background: control of blood sugar, hypertension, and dyslipidemia are key factors in diabetes management. cucurbita ficifolia (pumpkin) is a vegetable which has been used traditionally as a remedy for diabetes in iran. in addition, consumption of probiotics may have beneficial effects on people with type 2 diabetes. the aim of this study was an investigation of the effects of c. ficifolia and ...

Inspite of considerable development in contraceptive technology, search for female antifertility agent in plants continues to be a potential area of investigation. The ethanol extract of Crotalaria juncea seeds which showed promising antiovulatory activity in female albino rats was examined for the isolation of its active fractions. Two fractions were obtained using Thin Layer Chromatography ...

Low nocturnal temperature (LNT) is a major constraint for protected tomato production in China during winter and spring, which leads to phosphorus (P) deficiency symptoms. The soil P fractions reflect availability. foliar root the adaptation strategies of tomatoes LNT. However, relationship between plant under LNT not well understood. Therefore, we conducted 40-day indoor incubation experiment ...

Purpose: To investigate the role of nuclear receptor-interacting protein 1 (NRIP1) in oxidative stressinduced apoptosis and pyroptosis cataract disease.Methods: Human lens epithelial cells (HLE-B3 cells) were exposed to hydrogen peroxide (H2O2). NRIP1 expression (H2O2)-treated HLE-B3 was determined by western blotting quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR). CCK8 ...

abstract the objectives of this research was to evaluate the rhizospheric effects of wheat (triticum aestivum l.) on the status of various inorganic p fractions and total organic p in 10 calcareous soils amended with 1% (w/w) municipal sewage sludge from the refinery of shahrekord city under rhizobox conditions. thus, wheat plant was planted in completely randomized design with three replicatio...