Polyhydroxylated fullerene nanoparticles attenuate brain infarction and oxidative stress in rat model of ischemic stroke.

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：:There are abundant studies indicating that blocking gap junctions (GJs) containing connexin 36 (Cx36) inhibit seizures. However, recent evidences demonstrate proconvulsant effect of such intervention. Electrical coupling between GABAergic interneurons in CA1 region of hippocampus is mediated through Cx36 GJs. We inves...

journal_title：EXCLI journal

authors： Ghanbarabadi JK,Sayyah M

更新日期：2013-03-14 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：: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：: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：: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 chemical composition of the essential oils of different Allium nigrum L. organs and the antibacterial activity were evaluated. The study is particularly interesting because hitherto there are no reports on the antibacterial screening of this species with specific chemical composition. Therefore, essential oils fro...

journal_title：EXCLI journal

authors： Rouis-Soussi LS,Ayeb-Zakhama AE,Mahjoub A,Flamini G,Jannet HB,Harzallah-Skhiri F

更新日期：2014-05-13 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：: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：: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：:Bladder cancer (BC) is the sixth most common malignancy in men and 17th in women. Exosomal long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) have been defined as a novel biomarker for BC. The aim of this study is to evaluate the clinical significance of urine exosomal PVT-1, ANRIL and PCAT-1 as a biomarker in BC patients with tumors cla...

journal_title：EXCLI journal

authors： Abbastabar M,Sarfi M,Golestani A,Karimi A,Pourmand G,Khalili E

更新日期：2020-03-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Some debates exist regarding the association of diabetes mellitus (DM) with COVID-19 infection severity and mortality. In this study, we aimed to describe and compare the clinical characteristics and outcomes of hospitalized COVID-19 patients with and without DM. In this single-centered, retrospective, observational s...

journal_title：EXCLI journal

authors： Mansour A,Sajjadi-Jazi SM,Kasaeian A,Khosravi B,Sorouri M,Azizi F,Rajabi Z,Motamedi F,Sirusbakht A,Eslahi M,Mojtabbavi H,Sima AR,Radmard AR,Mohajeri-Tehrani MR,Abdollahi M

更新日期：2020-11-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Prosopis cineraria (L.) Druce (Leguminosae) (syn. Prosopis spicigera L.) has antidiabetic and antioxidant potential. Earlier we reported its hypolipidemic activity obtained from ethanol extract (ET-PCF). Object of this work was to isolate ferulic acid (FA) from ET-PCF and evaluate hypolipidemic activity against high-f...

journal_title：EXCLI journal

authors： Jain PG,Surana SJ

更新日期：2016-10-25 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate whether offspring sex ratio at birth (SRB) was associated with maternal breast cancer risk, the present case-control study and a meta-analysis of literature were done. A total of 389 female breast cancer patients who had at least one offspring participated in the study. From general population 356 healt...

journal_title：EXCLI journal

authors： Saadat M

更新日期：2010-07-26 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：:Nanoencapsulation of drug/small molecules in nanocarriers (NCs) is a very promising approach for development of nanomedicine. Modern drug encapsulation methods allow efficient loading of drug molecules inside the NCs thereby reducing systemic toxicity associated with drugs. Targeting of NCs can enhance the accumulatio...

journal_title：EXCLI journal

authors： Kumari A,Singla R,Guliani A,Yadav SK

更新日期：2014-03-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Genome editing technologies include techniques used for desired genetic modifications and allow the insertion, modification or deletion of specific DNA fragments. Recent advances in genome biology offer unprecedented promise for interdisciplinary collaboration and applications in gene editing. New genome editing techn...

journal_title：EXCLI journal

authors： Görücü Yilmaz S

更新日期：2021-01-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Numerous studies have demonstrated the robustness of the framing effect in a variety of contexts, especially in medical decision making. Unfortunately, research is still inconsistent as to how so many variables impact framing effects in medical decision making. Additionally, much attention should be paid to the framin...

journal_title：EXCLI journal

authors： Gong J,Zhang Y,Feng J,Huang Y,Wei Y,Zhang W

更新日期：2013-01-18 00:00:00

abstract：:The relationship between leptin, insulin resistance and other hormonal parameters in polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is controversial. We investigated the effect of metformin on leptin levels in women with PCOS. Thirty women with PCOS received metformin 500 mg thrice a day. After two months of metformin treatment t...

