Biochemical and Molecular Actions of Nutritients:

Un Ju Jung, Mi-Kyung Lee, Kyu-Shik Jeong, and Myung-Sook Choi

The Hypoglycemic Effects of Hesperidin and Naringin Are Partly Mediated by Hepatic Glucose-Regulating Enzymes in C57BL/KsJ-db/db Mice
J. Nutr. 2004 134: 2499-2503. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

María José Pérez, Fermín Sánchez-Medina, Maribel Torres, Angel Gil, and Antonio Suárez

Dietary Nucleotides Enhance the Liver Redox State and Protein Synthesis in Cirrhotic Rats
J. Nutr. 2004 134: 2504-2508. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Nutrient-Gene Interactions:

Véronique Noé, Silvia Peñuelas, Rosa M. Lamuela-Raventós, Joan Permanyer, Carlos J. Ciudad, and Maria Izquierdo-Pulido

Epicatechin and a Cocoa Polyphenolic Extract Modulate Gene Expression in Human Caco-2 Cells
J. Nutr. 2004 134: 2509-2516. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Juan Antonio Moreno, Francisco Pérez-Jiménez, Carmen Marín, Purificación Gómez, Pablo Pérez-Martínez, Rafael Moreno, Cecilia Bellido, Francisco Fuentes, and José López-Miranda

The Effect of Dietary Fat on LDL Size Is Influenced by Apolipoprotein E Genotype in Healthy Subjects
J. Nutr. 2004 134: 2517-2522. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Daniel G. Peterson, Elvina A. Matitashvili, and Dale E. Bauman

The Inhibitory Effect of trans-10, cis-12 CLA on Lipid Synthesis in Bovine Mammary Epithelial Cells Involves Reduced Proteolytic Activation of the Transcription Factor SREBP-1
J. Nutr. 2004 134: 2523-2527. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Human Nutrition and Metabolism:

Lindsay E. Robinson, Sonali Savani, Danielle S. Battram, Drew H. McLaren, Premila Sathasivam, and Terry E. Graham

Caffeine Ingestion Before an Oral Glucose Tolerance Test Impairs Blood Glucose Management in Men with Type 2 Diabetes
J. Nutr. 2004 134: 2528-2533. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Yan Zheng, Sun-Ok Lee, Marian A. Verbruggen, Patricia A. Murphy, and Suzanne Hendrich

The Apparent Absorptions of Isoflavone Glucosides and Aglucons Are Similar in Women and Are Increased by Rapid Gut Transit Time and Low Fecal Isoflavone Degradation
J. Nutr. 2004 134: 2534-2539. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Pauline B. Darling, Michael Dunn, G. Sarwar Gilani, Ronald O. Ball, and Paul B. Pencharz

Phenylalanine Kinetics Differ between Formula-Fed and Human Milk–Fed Preterm Infants
J. Nutr. 2004 134: 2540-2545. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

David A. Levitsky and Trisha Youn

The More Food Young Adults Are Served, the More They Overeat
J. Nutr. 2004 134: 2546-2549. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Tine Tholstrup and Samir Samman

Postprandial Lipoprotein(a) Is Affected Differently by Specific Individual Dietary Fatty Acids in Healthy Young Men
J. Nutr. 2004 134: 2550-2555. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Community and International Nutrition:

Roland Kupka, Gernard I. Msamanga, Donna Spiegelman, Steve Morris, Ferdinand Mugusi, David J. Hunter, and Wafaie W. Fawzi

Selenium Status Is Associated with Accelerated HIV Disease Progression among HIV-1–Infected Pregnant Women in Tanzania
J. Nutr. 2004 134: 2556-2560. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Andrea M. Grant, Elaine L. Ferguson, Viliami Toafa, Teavekura Emma Henry, and Barbara E. Guthrie

Dietary Factors Are Not Associated with High Levels of Obesity in New Zealand Pacific Preschool Children
J. Nutr. 2004 134: 2561-2565. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Carol L. Connell, Mark Nord, Kristi L. Lofton, and Kathy Yadrick

