Multiple sclerosis: fat-oil relationship.
Author Swank RL. Date 9/1991 Journal Nutrition Abstract Between 1949 and 1984, 150 patients with multiple sclerosis consumed low-fat diets. Fat, oil, and protein intakes; disability; and deaths were determined. With a daily fat consumption less than 20.1 g/day (av 17 g/day), 31% died, and average deterioration was slight. A daily intake greater than 20 […]
Effects of gamma-linolenic acid supplementation on pregnant rats fed a zinc-deficient diet
Author Dib A, Carreau JP Date 1987 Journal Ann Nutr Metab Abstract The effects of dietary gamma-linolenic acid supplementation in the form of evening primrose oil were examined in pregnant zinc-deficient rats and subsequently in their newborn pups. This supplementation was beneficial, since it reduced pup mortality, increased mean litter size and maintained appetite throughout […]
Immunotherapy with Chinese medicinal herbs. II. Reversal of cyclophosphamide-induced immune suppression by administration of fractionated Astragalus membranaceus in vivo.
Author Chu DT, Wong WL, Mavligit GM Date 3/1988 Journal J Clin Lab Immunol Abstract A partially purified fraction (F3) with an estimated molecular weight of 20,000 to 25,000 derived from the traditional Chinese medicinal herb Astragalus membranaceus, was found to possess a potent immunorestorative activity in vitro. Its capacity to aborogate the local xenogeneic […]
Study of pathogenesis of age-related macular degeneration
Author Wu L, Wu DZ, Cao X Date 6/1996 Journal Yen Ko Hsueh Pao Abstract OBJECTIVES: To explore the pathogenesis of age-related macular degenerastion (AMD) for its early prevention and treatment. METHODS: The enzymes of red blood cells, levels of serum mineral elements and antiretinal antibodies were determined in AMD and controls. Electronic microscopy, immunohistochemical […]
Studies on vascular permeability in hypertension: action of anthocyanosides.
Author Detre Z, Jellinek H, Miskulin M Date 1986 Journal Clin Physiol Biochem Abstract The initial phase of renal hypertension induced by ligature of the abdominal aorta was accompanied by a transient increase in vascular permeability. This permeability increase has not the same intensity in all parts of the organism: it is greater in the […]
Inhibition by hop bract polyphenols of cellular adherence and water-insoluble glucan synthesis of mutans streptococci.
Author Tagashira M, Uchiyama K, Yoshimura T, Shirota M, Uemitsu N. Date 2/1997 Journal Biosci Biotechnol Biochem Abstract The inhibitory effect of hop bract polyphenols (HBP) on cariogenic streptococci was investigated. It was found that the high molecular weight polyphenol (estimated about 36,000-40,000) inhibited the cellular adherence of Streptococcus mutans MT8148 (serotype C) and Streptococcus […]
Modification of the kinetics of healing after iterative exeresis in the rat. Action of a triterpenoid and its derivatives on the duration of healing
Author Poizot A, Dumez D Date 13/3/1978 Journal C R Acad Sci Hebd Seances Acad Sci D Abstract The authors have studied the action of Titrated Extract of Centella asiatica (TECA) on the duration off healing of iterative wounds in the Rat. After repeated exeresis, the planimetric quantification of the wounds, by episcopic projection, shows […]
New findings on the efficacy and mode of action of the horse chestnut saponin escin
Author Rothkopf M, Vogel G Date 2/1976 Journal Arzneimittelforschung Abstract In order to complete previous results of the efficacy of the horse chestnut saponin escin, its activity was tested on two further models of inflammation: the rat serous peritonitis provoked by i.p. injection of formalin solution, and the rat serous pleurisy provoked by intrapleural injection […]
Centella asiatica (Indian pennywort), an effective therapeutic but a weak sensitizer.
Author Hausen BM Date 10/1993 Journal Contact Dermatitis Abstract The sensitizing capacity of Centella asiatica (raw extract) and its triterpenic constituents asiaticoside, asiatic acid and madecassic acid has been studied in guinea pigs. The extract itself as well as the 3 acids were found to be very weak sensitizers. Centella asiatica extract is used effectively […]
Studies on the bioavailability of zinc in humans: effects of heme and nonheme iron on the absorption of zinc.
Author Solomons NW, Jacob RA Date 4/1981 Journal Am J Clin Nutr Abstract The change in the concentration of plasma zinc after oral administration of zinc was used as the index of zinc absorption in the study of the interaction of zinc and iron in the human intestine. With zinc sulfate as the source of […]
