This study was aimed at investigating the nutrient and bioactive components of Annona muricata and Fagara zanthxoyloide from south-southern Nigeria. The roots and leaves of these plants were collected from communities within this region and an analysis of the phytochemical, miner...
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Research Article10.9734/ijbcrr/2020/v29i230171
Aims: Spigelia anthelmia is a medicinal plant used in the treatment of diverse diseases and contain plant-based natural bio-active constituents. Study Design: Phytochemical and mineral analysis of Spigelia anthelmia leaves using standard analytical procedures. Place and Duration...
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Research Article10.9734/ijbcrr/2020/v29i230170
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a neuro-degenerative disease, causing gradual decline in memory function in the affected patients. The loss of memory makes their existence miserable. It is first noticed and reported by the patient’s care takers. The clinicians objectively assess the...
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Research Article10.9734/ijbcrr/2020/v29i230168
Background: The administration of extracts of Garcinia kola seed to experimental rats has a hypoglycemic and hepatoprotective effect. Objective: Assess the effect of daily consumption of Garcinia kola seed on glycemia, creatinine and serum aminotransferases among adult subjects....
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Research Article10.9734/ijbcrr/2020/v29i230169
Introduction: Prediabetes is associated with dysglycemia, endothelial dysfunction, obesity and inflammation, placing them at an increased risk of cardiovascular events. Aims: The present study aimed to investigate the risk of cardiovascular disease associated with prediabetes by...
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Research Article10.9734/ijbcrr/2020/v29i230166
Background: Acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) affects both kids and adults, however it is more prevalent in younger population. Although APL has a favorable prognostic, patients that relapse often do not respond positively to additional chemotherapy. Therefore, there is a need t...
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Research Article10.9734/ijbcrr/2020/v29i130165
A novel antifungal peptide, PcAFP (6.48 kDa, pI 8.83), was obtained from the culture supernatant of the fungus Penicillium crustosum. The gene encoding the PcAFP peptide was isolated based on its homologue in Penicillium chrysogenum, PgAFP. PcAFP is a small, cystine-rich peptide,...
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Research Article10.9734/ijbcrr/2020/v29i130164
Amyloid plaques and Tau tangles, constitute the pathological hallmarks of the brains of the patients suffering from Alzheimer’s disease. They are identified as far back as 1996 by Alois Alzheimer, a German psychiatrist and neuropathologist, but till this date, how they produce ne...
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Research Article10.9734/ijbcrr/2020/v29i130163
Aims: Arachis hypogaea (peanuts) is widely used in food worldwide. Therapeutic use of various parts of this plant has been mentioned in many traditional medicinal systems. The aim of the present study was to evaluate subacute toxicity of methanolic and aqueous extracts of peanuts...
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Research Article10.9734/ijbcrr/2020/v29i130162
Objectives: The aim of the study was to explore the correlation of circulating leptin and vaspin levels with lipid profile, fasting blood sugar, HbA1c and anthropometric variable as inflammatory markers between diabetic patients and non-diabetic subjects. Material and Methods: Th...
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Research Article10.9734/ijbcrr/2020/v29i130160