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Ammi visnaga, parsley, barley, and camel’s grass all display renoprotective effects.
PMID: BMC Complement Altern Med. 2019 Jun 25 ;19(1):149. Epub 2019 Jun 25. PMID: 31238921 Abstract Title: In vitro anti-nephrotoxic potential of Ammi visnaga, Petroselinum crispum, Hordeum vulgare, and Cymbopogon schoenanthus seed or leaf extracts by suppressing the necrotic mediators, oxidative stress and inflammation. Abstract: BACKGROUND: The kidney is an essential organ required by the …
Decreased vitamin C uptake mediated by SLC2A3 promotes leukaemia progression and impedes TET2 restoration.
PMID: Br J Cancer. 2020 Mar 16. Epub 2020 Mar 16. PMID: 32203209 Abstract Title: Decreased vitamin C uptake mediated by SLC2A3 promotes leukaemia progression and impedes TET2 restoration. Abstract: BACKGROUND: Vitamin C suppresses leukaemogenesis by modulating Tet methylcytosine dioxygenase (TET) activity. However, its beneficial effect in the treatment of patients with acute myeloid leukaemia …
This study described the immunomodulatory effects of parsley.
PMID: Expert Rev Clin Immunol. 2012 May ;8(4):295-7. PMID: 22607173 Abstract Title: Parsley and immunomodulation. Abstract: [n/a] read more
Ascorbic acid can be used as an anti-biofilm agent to prevent biofilm formation of S. aureus and thus biofilm-related infections.
PMID: J Clin Pathol. 2020 Mar 25. Epub 2020 Mar 25. PMID: 32213553 Abstract Title: Identification of-dependent biofilm production byclinical isolates and antibiofilm effects of ascorbic acid against biofilm production. Abstract: AIMS: () is a life-threatening pathogen with high morbidity and mortality rates which causes nosocomial and community-acquired infections. Biofilm, considered to be a common …
Ascorbic acid inhibits vascular remodeling induced by mental stress in overweight/obese men.
PMID: Life Sci. 2020 Mar 14 ;250:117554. Epub 2020 Mar 14. PMID: 32184123 Abstract Title: Ascorbic acid inhibits vascular remodeling induced by mental stress in overweight/obese men. Abstract: BACKGROUND: Mental stress (MS) is related to endothelial dysfunction in overweight/obese men. It is believed that the pro-oxidant profile, associated with an imbalance in the vascular remodeling …
Vitamin C regulates Schwann cell myelination by promoting DNA demethylation of pro-myelinating genes.
PMID: J Neurochem. 2020 Mar 26. Epub 2020 Mar 26. PMID: 32219848 Abstract Title: Vitamin C regulates Schwann cell myelination by promoting DNA demethylation of pro-myelinating genes. Abstract: Ascorbic acid (vitamin C) is critical for Schwann cells to myelinate peripheral nerve axons during development and remyelination after injury. However, its exact mechanism remains elusive. Vitamin …
Discrepancies in global vitamin C recommendations: a review of RDA criteria and underlying health perspectives.
PMID: Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr. 2020 Mar 30:1-14. Epub 2020 Mar 30. PMID: 32223303 Abstract Title: Discrepancies in global vitamin C recommendations: a review of RDA criteria and underlying health perspectives. Abstract: The concept of a 'recommended dietary allowance' (RDA) and similar terms describing the daily intake of essential nutrients recommended for healthy individuals …
Protective effects of thymoquinone and diallyl sulphide against malathion-induced toxicity.
PMID: Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2020 Jan 13. Epub 2020 Jan 13. PMID: 31933077 Abstract Title: Protective effects of thymoquinone and diallyl sulphide against malathion-induced toxicity in rats. Abstract: Malathion is a potent organophosphate insecticide that inhibits acetylcholinesterase (AChE) enzyme. Our experimental objective was to investigate the beneficial effects of diallyl sulphide (DAS) and …
N. sativa oil supplementation along with alpha-keto analogue is efficacious and safe in delaying the progression of disease patients with CKD Stages 3 and 4.
PMID: Saudi J Kidney Dis Transpl. 2020 Jan-Feb;31(1):21-31. PMID: 32129194 Abstract Title: Evaluation of safety and efficacy profile ofoil as an add-on therapy, in addition to alpha-keto analogue of essential amino acids in patients with chronic kidney disease. Abstract: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) encompasses a spectrum of different pathophysio- logic processes associated with abnormal kidney …
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