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Mayada N. Iqbal, Samir K. Abbas, Nahlah G Abdul Majeed
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Introduction: Meningitis is a meninges inflammation and the subarachnoid cerebrum spinal fluid that surrounds the spinal cord and brain. Infantile meningitis is a major cause of morbidity & mortality in various parts of the world; it is earnest disor...
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Ramzi M. Kafoury and James Kelley
Ozone, a highly reactive oxidant gas is a major component of photochemical smog. As an inhaled toxicant, ozone induces its adverse effects mainly on the lung. Inhalation of particulate matter has been reported to cause airway inflammation in humans and a...
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Eakapol Wangkahart, Sukanda Jumpalueang, Supanniga Ardprachan, Janjira Phudkliang, Phitcharat Sunthamala, Sirinya Pholchamat and Zhitao Qi
In this study, a novel interleukin-1-family member (nIL-1Fm) was studied from the Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus), a widely cultured fish species in brackish water and freshwater in Thailand and worldwide. The complete sequence of the Nile tilapia n...
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Andrzej Prystupa, Pawel Kicinski, Dorota Luchowska-Kocot, Anna Blazewicz, Jaroslaw Niedzialek, Grzegorz Mizerski, Mariusz Jojczuk, Andrzej Ochal, Jaroslaw J. Sak and Wojciech Zaluska
According to some authors, serum selenium levels are strongly associated with the severity of liver diseases, including liver cirrhosis. The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between the concentration of selenium and pro-inflammatory an...
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Hae Lim Kim, Hae Jin Lee, Dong-Ryung Lee, Bong-Keun Choi and Seung Hwan Yang
Osteoarthritis (OA) is a general joint illness caused by the destruction of joint cartilage, and is common in the population of old people. Its occurrence is related to inflammatory reactions and cartilage degradation. AyuFlex® is an aqueous extract of T...
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Jowita Grzedzicka, Izabela Dabrowska, Paula Kielbik, Maciej Perzyna and Olga Witkowska-Pilaszewicz
In a recent study, in which more than a thousand racehorses were evaluated, three potential blood markers were selected. It was concluded that insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF1), interleukin-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1ra), and matrix metalloproteinase 2...
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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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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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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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Hsiang-Chieh Chuang, Yin-Ze Shi, Chiu-Min Cheng, Chieh-Yu Pan and Ann-Chang Cheng
In Taiwan, the mushroom Antrodia camphorata (AC) is used for medicinal purposes, including cancer prevention and treatment. This study aimed to investigate the effect of AC-supplemented diets on the innate immunity and disease resistance of the orange-sp...
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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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Woo Jin Lee, Wan Yi Li, Sang Woo Lee and Sung Keun Jung
Until now, the physiological effects of Soroseris hirsuta were primarily unknown. Here we have evaluated the anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects of Soroseris hirsuta extract (SHE) on lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-activated murine macrophages RAW 264.7 c...
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Jun Song, Brooke Pallas, Dongshan Yang, Jifeng Zhang, Yash Agarwal, Y. Eugene Chen, Moses Bility and Jie Xu
Production of immunodeficient (ID) models in non-murine animal species had been extremely challenging until the advent of gene-editing tools: first zinc finger nuclease (ZFN), then transcription activator-like effector nuclease (TALEN), and most recently...
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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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Fatmah A. Safhi and Ahmed Ateya
This study examined the genes related to immunity, metabolism, and antioxidants that may interact with the prevalence of postpartum endometritis in Ossimi sheep. We used fifty endometritis-positive Ossimi sheep and fifty that appeared to be normal. For t...
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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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Layla Panahipour, Anes Omerbasic, Azarakhsh Oladzad Abbasabadi, Jila Nasirzade, Zahra Kargarpour and Reinhard Gruber
Demineralized bone matrix (DBM) is commonly used for the reconstruction of bone defects. Early graft consolidation involves a transient inflammatory process. It is, however, unclear whether DBM can modulate this process. To test this possibility, we prep...
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