The antioxidant activity of the melia azedarach was investigated in rats with ethanol-induced erythrocyte damage. Chronic administration of ethanol (20% w/v, 2 g/kg.p.o.,daily for four weeks) increased the level of lipid peroxidation (LPO), decreased the activity of superoxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase and reduced the content of glutathione (GSH). The concurrent treatment of ethanol-admini...

the aim of the present study was to compare three reducing sugars (d-glucose, d-arabinose, d-mannose) with respect to the antioxidative activity characteristics of their caramelisation products (cps) prepared by monitoring uv-absorbance, browning intensity, ferric ion reducing capacity, fe2+ ion chelating activity as well as dpph radical scavenging activity. moreover, the effect of cps from d-g...

BACKGROUND/AIM Chronic echinococcocal disease is the parasite human disease caused by the penetration of larval (asexual) stages of the canine tapeworm (Echinococcus granulosus) in the liver of humans. After the penetration of the parasite, the host organism react by activating complement-depending immune response. The aim of this study was to elucidate the influence of larval form of Echinococ...