Apigenin as a promising myocyte protectant against damage and degradation

Phosphatidylcholine: A Superior Protectant Against Liver Damage

Phosphatidylcholine (PC) is one of the most important support nutrients for the liver. PC is a phospholipid, a large biological molecule that is a universal building block for cell membranes. A cell’s membranes are its essence: they regulate the vast majority of the activities that make up life. Most liver metabolism occurs on cell membranes, which occupy about 33,000 square meters in the human...

Camphor as a promising insecticude for control

Efficacy of dodder vine extract as seed protectant against pulse beetle, Callosobruchus chinensis (Coleoptera: Bruchidae)

The experiment was conducted to find out the efficacy of dodder vine extract as seed protectant against pulse beetle, Callosobruchus chinensis on gram seed in the laboratory of the Department of Entomology, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh during the period of February to May, 2009. The concentrations of dodder vine extract were 5, 2 and 1% respectively. Efficacies of these treatm...

Protective effect of apigenin against oxidative stress-induced damage in osteoblastic cells.

Apigenin, a plant-derived flavonoid, was investigated to determine whether it could influence hydrogen peroxide (H2O2)-induced oxidative damage and cellular dysfunction in the MC3T3-E1 mouse osteoblastic cell line. In the present study, osteoblastic cells were treated with H2O2 in the presence or absence of apigenin. Cell viability, apoptosis, reactive oxygen species (ROS) production and mitoch...

Sweet Chestnut (Castanea sativa Mill.) Bark Extract: Cardiovascular Activity and Myocyte Protection against Oxidative Damage

This work was aimed at evaluating the cardioprotective effects of Castanea sativa Mill. (CSM) bark extract characterized in its phenolic composition by HPLC-DAD-MS analysis. The study was performed using primary cultures of neonatal rat cardiomyocytes to investigate the antioxidant and cytoprotective effects of CSM bark extract and isolated guinea pig left and right atria, left papillary muscle...