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Scientia Pharmaceutica, Volume 86, Issue 4

December 2018 - 13 articles

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Articles (13)

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
30,643 Views
9 Pages

Application of Butterfly Pea Flower Extract in Mask Development

  • Li Hsien Chen,
  • I Chia Chen,
  • Pei Yen Chen and
  • Ping Hsin Huang

5 December 2018

(1) Background: Clitoria ternatea (butterfly pea), a plant species belonging to the Leguminosae (Fabaceae) family, is useful for medical treatments and has been used in folk medicines and to cure different diseases. The antioxidation ability of the t...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3,147 Views
11 Pages

4 December 2018

The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of adenosine in non-occluded or occluded femoral arteries (FA) that were isolated from healthy or diabetic Wistar rats. Determining the role of endothelium, and a transmembrane flow of potassium ion...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
4,490 Views
12 Pages

Modulatory Effect of Lippia alba Essential Oil on the Activity of Clinically Used Antimicrobial Agents on Salmonella typhi and Shigella dysenteriae Biofilm

  • Andressa Batista,
  • Hilania Dodou,
  • Matheus Rodrigues,
  • Pedro Pereira,
  • Gleilton Sales,
  • Suelen Medeiros and
  • Nádia Nogueira

4 December 2018

The essential oil obtained from the leaves of Lippia alba (Mill.) N.E. Brown (Verbenaceae) has shown great pharmacological potential as an analgesic, antispasmodic, and antimicrobial agent. The aim of this study was to evaluate the modulatory effect...

  • Review
  • Open Access
12 Citations
7,424 Views
13 Pages

30 November 2018

As the demand for healthy products targeted to prevent or ameliorate bowel disease and digestive disorders of the intestinal tract is increasing, this review describes non-starch polysaccharides, such as β-glucan, arabinoxylan, galactomannan, fr...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
4,108 Views
27 Pages

Molecular Conformations and Biological Activity of N-Hetaryl(aryl)alkyl-4-methyl-2,2-dioxo-1H-2λ6,1-benzothiazine-3-carboxamides

  • Igor V. Ukrainets,
  • Ganna M. Hamza,
  • Anna A. Burian,
  • Natali I. Voloshchuk,
  • Oxana V. Malchenko,
  • Svitlana V. Shishkina,
  • Lina A. Grinevich,
  • Vasyl V. Grynenko and
  • Galina Sim

30 November 2018

The analysis of our previous studies on the search for synthetic analgesics among N-R-amides of bicyclic hetaryl-3-carboxylic acids has been performed; on its basis N-hetaryl(aryl)-alkyl-4-methyl-2,2-dioxo-1H-2λ6,1-benzothiazine-3-carboxamides...

  • Article
  • Open Access
73 Citations
10,781 Views
17 Pages

Antibacterial Activity of Hen Egg White Lysozyme Denatured by Thermal and Chemical Treatments

  • Rubén Vilcacundo,
  • Pilar Méndez,
  • Walter Reyes,
  • Herman Romero,
  • Adelita Pinto and
  • Wilman Carrillo

30 October 2018

The aim of this study was to increase the antibacterial spectrum of modified hen egg white lysozyme (HEWL) with thermal and chemical treatments against Gram-negative bacteria. The antibacterial activity of heat-denatured HEWL and chemical denatured H...

  • Communication
  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,709 Views
10 Pages

19 October 2018

Recently, thiazolidinone derivatives have been widely studied as antiparasitic agents. Previous investigations showed that fused 4-thiazolidinone derivatives (especially thiopyranothiazoles) retain pharmacological activity of their synthetic precurso...

  • Communication
  • Open Access
12 Citations
3,813 Views
13 Pages

NO-Donor Nitrosyl Iron Complex with 2-Aminophenolyl Ligand Induces Apoptosis and Inhibits NF-κB Function in HeLa Cells

  • Tatiana Stupina,
  • Anastasia Balakina,
  • Tatiana Kondrat’eva,
  • Galina Kozub,
  • Natalia Sanina and
  • Alexei Terent’ev

11 October 2018

NO donating iron nitrosyl complex with 2-aminothiophenyl ligand (2-AmPh complex) was studied for its ability to cause cell death and affect nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB) signaling. The complex inhibited viability of HeLa cells and induced cell...

  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
7,358 Views
16 Pages

In Vivo Evaluation of Antirrhinum majus’ Wound-Healing Activity

  • Fadi G. Saqallah,
  • Wafaa M. Hamed and
  • Wamidh H. Talib

Mediterranean-native perennial plant Antirrhinum majus was scrutinized in this study for its antioxidant activity and its total phenolic content in order to test for the plant’s wound-healing capability. The traditional uses of this plant to tr...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
4,482 Views
12 Pages

Potential Role of Microfibrillar-Associated Protein 4, Fibrotic Indices and Oxidative Stress in Hepatocellular Carcinoma

  • Mohamed M. Salama,
  • Manal M. Nomir,
  • Maryan W. Fahmi,
  • Amal M. El-Gayar and
  • Mamdouh M. El-Shishtawy

30 September 2018

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the second leading cause of cancer-related mortality worldwide. In an attempt to understand some potential mechanisms of persistence and oncogenicity of Hepatitis C virus (HCV)-related HCC, microfibrillar-associated...

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