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BACKGROUND
Sildenafil already is administered during gestation in patients with pulmonary hypertension and is under evaluation as a treatment for several pregnancy complications, such as preeclampsia and intrauterine growth restriction. Animal studies have shown a potential therapeutic effect of the
It is unclear whether light affects the structure and activity of exogenous secretory tissues like glandular hairs. Therefore, transmission electron microscopy was first used to study plastid differentiation in glandular hairs and leaves of light-grown rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis
Pentamidine is used to treat Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia. The incidence of this infection in pregnancy has paralleled the increasing incidence of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome in pregnancy. Using the in vitro bidirectionally perfused human placenta, we studied the transfer of pentamidine
The bone morphogenetic protein BMP2 plays a crucial role in the formation and regeneration of bone and cartilage, which is critical for maintaining skeletal integrity and bone fracture repair. Because of its important role in osteogenic properties it has been commercially produced for clinical use.
BACKGROUND
The nutraceutical uses of soybean (Glycine max L. Merr.) have received increasing attention in recent years, due to the therapeutic effects of high seed isoflavone concentrations against heart disease, cancer and menopausal symptoms.
RESULTS
We found a close correlation between seed
An activity of homolytic hydroperoxide lyase (HPLS) catalyzing the specific cleavage of 13-hydroperoxylinolenic acid to form a volatile compound and 13-oxo acid was found in the enzyme extract from soybean cotyledons. 2-Penten-1-ol was characterized as a volatile metabolite by gas
Ch3, an endochitinase of 32 kDa present in Castanea sativa cotyledons, showed in vitro antifungal properties when assayed against Trichoderma viride. The characterization of a cDNA clone corresponding to this protein indicated that Ch3 is a class Ib endochitinase that is synthesized as a preprotein
In vitro placental perfusion is widely used to investigate the placental transfer of endogenous compounds and, to a lesser extent, that of drugs. The aim of this study was to assess the suitability and reliability of such in vitro systems for application on drug placental transfer studies. We
Valproic acid (VPA ) is a well-known antiepileptic drug with a significant teratogenic effect when administered during pregnancy. To investigate the transplacental transport of VPA, we used an in vitro experiment of dual perfusion of a human placental cotyledon. Eighteen normal placentas at term
In the present work, isoflavonoid phytoalexin production in response to the application of salicylic acid in cotyledons of four common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) cultivars (SA) was evaluated. The time-course and dose-response profiles of the induction process were established by quantifying the
BACKGROUND
The use of tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKis) during pregnancy in humans remains rare, and little data are available on their transplacental passage. Erlotinib and gefitinib are the first-line targeted therapy in case of stage IV nonsmall-cell lung cancer with an EGFR-activating mutation.