BACKGROUND Rhus verniciflua Stokes (RV) has traditionally been used in Korea as an indigenous food (Rhus chicken soup) and as an herbal medicinal plant. While the anticancer, antimicrobial, and anti-inflammatory properties of RV have been actively studied in the medical field, its antioxidant effects in the skin that resist the reactive oxygen species in keratinocytes and fibroblasts is less un...

The adaptive responses in skin to ultraviolet (UV) radiation include increased cornification of keratinocytes and increased synthesis and distribution of melanin by melanocytes. The possible involvement of paracrine factors in the generation of these responses was studied in a novel two-stage culture model. Human melanocytes or keratinocytes were first irradiated or sham-irradiated and then the...

The aim of this study was to compare the anti-oxidative and anti-inflammatory activities of gamma-irradiated persimmon leaf extract (GPLE) with those of non-irradiated persimmon leaf extract (PLE). Ethanolic extract of persimmon leaf was exposed to gamma irradiation at a dose of 10 kGy. After gamma irradiation, the color of the extract changed from dark brown to light brown. The anti-oxidative ...

THE stability of preparations of vitamin D is of importance, both for the commercial products now on the market, and especially for the standard solutions which are widely used in estimations of the activity of other preparations. At present the International Standard adopted at the London Conference in 1931 consists of a solution of irradiated ergosterol in olive oil, and although this is like...

The adoption of innovations superior mutant rice varieties expected to help communities overcome hunger and food insecurity by providing easier access for poor people in rural areas. purpose this study is determine the level farmers irradiated analyze factors that influence adopting rice. This research was conducted from October November 2018 Musi Rawas Regency using a survey method. Data obtai...

background: the specific antibody response against newcastle disease virus (ndv) in the blood serum of chickens hatched from eggs exposed to low dose gamma-radiation was studied. materials and methods: two groups of eggs of commercial meat chicken lines were irradiated with the dose of 0.30 gy 60co gamma-rays before incubation and on the 19th day of incubation, respectively. the same number of ...