There is an exceedingly small group of microorganisms that are considered pathogenic in humans relative to the microbial biota—with literally just a few bacterial and viral agents that have the potential to cause disease when transmitted in aerosol form. This group of pathogens has adapted to circumvent the rigors of airborne transport to enter the respiratory system and induce infection. The c...

Little is known about the molecular genetic diversity of most Passiflora species. We used RAPD markers to evaluate the genetic diversity of 24 genotypes of the 'sleep' passion fruit (Passiflora setacea). Twelve primers generated 95 markers, 88% of which were polymorphic. The genetic distance estimated by the complement of the Dice index ranged from 0.29 (among accessions Ps-G1 and Ps-G13) ...

conclusions our findings show that premedication with passiflora incarnata reduces anxiety as well as melatonin. however, melatonin causes less cognitive impairment compared to passiflora incarnata. results there were no statistically differences between groups in vas (p > 0.05). however, the mean score of pain was higher in the melatonin group compared to the pssiflora incarnata group when dis...

In spite of the importance of and the considerable variability observed in Passiflora (Passifloraceae), little is known about the genetic diversity of most of the species of this genus. We evaluated the genetic diversity by RAPD markers in 18 genotypes of Passiflora trintae. The 15 primers generated 112 markers, 84% of which were polymorphic. The genetic distance estimated by the complement of ...

Phytomedicine for wound healing are not only cheap and affordable but are also purportedly to be safe as hypersensitive reactions are rarely encountered with the use of these agents. Passiflora foetida is reported to possess anti-inflammatory, anti-ulcer, anti-oxidant activities. It is reported that traditionally its leaves used in the wound healing treatment. Thus, the study was carried out to...

BACKGROUND Cancer cells rapidly acquire resistance leading to treatment failures. In the present study, we have evaluated the cytotoxicity of 17 methanol extracts from 11 Cameroonian medicinal plants against the sensitive leukemia CCRF-CEM cells and the best ones were further tested on a panel of 8 other human cancer cell lines, including various MDR phenotypes as well as against the normal AML...

1Department of Nutrition, School of Mathematics, Science and Engineering, University of the Incarnate Word, CPO #311, 4301 Broadway, San Antonio, Texas 78209, USA 2Faculty of Health, School of Medicine, Wicking Dementia Research and Education Centre, University of Tasmania, Private Bag 143, Hobart, Tasmania 7001, Australia *Corresponding author: Lynette R. Goldberg, PhD Faculty of Health School...