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BACKGROUND Plants have various defense mechanisms such as production of antimicrobial peptides, particularly pathogenesis related proteins (PR proteins). PR10 family is an essential member of this group, with antifungal, antibacterial and antiviral activities. OBJECTIVE The goal of this study is to

The modulation of garlic oil (GO) and three allyl compounds, diallyl sulfide (DAS), diallyl disulfide (DADS) and diallyl trisulfide (DATS), on the antioxidation system in rat livers and red blood cells was examined. Rats were orally administered GO (200 mg/kg body weight), DAS (20, 80 mg/kg body

Young male rats were fed diets containing 20 per cent fat in the form of soybean oil, corn oil, safflower oil, or hydrogenated shortening, and their vitamin E status was assessed for twenty-seven weeks. On the basis of growth rate, in vitro red cell hemolysis, plasma creatine phosphokinase activity,

In experiments with male Wistar rats the influence of the non-saponifiable constituents of dietary fats: dl-alpha-tocopherol (60 ppm), dl-gamma-tocopherol (480 ppm), ubiquinone (96 ppm) and beta-sitosterol (3035 ppm) on the tocopherol status was investigated, considering the fatty acid composition

Published reports of status epilepticus due to intraperitoneal injection containing propylene glycol in rats are sparse. In fact, there are no reports specifying a maximum safe dose of propylene glycol through intraperitoneal administration. We report here a case of unexpected seizures in Sprague

Synthetic propane diol lipids have been proposed as novel compounds to deliver cytocidal polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) such as gamma-linolenic (GLA) and eicosapentaenoic (EPA) acids. To assess the biodistribution and metabolism of these PUFA in immunodeficient mice bearing human pancreatic

Hyperlipidemia may induce oxidative stress, which is important in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis. Dioscorea rhizome (DR) is the powdered form of yams, and possesses antioxidant and hypolipidemic function. We therefore investigated the antioxidative and antiatherogenic effects of DR on

Lorazepam is normally administered as a solution in organic solvents such as propylene glycol. This type of formulation is undesirable. This study describes the development of a parenteral emulsion formulation for lorazepam. The stability of lorazepam in the emulsion was examined. Ten per cent corn

Nitrobenzene (NBZ) is primarily employed as an oxidizing agent in the synthesis of analine and benzene compounds. It produces myelotoxic effects and effects on erythrocytes in both animal models and man. Reported hepatosplenomegaly and effects on the bone marrow are indicators that NBZ may be

We studied the hematological effects of single and repeated exposure to 1,3,5-trinitrobenzene (TNB) in rats. Male F-344 rats were gavaged with TNB at 35.5 and 71 mg/kg in corn oil. Blood was collected 5 h and 24 h after a single oral dose or 24 h after daily oral doses for 4 or 10 d in four

UNASSIGNED Diazinon (DZN) is an organophosphate pesticide commonly used for pest control in agriculture. It may engender a variety of negative effects in non-target species, including humans and animals. The objective of the present study was to evaluate the ameliorative properties of captopril

The antioxidative and hypolipidemic effects of barley leaf essence (BL) were investigated in a rabbit model of atherosclerosis. Twenty-four New Zealand White male rabbits were assigned randomly into four dietary groups. The normal group was fed regular rabbit chow and the control group was fed a