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STUDIO DEL MECCANISMO ERIPTOTICO DI OSSISTEROLI

2020

Nutritional properties and plausible benefits of Pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum) on bone metabolism and osteoimmunology : a mini-review

2020

Bone is a hard connective tissue that undergoes a systematic renewal. This highly dynamic organ is made up of four different types of cells, however, bone formation is commonly attributed to osteoblasts and bone resorption to osteoclasts. Bone tissue formation occurs during embryonic development and in certain post-birth pathological conditions. The immune system could influence the functions of bone cells, and the crosstalk between hematopoietic, immune, and bone cells is known as osteoimmunology. Indeed, cytokines produced by immune cells, including TNF-α and IL-6, are critically implicated in bone pathogenesis. It is well established that diet plays an important role in bone health and f…

Statistical analyses on the essential oil of italian coriander (coriandrum sativum L.) fruits of different ages and origins

2002

Thirty-one samples of Coriandrum sativum L. fruits, of different origin, year of cultivation (harvest) and crop management systems were subjected to volatile component analysis by combining Head Space Solid Phase Microextraction (HS-SPME) with GC/MS. In order to determine the importance of the major sources of volatile variability, some statistical analyses, including Cluster Analysis (CA) and Principal Component Analysis (PCA), were performed on the obtained data. The compounds, which gave the main contribution to the partition and classification of the original data, were α-pinene, p-cymene, γ-terpinene and linalool. The age of the fruits, which ranged from 1–16 years, seemed to generate …

Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors and Atherosclerosis

2011

The peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors (PPARs) represent the family of 3 nuclear receptor isoforms-PPARα, -γ, and -δ/β, which are encoded by different genes. As lipid sensors, they are primarily involved in regulation of lipid metabolism and subsequently in inflammation and atherosclerosis. Atherosclerosis considers accumulation of the cells and extracellular matrix in the vessel wall leading to the formation of atherosclerotic plaque, atherothrombosis, and other vascular complications. Besides existence of natural ligands for PPARs, their more potent synthetic ligands are fibrates and thiazolidindiones. Future investigations should now focus on the mechanisms of PPARs activation, …

Characteristic Kα emission of electron cyclotron resonance ion source plasmas

2018

This thesis presents the results of an investigation of the volumetric Kα emission rate/inner shell ionization rate from an Electron Cyclotron Resonance Ion Source (ECRIS) plasma tuned predominantly for high charge state ion production. The experimental work include four complimentary studies covering the influence of a parametric sweep of the four source tune parameters i.e microwave power, neutral gas flow, biased disc voltage and magnetic field on the volumetric Kα emission rate, an investigation into the gas mixing effect, an investigation into the effectiveness of double-frequency heating mode and finally an investigation into microwave induced electron losses (relative and direct) from th…

Síntesis de fucosil-oligosacáridos, evaluación de sus propiedades bioactivas y caracterización de sus rutas metabólicas en Lactobacillus

2016

Los fucosil-oligosacáridos (FUS) son carbohidratos que contienen fucosa y constituyen más del 50% de los oligosacáridos libres presentes en la leche humana, sin embargo su función fisiológica es mayormente desconocida. Los FUS forman parte también de muchos glico-complejos presentes en las mucosas y en la superficie de células eucariotas. Se ha evidenciado que las características estructurales que presentan estos carbohidratos se relacionan con funciones biológicas importantes, entre las cuales destacan el efecto prebiótico y la actividad anti-adhesiva contra patógenos intestinales. A pesar de que la participación de los FUS en muchas funciones biológicas es esencial, éstos permanecen relat…

Isolement et caractérisation de saponosides extraits de deux plantes médicinales : Cyclamen africanum, Zygophyllum cornutum et évalution de leur acti…

2014

The appearance of several diseases, such as cancer, diabetes, high blood pressure and spread of infections mutagenic virus type can be linked to the quality and lifestyle that we lead today. Indeed, several studies on the factors triggering these so-called "morbid" long-or short-term illnesses are related to stress and quality of food consumed, whether of plant and animal origin. These diseases are becoming a common occurrence, they affect different races and all classes of society. According ethnobotanical research, naturally occurring substances, allowed civilizations to survive deadly diseases. For example, we thus find references to periods of malarial fever in China and one of the symp…

α2β1-integriinin ja stimuloidun epidermaalisen kasvutekijä-reseptorin reittien yhteydet

2011

Integriinien ja kasvutekijäreseptorien kulku solussa yhdistyy monimutkaisen vuorovaikutusten verkoston kautta. Ympäristön olosuhteista riippuvaisesti integriinit ja kasvutekijäreseptorit kantavat pääasiallisen vastuun solun selviytymisestä, kasvusta, erilaistumisesta, vaeltamisesta ja lisääntymisestä. Integriinit kiinnittävät solut alustaansa ja kasvutekijäreseptorit voivat vastata liukoisten ligandien haasteisiin. α2β1-integriinit reagoivat ligandeihinsa, joita voivat olla matriksimolekyylit, virukset ja keinotekoisesti myös vasta-aineet. Integriinien klusterointi viruksella tai vasta-aineilla aiheuttaa integriinin internalisaation endosomeihin, kun taas sitoutuminen matriksimolekyyleihin …

Dexamethasone Dipropionate Loaded Nanoparticles Of -Elastin-G-Plga For Potential Treatment Of Restenosis

2013

Good clinical response, remission, and predictors of remission in rheumatoid arthritis patients treated with tumor necrosis factor-α blockers: The GI…

2007

OBJECTIVE: To assess the prevalence of good clinical response and remission in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients with longstanding disease treated with anti-tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) drugs at outpatient clinics. METHODS: Retrospective national study of 14 academic tertiary referral rheumatology medical centers. RA patients with a Disease Activity Score (DAS28) > 3.2 were defined as having active disease and could start TNF-alpha blockers. All patients received one TNF-alpha blocker plus methotrexate (10-20 mg/wk). At the third month the patients were categorized as responders or nonresponders, based on improvement of at least 0.25 of the Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ).…