Antioxidant and anti-glycation activities correlates with phenolic composition of tropical medicinal herbs.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the effect of pomegranate peel aqueous extract (PGE) on the development of secondary experimental echinococcosis and on the viability of Echinococcus granulosus protoscoleces, and the immunomodulatory properties of PGE. METHODS:Swiss mice were inoculated intraperitoneally with viable protoscol...

journal_title：Asian Pacific journal of tropical medicine

authors： Labsi M,Khelifi L,Mezioug D,Soufli I,Touil-Boukoffa C

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To analyze anticancer activity of an ethyl acetate extract of endophytic fungi isolated from soursop leaf (Annona muricata L.). METHODS:Anticancer activity of fungal extracts was determined by observing its toxicity against MCF-7 (Michigan Cancer Foundation-7) cells in vitro by using the 3-(4,5-dimethylthiaz...

journal_title：Asian Pacific journal of tropical medicine

authors： Minarni,Artika IM,Julistiono H,Bermawie N,Riyanti EI,Hasim,Hasan AEZ

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the correlation between nasopharyngeal carcinoma cell WNT5A and epithelial-mesenchymal transition (emt)/metastasis, and investigate its possible mechanisms. METHODS:RT-PCR and gene transfection were used to detect the expression of nasopharyngeal carcinoma cell strains WNT5A and EMT related fa...

journal_title：Asian Pacific journal of tropical medicine

authors： Zhu HH,Zhu XY,Zhou MH,Cheng GY,Lou WH

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To identify the Leishmania species in infected sand flies by Real-time PCR coupled with HRM analysis. METHODS:Real-time PCR coupled with HRM analysis targeting the first internal transcribed spacer (ITS1) of nuclear ribosomal DNA as the genetic marker was used to identify and distinguish Leishmania species i...

journal_title：Asian Pacific journal of tropical medicine

authors： Aghaei AA,Rassi Y,Sharifi I,Vatandoost H,Mollaie H,Oshaghi MA,Abai M,Rafizadeh S

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To isolate the Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi (S. typhi) from asymptomatic typhoid carriers in the local population. To assess the antibiotic sensitivity and resistant pattern of S. typhi isolates against viable antibiotics and phylogenetic analysis of S. typhi isolates on the basis of 16S rDNA gene. METH...

journal_title：Asian Pacific journal of tropical medicine

authors： Chandrasekaran B,Balakrishnan S

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the relationship between asymptomatic malaria parasitemia and some oxidative stress parameters in pregnant Nigerian women. METHODS:This is a cross-sectional study involving 130 normal pregnant women at various trimesters, who were attending antenatal clinic at the University of Nigeria Teaching ...

journal_title：Asian Pacific journal of tropical medicine

authors： Nwagha UI,Okeke TC,Nwagha TU,Ejezie FE,Ogbodo SO,Dim CC,Anyaehie BU

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To observe the influence of different concentrations of homocysteine (Hcy) and hydrogen sulfide (H2S) on the secretion and activation of matrix metalloproteinase-2 (MMP-2) in cardiocytes so as to search for new ways to fight against myocardial tissue fibrosis. METHODS:Cardiocytes H9C2 was cultured in vitro a...

journal_title：Asian Pacific journal of tropical medicine

authors： Wang ZS,Jin H,Wang DM

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study the involvement of variations in 4 genes associated with susceptibility and/or protection against HIV-1 in serodiscordant couples in Burkina Faso, namely, genes encoding HLA-B57, interferon regulatory factor 1 (IRF1), dendritic cell-specific ICAM3-grabbing nonintegrin (DC-SIGN) and CCR5 delta 32 (CCR...

journal_title：Asian Pacific journal of tropical medicine

authors： Kagoné TS,Bisseye C,Méda N,Testa J,Pietra V,Kania D,Yonli AT,Compaoré TR,Nikiéma JB,de Souza C,Simpore J

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the anti-inflammatory, analgesic, antioxidant and acute toxicity of extracts obtained from a successive extraction with solvents of ascending polarity [hexane, hex; chloroform, CHCl3 and ethanol (EtOH)] of Ternstroemia sylvatica Schltdl. & Cham. METHODS:The antioxidant potential was evaluated by ...

journal_title：Asian Pacific journal of tropical medicine

authors： Moreno-Quirós CV,Sánchez-Medina A,Vázquez-Hernández M,Hernández Reyes AG,García-Rodríguez RV

