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Min Hye Kang, Yun-Jeong Ji, Yu Mi Han, Gwi Yeong Jang, Dong Hwi Kim, Jeong Hoon Lee, Geum-Soog Kim, Su Ji Choi and Hyung Don Kim
The overproduction of reactive oxygen species (ROS) can cause oxidative stress to biomolecules such as nucleic acids, proteins, and lipids, leading to neurodegenerative disorders. Sasa borealis (SB) has antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antidiabetic, and a...
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Naicheng Li, Jingyao Zhang, Xinyu Zhao, Pengbin Wang, Mengmeng Tong and Patricia M. Glibert
Bacteria-derived allelopathic effects on microalgae blooms have been studied with an aim to develop algicidal products that may have field applications. However, few such studies have been conducted on macroalgae. Therefore, a series of experiments was c...
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Natalia Matlok, Tomasz Piechowiak, Kamil Królikowski and Maciej Balawejder
In this study, we investigated the effects of the utilization of seed coating by dedicated fertilizer on the mechanism of oxidative stress reduction in maize growing in simulated drought conditions. A strict pot experiment was conducted for this purpose ...
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Yun-Hsuan Chen, Jang-Hsing Hsieh, I-Te Wang, Pei-Ru Jheng, Yi-Yen Yeh, Jyh-Wei Lee, Nima Bolouki and Er-Yuan Chuang
Cold atmospheric plasma (CAP) is a promising tool to overcome certain cancerous and precancerous conditions in dermatology. A scheme of transferred CAP was first developed to treat melanoma (B16F10) skin cancer cells as well as non-malignant (L929) cells...
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Rachel A. Grant, Tim Halliday, Werner P. Balderer, Fanny Leuenberger, Michelle Newcomer, Gary Cyr and Friedemann T. Freund
Prior to major earthquakes many changes in the environment have been documented. Though often subtle and fleeting, these changes are noticeable at the land surface, in water, in the air, and in the ionosphere. Key to understanding these diverse pre-earth...
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Vadim V. Novikov, Elena V. Yablokova and Evgeny E. Fesenko
Various models have been used to demonstrate the pronounced effects of the microwave frequency range electromagnetic fields, as well as weak and very weak combined collinear magnetic fields (CMF) with static and variable components in the order of micro-...
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Manoj P. Rayaroth, Grzegorz Boczkaj, Olivier Aubry, Usha K. Aravind and Charuvila T. Aravindakumar
Advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) hold great promise in the removal of organic contaminants. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) produced in AOPs react with target pollutants to initially form several intermediate compounds that finally undergo complete mine...
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Karthikeyan Ramasamy, Kalarani M. Karuppasami, Senthil Alagarswamy, Kavitha P. Shanmugam, Sivakumar Rathinavelu, Geethalakshmi Vellingiri, Umapathi Muniyappan, Thirukumaran Kanthan, Anitha Kuppusamy, Megala Rajendran, Arunkumar Kathirvel and Selvaraju Kanagarajan
Melatonin (MT), a naturally occurring compound, is found in various species worldwide. In 1958, it was first identified in the pineal gland of dairy cows. MT is an ?old friend? but a ?new compound? for plant biology. It brings experts and research minds ...
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Saumik Basu, Natalia Moroz, Benjamin W. Lee, Kiwamu Tanaka, Liesl Oeller, Chase W. Baerlocher and David W. Crowder
In agroecosystems, plants frequently confront multiple biotic stressors, including herbivores and pathogens. The nature of these interactions plays a crucial role in mediating the activation of plant defense mechanisms. However, induction of plant chemic...
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Milena R. Kaluderovic, Tamara Krajnovic, Danijela Maksimovic-Ivanic, Hans-Ludwig Graf and Sanja Mijatovic
A primary goal in modern surface modification technology of dental implants is to achieve biocompatible surfaces with rapid but controlled healing which also allow health and longevity of implants. In order to realize all, understanding of osseointegrati...
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Da-In Choi, Jee-Young Choi, Jee-Bum Lee, Sook-Jung Yun, Byung-Kwon Moon, Yong-Gook Ahn, Sook-Young Lee and Seung-Chul Lee
Dermal papilla cells (DPCs) are a rich source of nutrients and secrete multiple growth factors that can affect hair growth. As oxidative stress leads to hair loss in humans, it is considered to be one of the factors that can impair the function of DPCs. ...
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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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Chahla Benbrahim, Mohammed Salih Barka, Adriana Basile, Viviana Maresca, Guido Flamini, Sergio Sorbo, Federica Carraturo, Rosaria Notariale, Marina Piscopo, Abdelmounaim Khadir, Asma Zatout and Sara Mechaala
Folk medicine uses wild herbs, especially from the Lamiaceae family, such as oregano and lavender, in the treatment of many diseases. In the present study, we investigated the antibacterial activity of the essential oils of Origanum glandulosum Desf. and...
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Hyeonwoo Lee, Woonyong Choi, Hyangseon Ro, Gyurae Kim and Hyeonyong Lee
This study is the first to show that increased mitochondrial activities improved the antiaging effects of Aloe vera leaf skin fermented by Lactobacillus plantarum on UVb-irradiated skin fibroblasts. The fermented extract (AF) increased the activities of ...
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Chunxiao Liu, Zongxin Li, Tieshan Liu, Hui Zhang, Haijun Zhao, Qingcheng Wang, Yonghui Shi, Hongcui Dai and Kaichang Liu
The delay of leaf senescence, also known as the stay-green (SG) phenotype, is a trait closely associated with yield gain and resistance to many biotic/abiotic stresses. In order to increase the stress tolerance in maize, eight genetic background types we...
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Jesús Montiel, Citlali Fonseca-García and Carmen Quinto
The mutualistic interaction between gram-negative soil bacteria and the roots of legumes leads to the establishment of nodules, where atmospheric nitrogen is fixed. Nodulation is a multistep process with numerous essential players. Among these are reacti...
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Xiaolei Gao, Ying Yang, Jiawei Ye, Huan Xiong, Deyi Yuan and Feng Zou
Cytoplasmic male sterility (CMS) plays a crucial role in the utilization of heterosis. The petaloid anther abortion in oil tea (Camellia oleifera Abel.) constitutes a CMS phenomenon, which is of great value for the hybrid breeding of oil tea. However, as...
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Yali Xiao, Jing Tan, Yi Yu, Jiajia Dong, Lingling Cao, Lunguang Yao, Yingjun Zhang and Zhiqiang Yan
Flowers of Paulownia spp. wither and fall on a large scale after blooming in spring and have potential allelopathic effects on surrounding plants, including crops and weeds. In this study, the phytotoxic effects of water extracts of Paulownia tomentosa f...
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Vikas Chandra Gupta, Meenu Singh, Shiv Prasad and Bhartendu Nath Mishra
Ethanol production from lignocellulosic biomass comprises pretreatment, hydrolysis, and fermentation. However, several inhibitors are generated during rice straw chemical hydrolysis, including furfural, 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF), and phenolics. These...
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Shiv Shankar Shukla and Sanjib Kumar Panda
In this paper, the author discusses the effects of drought stress on pearl millet genotypes during the vegetative stage of development and the plant?s mechanisms for survivability under stress with various nitrogen treatment regimes. A total of six treat...
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