1. The relative synergic stimulating influence of anti-horse serum sensitivity, non-hemolytic streptococcal hyperergy and staphylotoxin intoxication have been determined in connection with rabbits' reaction to simultaneous injections of lens extracts. These three synergic states are increasingly active in the order named. 2. Heterologous lens extract is a much more powerful antigen than is homo...

Entrepreneurs in many small firms could not be experts in only one specific functional area but are required to operate across the range of management competencies; the applicability of competence-based MTD (management training and development) to the broader roles of entrepreneurs in small businesses is likely to be greater than to the roles of many entrepreneurs in large organizations. Compet...

Effect of hexane extract of Ferula jaeschkeana has been studied on the histological and biochemical constituents of the uterus of ovariectomized rats. Its administration caused remarkable increase in the height of luminal epithelium and the number of uterine glands. Its per se treatment also caused significant increase in the glycogen and protein contents and the activity of acid and alkaline p...

BACKGROUND The putative functions of the cellular prion protein (PrP(c)) are believed to be associated with cell signaling, differentiation, survival, and cancer progression. With respect to cancer development and progression, elevations and mutations of PrP(c) expression have been shown to increase the risk for malignancy and metastasis in breast and colorectal cancer. Since both natural suppl...

BACKGROUND As natural medicines in Asia, curcumin and triptolide extracted from different drug plants have proven to possess anticancer potential and widely used for anti-cancer research. The present study attempted to clarify that curcumin and triptolide synergistically suppress ovarian cancer cell growth in vitro. METHODS To test synergic effects, cell viability and apoptosis were analyzed ...

OBJECTIVES To study the antiproliferative effects of ER119884 and E5700, two quinuclidine-based inhibitors of squalene synthase (SQS), against Toxoplasma gondii tachyzoites in epithelial cells. METHODS The antiproliferative effects of the quinuclidine derivatives, alone or in combination with epiminolanosterol or antifolates, were analysed, resulting in the construction of isobolograms. The u...

The in-vitro effects of new quinolones and oral cephem antibiotics in various combinations on 26 strains of clinically isolated Serratia marcescens were assessed. The in-vitro activities of ofloxacin and ciprofloxacin in combination with either cefpodoxime or cefcamate were evaluated by the chequerboard titration method. These combinations showed synergistic and additive effects against most of...