1484 Abstract. – BACKGROUND: Hepatic fibrosis is characterised by a progressive accumulation of fibrillar extracellular matrix (ECM) proteins, including collagen that occurs in chronic liver diseases. Transforming growth factor-beta1 (TGFbeta)/Smad3 signalling plays a major role in tissue fibrogenesis acting as a potent stimulus of ECM accumulation. AIM: To evaluate the effects of a combined th...

A new species, Garcinia urceolata Munzinger, Bruy & M. Pignal, sp. nov. (Clusiaceae), is described from New Caledonia. It restricted to North Province, the Tchamba valley in south Mandjélia north of main island Grande-Terre, occurring dense humid rainforests on non-ultramafic substrate. Material this small tree species was first collected more than fifty years ago but confused with G. virgata V...

This study was aimed to optimize the extraction process for Salvia miltiorrhiza Bunge polysaccharide using response surface methodology The results showed that four operating parameters including microwave power, microwave time and the particle size had notable effects on the polysaccharide extraction of Salvia miltiorrhiza Bunge. The effects could be ranked in decreasing order of importance as...

To establish an HPLC method for determination of tanshinone IIA in Salvia miltiorrhiza Bunge extract, and observe the protective effect of Salvia miltiorrhiza extract on myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury in rats. Column used is a Diamonsil C18, mobile phase is methanol-water (75:25), and detection wavelength is 270 nm. Ischemia-reperfusion injury model is replicated, and the size of myocar...

Bacillus thuringiensis has been widely used as a biopesticide for a long time. Its molluscicidal activity, however, is rarely realized. Here, we report the genome sequence of B. thuringiensis strain DAR 81934, a strain with molluscicidal activity against the pest snail Cernuella virgata.

Salvia divinorum is a new recreational drug where few studies have been conducted on its prevalence and predictors of use. Using a sample of undergraduate students, this study investigated these issues. While a small number reported experimenting with salvia, logistic regression models showed that demographics, marijuana use, and self-control are statistically significant predictors. The effect...

R. Gonzalez-Arrabal, N. Gordillo, M. S. Martin-Gonzalez, R. Ruiz-Bustos, and F. Agulló-López Instituto de Fusión Nuclear, ETSI de Industriales, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, E-28006 Madrid, Spain Instituto de Microelectrónica de Madrid, C/Isaac Newton, 8 Tres Cantos, E-28760 Madrid, Spain Parque Científico de Madrid, Campus de Cantoblanco, E-28049 Madrid, Spain Centro de Microanálisis de M...

Coordinadora: Lina R. Riego Ruiz, IPICYT Alejandro Cabrera. Oregon National Primate Research Center, Portland, USA. Investigador postdoctoral en el laboratorio de P. Michael Conn. “Species sequence differences influence the interaction of GnRH receptor with chaperone protein calnexin” Gabriela Caraveo. Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, Cambridge, USA. Investigadora postdoctoral en el...

The macroscopic characters of L. lavandulaefolia, physical constant values, behaviour on treatment with different chemical reagents, fluorescence characteristics after treatment with different chemical reagents of the powder of L. Lavandulaefolia were studied to fix some pharmacognostical parameters. Preliminary phytochemical studies and TLC characterization of different extractives has also be...

Natural products from plants have been used since ancestral times to treat a wide variety of diseases worldwide. Plants of the genus Salvia (Sage) have been reported to be used for the prevention and treatment of various diseases and ailments. In particular, some Salvia species have been used in traditional medicine to treat diseases caused by protozoan parasites of the genera Trypanosoma, Leis...