OBJECTIVE This study assessed anti-inflammatory and antioxidant activities of E. foetidum leaf extract on LPS-activated murine macrophages. METHODS RAW264.7 cells were pretreated with or without E. foetidum extract for 1 h prior to incubation with LPS for 24 h. Anti-inflammatory activity was evaluated with reference to iNOS, COX-2, TNF-α and IL-6 gene expression. In addition, NO and intracell...

in order to identify the species of the family lauxaniidae, a study was conducted in horand region located in northern part of east azerbaijan province, iran, during 2011-2013. a total of six species belonging to three genera were identified, including calliopum caucasicum (shatalkin, 1995) and minettia lupulina (fabricius, 1787) newly reported from iran. the diagnostic characters, geographical...

The current research deals with molecular systematics study of the genus Eryngium (Apiaceae) in Iraq. included characteristics traits chloroplast matK & trnL-F gene that have reliable value separate and determinate from others genera Apiaceae family. result reaches to investigated phylogenetic relation species belongs Erymgium using five in-group E. campestre L., creticum Lam., billardieri ...

Seventeen nuclear microsatellite loci (nSSR) were used to study the genetic diversity and historical demography of three Northeast Asian fir species: insular Sakhalin Abies sachalinensis (Fr. Schmidt) Mast., continental A. nephrolepis (Trautv.) Maxim. Kamchatka endemic gracilis Kom. Bayesian clustering, performed using STRUCTURE software separated considered species from each other divided popu...

Habitat conversion and fire suppression during the last 50 yr have greatly reduced and altered Florida scrub vegetation, resulting in threats to the persistence of its unique flora. As part of a larger conservation project, we investigated patterns of isozyme variation in three rare perennial scrub plants with overlapping ranges endemic to Florida rosemary scrub on the Lake Wales Ridge. All thr...

objective(s)                                                                                                                                                                               aim of the present study was to screen the antibacterial activities of some medicinal plants extracts traditionally used in azarbaijan area (iran). materials and methods thirty-six extracts obtained from differ...