Pharmaceutical Crops: An Overview [PDF]
Pharmaceutical crops is an ambiguous term used by biologists and chemists for different categories of plants. We define pharmaceutical crops as those cultivated species that are used for extraction or preparation of therapeutic substances such as active ...
Antoun, Mikhail +5 more
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Network Properties Revealed during Multi-Scale Calcium Imaging of Seizure Activity in Zebrafish. [PDF]
Seizures are characterized by hypersynchronization of neuronal networks. Understanding these networks could provide a critical window for therapeutic control of recurrent seizure activity, i.e., epilepsy.
Baraban, Scott C, Liu, Jing
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Influence of Tanshinone IIA on the Apoptosis of Human Esophageal Ec-109 Cells
The induced-apoptosis effect and mechanism of human esophageal cancer Ec-109 cells via tanshinone IIA was investigated. The Ec-109 cells were cultured in vitro with different concentrations of tanshinone IIA (2 μg/mL, 4 μg/mL, or 8 μg/mL) for 12, 24, 36,
Yan-Qin Zhu +4 more
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Salvia miltiorrhiza is one of the famous traditional Chinese medicines for treating cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. Tanshinone and phenolic acids are the main active compounds of Salvia miltiorrhiza, whereas the distribution patterns of the ...
Feiyan Wang +9 more
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Epigenetic Down-Regulation of Sirt 1 via DNA Methylation and Oxidative Stress Signaling Contributes to the Gestational Diabetes Mellitus-Induced Fetal Programming of Heart Ischemia-Sensitive Phenotype in Late Life. [PDF]
Rationale: The incidence of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is increasing worldwide. However, whether and how GDM exposure induces fetal programming of adult cardiac dysfunctional phenotype, especially the underlying epigenetic molecular mechanisms ...
Chen, Zewen +7 more
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Phytochemical, pharmacological, and biochemical characteristics of essential oil of some Salvia L. Species [PDF]
As sciences are advancing, medicinal plants are being increasingly studied for their chemical compounds and the properties of these compounds. Different compounds, with various properties, have been found in plants.
Aleebrahim-Dehkordy, Elahe. +2 more
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Modeling of Dolichol Mass Spectra Isotopic Envelopes as a Tool to Monitor Isoprenoid Biosynthesis1 [PDF]
The cooperation of the mevalonate (MVA) and methylerythritol phosphate (MEP) pathways, operating in parallel in plants to generate isoprenoid precursors, has been studied extensively. Elucidation of the isoprenoid metabolic pathways is indispensable for
Chojnacki, Tadeusz +11 more
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Research Center for Ethnomedicines [PDF]
I.伝統薬物に関するデータベース(ETHMEDmmm)の構築民族薬物資料館に保有される約4,000点の生薬標本のデータを整理構築した。その内, 約50種類の生薬の学術情報, 約1,000点の標本に関するデータをインターネット上に公開した。II.伝統薬物の薬効の評価と解析に関する研究1)難治性の神経疾患に対する有効性の検討とそれらの薬理作用の機序に関する研究インド生薬Ashwagandhaから, ラット大脳皮質神経の初代培養細胞における神経突起伸展とシナプス形成作用を促進する成分を明らかにした ...
Ahmad Javed +4 more
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Cytochrome P450 enzyme mediated herbal drug interactions (Part 2) [PDF]
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.
Phopin, Kamonrat +2 more
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The effect of berberine on insulin resistance in women with polycystic ovary syndrome: detailed statistical analysis plan (SAP) for a multicenter randomized controlled trial [PDF]
Hong-Li Ma +7 more
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