Food Security of Older Children Can Be Assessed Using a Standardized Survey Instrument
J. Nutr. 2004 134: 2566-2572. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Douglas L. Taren, Burris Duncan, Kamal Shrestha, Narayani Shrestha, Denise Genaro-Wolf, Rosemary L. Schleicher, Christine M. Pfeiffer, Anne L. Sowell, John Greivenkamp, and Louise Canfield

The Night Vision Threshold Test Is a Better Predictor of Low Serum Vitamin A Concentration than Self-Reported Night Blindness in Pregnant Urban Nepalese Women
J. Nutr. 2004 134: 2573-2578. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Mary Arimond and Marie T. Ruel

Dietary Diversity Is Associated with Child Nutritional Status: Evidence from 11 Demographic and Health Surveys
J. Nutr. 2004 134: 2579-2585. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Alayne G. Ronnenberg, Richard J. Wood, Xiaobin Wang, Houxun Xing, Chanzhong Chen, Dafang Chen, Wenwei Guang, Aiqun Huang, Lihua Wang, and Xiping Xu

Preconception Hemoglobin and Ferritin Concentrations Are Associated with Pregnancy Outcome in a Prospective Cohort of Chinese Women
J. Nutr. 2004 134: 2586-2591. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Usha Ramakrishnan, Nancy Aburto, George McCabe, and Reynaldo Martorell

Multimicronutrient Interventions but Not Vitamin A or Iron Interventions Alone Improve Child Growth: Results of 3 Meta-Analyses
J. Nutr. 2004 134: 2592-2602. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Nutrient Metabolism:

Xianli Wu, Hoy E. Pittman, III, and Ronald L. Prior

Pelargonidin Is Absorbed and Metabolized Differently than Cyanidin after Marionberry Consumption in Pigs
J. Nutr. 2004 134: 2603-2610. [Abstract] [Full Text] Online Supporting Material  

Sang K. Noh and Sung I. Koo

Milk Sphingomyelin Is More Effective than Egg Sphingomyelin in Inhibiting Intestinal Absorption of Cholesterol and Fat in Rats
J. Nutr. 2004 134: 2611-2616. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Thomas A. Wilson, Robert J. Nicolosi, Bryan Delaney, Kim Chadwell, Vikas Moolchandani, Timothy Kotyla, Sridevi Ponduru, Guo-Hua Zheng, Richard Hess, Nathan Knutson, Leslie Curry, Lore Kolberg, Melanie Goulson, and Karen Ostergren

Reduced and High Molecular Weight Barley ß-Glucans Decrease Plasma Total and Non-HDL-Cholesterol in Hypercholesterolemic Syrian Golden Hamsters
J. Nutr. 2004 134: 2617-2622. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Maiko Fujioka, Mariko Uehara, Jian Wu, Herman Adlercreutz, Kazuharu Suzuki, Kazuki Kanazawa, Ken Takeda, Kazuhiko Yamada, and Yoshiko Ishimi

Equol, a Metabolite of Daidzein, Inhibits Bone Loss in Ovariectomized Mice
J. Nutr. 2004 134: 2623-2627. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Mariko Obayashi, Yoshiharu Shimomura, Naoya Nakai, Nam Ho Jeoung, Masaru Nagasaki, Taro Murakami, Yuzo Sato, and Robert A. Harris

Estrogen Controls Branched-Chain Amino Acid Catabolism in Female Rats
J. Nutr. 2004 134: 2628-2633. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Tsuyoshi Tsuzuki, Yoshiko Tokuyama, Miki Igarashi, Kiyotaka Nakagawa, Yusuke Ohsaki, Michio Komai, and Teruo Miyazawa

-Eleostearic Acid (9Z11E13E-18:3) Is Quickly Converted to Conjugated Linoleic Acid (9Z11E-18:2) in Rats
J. Nutr. 2004 134: 2634-2639. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Nutrient Requirements:

