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Hae-Jin Lee, Hae-Lim Kim, Dae-Young Lee, Dong-Ryung Lee, Bong-Keun Choi and Seung-Hwan Yang
We evaluated the effectiveness of Scrophularia buergeriana extract (Brainon) on cognitive dysfunction and determined its underlying mechanisms in a scopolamine (SCO)-treated mouse model of memory impairment. Brainon treatment for 28 days ameliorated the ...
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Agnieszka Strzelak, Aleksandra Ratajczak, Aleksander Adamiec and Wojciech Feleszko
Many studies have been undertaken to reveal how tobacco smoke skews immune responses contributing to the development of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and other lung diseases. Recently, environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) has been linked with...
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Kalidoss Rajendran, Ponmurugan Karuppiah, Ponmurugan Ponnusamy, Mohammed Rafi Shaik, Mujeeb Khan, Tae Hwan Oh and Baji Shaik
Thousands of different kinds of lichen metabolites are being examined for their biological activities, including anticancer properties. In this context, the present study aims to assess the anti-inflammatory activity of the acetone extract of Parmotrema ...
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Qing Gao, Daiwen Chen, Xuemei Ding, Zhiwen Xu, Aimin Wu and Keying Zhang
In order to study the effects of dietary folic acid (FA) supplementation on growth performance and immune status in weanling piglets, a single factorial randomized block design trial was conducted with six diets supplemented with FA at 0, 0.30, 3.00, 6.0...
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Yong-Han Hong, Chieh Kao, Chi-Chang Chang, Fu-Kuei Chang, Tuzz-Ying Song, Jer-Yiing Houng and Chi-Hao Wu
Banana peel (BP) has potent antioxidative properties; however, the anti-inflammatory potential of BP and its related bioactive components remain unclear. This study used solvent extraction and gas chromatography?mass spectrometry (GC?MS) to isolate and i...
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Wenhui Wang, Zirou Yu, Xindi Yin, Zijie Wang, Song Xu, Chenyu Shi, Jianjun Zang, Hu Liu and Fenglai Wang
This experiment aimed to evaluate the effects of dietary starch-to-fat ratio on reproductive performance and lipid metabolism of sows and newborn piglets. A total of 75 Landrace × Yorkshire multiparous sows at d 84 of gestation were selected and randomly...
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Kai Qiu, Zhimin Chen, Aijuan Zheng, Wenhuan Chang, Huiyi Cai, Xin Zhang and Guohua Liu
This study aimed to disclose the effects of a new compound organic acidifier mixing with L-malic acid and L-lactic acid on broiler production. A total of 1000 1-day-old Arbor acres broiler chicks were randomly divided into two treatments of 10 replicates...
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Lei Cao, Won Han, Sang Gil Lee and Joong Ho Shin
Cell-culture-based drug tests are usually performed in an instantaneous delivery manner. However, in vivo pharmacokinetic studies have shown a steady increase in the concentration of bioactive compounds in the plasma following oral administration, with t...
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Fuad Sauqi Isnain, Nai-Chen Liao, Hui-Yun Tsai, Jue-Liang Hsu, Pi-Jen Tsai, Agustin Krisna Wardani and Yu-Kuo Chen
Djulis (Chenopodium formosanum), a pseudocereal crop native to Taiwan, is often utilized as a source of grain in the diet because of its high nutritional value. The hull of djulis is discarded as waste during cooking or processing because of its bitter t...
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Min-Ho Lee, Sunyeong Park, Yinzhu Xu, Jung-Eun Kim, Hengmin Han, Jae-Hyeon Lee, Jean Kyung Paik and Hyo-Jeong Lee
Pinus koraiensis is a valuable plant source of functional health foods and medicinal materials. Hypertriglyceridemia affects about 15?20% of adults and is related to stroke, metabolic syndromes, cardiovascular diseases, and diabetes mellitus. Dietary fru...
