INTRODUCTION Pleurotus sajor-caju (PSC) is an edible oyster mushroom featuring high nutritional values and pharmacological properties. Objective. To investigate the hypoglycemic and antidiabetic effects of single and repeated oral administration of PSC aqueous extract in normal and diabetic rats. MATERIALS AND METHODS A single dose of 500, 750, or 1000 mg/kg of the PSC extract was given to ex...

Wind energy has emerged as an important field of study in today's era. A fundamental aspect of this study is the efficient design of wind farms. This design process considers a number of conflicting design criteria. Therefore, a solution is desired that provides the best balance between all design criteria. In this paper, an automated decision-making approach based fuzzy logic is proposed to ad...

The objective of this study was to investigate the pharmacokinetics of mefloquine (MQ) when given as 750 mg at two different times in combination regimens with dihydroartemisinin (DHA) in patients with acute uncomplicated falciparum malaria. A total of 12 Vietnamese patients (6 in each group) were randomized to receive two MQ-DHA regimens as follows: regimen-A: an initial oral dose of 300 mg DH...

PURPOSE Advances in two-photon (2P) deep tissue imaging provide powerful options for simultaneously viewing multiple fluorophores within tissues. We determined imaging parameters for optimally visualizing three fluorophores in the human trabecular meshwork (TM) to simultaneously detect broad-spectrum autofluorescence and multiple fluorophores through a limited number of emission filters. METH...

Background: Considering the importance of the prevalence of diabetes which involves approximately 6% of the world's adult population, the need for low-calorie natural sweetener is felt more than ever. Recent studies have shown that hormones such as vaspin and Angiopoietin-like Protein3 (ANGPTL3) are associated with diabetes. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of Stevia (Stevia ...

Objective. To analyze 25 years of mortality of extremely low-birth-weight (ELBW) neonates (≤1000 g) in a private hospital in Mexico City and to establish the current viability limit for ELBW neonates. Methods. We designed a prospective observational study of all ELBW neonates born between 1985 and 2009. Neonatal mortality, early neonatal mortality, and the 120-day mortality rate were analyzed i...

s/presentations Invitations to National and International meetings: I. The Second International Workshop on P450 Gene Regulation at Airlie, Virginia sponsored by the NIH, April, 1987. Paper presented. 2. The Seventh International Symposium on Microsomes and Drug Oxidations at Adelaide, Australia, August, 1987. Paper presented. Seminar invitations: 1. Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology...

Salt tolerance mechanism of an extreme halophyte Salvadora persica was assessed by analyzing growth, nutrient uptake, anatomical modifications and alterations in levels of some organic metabolites in seedlings imposed to various levels of salinity (0, 250, 500, and 750 mM NaCl) under hydroponic culture condition. After 21 days of salt treatment, plant height, leaf area, and shoot biomass decrea...