Compared with traditional cytotoxic cancer therapy, therapy-induced cancer cell senescence attracts much interest because it is similarly effective, has fewer side effects, and is more efficiently cleared by immune cells. In this study, we demonstrate that unlike caffeic acid phenethyl ester, caffeic acid 3,4-dihydroxy-phenethyl ester (CADPE), which is isolated from the medicinal plants Sarcand...

To understand the material basis of antitumor activity of Chinese propolis water extract (CPWE), we developed a simple and efficient method using macroporous absorptive resin coupled with preparative high performance liquid chromatography and separated and purified eleven chemical components (caffeic acid, ferulic acid, isoferulic acid, 3,4-dimethoxycinnamic acid, pinobanksin, caffeic acid benz...

Abs~'act Lower Proterozoic stromatolites and associated clastic carbonate deposits of the Campbell Group, flom the southern margin (Prieska area) of the Kaapvaal Craton, northern Cape Province, are described. Contrary to previous interpretations (Beukes, 1978; 1980a) shallow subtidal to suprafidal facies a r e recognised and discussed in regional context. An alternative model for the facies dev...

Congress granted the FAA the authority to license commercial launch and reentry operations to ensure protection of public, property, the national security and foreign policy interests of the United States and to encourage, facilitate, and promote U.S. Commercial Space Transportation. To meet this responsibility, the FAA performs safety evaluations of license applications to conduct commercial l...

Nematodirus abnormalis is a common nematode parasite of sheep on several farms in the Caledon district of the south-western Cape and is the major species of Nematodirus on a farm in the Riviersonderend mountains of this region, yet it has never before been recorded from domestic animals in South Africa.

The contributions of the University of Cape Town's Health Sciences Faculty to medical science through research over the past 100 years are reviewed. The application of contemporary techniques to common medical problems in the developing world had important implications globally. The faculty can be proud of its achievements in many areas important to the health of people in South Africa, Africa ...