PMID: Nutrients. 2020 Jan 20 ;12(1). Epub 2020 Jan 20. PMID: 31968635 Abstract Title: Carotenoids and Periodontal Infection. Abstract: Periodontitis is a polymicrobial infectious disease that leads to inflammation of the gingiva, resulting in teeth loss by various causes such as inflammation-mediated bone resorption. Recently, many investigators have reported that the periodontitis resulting from persistent …
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M. paradisiaca leaf and fruit peel hydroethanolic extracts have antihyperglycemic effects.
PMID: Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2020 ;2020:9276343. Epub 2020 Jan 26. PMID: 32047529 Abstract Title: Antihyperglycemic Effects and Mode of Actions ofLeaf and Fruit Peel Hydroethanolic Extracts in Nicotinamide/Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetic Rats. Abstract: The present study aimed to evaluate the antihyperglycemic effects of() leaf and fruit peel hydroethanolic extracts and to suggest their probable mode …
This study strongly suggests that supplementation of dried Musa balbisiana fruit powder can be useful for the prevention of cardiac hypertrophy.
PMID: Oxid Med Cell Longev. 2020 ;2020:7147498. Epub 2020 Jan 27. PMID: 32082481 Abstract Title: Fruit Rich in Polyphenols Attenuates Isoproterenol-Induced Cardiac Hypertrophy in Rats via Inhibition of Inflammation and Oxidative Stress. Abstract: Colla (Family: Musaceae), commonly known as banana and native to India and other parts of Asia, is very rich in nutritional value …
The results of the present study show the antidiabetic potential of extracts of the flowers and bracts of M. x paradisiaca.
PMID: J Ethnopharmacol. 2020 Feb 18:112666. Epub 2020 Feb 18. PMID: 32084552 Abstract Title: Antidiabetic activity of Musa x paradisiaca extracts in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats and chemical characterization by HPLC-DAD-MS. Abstract: ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE: The Musa x paradisiaca L. inflorescence, known as banana blossom or banana heart, is used in traditional medicine for the treatment of …
Daily supplementation with carotenoids protects human skin against both UVB-induced erythema and UVA-induced pigmentation.
PMID: Photodermatol Photoimmunol Photomed. 2020 Feb 18. Epub 2020 Feb 18. PMID: 32072695 Abstract Title: Orally administered mixed carotenoids protect human skin against Ultraviolet A-induced skin pigmentation: A double blind, placebo controlled, randomized clinical trial. Abstract: BACKGROUND: Photoprotection of human skin is determined as the capacity of sunscreens to prevent Ultraviolet (UV) B radiation-induced erythema …
Cannabidiol protects against high glucose-induced oxidative stress and cytotoxicity in cardiac voltage-gated sodium channels.
PMID: Br J Pharmacol. 2020 Feb 19. Epub 2020 Feb 19. PMID: 32077098 Abstract Title: Cannabidiol protects against high glucose-induced oxidative stress and cytotoxicity in cardiac voltage-gated sodium channels. Abstract: BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Cardiovascular complications are the major cause of mortality in diabetic patients. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying diabetes-associated arrhythmias are unclear. We hypothesized …
L. fermentum ME-3 has therapeutic potential for reducing the formation/accumulation of some glycation products.
PMID: Mol Nutr Food Res. 2020 Jan 28:e1901018. Epub 2020 Jan 28. PMID: 31991062 Abstract Title: The Effect of Lactobacillus fermentum ME-3 Treatment on Glycation and Diabetes Complications. Abstract: SCOPE: Type 2 diabetes (T2D) induces organ damage associated with glycation, among other metabolic pathways. While therapeutic strategies have been tested to reduce the formation and …
Antimicrobial activity of Lactobacillus fermentum TcUESC01 against Streptococcus mutans UA159.
PMID: Microb Pathog. 2020 Feb 12:104063. Epub 2020 Feb 12. PMID: 32061821 Abstract Title: Antimicrobial activity of Lactobacillus fermentum TcUESC01 against Streptococcus mutans UA159. Abstract: Dental caries is a multifactorial chronic-infection disease, which starts with a bacterial biofilm formation caused mainly by Streptococcus mutans. The use of probiotics has shown numerous health benefits, including in …
Lactobacillus plantarum improves lipogenesis and IRS-1/AKT/eNOS signalling pathway in the liver of high-fructose-fed rats.
PMID: Arch Physiol Biochem. 2020 Feb 18:1-9. Epub 2020 Feb 18. PMID: 32067511 Abstract Title: improves lipogenesis and IRS-1/AKT/eNOS signalling pathway in the liver of high-fructose-fed rats. Abstract: In the present study, we investigated the influence ofandsupplementation on lipogenesis, insulin signalling and glucose transporters in liver of high-fructose-fed rats. Fructose was given to the rats …
Nigella sativa oil has a protective effect on the myocardium of streptozotocin-induced diabetes.
PMID: Acta Endocrinol (Buchar). 2019 Jul-Sep;15(3):289-294. PMID: 32010345 Abstract Title: PROTECTIVE EFFECT OFOIL ON MYOCARDIUM IN STREPTOZOTOCIN-INDUCED DIABETIC RATS. Abstract: Background: To evaluate the protective effect ofoil (NSO) on the myocardium in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats.Materials and methods: Thirty-two 7-8-week-old female Wistar albino rats (300-350 g) were equally divided into 4 groups: nondiabetic untreated animals (control), …
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