Jacqueline K. Evenson, Adam D. Wheeler, Sean M. Blake, and Roger A. Sunde

Selenoprotein mRNA Is Expressed in Blood at Levels Comparable to Major Tissues in Rats
J. Nutr. 2004 134: 2640-2645. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Agnes Marsset-Baglieri, Gilles Fromentin, Daniel Tomé, Ahmed Bensaid, Lina Makkarios, and Patrick C. Even

Increasing the Protein Content in a Carbohydrate-Free Diet Enhances Fat Loss during 35% but Not 75% Energy Restriction in Rats
J. Nutr. 2004 134: 2646-2652. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Nutritional Immunology:

Lindsy M. Hengesbach and Kathleen A. Hoag

Physiological Concentrations of Retinoic Acid Favor Myeloid Dendritic Cell Development over Granulocyte Development in Cultures of Bone Marrow Cells from Mice
J. Nutr. 2004 134: 2653-2659. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Charles B. Stephensen, Xiaowen Jiang, and Tammy Freytag

Vitamin A Deficiency Increases the In Vivo Development of IL-10–Positive Th2 Cells and Decreases Development of Th1 Cells in Mice
J. Nutr. 2004 134: 2660-2666. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Anna Pérez-Bosque, Carme Pelegrí, María Vicario, Margarida Castell, Louis Russell, Joy M. Campbell, James D. Quigley, III, Javier Polo, Concepció Amat, and Miquel Moretó

Dietary Plasma Protein Affects the Immune Response of Weaned Rats Challenged with S. aureus Superantigen B
J. Nutr. 2004 134: 2667-2672. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Janette M. Harkins, Naima Moustaid-Moussa, Yong-Joo Chung, Kristen M. Penner, James J. Pestka, Colin M. North, and Kate J. Claycombe

Expression of Interleukin-6 Is Greater in Preadipocytes than in Adipocytes of 3T3-L1 Cells and C57BL/6J and ob/ob Mice
J. Nutr. 2004 134: 2673-2677. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Nutritional Epidemiology:

Rob Baltussen, Cécile Knai, and Mona Sharan

Iron Fortification and Iron Supplementation are Cost-Effective Interventions to Reduce Iron Deficiency in Four Subregions of the World
J. Nutr. 2004 134: 2678-2684. [Abstract] [Full Text] Online Supporting Material  

Wolfgang Sichert-Hellert and Mathilde Kersting

Fortifying Food with Folic Acid Improves Folate Intake in German Infants, Children, and Adolescents
J. Nutr. 2004 134: 2685-2690. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Nina F. Johnsen, Helene Hausner, Anja Olsen, Inge Tetens, Jane Christensen, Knud Erik Bach Knudsen, Kim Overvad, and Anne Tjønneland

Intake of Whole Grains and Vegetables Determines the Plasma Enterolactone Concentration of Danish Women
J. Nutr. 2004 134: 2691-2697. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Nutrition and Cancer:

Adam L. Lock, Benjamin A. Corl, David M. Barbano, Dale E. Bauman, and Clement Ip

The Anticarcinogenic Effect of trans-11 18:1 Is Dependent on Its Conversion to cis-9, trans-11 CLA by 9-Desaturase in Rats
J. Nutr. 2004 134: 2698-2704. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Chun Liu, Robert M. Russell, and Xiang-Dong Wang

Low Dose ß-Carotene Supplementation of Ferrets Attenuates Smoke-Induced Lung Phosphorylation of JNK, p38 MAPK, and p53 Proteins
J. Nutr. 2004 134: 2705-2710. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Fabrice Pierre, Amanda Freeman, Sylviane Taché, Roelof Van der Meer, and Denis E. Corpet

Beef Meat and Blood Sausage Promote the Formation of Azoxymethane-Induced Mucin-Depleted Foci and Aberrant Crypt Foci in Rat Colons
J. Nutr. 2004 134: 2711-2716. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Nutritional Methodology:

