Effects of vitamin D3 supplementation on clinical symptoms, quality of life, serum serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine), 5-hydroxy-indole acetic acid, and ratio of 5-HIAA/5-HT in patients with diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome: A randomized clinica

abstract：:Pharmaceutical effluents contain toxic xenobiotics capable of contaminating aquatic environments. Untreated effluents are illegally discharged into aquatic environment in most developing countries. Pharmaceutical effluent induced alterations in biomarkers of genetic and systemic damage on rodents. However, information...

journal_title：EXCLI journal

authors： Alimba CG,Adekoya KO,Soyinka OO

更新日期：2019-02-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective: Although osteoarthritis (OA) is widely accepted as a degenerative disease, autoimmune processes are believed to be involved in the pathogenesis. There are limited studies in this area and most of them focused on antibodies against chondrocyte membrane. In an attempt to address the paucity of evidence in thi...

journal_title：EXCLI journal

authors： Sakthiswary R,Rajalingam S,Norazman MR,Hussein H

更新日期：2012-09-07 00:00:00

abstract：:[This retracts the article DOI: 10.17179/excli2015-642.]. ...

journal_title：EXCLI journal

authors： Finelli C,Crispino P,Gioia S,La Sala N,D'amico L,La Grotta M,Miro O,Colarusso D

更新日期：2016-09-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Aromatase is a rate-limiting enzyme for estrogen biosynthesis that is overproduced in breast cancer tissue. To block the growth of breast tumors, aromatase inhibitors (AIs) are employed to bind and inhibit aromatase in order to lower the amount of estrogen produced in the body. Although a number of synthetic aromatase...

journal_title：EXCLI journal

authors： Shoombuatong W,Schaduangrat N,Nantasenamat C

更新日期：2018-07-20 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was the design and evaluation of a novel plasma stable, pH-sensitive niosomal formulation of Mitoxantrone by a modified ethanol injection method. Cholesterol hemisuccinate was added instead of cholesterol in order to produce pH-sensitivity property and using PEG-Poly (monomethyl itaconate)-CholC6...

journal_title：EXCLI journal

authors： Tila D,Yazdani-Arazi SN,Ghanbarzadeh S,Arami S,Pourmoazzen Z

更新日期：2015-01-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Nephropathy associated with type 2 diabetes is the single most common cause of end-stage renal disease. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the preventive effect of ethanolic extract of Embelia ribes fruit (EER) against high fat diet (HFD) and low dose streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetic nephrotoxicity in W...

journal_title：EXCLI journal

authors： Chaudhari HS,Bhandari U,Khanna G

更新日期：2013-09-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) form a rare population of multipotent stem cells, which give rise to all hematopoietic lineages. HSCs home to bone marrow niches and circulate between blood and bone marrow. Many factors, especially SDF1a, affect the circulation of HSCs, but these have not been fully recognized. SDF1a h...

journal_title：EXCLI journal

authors： Asri A,Sabour J,Atashi A,Soleimani M

更新日期：2016-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Unlike conventional materials that covalent bonds connecting atoms as the major force to hold the materials together, supramolecular biomaterials rely on noncovalent intermolecular interactions to assemble. The reversibility and biocompatibility of supramolecular biomaterials render them with diverse range of function...

journal_title：EXCLI journal

authors： Guo J,Tian C,Xu B

更新日期：2020-08-05 00:00:00

abstract：:An enzyme-coupled colorimetric assay for quantification of urinary sarcosine was developed. The proposed method is a specific reaction based on hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) formation via sarcosine oxidase (SOX). The liberated H2O2 reacts with Amplex Red in the presence of horseradish peroxidase (HRP) to produce the red-fl...

journal_title：EXCLI journal

authors： Yamkamon V,Phakdee B,Yainoy S,Suksrichawalit T,Tatanandana T,Sangkum P,Eiamphungporn W

更新日期：2018-05-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Lack of data on safety of herbal medicines have endangered human health and life. The present study evaluated the genotoxic and mutagenic effect of Kalanchoe laciniata to access the safety and usefulness of the medicinal plant. Aqua-methanolic and n-hexane extracts of K. laciniata were evaluated for the genotoxic pote...

journal_title：EXCLI journal

authors： Sharif A,Akhtar MF,Akhtar B,Saleem A,Manan M,Shabbir M,Ashraf M,Peerzada S,Ahmed S,Raza M

