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  • Open Access
18 Citations
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Development of a Cumulative Exposure Index (CEI) for Manganese and Comparison with Bone Manganese and Other Biomarkers of Manganese Exposure

  • Danelle Rolle-McFarland,
  • Yingzi Liu,
  • Jieqiong Zhou,
  • Farshad Mostafaei and ,
  • Yuanzhong Zhou,
  • Yan Li,
  • Quiyan Fan,
  • Wei Zheng,
  • Linda H. Nie and
  • Ellen M. Wells
  • + 5 authors+ 0 author

Manganese (Mn) exposure can result in parkinsonism. However, understanding of manganese neurotoxicity has been limited by the lack of a cumulative Mn biomarker. Therefore, the current goal was to develop Mn cumulative exposure indices (MnCEI), an est...

(This article belongs to the Section Occupational Safety and Health)
  • Article
  • Open Access
52 Citations
5,838 Views
20 Pages

Mineral Profile, Antioxidant, Anti-Inflammatory, Antibacterial, Anti-Urease and Anti-α-Amylase Activities of the Unripe Fruit Extracts of Pistacia atlantica

  • Mokhtar Benmohamed,
  • Hamid Guenane,
  • Mohammed Messaoudi,
  • Wafa Zahnit and ,
  • Chukwuebuka Egbuna,
  • Majid Sharifi-Rad,
  • Amina Chouh,
  • Bachir Ben Seghir,
  • Abdelkrim Rebiai and
  • Mohamed Yousfi
  • + 10 authors+ 5 authors

1 January 2023

Pistacia Atlantica in folk medicine is used by Algerian traditional healers for treating a wide variety of diseases and conditions including dyspepsia, digestive problems, peptic ulcers, and, in particular, inflammatory diseases. The present study ai...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Biological Activity of Phenolics and Polyphenols in Nature Products)
  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
4,165 Views
9 Pages

Although in vivo and in vitro studies have shown that chromium has protective effects against metabolic diseases, few studies have examined this association in humans. The present study examined chronic chromium (Cr) exposure among Koreans based on t...

  • Review
  • Open Access
911 Views
22 Pages

Boron Neutron Capture Therapy (BNCT), as a promising oncological modality, enables the specific therapy of tumor cells while minimizing damage to healthy tissues. It has emerged as a critical strategy for combating refractory malignancies such as gli...

(This article belongs to the Section Biology and Medicines)
  • Article
  • Open Access
91 Citations
11,238 Views
20 Pages

Effect of Extraction Methods on Polyphenols, Flavonoids, Mineral Elements, and Biological Activities of Essential Oil and Extracts of Mentha pulegium L.

  • Mohammed Messaoudi,
  • Abdelkrim Rebiai,
  • Barbara Sawicka,
  • Maria Atanassova and ,
  • Hamza Ouakouak,
  • Imane Larkem,
  • Chukwuebuka Egbuna,
  • Chinaza Godswill Awuchi,
  • Sihem Boubekeur and
  • Naima Benchikha
  • + 7 authors+ 2 authors

21 December 2021

Our study evaluated the in vitro antioxidant properties, antibacterial and antifungal activities, anti-inflammatory properties, and chemical composition of the essential oils (EOs), total phenol, and total flavonoid of wild Mentha pulegium L. This st...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Bioactive Compounds and Antioxidant Activity of Extracts from Different Natural Plants)