This study investigated the effects of foliar application of normal and nanoparticles of zinc oxide (ZnO) on the growth, proline content, and some antioxidant enzyme activities of sunflower cultivars at different salinity levels. Treatments included five cultivars (Helianthus annuus L. cvs. Alstar, Olsion, Yourflor, Hysun36, and Hysun33), two salinity levels (0 and 100 mM NaCl), and three folia...

ABSTRACT Low-temperature storage is one of the most effective techniques to maintain quality and durability cut flowers. Both maintenance are dependent on plant metabolism factors such as antioxidant system. The objective was evaluate effect low-temperature precooling after harvest, calla lily [Zantedeschia aethiopica (L.) K. Spreng] concerning system, levels hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), malondial...

To study the influence of season on oxidative status of buffalo semen and their association with semen characteristics and seminal plasma proteins, ejaculates were collected twice a week in winter, summer and rainy seasons from six adult Bhadawari buffalo bulls. The neat semen was analyzed for semen characteristics immediately after collection and oxidative status viz. lipid peroxidation (LPO),...

Abstract The current study aimed to assess the neuroprotective effect of Zn and Fe oxide nanoparticles biofabricated by Taverniera glabra in alloxan-induced diabetic rats. experimental animals (160–200 g) were divided into nine groups ( n = 9). blood glucose, body weight, glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD), superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase test (CAT), lipid peroxidation (TBARS), gluta...

Peroxisome proliferators (PPs) cause hepatomegaly, peroxisome proliferation, and hepatocarcinogenesis in rats and mice, whereas hamsters are less responsive to PPs. PPs increase the activities of enzymes involved in peroxisomal beta-oxidation and omega-hydroxylation of fatty acids, which has been hypothesized to result in oxidative stress. The hypothesis of this study was that differential modu...

OBJECTIVE This study explored the protective effects of the microRNA-126 (miR-126)-mediated PI3K/Akt/eNOS signaling pathway on human cardiac microvascular endothelial cells (HCMECs) against hypoxia/reoxygenation (H/R)-induced injury and the inflammatory response. METHODS Untreated HCMECs were selected for the control group. After H/R treatment and cell transfection, the HCMECs were assigned t...

PURPOSE Irradiation-generated reactive species are proven to affect the cell survival and antioxidant enzyme levels. Radioresistance is a phenomenon which includes many cell mechanisms and signaling pathways. Superoxide dismutase (SOD) acts in and outside of cells after irradiation. The aim of this study was to determine LD50 (lethal dose for 50% of K562 cells), to monitor the effect of a chose...

Garcinia mangostana (GM) pericarp is an herbal medicine in the Thailand National Essential Drug List. GM and its major active constituent α-mangostin (MGS) exhibit several pharmacological properties, including anti-oxidative activity. Ulcerative colitis (UC) consequence of prolonged oxidative stress inflammation large intestine can result in extraintestinal manifestations (EIM) other ...

The P38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) signal transduction pathway is widespread in organisms and plays important roles immune activities. infection mechanism of environmental gram-negative bacteria on crustaceans an scientific problem. In this study, the cDNA full-length sequence Portunus trituberculatus (PtP38) was cloned its structure analyzed by bioinformatics methods. To study fun...