Shumei Yun, Jean-Pierre Habicht, Dennis D. Miller, and Raymond P. Glahn

An In Vitro Digestion/Caco-2 Cell Culture System Accurately Predicts the Effects of Ascorbic Acid and Polyphenolic Compounds on Iron Bioavailability in Humans
J. Nutr. 2004 134: 2717-2721. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Kristjan Bregendahl, Lijuan Liu, John P. Cant, Henry S. Bayley, Brian W. McBride, Larry P. Milligan, Jong-Tseng Yen, and Ming Z. Fan

Fractional Protein Synthesis Rates Measured by an Intraperitoneal Injection of a Flooding Dose of L-[ring-²H₅]Phenylalanine in Pigs
J. Nutr. 2004 134: 2722-2728. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Issues and Opinions:

J. B. German, D. E. Bauman, D. G. Burrin, M. L. Failla, H. C. Freake, J. C. King, S. Klein, J. A. Milner, G. H. Pelto, K. M. Rasmussen, and S. H. Zeisel

Metabolomics in the Opening Decade of the 21st Century: Building the Roads to Individualized Health
J. Nutr. 2004 134: 2729-2732. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Richard A. Forshee and Maureen L. Storey

Controversy and Statistical Issues in the Use of Nutrient Densities in Assessing Diet Quality
J. Nutr. 2004 134: 2733-2737. [Abstract] [Full Text] Online Supporting Material  

Errata:

J. Nutr. 2004 134: 2738. [Full Text]  

Announcements:

J. Nutr. 2004 134: 2739. [Full Text]  

Supplement: Arginine Metabolism: Enzymology, Nutrition, and Clinical Significance:

Vernon R. Young 1937–2004
J. Nutr. 2004 134: 2741S. [Full Text]  

Sidney M. Morris, Jr and Joseph Loscalzo

Introduction to the Symposium Proceedings
J. Nutr. 2004 134: 2742S. [Full Text]  

Sidney M. Morris, Jr

Enzymes of Arginine Metabolism
J. Nutr. 2004 134: 2743S-2747S. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Dennis J. Stuehr

Enzymes of the L-Arginine to Nitric Oxide Pathway
J. Nutr. 2004 134: 2748S-2751S. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Ellen I. Closs, Alexandra Simon, Nicole Vékony, and Alexander Rotmann

Plasma Membrane Transporters for Arginine
J. Nutr. 2004 134: 2752S-2759S. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

David E. Ash

Structure and Function of Arginases
J. Nutr. 2004 134: 2760S-2764S. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Sidney M. Morris, Jr

Session I: Basic Aspects of Arginine Metabolism—Discussion Summary
J. Nutr. 2004 134: 2765S-2767S. [Full Text]  

Y. C. Luiking, M. M. Hallemeesch, Y.L.J. Vissers, W. H. Lamers, and N.E.P. Deutz

In Vivo Whole Body and Organ Arginine Metabolism During Endotoxemia (Sepsis) Is Dependent on Mouse Strain and Gender
J. Nutr. 2004 134: 2768S-2774S. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Fernando Scaglia, Nicola Brunetti-Pierri, Soledad Kleppe, Juan Marini, Susan Carter, Peter Garlick, Farook Jahoor, William O’Brien, and Brendan Lee

Clinical Consequences of Urea Cycle Enzyme Deficiencies and Potential Links to Arginine and Nitric Oxide Metabolism
J. Nutr. 2004 134: 2775S-2782S. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Guoyao Wu, Darrell A. Knabe, and Sung Woo Kim

Arginine Nutrition in Neonatal Pigs
J. Nutr. 2004 134: 2783S-2790S. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Margaret E. Brosnan and John T. Brosnan

Renal Arginine Metabolism
J. Nutr. 2004 134: 2791S-2795S. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Sidney M. Morris, Jr

Session II: Physiology of Arginine Metabolism—Discussion Summary
J. Nutr. 2004 134: 2796S-2797S. [Full Text]  

