocytoid dentritic cells (pDCs) and cerebral immune-inflammation reaction following ischemic stroke. Methods Circulating pDCs were measured by flow cytometry in 62 patients with acute ischaemic stroke (AIS), 26 healthy controls, 12 patients with asymptomatic cerebral infarction stenosis (ACI-S), and 14 patients with transient ischaemic attack (TIA). The sizes of infarct lesions were assessed by DWI scanning. AIS group was further divided into lacunar infarction group, small infarction group,and large infarction group according to the infarction area. The correlation between the number of pDCs and NHISS score and CRP level was also analyzed in AIS group. Results The labsolute number of pDCs and the percentage of pDCPs to circulating blood white cells were significantly lower in AIS group than in the healthy control group (P<0.001). As compared with lacunar infarction group, the number of pDCPs decreased significantly in large infarction group. The number of pDCPs was negatively correlated with the levels of CRP and the NIHSS score. Conclutions Patients with AIS has a decreased level of circulating pDCs, which may be involved in the gathering of circulating pDCs in the infarcted brain to trigger cerebral immune reaction.
