Effects of photodynamic treatments on inherent antioxidant metabolites and cellular defence enzymes have been investigated in rats. Wistar rats were grouped into untreated controls, light controls, hematoporphyrin derivative (Hpd) (treated with 5 and 10 mg Hpd/kg body weight and kept in dark) and sets treated with both Hpd and red light (dose 172 and 344 j/m2 ). After 2, 24, 48 and 72 hr of Hpd...

hyperandrogenism affects 2-6% of all women. hypertension is one of disturbances which is related to androgen excess. higher intakes of vitamin c and vitamin e have been associated with lower blood pressure. tho investigate the effect of these vitamin supplementation on blood pressure in hyperandrogenic women, a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study was designed on 56 women 18-54 ye...

A study was conducted to determine the effects of packaging materials, seasonality, storage temperature and time on physiochemical and antioxidant properties of roselle-mango juice blends. Roselle extract (20%, 40%, 60%, and 80%) was mixed with mango juice and stored in glass and plastic bottles at 4°C and 28°C. Total soluble solids, pH, titratable acidity, reducing sugar, color, vitamin C, tot...

The effects of two different drying methods (smoking kiln and electric oven) on nutritional properties of tilapia fish (Oreochromis nilotieus) were determined. Purchased quantities of tilapia fish were shared into two parts: one part was used to determine the nutritional properties of the raw fish and the other part was subdivided into two; a part was dried using smoking kiln at a temperature r...

Nine egg-white-based diets supplemented with three levels of vitamin C from L-ascorbyl-2Ž . polyphosphate 0, 50 and 3000 mgrkg for each of the three levels of iron from iron methionine Ž . 0, 30 and 300 mgrkg were each fed to juvenile channel catfish in triplicate aquaria twice daily to apparent satiation for 14 weeks. Fish fed with iron-deficient diets had decreased weight gain, feed conversio...

We hypothesize that selected combinations of nutrients commonly encountered in the human diet, suppress asthma-associated airway inflammation more effectively than currently available anti-inflammatory medications. Here we demonstrate that biflavones and terpenes, distributed widely in human diet (in this case derived from Ginkgo biloba) synergize with the carotenoid antioxidant astaxanthin and...

the objective of this study was to investigate the propensity of permethrin (ptn) to induce oxidative stress and changes in enzyme activities in liver of rainbow trout and its possible attenuation by vitamin c. forty-eight fish were randomly assigned to 1 of 6 treatment groups and their livers were used for liver perfusion method: control (0 μgl-1 permethrin and 0 mgl-1 vitamin c), ptn-0.16 (0....

introduction: lead (pb) is a neurotoxin that its different effects on the central nervous system are well-known. previous studies have reported the potent effects of vitamin c on memory.the present study was undertaken to evaluate the protective effects of vitamin c against leadinduced amnesia. methods: male wistar rats were divided into 4 groups: the control (saline), negative control (lead), ...