Cisplatin is the first generation platinum coordination complex-based anticancer drug developed to treat many different types of cancers. However, cisplatin is associated with numerous side effects. Most of these side effects could be minimized if cisplatin can be encapsulated in...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMPS/2016/29784
Aims: The present study was undertaken with an aim of evaluating the capacity of the aqueous and ethanolic extracts of Entandrophragma angolense, Cola nitida and Gomphrena celosioides to protect the heart of rats. Study Design: Cardioprotective properties of plant extracts in viv...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMPS/2016/29269
Aims: The present study was carried out to determine nutritive composition and to screen antimicrobial activity of leaf extract of Moringa stenopetala (Baker f.) Cufod. Place and Duration of the Study: The study was performed at Wollega University, Ethiopia, BGK Life Technologies...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMPS/2016/29987
Aims: Obesity is a worldwide problem. It is considered to be a major risk factor for many systemic diseases like type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D), cardiovascular, renal and orthopedic diseases. Recent evidence has underscored the emerging role of the heme oxygenase system in many d...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMPS/2016/29700
Aim: To reveal the relationship between nutritional factors and dietary behavior and the occurrence of breast cancer in Gaza Strip. Materials and Methods: A retrospective case-control study that consisted of 150 participants, conducted in Al-shifa hospital at Gaza Strip. A seven-...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMPS/2016/24778
Alzheimer’s disease is an insidious disease of the brain. It is a degenerative and intractable neurological disorder that causes deterioration of memory, judgment, and reasoning in the elderly. About 46.8 million people worldwide are suffering from AD; prevalence is expected to a...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMPS/2016/28271
Aim: To develop a novel, simple, precise and rapid HPTLC protocol for the analysis of marrubiin (a furan labdane diterpene) in herbal extracts and formulations. Methodology: The marrubiin can be quantified by performing the HPTLC on silica gel F254 plates using toluene: ethyl ace...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMPS/2016/29840
Aim: The nutraceutic effect of millet-garlic blend against trypanosomiasis in Trypanosoma brucei brucei challenged rats was investigated in this study. Experimental Design: The experimental rats were grouped into A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, and J in a complete randomised clinical...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMPS/2016/26318
Aims: The study was aimed to investigate the efficacy of Telfairia occidentalis (T. occidentalis) extracts in the attenuation of CCl4-mediated oxidative stress. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Biochemistry, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomosho, Nigeria,...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMPS/2016/29199
Background: Chronic allergic lung diseases, such as allergic asthma, are often marked by increased systemic inflammatory responses and cachexia co-morbidities. Objectives: The study aimed at evaluating the systemic anti-inflammatory and anti-cachectic properties of a hydro-ethano...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMPS/2016/29032