11 articles in this issue
Ya Wang, Hongmei Zou, Cui Sun, Tao Guo, Zaiping Feng
In this study, the hyperglycemic potential of Elaeagnus angustifolia fruit polysaccharide in both normal healthy and streptozotocin-induced diabetic mice was investigated. Results showed no significant effect of E. angustifolia fruit polysaccharide on blo... see more
Tanzila Arshad, Hamdullah Khadim Sheikh, Mehdi Hassan Kazmi, Sadia Farheen, Tehmina Sohail, Mehreen Lateef
Four new bioactive aryl triester derivatives of glycerol and benzoic acids were synthesized. The synthetic compounds were studied for their antimicrobial and urease inhibition activities. Esterification was carried out by using carbonyldiimidazole to enha... see more
Quazi Sahely Sarah, Mir Misbahuddin
The aim of this study was to see the effectiveness of Solanum melongena peel extract in the treatment of arsenic-induced Bowen’s disease. In total 8 patients of arsenic-induced Bowen’s disease were selected from the two arsenic-endemic areas. The peel ext... see more
Xian Jiang Wei, Xiao Qin Fang, Ling Tong
This study is to evaluate the curative effect of lymphocyte active immune treatment for unexplained recurrent spontaneous abortion. Fourteen randomized controlled trials of 994 subjects were included. Blocking antibody positive rate of patients who experi... see more
Gunasekaran Shylaja, Kandasamy Sasikumar, Arunachalam Sathiavelu
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Ji Hye Kim, Mi Jeong Jo, Hye Jin Go, Nam Gyu Park, Gun Do Kim
Mastoparan B (MP-B), a cationic tetradecapeptide isolated from the venom of the Vespa basalis, exhibits cardiovascular effects, local edema and antibacterial activity. In this study, the anti-adipogenic effect of an MP-B analogue and its mechanism of acti... see more
Ying Wang, Jing Chen, Jing Wang, Xin Guo, Ning Wang, Jie Yuan
Herein the antidepressant-like effect of theaflavin-3-gallate, a plant polyphenolic compound in 1-methyl-4-phenyl pyridinium-induced neuronal injury in N2a cells used as an in vitro model of depression as well as in vivo. The results from MTT (3-(4, 5-dim... see more
Subramanyam Deepika, Immanuel Selvaraj, Moorthy Anbalagan
Arezo Sadeghimanesh, Valiallah Khalaji-Pirbalouty, Zahra Lorigooini, Mahmoud Rafieian-Kopaei, Akram Torki, Zahra Rabiei
This study was conducted to investigate the neuroprotective effect of Citrus aurantium essential oil on hippocampal injury induced by transient global cerebral ischemia and reperfusion in rat. In total 50 rats were randomly assigned into five groups; cont... see more
Mahmoud Mosaddegh, Mahboobeh Irani, Maryam Hamzeloo-Moghadam
Evaluating the effect of herbal extracts has been always interesting for cancer researchers considering that these natural materials could be suitable sources for finding new anti-cancer agents. In the present study, Acroptilon repens methanol extract had... see more
Zineb El Gabbas, Kenza Bezza, Jawad Laadraoui, Rachida Makbal, Rachida Aboufatima, abderrahman Chait
The anxiolytic and antidepressant like effects of Salvia officinalis extract (50, 100 and 200?mg/kg) were evaluated using marble burying, forced swimming and open-field tests in intact and hippocampal lesioned rats. Additionally, S. officinalis was evalua... see more