更新日期：2017-04-24 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study is to investigate the mechanism of electro-acupuncture (EA) on the recovery of injured spinal cord. Rats were randomly divided into normal control, sham-operated, SCI, SCI+EA group and T10 segment spinal cord injury (SCI) rat model was established by the modified Allen's method. After 7 days, the...

journal_title：EXCLI journal

authors： Zhu Y,Wu Y,Zhang R

更新日期：2017-03-23 00:00:00

abstract：:The liver is famous for its strong regenerative capacity, employing different modes of regeneration according to type and extent of injury. Mature liver cells are able to proliferate in order to replace the damaged tissue allowing the recovery of the parenchymal function. In more severe scenarios hepatocytes are belie...

journal_title：EXCLI journal

authors： Verhulst S,Best J,van Grunsven LA,Dollé L

更新日期：2015-01-06 00:00:00

abstract：:This review will concentrate on the clinical pharmacology, in particular pharmacodynamic data, related to atypical antipsychotics, clozapine, risperidone, paliperidone, olanzapine, que¬tiapine, amisulpride, ziprasidone, aripiprazole, asenapine, iloperidone, lurasidone and cariprazine. A summary of their acute pharmaco...

journal_title：EXCLI journal

authors： Mauri MC,Paletta S,Maffini M,Colasanti A,Dragogna F,Di Pace C,Altamura AC

更新日期：2014-10-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21) is a major metabolic regulator that has been shown to be elevated in a number of metabolic disturbances including type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and the metabolic syndrome, but few studies about the relationship between serum FGF21 and the complications of diabetes have been done. ...

journal_title：EXCLI journal

authors： Mousavi Z,Bonakdaran S,Sahebkar A,Yaghoubi G,Yaghoubi MA,Davoudian N,Mohebbi M

更新日期：2017-11-22 00:00:00

abstract：:A series of phenyl-3-(thiophen-2-yl)-4, 5-dihydro-1H-pyrazole-1-carbothioamides (TTa-TTg) were synthesized by the ring closure reaction of phenyl-1-(thiophen-2-yl) prop-2-en-1-ones with thiosemicarbazide in alcoholic basic medium. All the final derivatives were evaluated for their antidepressant and neurotoxicity scre...

journal_title：EXCLI journal

authors： Mathew B,Suresh J,Anbazhagan S

更新日期：2014-04-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Our experimental work was aimed at evaluating the safety and protective effects of dietary spirulina supplementation on the kidney of newborn rats, the offspring of lead contaminated lactating mothers. Female rats were randomly divided into four groups: group I (control) was given a normal diet, group II (positive con...

journal_title：EXCLI journal

authors： Gargouri M,Soussi A,Akrouti A,Magné C,El Feki A

更新日期：2018-03-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Everolimus (EVR), as a rapamycin analog, is a selective inhibitor of the mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) kinase and its associated signaling pathway. mTOR is a serine/threonine protein kinase and its hyperactivity is involved in the pathophysiology of Alzheimer's disease (AD) and associated cognitive deficits. Th...

journal_title：EXCLI journal

authors： Fanoudi S,Hosseini M,Alavi MS,Boroushaki MT,Hosseini A,Sadeghnia HR

更新日期：2018-10-29 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of the present study was to investigate whether the markers of oxidative stress could be altered in workers exposed to asbestos. A comparative cross-sectional research was conducted in a group of 50 subjects exposed to asbestos and another group of 50 with the same age and sex unexposed to asbestos. Malond...

journal_title：EXCLI journal

authors： Afaghi A,Oryan S,Rahzani K,Abdollahi M

更新日期：2015-09-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Endometriosis is defined by presence of endometrial-like-tissue outside the uterus. Recently, ectopic endometriotic lesions have been suggested to originate by abnormal differentiation of endometrial mesenchymal stem cells (eMSCs). MicroRNAs (miRNAs) play an important role in the pathophysiology of endometriosis. Thro...

journal_title：EXCLI journal

authors： Abdel-Rasheed M,Nour Eldeen G,Mahmoud M,ElHefnawi M,Abu-Shahba N,Reda M,Elsetohy K,Nabil M,Elnoury A,Taha T,Azmy O

更新日期：2017-06-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatocellular carcinoma or Liver cancer (LC) is the sixth most common cancer and the fourth cause of death worldwide in 2018. There has not been a comprehensive study on the survival rate of patients with LC in Asia yet. Therefore, the present study was conducted to evaluate the survival rate of patients with LC in A...

journal_title：EXCLI journal

authors： Hassanipour S,Vali M,Gaffari-Fam S,Nikbakht HA,Abdzadeh E,Joukar F,Pourshams A,Shafaghi A,Malakoutikhah M,Arab-Zozani M,Salehiniya H,Mansour-Ghanaei F

