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Anti-inflammatory Effects of Total Extract of Curcuma amada Roxb. in a Rheumatoid Arthritis Rat Model

Journal of Medicinal Plants, 2008
Background: Joint diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis are among common and debilitating disease of the time. Current treatments are limited due to lack of efficacy and high incidence of side effects.
M Ahmadi, HR Rasekh, M Kamali – Nejad, A Zare   +3 more
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Multiple anti-predator mechanisms in the red-spotted Argentina Frog (Amphibia: Hylidae) [PDF]

, 2017
Anurans employ a wide variety of anti-predator mechanisms to defend themselves. In casque-headed hylids, defence is thought to be a complex combination of several anti-predator mechanisms. However, the defence traits of only a few species are known; some
Alcalde, Leandro, Cajade, Rodrigo, Fusco, Luciano Sebastian, Hermida, Gladys Noemí, Marangoni, Federico, Piñeiro, Jose Miguel, Regueira, Eleonora   +6 more
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Marine poisonous echinoderms [PDF]

, 2010
Generally, the echinoderms are harmless animals. However, while some species of echinoderms are poisonous. some of them are venomous.
James, D B
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Gene polymorphism of interleukin 1 and 8 in chronic gastritis patients infected with Helicobacter pylori [PDF]

, 2014
Background: Epidemiological investigations have indicated that Helicobacter pylori induces inflammation in the gastric mucosa regulated by several interleukins. The genes IL1B and IL8 are suggested as key factors in determining the risk of gastritis. The
Caleman Neto, Agostinho, Lábio, Roger Willian de, Payão, Spencer Luiz Marques, Queiroz, Valdeir F de, Rasmussen, Lucas Trevizani, Smith, Marilia de Arruda Cardoso, Viani, Gustavo A   +6 more
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Preparation, characterization and stability investigation of chitosan nanoparticles loaded with the Echis carinatus snake venom as a novel delivery system

Archives of Razi Institute, 2015
The chitosan nanoparticles used widely as a drug delivery systems recently. In the present study the Echis carinataus snake venom loaded chitosan nanoparticles were prepared based on ionic gelation of tripolyphosphate and chitosan.
Mohammadpour Dounighi, N., Mehrabi, M., Avadi, M.R., Zolfagharian, H., Rezayat, M.   +4 more
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ACCIDENTS CAUSED BY VENOMOUS ANIMALS: THE STORY SYMPTOMS TELL

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Introduction: Accidents involving venomous animals are a global and national public health problem and are often neglected, especially when severe complications or deaths occur due to delayed diagnosis and inadequate management.
Douglas Otomo Duarte, Rafael Perez Palamoni, Ricardo de Souza Cavalcante, Ricardo Augusto Monteiro de Barros Almeida, Gabriel Berg de Almeida   +4 more
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Neuroprotection and immunomodulation following intraspinal axotomy of motoneurons by treatment with adult mesenchymal stem cells

Journal of Neuroinflammation, 2018
Background Treatment of spinal cord injury is dependent on neuronal survival, appropriate synaptic circuit preservation, and inflammatory environment management. In this sense, mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) therapy is a promising tool that can reduce glial
A. B. Spejo, G. B. Chiarotto, A. D. F. Ferreira, D. A. Gomes, R. S. Ferreira, B. Barraviera, A. L. R. Oliveira   +6 more
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Dangerous creatures of the Maltese sea : injuries and treatment : part 2 [PDF]

, 2012
This is the second of a two-part article intended to give information about different organisms which inhabit the Maltese sea and which are potentially harmful.
Sammut, David James
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Cognitive dimensions of predator responses to imperfect mimicry? [PDF]

, 2007
Many palatable insects, for example hoverflies, deter predators by mimicking well-defended insects such as wasps. However, for human observers, these flies often seem to be little better than caricatures of wasps – their visual appearance and ...
Lars Chittka, Daniel Osorio, Gilbert, Mostler, Harper, Ruxton, Rowland, Williams, Rowe, Dittrich, Sherratt, Ham, Johnstone, Brodie, Speed, Markl, Menzel, Wolfe, Abraham, Chittka, Dyer, Ditterich, Heekeren, Chittka, Chittka, Passino, Franks, Howse, Baddeley, Jones, Huber, Cerella, Plowright, Bain, Cuthill, Stevens, Darst, Ruxton, Skelhorn   +38 more
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Infiltrated plaques resulting from an injury caused by the common octopus (Octopus vulgaris): a case report

Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases, 2014
Several species of octopus are considered venomous due to toxins present in the glands connected to their “beak”, which may be associated with hunt and kill of prey. Herein, we report an accident involving a common octopus (Octopus vulgaris) that injured
Vidal Haddad Jr, Claudia Alves de Magalhães   +1 more
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