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the pharmacognostic characters of Limonia acidissima L. (L. acidissima) leaf and stem, an important traditional medicinal plant. METHODS:The present study provides pharmacognostic, physicochemical and phytochemical details of leaf and stem of L. acidissima. Micro and macroscopic characters were a...

journal_title：Asian Pacific journal of tropical medicine

authors： Pandavadra M,Chanda S

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the effects of environmental parameters of larval habitats on distribution and abundance of anopheline mosquitoes in Rudan county of Iran. METHODS:This cross-sectional study was conducted during the mosquito breeding season from February 2010 to October 2011. The anopheline larvae were collected...

journal_title：Asian Pacific journal of tropical medicine

authors： Soleimani-Ahmadi M,Vatandoost H,Hanafi-Bojd AA,Zare M,Safari R,Mojahedi A,Poorahmad-Garbandi F

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To screen, identify, and compare the serum biomarkers between anovulatory dysfunctional uterine bleeding (ADUB) and ovulatory dysfunctional uterine bleeding (ODUB) in Lizu females. METHODS:The subjects included 128 ADUB patients, 63 ODUB patients, and 93 controls. The serum and supernate of the subjects' men...

journal_title：Asian Pacific journal of tropical medicine

authors： Bao S,Yang SY,Li ZR,Wen GB

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tuberculosis (TB) is a symbolic menace to mankind, infecting almost one third of the world's populace and causing over a million mortalities annually. Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) is the key pathogen of TB that invades and replicates inside the host's macrophage. With the emerging dilemma of multi-drug resistant t...

journal_title：Asian Pacific journal of tropical medicine

authors： Khusro A,Aarti C,Agastian P

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 19-year-old Asian Indian female presented with productive cough since the past one month and low grade fever since the past two weeks. She was diagnosed with pulmonary tuberculosis and treated with antitubercular drugs. Subsequently, delayed cultures of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid grew Burkholderia pseudomallei (B....

journal_title：Asian Pacific journal of tropical medicine

authors： Naha K,Shastry BA,Saravu K

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To discuss the association between single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) of rs3811047 in IL-1 F7 gene and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) susceptibility among the Han population in central plains of China. METHODS:A total of 276 RA patients admitted to our hospital from December 2009 to December 2011 together with ...

journal_title：Asian Pacific journal of tropical medicine

authors： Shi LP,He Y,Liu ZD

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate efficiency of HAART in the prevention of mother to child HIV transmission. METHODS:A longitudinal study was conducted on 1 300 women attending the antenatal service at Saint Camille Medical Centre from September 2010 to July 2011. The HIV status of mothers was determined by rapid tests and ELISA....

journal_title：Asian Pacific journal of tropical medicine

authors： Linguissi LS,Bisseye C,Sagna T,Nagalo BM,Ouermi D,Djigma FW,Pignatelli S,Sia JD,Pietra V,Moret R,Nikiema JB,Simpore J

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To detect neurovascular compression-induced structural abnormalities of trigeminal nerves (TGN) by diffusion tensor imaging (DTI). METHODS:The affected ipsilateral TGN (iTGN) and unaffected contralateral TGN (cTGN) of 20 trifacial neuralgia (TN) patients as well as the bilateral TGN of 10 normal controls (nT...

journal_title：Asian Pacific journal of tropical medicine

authors： Chen J,Guo ZY,Liang QZ,Liao HY,Su WR,Chen CX,Fu SX,Han XJ

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To validate traditional claims of usefulness of the Indian plants in management of poisonous snakebite and evaluate the antivenom properties displayed by the alcoholic extracts of Andrographis paniculata (A. paniculata), Crateva magna (C. magna), Gloriosa superba (G. superba) and Hydrocotyle javanica (H. java...

journal_title：Asian Pacific journal of tropical medicine

authors： Kumarapppan C,Jaswanth A,Kumarasunderi K

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the propensity of plumbagin to inhibit the three isoforms of human cytochrome P450 (CYP), i.e., CYP1A2, CYP2C19, and CYP3A4 using human liver microsomes in vitro. METHODS:Inhibitory effects of plumbagin on the three human CYP isoforms were investigated using pooled human liver microsomes. Phen...

journal_title：Asian Pacific journal of tropical medicine

authors： Sumsakul W,Chaijaroenkul W,Na-Bangchang K

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Harmony is defined as the pleasing combination of elements of a system to form an all-inclusive, all involving and more productive team. The aim of this present review was to investigate the factors militating against harmony among healthcare professional in the Nigerian healthcare delivery system. This review was car...