更新日期：2020-01-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Corn cob is a major component of agricultural and domestic waste in many parts of the world. It is composed mainly of cellulose which can be converted to energy in form of bioethanol as an efficient and effective means of waste management. Production of cellulolytic enzymes were induced in the fungi Aspergillus niger ...

journal_title：EXCLI journal

authors： Saliu BK,Sani A

更新日期：2012-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Ursolic acid (UA) is a pentacyclic triterpenoid carboxylic acid that is found in plants and herbal products. It is one of the chemopreventive agents, which can suppress cancer cell proliferation and induce apoptosis. UA possesses various biological activities including anticancer, anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidative and...

journal_title：EXCLI journal

authors： Kaewthawee N,Brimson S

更新日期：2013-02-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Considering the therapeutic values of bioflavonoids in colon cancer treatment, six 2'-hydroxy chalcones (C1-C6) were synthesized, characterized and screened for in vitro cytotoxicity on human colon carcinoma (HCT116) and African green monkey kidney epithelial cells (Vero). Only C5 showed selective cytotoxicity against...

journal_title：EXCLI journal

authors： Pande AN,Biswas S,Reddy ND,Jayashree BS,Kumar N,Rao CM

更新日期：2017-04-03 00:00:00

abstract：:The traditional uses of Portulaca oleracea L. (PO) with anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer activity as well as antioxidants properties were expressed previously. Glioma is considered the most common primary brain tumor and its malignant form is the most lethal adult brain tumor, that glioblastoma covers about 50 % of g...

journal_title：EXCLI journal

authors： Baradaran Rahimi V,Mousavi SH,Haghighi S,Soheili-Far S,Askari VR

更新日期：2019-03-20 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study deals with the isolation and partial purification of bioactive compounds from the crude methanol extracts of the leaves of Ageratum houstonianum (Asteraceae). The quantification and the identification of compounds in the crude extract and active bands isolated by preparative TLC were accomplished usi...

journal_title：EXCLI journal

authors： Zeeshan M,Rizvi SM,Khan MS,Kumar A

更新日期：2012-02-28 00:00:00

abstract：:To date, a number of significant herbal drug interactions have their origins in the alteration of cytochrome P450 (CYP) activity by various phytochemicals. Among the most noteworthy are those involving St. John's wort and drugs metabolized by human CYP3A4 enzyme. This review article is the continued work from our prev...

journal_title：EXCLI journal

authors： Wanwimolruk S,Phopin K,Prachayasittikul V

更新日期：2014-08-20 00:00:00

abstract：:DNA methylation, an epigenetic modification, is mediated by DNA methyltransferases (DNMTs), a family of enzymes. Inhibitions of these enzymes are considered a promising strategy for the treatment of several diseases. In this study, a quantitative structure-activity relationship (QSAR) modeling was employed to understa...

journal_title：EXCLI journal

authors： Phanus-Umporn C,Prachayasittikul V,Nantasenamat C,Prachayasittikul S,Prachayasittikul V

更新日期：2020-04-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Dibutyltin dichloride (DBTC) is an organotin compound used as model for acute and chronic pancreatitis. Oxidative stress is one of the mechanisms of propagation of acinar cell injury in acute pancreatitis. Selenium is an essential cofactor in the antioxidant glutathione peroxidase pathway. Selenium levels are describe...

journal_title：EXCLI journal

authors： Merkord J,Görl N,Lemke M,Berg A,Weber H,Ramer R,Hennighausen G

更新日期：2017-02-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Achillea eriophora (Asteraceae) is a medicinal plant commonly used in Iran. This study was performed to determine the cardiovascular effects of hydroethanolic extract of A. eriophora (HEAE) and the underlying mechanisms in anaesthetized rats. The acute effects of intravenous (i.v.) administration of different doses of...

journal_title：EXCLI journal

authors： Anvari S,Bahaoddini A,Moein M,Khosravi AR

更新日期：2016-12-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Morphological identification is a widespread procedure to assess the presence of apoptosis by visual inspection of the morphological characteristics or the fluorescence images. The procedure is lengthy and results are observer dependent. A quantitative automatic analysis is objective and would greatly help the routine...

journal_title：EXCLI journal

authors： Liu Y,Lin W,Yang X,Liang W,Zhang J,Meng M,Rice JR,Sa Y,Feng Y

更新日期：2014-01-29 00:00:00