Joseph Loscalzo

L-Arginine and Atherothrombosis
J. Nutr. 2004 134: 2798S-2800S. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Gautam Cherla and Edgar A. Jaimes

Role of L-Arginine in the Pathogenesis and Treatment of Renal Disease
J. Nutr. 2004 134: 2801S-2806S. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Noyan Gokce

L-Arginine and Hypertension
J. Nutr. 2004 134: 2807S-2811S. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Philipp S. Lange, Brett Langley, Peiyuan Lu, and Rajiv R. Ratan

Novel Roles for Arginase in Cell Survival, Regeneration, and Translation in the Central Nervous System
J. Nutr. 2004 134: 2812S-2817S. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Chris Baylis

Session III: Arginine and Pathophysiology I—Discussion Summary
J. Nutr. 2004 134: 2818S-2819S. [Full Text]  

Masataka Mori and Tomomi Gotoh

Arginine Metabolic Enzymes, Nitric Oxide and Infection
J. Nutr. 2004 134: 2820S-2825S. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Ming Pan, Haroon A. Choudry, Mark J. Epler, QingHe Meng, Anne Karinch, ChengMao Lin, and Wiley Souba

Arginine Transport in Catabolic Disease States
J. Nutr. 2004 134: 2826S-2829S. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Nina E. King, Marc E. Rothenberg, and Nives Zimmermann

Arginine in Asthma and Lung Inflammation
J. Nutr. 2004 134: 2830S-2836S. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

D. Scott Lind

Arginine and Cancer
J. Nutr. 2004 134: 2837S-2841S. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Rainer H. Böger

Asymmetric Dimethylarginine, an Endogenous Inhibitor of Nitric Oxide Synthase, Explains the "L-Arginine Paradox" and Acts as a Novel Cardiovascular Risk Factor
J. Nutr. 2004 134: 2842S-2847S. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Robert J. Nijveldt, Michiel P. C. Siroen, Tom Teerlink, and Paul A. M. van Leeuwen

Elimination of Asymmetric Dimethylarginine by the Kidney and the Liver: A Link to the Development of Multiple Organ Failure?
J. Nutr. 2004 134: 2848S-2852S. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Timothy R. Billiar

Session IV: Arginine and Pathophysiology II—Discussion Summary
J. Nutr. 2004 134: 2853S. [Full Text]  

Takashi Utagawa

Production of Arginine by Fermentation
J. Nutr. 2004 134: 2854S-2857S. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Luc Cynober

Ornithine -Ketoglutarate as a Potent Precursor of Arginine and Nitric Oxide: A New Job for an Old Friend
J. Nutr. 2004 134: 2858S-2862S. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Douglas Wilmore

Enteral and Parenteral Arginine Supplementation to Improve Medical Outcomes in Hospitalized Patients
J. Nutr. 2004 134: 2863S-2867S. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Bruce Ryan Bistrian

Practical Recommendations for Immune-Enhancing Diets
J. Nutr. 2004 134: 2868S-2872S. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Noel N. Kim, David W. Christianson, and Abdulmaged M. Traish

Role of Arginase in the Male and Female Sexual Arousal Response
J. Nutr. 2004 134: 2873S-2879S. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Heather L. Gornik and Mark A. Creager

Arginine and Endothelial and Vascular Health
J. Nutr. 2004 134: 2880S-2887S. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Douglas Paddon-Jones, Elisabet Børsheim, and Robert R. Wolfe

Potential Ergogenic Effects of Arginine and Creatine Supplementation
J. Nutr. 2004 134: 2888S-2894S. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Joseph Loscalzo

Session V: Therapeutic Strategies and Supplementation— Discussion Summary
J. Nutr. 2004 134: 2895S. [Full Text]  

Joseph Loscalzo and Sidney M. Morris, Jr

Symposium on Arginine: Conference Summary
J. Nutr. 2004 134: 2896S-2897S. [Full Text]  

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