PMID: Food Funct. 2019 Dec 12. Epub 2019 Dec 12. PMID: 31830158 Abstract Title: Metagenomic analysis of gut microbiota modulatory effects of jujube (Ziziphus jujuba Mill.) polysaccharides in a colorectal cancer mouse model. Abstract: Accumulating evidence has reported that the gut microbiota could play important roles in the occurrence and progression of colorectal cancer. The …
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Formaldehyde adducts may induce mitochondrial dysfunction.
PMID: Arch Environ Health. 2001 Jul-Aug;56(4):300-11. PMID: 11572272 Abstract Title: Embryo toxicity and teratogenicity of formaldehyde. Abstract: C-14 formaldehyde crosses the placenta and enters fetal tissues. The incorporated radioactivity is higher in fetal organs (i.e., brain and liver) than in maternal tissues. The incorporation mechanism has not been studied fully, but formaldehyde enters the single-carbon …
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Six case reports of childhood macrophagic myofasciitis presenting with hypotonia, developmental delay, and seizures.
PMID: Neuromuscul Disord. 2004 Apr ;14(4):246-52. PMID: 15019702 Abstract Title: Childhood macrophagic myofasciitis-consanguinity and clinicopathological features. Abstract: Macrophagic myofasciitis has been almost exclusively detected in adults only. We describe six children of Arab Moslem origin with this disorder. Three presented with hypotonia, developmental delay and seizures and were evaluated for a mitochondrial disorder. The other …
Non-ionic detergents containing a nonyl phenoxy side chain or anionic detergents caused swelling of the mitochondria and activation of Mg-ATPase
PMID: J Biophys Biochem Cytol. 1958 Jan 25 ;4(1):73-82. PMID: 13502431 Abstract Title: Effect of synthetic detergents on the swelling and the ATPase of mitochondria isolated from rat liver. Abstract: A study was made of the effects of various types of detergents on the swelling of isolated mitochondria and on mitochondrial ATPases which are activated …
Protective effect of Zizyphus lotus jujube fruits against cypermethrin-induced oxidative stress and neurotoxicity.
PMID: Biomarkers. 2018 Mar ;23(2):167-173. Epub 2017 Oct 20. PMID: 29017403 Abstract Title: Protective effect of Zizyphus lotus jujube fruits against cypermethrin-induced oxidative stress and neurotoxicity in mice. Abstract: CONTEXT: Cypermethrin (CYP) is a synthetic pyrethroid insecticide used worldwide in agriculture, home pest control. The toxicity of CYP is well studied in many organisms.OBJECTIVE: The …
Treatment with protopheophorbide A significantly inhibited the MDA-MB-231 tumor growth.
PMID: Mol Carcinog. 2018 11 ;57(11):1507-1524. Epub 2018 Jul 18. PMID: 29978911 Abstract Title: 13-Oxophorbine protopheophorbide A from Ziziphus lotus as a novel mesenchymal-epithelial transition factor receptor inhibitory lead for the control of breast tumor growth in vitro and in vivo. Abstract: The failure of chemotherapy especially in triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) patients has …
Glutaraldehyde, which is used to dissolve the membrane and external coating of viruses, is cytotoxic in vivo and in vitro.
PMID: J Biomed Mater Res. 1980 Nov ;14(6):753-64. PMID: 6820019 Abstract Title: Biological effects of residual glutaraldehyde in glutaraldehyde-tanned collagen biomaterials. Abstract: Glutaraldehyde is commonly used to control physical and biological properties of collagen structure by means of intramolecular and/or intermolecular crosslinking of collagen molecules. Solubility, antigenicity, and biodegradation of naturally occurring or reconstituted collagenous …
Zizyphus lotus fruit improved glycaemia, lipids concentrations and inflammation in obese mice.
PMID: Arch Physiol Biochem. 2019 Jun 1:1-8. Epub 2019 Jun 1. PMID: 31155964 Abstract Title: L. fruit attenuates obesity-associated alterations:mechanisms. Abstract: CONTEXT: L., ZL is a Mediterranean plant and widely consumed for its beneficial medicinal properties.OBJECTIVE: We assessed the effects of ZL fruit on diet-induced obesity.MATERIALS AND METHODS: Male C57BL/6j mice were divided into three …
6 cases of oculorespiratory syndrome after influenza vaccination.
PMID: Clin Infect Dis. 2003 Oct 15 ;37(8):1136-8. Epub 2003 Sep 18. PMID: 14523781 Abstract Title: Ophthalmological and biological features of the oculorespiratory syndrome after influenza vaccination. Abstract: We report the ophthalmological and laboratory findings of 6 patients who, after influenza vaccination, were affected by oculorespiratory syndrome (ORS), complaining of red eyes, photophobia, blurred vision, …
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Zizyphus lotus L. fruit has a hepatoprotective effect against hepatic lesions induced by carbon tetrachloride.
PMID: Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2019 ;2019:6161593. Epub 2019 Dec 25. PMID: 31949468 Abstract Title: Protective Effect ofL. (Desf.) Fruit against CCl-Induced Acute Liver Injury in Rat. Abstract: In Morocco,"L."is one of the most widely and traditionally used plant species to treat various diseases, including liver disorders. The present study was conducted to evaluate …
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