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Physicochemical properties, antioxidant activity and phytochemical profiling of Australian Tetragonula carbonaria cerumen

Journal of Chromatography Open
This study investigated the physicochemical and antioxidant properties of stingless bee (Tetragonula carbonaria) cerumen from Australia, while also identifying some phenolic constituents using High-Performance Thin-Layer Chromatography (HPTLC).
Nicola Deyerling, Juliane Achenbach, Mariana Mello dos Santos, Cornelia Locher   +3 more
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Hearing loss characteristics and cerumen management efficacy in low-income South African communities: a cross-sectional study. [PDF]

Prim Health Care Res Dev
Aim: To describe the prevalence and characteristics of hearing loss in a self-referred adult cohort in low-income South African communities and to evaluate the effectiveness of a cerumen management protocol within a community-based service setting ...
Manganye SM, Frisby C, Reddy TM, de Kock T, Swanepoel W.   +4 more
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Cerumen microbial community shifts between healthy and otitis affected dogs. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2020
Otitis externa is a common multifactorial disease in dogs, characterized by broad and complex modifications of the ear microbiota. The goal of our study was to describe the ear cerumen microbiota of healthy dogs, within the same animal and between ...
Giorgia Borriello, Rubina Paradiso, Carlotta Catozzi, Roberta Brunetti, Paola Roccabianca, Marita Georgia Riccardi, Bianca Cecere, Cristina Lecchi, Giovanna Fusco, Fabrizio Ceciliani, Giorgio Galiero   +10 more
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The Influence of Chewing Habits on the Degree of Impacted Cerumen [PDF]

Mutiara Medika, 2021
: Cerumen was glandular secretions at the outer one-third of the ear mixed with exfoliated squamous epithelium. The jaw's movement keeps the cerumen in the ear canal in a state of balance, so it is clean, protects and lubricates the external auditory ...
Asti Widuri
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Multifaced cerumen impaction [PDF]

Медицинский совет, 2018
The problem of cerumen impaction is relevant for patients of both children and adults. Different ways of evacuating excessive accumulations in the auditory canal of cerumen masses — irrigation, dry removal — are not always sufficiently effective. For the
S. V. Morozova, K. B. Volkova, O. Yu. Karpova   +2 more
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Detection and quantification of microplastics in cerumen. [PDF]

Turk J Med Sci
Background/aim Microplastics (MPs) are a growing concern due to their pervasive environmental presence and their potential impact on environmental and human exposure. Given evidence of systemic MP presence in human tissues and fluids, and the ear canal’s
Arslan B, Islamoğlu Y, Berçin AS, Akbulut S, Melikoğlu M.   +4 more
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Exploring the Functional Properties of Propolis, Geopropolis, and Cerumen, with a Special Emphasis on Their Antimicrobial Effects

Foods, 2023
Bee propolis has been touted as a natural antimicrobial agent with the potential to replace antibiotics. Numerous reports and reviews have highlighted the functionalities and applications of the natural compound.
Bajaree Chuttong, Kaiyang Lim, Pichet Praphawilai, Khanchai Danmek, Jakkrawut Maitip, Patricia Vit, Ming-Cheng Wu, Sampat Ghosh, Chuleui Jung, Michael Burgett, Surat Hongsibsong   +10 more
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A Preliminary Study of Chemical Profiles of Honey, Cerumen, and Propolis of the African Stingless Bee Meliponula ferruginea

Foods, 2021
Recently, the honey and propolis of stingless bees have been attracting growing attention because of their health-promoting properties. However, studies on these products of African Meliponini are still very scarce. In this preliminary study, we analyzed
Milena Popova, Dessislava Gerginova, Boryana Trusheva, Svetlana Simova, Alfred Ngenge Tamfu, Ozgur Ceylan, Kerry Clark, Vassya Bankova   +7 more
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Natural products isolated from Tetragonula carbonaria cerumen modulate free radical-scavenging and 5-lipoxygenase activities in vitro [PDF]

BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2017
Background Propolis and cerumen are plant-derived products found in honeybees and stingless bees, respectively. Although propolis is an ancient folk medicine, the bioactivities of cerumen obtained from Australian native stingless bees (Tetragonula ...
Karina D. Hamilton, Peter R. Brooks, Steven M. Ogbourne, Fraser D. Russell   +3 more
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Identification of Altered miRNAs in Cerumen of Dogs Affected by Otitis Externa [PDF]

Frontiers in Immunology, 2020
Otitis externa is one of the most common diseases in dogs. It is associated with bacteria and yeast, which are regarded as secondary causes. Cerumen is a biological substance playing an important role in the protection of ear skin.
Cristina Lecchi, Valentina Zamarian, Giorgia Borriello, Giorgio Galiero, Guido Grilli, Mario Caniatti, Elisa Silvia D'Urso, Paola Roccabianca, Roberta Perego, Michela Minero, Sara Legnani, Raffaele Calogero, Maddalena Arigoni, Fabrizio Ceciliani   +13 more
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