The nuclear factor erythroid-derived 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) is a key regulator of gene expression during oxidative stress and drug detoxification. Thus, identifying Nrf2 activators to protect from possible cell damage is necessary. In this study, we investigated whether E-p-methoxycinnamoyl-α-l-rhamnopyranosyl ester (MCR), a phenylpropanoid isolated from Scrophularia buergeriana, can activat...

Snakehead fish has a variety of nutritional content needed, both for maintaining body health and as medicine. However, not everyone can consume snakehead because it fishy aroma. So that various innovations emerged to overcome this, one which was make dispersion product extract dietary supplement. The previously produced is still unstable. Dispersion will be stable when small particle size. One ...

We report a case of a 33-year old female with an unusual presentation of high-grade osteosarcoma superimposed on osteopathia striata. Few cases of malignancy arising in sclerosing bone dysplasia have been reported in literature. Of the few reported ones, osteosarcoma was associated with melorheostosis in two cases, with osteopoikilosis in the one case, and with combined melorheostosis and osteo...

Three new species and six new subspecies of the genus Cobitis from the western part of the Japanese archipelago are described: Cobitis kaibarai sp. nov., Cobitis magnostriata sp. nov., Cobitis minamorii sp. nov., Cobitis striata fuchigamii subsp. nov., Cobitis striata hakataensis subsp. nov., Cobitis minamorii oumiensis subsp. nov., Cobitis minamorii tokaiensis subsp. nov., Cobitis minamorii sa...

Background and objectives: Scrophularia variegata M. Beib. (Scrophulariaceae) is a medicinal plant, used for various inflammatory diseases in Iranian Traditional Medicine. In the present study, we evaluated the immune modulation and antioxidant effects of the hydroalcoholic extract of S. variegata. Methods: The splenocytes were harvested from the spleen of Balb/c mice and were cultured. The spl...

The purpose of this study was to prepare a multi-functional skin care product and apply more plant resources the industry. crude polysaccharides from Bletilla striata, Panax ginseng, Tremella fuciformis were extracted under different conditions based on characteristics plants. formula ratio compound striata essence optimized through an orthogonal experiment. moisturizing, whitening, antioxidant...