journal_title：EXCLI journal

authors： Upadhyaya P,Rehan HS,Seth V

更新日期：2011-02-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Dynamin 2 is a GTPase protein that has been implicated in cancer progression through its various roles such as endocytosis, morphogenesis, epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT), cellular contractions, and focal adhesion maturation. The increased expression levels of this molecule have been demonstrated with the deve...

journal_title：EXCLI journal

authors： Sajed R,Saeednejad Zanjani L,Rahimi M,Mansoori M,Zarnani AH,Madjd Z,Ghods R

更新日期：2020-10-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Toxoplasma gondii is a common protozoan parasite, which infects warm-blooded mammals, including mice and humans, throughout the world. The negative effects of T. gondii infection on the human reproductive system have been documented, especially in females. However, only few studies have examined the effects of T. gond...

journal_title：EXCLI journal

authors： Saki J,Sabaghan M,Arjmand R,Teimoori A,Rashno M,Saki G,Shojaee S

更新日期：2020-08-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Phoenix sylvestris (Arecaceae family) known as Indian Date Palm has been identified as a component of traditional medicine against various ailments. The present study was focused on phytochemical screening of crude hexane, dichloromethane and methanol leaf extracts. The crude extracts showed the presence of alkaloids,...

journal_title：EXCLI journal

authors： Sharma DC,Shukla R,Ali J,Sharma S,Bajpai P,Pathak N

更新日期：2016-02-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently, many articles have reported different levels and distribution of amphetamine hitherto detected in biological fluids now appreciably found in aquatic environment at ng/L levels. Identification and measurement of amphetamine and its metabolites in surface and sewage waters using higher performance liquid chrom...

journal_title：EXCLI journal

authors： Mustapha AO,Ajao UL

更新日期：2011-08-19 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：: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：:Metabolic syndrome (MS) is a condition associated with metabolic abnormalities that are characterized by central obesity (e.g. waist circumference or body mass index), hypertension (e.g. systolic or diastolic blood pressure), hyperglycemia (e.g. fasting plasma glucose) and dyslipidemia (e.g. triglyceride and high-dens...

journal_title：EXCLI journal

authors： Worachartcheewan A,Schaduangrat N,Prachayasittikul V,Nantasenamat C

更新日期：2018-01-10 00:00:00

abstract：:To our knowledge, in spite of several trials exploring the beneficial effect of n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) on polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), no comprehensive evidence has investigated the effects of n-3 PUFA consumption on PCOS complications. Therefore, our aim was to conduct a review to investigate the...

journal_title：EXCLI journal

authors： Salek M,Clark CCT,Taghizadeh M,Jafarnejad S

更新日期：2019-07-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Five Calligonum species endemic to the Tarim Basin - C. roborowskii, C. kuerlese, C. juoqiangense,C. yengisaricum, and C. taklimakanense - were compared using 14 morphological characteristics and nrDNA ITS and cpDNA trnL-F molecular data. Intraspecific and interspecific morphological variation was uncovered, with vari...

journal_title：EXCLI journal

authors： Abdurahman M,Sabirhazi G,Liu B,Yin L,Pan B

更新日期：2012-12-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently, bioinformatics has advanced to the level that it allows almost accurate prediction of molecular interactions that hold together a protein and a ligand in the bound state. For instance, the program AutoDock has been developed to provide a procedure for predicting the interaction of small molecules with macrom...

journal_title：EXCLI journal

authors： Rizvi SM,Shakil S,Haneef M

更新日期：2013-09-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Exposure to microgravity leads to orthostatic intolerance in astronauts and differential vascular structural and functional adaptations have been implicated in its occurrence. The present study tended to clarify the characteristics of vascular inflammation and oxidative stress in hindlimb unweighting (HU) rat vasculat...

journal_title：EXCLI journal

authors： Zhang R,Ran HH,Gao YL,Ma J,Huang Y,Bai YG,Lin LJ

更新日期：2010-12-23 00:00:00