Sperm cell motility and morphology observed under the bright field microscopy are the only criteria for selecting a particular sperm cell during Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI) procedure of Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART). Several fact...
Journal of physiology and pharmacology : an official journal of the Polish Physiological Society
Mar 20, 2020
Peritoneal membrane damage during chronic peritoneal dialysis is the main cause of that treatment failure. Preservation of the mesothelial cells (MC) is important for the survival of the peritoneum. Evaluation of dialysates effect on the function of ...
International journal of molecular sciences
Feb 23, 2020
Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase (G6PD) is a ubiquitous cytoplasmic enzyme converting glucose-6-phosphate into 6-phosphogluconate in the pentose phosphate pathway (PPP). The G6PD deficiency renders the inability to regenerate glutathione due to lack...
An imbalance of inflammatory/anti-inflammatory and oxidant/antioxidant molecules has been implicated in the demyelination and axonal damage in multiple sclerosis (MS). The current study aimed to evaluate the plasma levels of tumor necrosis factor (TN...
Blooms of the dinoflagellate Karenia mikimotoi have cause great financial losses to the marine aquaculture industry. However, the toxicity mechanism of this species is still not fully known. In this study, we evaluated the short-term effects of K. mi...
Journal of environmental sciences (China)
Dec 9, 2019
Mesoporous CoO (meso-CoO)-supported Pt (0.53 wt.% Pt/meso-CoO) was synthesized via the KIT-6-templating and polyvinyl alcohol (PVA)-assisted reduction routes. Mesoporous CoO (meso-CoO) was fabricated through in situ reduction of meso-CoO with glycero...
Accumulating evidence implicates oxidative stress in a range of diseases, yet no objective measurement has emerged that characterizes the global nature of oxidative stress. Previously, we reported a measurement that employs the moderately strong oxid...
The aim of this study was to evaluate the immune-inflammatory, metabolic, and nitro-oxidative stress (IM&NO) biomarkers as predictors of disability in multiple sclerosis (MS) patients. A total of 122 patients with MS were included; their disability w...
International journal for vitamin and nutrition research. Internationale Zeitschrift fur Vitamin- und Ernahrungsforschung. Journal international de vitaminologie et de nutrition
May 24, 2019
The effects of instant cooked rice made from a combination of white rice and pigmented giant embryonic Keunnunjami rice, in comparison with those of instant regular white or brown rice and instant non-pigmented giant embryonic brown rice, on the gluc...
International journal for vitamin and nutrition research. Internationale Zeitschrift fur Vitamin- und Ernahrungsforschung. Journal international de vitaminologie et de nutrition
Mar 7, 2019
The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of powder particle size on the cytoprotective and antioxidant activity of (HH) and (SN), two medicinal plants more commonly known as ivy and figwort, against HO-induced oxidative stress in mouse ...
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