We have investigated the hypoglycemic effect induced by the starch obtained from the unripe fruits of Solanum lycocarpum (Solanaceae). Per os administration of the starch (1000 or 2000 mg/kg, twice daily for 7 days, N = 6) did not change glycemia levels of nondiabetic female Swiss mice weighing 25-30 g. In streptozotocin-induced diabetic mice, similar treatment with the starch did not change th...

Reduced liverweight was used to evaluate the potential toxicity in mice of four naturally occurring steroidal glycoalkaloids: a-chaconine and a-solanine, ortomatine and solasonine. Increased liver weight was used to evaluate the three corresponding steroidal aglycones: solanidine, tomatidine, and solasodine and the non-alkaloid adrenal steroid dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA). Adult female Swiss-W...

Relevance . The 28-spotted potato ladybird beetle, Henosepilachna vigintioctomaculata, causes severe damage to plants of the Solanaceae family in south Russian Far East. Today application chemicals is main method for protecting crops against beetle. This leads not only eradication pest, but also pollution agricultural ecosystems and emergence beetle populations that are resistant pesticides. A ...

Nutrition is the most important environmental factor that plays a crucial role in shortand long-term health outcomes. Growing evidence exists that some ingredients of preserved foods can induce epigenetic phenomena in genotoxic and nongenotoxic ways, with long-term effects on human health. Conversely, the short-term effects of harmful food components can cause structural damage to various syste...