journal_title：Asian Pacific journal of tropical medicine

authors： Osaro E,Charles AT

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate capacity of Hyptis suaveolens (H. suaveolens) methanol extract as an antioxidant to protect against carbon tetrachloride (CCl(4))-induced oxidative stress, hepatotoxicity in Albino Wistar rats and cytoprotective effect of hydrogen peroxide (H(2)O(2)) induced cell death in HepG(2) cell line. ME...

journal_title：Asian Pacific journal of tropical medicine

authors： Ghaffari H,Ghassam BJ,Prakash HS

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To screen for Escherichia coli (E. coli) resistant to tetracycline, followed by identification of tet efflux genes by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). In addition, detection of tetracycline residues in chicken livers and kidneys were conducted using high performance liquid chromatography-tandem quadrupole mas...

journal_title：Asian Pacific journal of tropical medicine

authors： S N AB,B M AM,A S AA,A E E,I Y M

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To explore the application of cervical cancer screening system, TruScreen in detecting atypical squamous cell of undetermined significance (ASCUS) patients. METHODS:A total of 42 cases were selected, who were diagnosed as ASCUS by thinprep cytologic test (TCT). Area from site 15 to 20, site 21 to 32 were det...

journal_title：Asian Pacific journal of tropical medicine

authors： Li W,Guo Y,Niu H,Jin S,Wang L

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To test the hypothesis that concentration of amniotic fluid alpha-fetal protein (AFAFP) is increased in thalassemia fetus. METHODS:A total of 135 cases of amniocentesis admitted from July 2013 to December 2014 were included in this study. Among them 98 cases of normal fetuses were assigned into control grou...

journal_title：Asian Pacific journal of tropical medicine

authors： Ling Y,Yu YH,Jin S,Hu CX,Peng W,Zhang HY,Fu H,Zhang N,Wei YX

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate a new pharmacological activity/effect of linolenic acid (α- and γ-form) and conjugated-linoleic acid (CLA) causing antibacterial activity against Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb). METHODS:The anti-Mtb activity/effect of linolenic acid and CLA were determined using different anti-Mtb indicator met...

journal_title：Asian Pacific journal of tropical medicine

authors： Choi WH

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Captive reptiles, always more often present in domestic environment as pets, may harbor and excrete a large variety of zoonotic pathogens. Among them, Salmonella is the most well-known agent, whereas there are very scant data about infections by mycobacteria, chlamydiae and leptospirae in cold-blooded animals. However...

journal_title：Asian Pacific journal of tropical medicine

authors： Ebani VV

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the therapeutic effect of the intervention treatment with different doses of Captopril on TNF-αcontents in serum of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) rats, and to provide the theoretical proofs for clinical application of Captopril in treatments of rheumatoid diseases. METHODS:Fifty Wistar rats were r...

journal_title：Asian Pacific journal of tropical medicine

authors： Liu HM,Wang KJ

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Leptospirosis is a zoonotic infection with higher incidence in tropics. Leptospirosis, is known for its variable manifestations, and is a clinical challenge for physicians in the tropics. Experienced clinicians, at times can mistake leptospirosis for non-medical conditions. A few reports of leptospirosis presenting as...

journal_title：Asian Pacific journal of tropical medicine

authors： Peter G,Narasimha H

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To identify the possible antiplasmodial compounds from leaf, stem, root and flower extracts of Ocimum canum (O. canum), Ocimum sanctum (O. sanctum) and Ocimum basilicum (O. basilicum). METHODS:The O. canum, O. sanctum and O. basilicum were collected from Ramanathapuram District, Tamil Nadu and the extraction...

journal_title：Asian Pacific journal of tropical medicine

authors： Inbaneson SJ,Sundaram R,Suganthi P

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To report presence of Leishmania major in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa of Pakistan, where cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is endemic and was thought to be caused by Leishmania tropica only. METHODS:Biopsy samples from 432 CL suspected patients were collected from 3 southern districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa during years 20...

journal_title：Asian Pacific journal of tropical medicine

authors： Hussain M,Munir S,Ayaz S,Khattak BU,Khan TA,Muhammad N,Anees M,Rahman H,Qasim M,Jamal MA,Ahmed I,Rahim K,Mazhar H,Watanay N,Kasbari M

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00