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Po-Tsang Lee, Yu-Sheng Wu, Chung-Chih Tseng, Jia-Yu Lu and Meng-Chou Lee
This study evaluated the effects of the feeding of spent mushroom substrate from Agaricus blazei on Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus). The safety of 0?1000 µg/mL A. blazei spent substrate water extract (ABSSE) was demonstrated in the primary hepatic a...
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Kyeong-Hun Choi, Jonghyo Hong, Ki-Young Kim, Hangeun Kim, Sanghyun Lee, Yunji Lee and Dae-Kyun Chung
Inflammation plays an important role in the pathogenesis of metabolic syndrome, which increases the risk of heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes, atherosclerosis, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), and obesity. Here, we produced potent anti-inf...
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Hui-Yun Tsai, Jia-Fang Yang, Hua-Han Chen, Fu-Nian You, Yu-Jie Zhao, Yi-Hsien Lin, Jue-Liang Hsu, Chi-I Chang and Yu-Kuo Chen
Tilapia (Oreochromis mossambicus) has become one of the main aquatic products of Taiwan. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of a hot water extract of tilapia (HWET) in relieving fatigue and enhancing exercise performance in mice in a swim...
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Inkyu Kim, Hansol Kim, Eunjoo H. Lee, Geonung Jo, Chun Soo Na, Kyungtae Kang and Tae Hoon Lee
Cudrania tricuspidata extracts (CTE) and Stewartia koreana extracts (SKE) are viable drugs for managing inflammation. We investigated the nitric oxide levels of CTE and a mixture of CTE/SKE (CTE mix) against lipopolysaccharide-induced RAW264.7 cells. In ...
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Babak Saravi, Zhen Li, Judith Pfannkuche, Laura Wystrach, Sonja Häckel, Christoph E. Albers, Sibylle Grad, Mauro Alini, Robert Geoffrey Richards, Corinna Lang, Norbert Südkamp, Hagen Schmal and Gernot Lang
Our recent study detected the expression of a tissue renin?angiotensin system (tRAS) in human intervertebral discs (IVDs). The present study sought to investigate the impact of the angiotensin II receptor type 1 (AGTR1) antagonist losartan on human nucle...
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Beom-Rak Choi, Il-Je Cho, Su-Jin Jung, Jae-Kwang Kim, Dae-Geon Lee, Sae-Kwang Ku and Ki-Moon Park
Lemon balm and dandelion are commonly used medicinal herbs exhibiting numerous pharmacological activities that are beneficial for human health. In this study, we explored the protective effects of a 2:1 (w/w) mixture of lemon balm and dandelion extracts ...
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Moon Young Jun, Rajendra Karki, Keshav Raj Paudel, Nisha Panth, Hari Prasad Devkota and Dong-Wook Kim
Liensinine is a bisbenzylisoquinoline alkaloid found in various parts of the lotus (Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn.) including seeds. In this study, we explored the preventive activity of liensinine on vascular inflammation via attenuation of inflammatory media...
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Thanasekaran Jayakumar, Ming-Ping Wu, Joen-Rong Sheu, Chih-Wei Hsia, Periyakali Saravana Bhavan, Manjunath Manubolu, Chi-Li Chung and Chih-Hsuan Hsia
Pterostilbene (PTE), a natural stilbenoid occurring in grapes and berries, is recognized as a dimethylated analogue of resveratrol. This compound shows numerous notable pharmacological activities, including antiaging, anticancer, antidiabetes, antioxidan...
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Taenam Lee and Nami Joo
Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus L.) is a plant belonging to the Malvaceae family. All parts of okra, including the pod, leaf, and branch, are edible, with the pod being especially enriched with sugars, dietary fibers, minerals, vitamins, and antioxidants. I...
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Melania Gaggini, Cristina Vassalle, Fabrizia Carli, Maristella Maltinti, Laura Sabatino, Emma Buzzigoli, Francesca Mastorci, Francesco Sbrana, Amalia Gastaldelli and Alessandro Pingitore
Background: Exercise may affect lipid profile which in turn is related to inflammation, although changes of ceramides, diacylglycerols-DAG and sphingomyelin-SM and their relationship with inflammatory parameters following a half-marathon have never been ...
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