The purpose of this study was to determine whether diosgenin suppresses cholesterol absorption in rats, and to examine relevant changes in cholesterol and bile acid metabolism. Diosgenin fed with the diet for 1 week inhibited cholesterol absorption as determined by the serum isotope ratio technique, as well as by measuring in the feces the amount of unabsorbed radioactivity from orally administ...

PURPOSE Blumea lacera (B. lacera) (Asteraceae) is a well-known Bangladeshi medicinal plant. This study aimed to identify and characterize constituents associated with the significant cytotoxic activity of this plant that we reported previously. Here, we describe the isolation and characterization of a new steroidal glycoalkaloid (SGA) 1, the evaluation of its cytotoxic activity, apoptotic poten...

s of the 9th International Conference on Cachexia, Sarcopenia, and Muscle Wasting, Berlin, Germany, 10–11 December 2016 (part 2) 1-39 A review of body composition, bone mineral density, and anthropometry in a cohort of 2521 women presenting for bone mineral density testing in a tertiary centre Boyd J. G. Strauss, Ming Li Yee & Christopher Gilfillan Department of Medicine, School of Clinical Sci...