16 articles in this issue
Zahra Rabiei, Sana Rabiei
Depression is a life-threatening, debilitating, and common disease affecting different segments of community. Chemical and synthetic drugs available to treat this disease cause many adverse effects and may lead to complete recovery in only 50% of patients... see more
Hussien Ahmed, Abdelrahman Ibrahim Abushouk, Mohamed Gadelkarim, Arwa Mohamed, Mohamed Gabr, Ahmed Negida
Clinical trials evaluating the safety and efficacy of daclatasvir for chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype 4 infection are scarce and yet with small sample sizes. Therefore, we conducted this systematic review to investigate the efficacy of daclatasvi... see more
Shruti Shukla, Vivek K. Bajpai
Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) has a profound impact on knowledge and understanding of bacteria and other microbial populations. The 1000-fold improvement in resolution provided by TEM has allowed visualization of bacterial cells. Of all the types... see more
Reza Mahdavi, Sousan Kolahi, Vahideh Ebrahimzadeh Attari, Aida Malek Mahdavi
Seventy-two females with mild to moderate knee osteoarthritis were included in this randomized double-blind placebo-controlled study. Patients in the intervention group (n=36) received L-carnitine supplement (750 mg/day) for two months. L-Carnitine supple... see more
Dian Ratih Laksmitawati, Anisa Widyastuti, Nadia Karami, Ervi Afifah, Dwi Davidson Rihibiha, Hayatun Nufus, Wahyu Widowati
In this study, the anti-inflammatory potential of Anredera cordifolia and Piper crocatum extracts on lipopolysaccharide-induced murine macrophage cell line (RAW 264.7) was observed. Cell viability assay was performed with MTS assay. Parameters measured to... see more
Ajit Kumar Pandey, Pranita P. Kashyap, Chanchal Deep Kaur
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Bilal Muhammad Khan, Jehan Bakht, Wajid Khan
Different extracts from the rhizomes of Acorus odoratus were assessed for the presence of antifungal, anti-yeast and anti-oxidant potential. Mild antifungal and robust anti-yeast potential were revealed by the tested samples. A gigantic anti-oxidant activ... see more
Fazle Rabbi, Amir Zada, Achyut Adhikari, Almas Jabeen, Amna Nisar, Irfan Ullah
The present study was aimed to evaluate the methanolic extract and subsequent solvents soluble fractions of Sterculia diversifolia bark for cytotoxic, anti-cancer and immunomodulatory activities. Phytochemical investigation confirmed the presence of alkal... see more
K. Mohan, A. M. Padmanaban, V. Uthayakumar, R. Chandirasekar, T. Muralisankar, E. Chithra
. Alamgeer, Muhammad Naveed Mushtaq
The present study was designed to evaluate the effects of aqueous extract of Thymus serpyllum on lipid profile and some liver enzymes level in the diabetic rabbit. Rabbits were made diabetic with a single intravenous injection of alloxan and were divided ... see more
Reham Al-Harbi, Razan Al-wegaisi, Fatma Moharram, Mona Shaaban, Ola Abd El-Rahman
High rate of resistance among Staphylococcus infection initiates scientists to discover new antibiotics. The objective of this study is to determine the effect of tannins isolated from the Pimenta dioica leaves on Staphylococcus aureus and methicillin res... see more
Mahbubeh Setorki, Zahra Hooshmandi
This study evaluated the protective effect of Ziziphus spina-christi on the cerebral oxidative stress and damage induced by ischemia. Male Wistar rats were divided randomly into six groups (seven in each group): Control group did not undergo surgery and r... see more
Ganesh Tapadiya, Mayura A. Kale, Shweta Saboo
The methanolic extract of Alysicarpus vaginalis was selected for fractionation due to its known reported biological activity. The four fractions were separated and subjected for in vitro antimitotic and anti-proliferative assays along with anti-cancer act... see more
Vijayalakshmi Maruthamuthu, Ruckmani Kandasamy
The plant Myxopyrum serratulum is traditionally claimed to relieve asthma and cough. The present study was undertaken to evaluate the bronchodilatory effect of the methanolic extract of M. serratulum on histamine-induced bronchospasm by in vivo and the in... see more
Akram Ullah Shah, Rahmat Ali Khan, Mushtaq Ahmed
Mukesh Kumar Singh, Hemant Dhongade, D. K. Tripathi