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Glycine is known to have a protective role against alcohol-induced liver damage. The aim of our study was to evaluate the effect of glycine on liver and brain glycoproteins in alcohol-fed rats. Administering ethanol (7.9 g/kg of body of weight) every day to Wistar rats for 60 days resulted in
Cochinchina momordica seed extract (SKMS10), which is composed of the major compounds momordica saponins, has been evaluated for its gastroprotective effects in rat models of acute gastric mucosal damage. Ethanol and water immersion restraint stress (WRS) induced gastric damage, including
Diabetes mellitus and pregnancy have reciprocal influences between them, therefore diabetes mellitus may complicate the course of pregnancy as well as pregnancy can worsen the performance of diabetes especially at the fundus oculi. Several factors seem to play a role in retinal neovascularization.
Snake venoms are a rich source of enzymes such as metalloproteinases, serine proteinases phospholipases A2 and myotoxins, that have been well characterized structurally and functionally. However, hyaluronidases (E.C.3.2.1.35) have not been studied extensively. In this study, we describe the
The lethal and edema-inducing alpha-toxin from Clostridium novyi causes rounding up of cultured cell lines by redistribution of the actin cytoskeleton. alpha-Toxin belongs to the family of large clostridial cytotoxins that encompasses Clostridium difficile toxin A and B and the lethal toxin from
Anti-inflammatory, antiarthritic and analgesic effect of a herbal product (DRF/AY/4012) was evaluated in animal models. Herbal product treatment induced a dose dependent anti-inflammatory activity in acute inflammatory models (carrageenin and egg-albumin induced rat hind paw edema). It also elicited
The effects of lymph stasis on the histological and biochemical properties of the coronary arterial wall and on the coronary circulation were studied in 72 dogs. Cardiac lymph stasis was produced in 52 dogs by cardiac lymphatic blockade whereas in 20 dogs only a sham operation was performed.
The present study was designed to assess the combined efficacy of morin, a dietary flavanol and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug indomethacin against adjuvant-induced arthritis in rats, an experimental model for rheumatoid arthritis. Arthritis was induced by intradermal injection of complete
Young (90 days) and old (15 months) male, Sprague-Dawley rats were subjected to an acute and massive myocardial infarct by giving them two injections of a large dose of isoproterenol. The animals were autopsied at sequential time intervals to ascertain the similarities or dissimilarities in the
Diabetic retinopathy is one of the most serious microvascular complications induced by hyperglycemia via five major pathways, including polyol, hexosamine, protein kinase C, and angiotensin II pathways and the accumulation of advanced glycation end products. The hyperglycemia-induced overproduction
The growing number of people with diabetes worldwide suggests that diabetic retinopathy (DR) and diabetic macular edema (DME) will continue to be sight threatening factors. The pathogenesis of diabetic retinopathy is a widespread cause of visual impairment in the world and a range of