Trina Ekawati Tallei, Fatimawali Fatimawali, Nurdjannah Jane Niode, Rinaldi Idroes et al.
(L.) buds and leaves that have not gone through the oxidation and withering processes used to produce black and oolong teas. It was originated in China, but its cultivation and production have expanded to other Eastern Asian countries. Several polyphenolic compounds, including flavandiols, flavonols...
Mary Ann McColl, Alice Aiken, Alexander McColl, Brodie M. Sakakibara et al.
OBJECTIVE: To perform a scoping review of the empirical evidence between 1980 and 2009 regarding primary care for adults with spinal cord injury (SCI). DATA SOURCES: Peer-reviewed journals were searched from 1980 to 2009 using CINAHL, PubMed-MEDLINE, EMBASE, PsycINFO, Social Sciences Abstracts, and ...
Rahul Chanchlani, Paul Nemer, Rajiv Sinha, Lena Nemer et al.
Rickets is a common bone disease worldwide that is associated with disturbances in calcium and phosphate homeostasis and can lead to short stature and joint deformities. Rickets can be diagnosed based on history and physical examination, radiological features, and biochemical tests. It can be classi...
Yead Morshed Nibir, Ahmed Faisal Sumit, Anwarul Azim Akhand, Nazmul Ahsan et al.
Objective: To determine the total polyphenol content, antioxidant activity and antibacterial properties of the extracts of different Bangladeshi tea varieties such as flowery broken orange pekoe, broken orange pekoe, red dust and green tea. Methods: Total phenolic and flavonoid contents were determi...
Le Ma, Gang Liu, Ming Ding, Geng Zong et al.
Background: Whether soy products confer health benefits related to coronary heart disease (CHD) remains controversial because of inconsistent evidence. Methods: A total of 74 241 women from the NHS (Nurses’ Health Study; 1984–2012), 94 233 women from the NHSII (Nurses’ Health Study II; 1991–2013), a...
MZ Islam, Christel Lamberg‐Allardt, M Kärkkäinen, Terhi A. Outila et al.
Objective The study was designed to evaluate the vitamin D status in women of different physiological status of two socio-economic groups in Bangladesh. Design A cross-sectional study, using serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25-OHD), calcium, phosphorus and alkaline phosphatase activity. Setting Two region...
Md Fazlul Hoque, Christoph Grangeon, Kylie Reed
Objectives Spinal Cord Lesions are a major public health problem in Bangladesh. This epidemiological study was undertaken in order to identify the causes of spinal cord lesions and thus to allow prevention and control programs to be developed. Materials and methods The records of 247 patients with s...
Jose F. Diaz, Manuela Verástegui, Robert H. Gilman, Victor C. W. Tsang et al.
We compared results of an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and an enzyme-linked immunoelectrotransfer blot (EITB) assay for the diagnosis of cysticercosis in sera and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). Sera from 34 patients with confirmed cysticercosis were tested by both ELISA and EITB assays. Cer...
Md. Abu Taher Sagor, Nabila Tabassum, Md. Abdullah Potol, Md Ashraful Alam
We evaluated the preventive effect of allopurinol on isoproterenol (ISO) induced myocardial infarction in aged rats. Twelve- to fourteen-month-old male Long Evans rats were divided into three groups: control, ISO, and ISO + allopurinol. At the end of the study, all rats were sacrificed for blood and...
Md. Jahirul Islam, Akib Mahmud Khan, Md. Rimon Parves, Md Nayeem Hossain et al.
Serine-threonine kinase11 (STK11) is a tumor suppressor gene which plays a key role in regulating cell growth and apoptosis. It is widely known as a multitasking kinase and engaged in cell polarity, cell cycle arrest, chromatin remodeling, energy metabolism, and Wnt signaling. The substitutions of s...
GT McAnlis, Jane McEneny, J. N. Pearce, Ian Young
Objective To investigate the in vivo and in vitro effects of black tea on the oxidative modification of low density lipoprotein (LDL). Design The antioxidant activity of the tea was studied in vitro by measuring the resistance of the LDL to oxidative modification in the presence of copper. The effec...
Md. Anowar Khasru Parvez, Karabi Saha, Juairia Rahman, Rahath Ara Munmun et al.
. Strong synergistic relation (FICI 0.325) was found against pathogens in the combination of EGCG with gentamycin. The purified EGCG compound of green tea has great synergistic effect against MDR pathogens. More investigation is needed to know the inhibitory effect of these plant extracts and their ...
Ana M. Valdes, Geraldine Hassett, Deborah Hart, Tim D. Spector
STUDY DESIGN: A candidate gene association study in a longitudinal cohort. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the association between polymorphisms at 25 candidate genes and progression of individual radiographic features of lumbar disc degeneration (LDD). SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA: LDD is characterized rad...
Renata Ganko, Prashanth J. Rao, Kevin Phan, Ralph J. Mobbs
STUDY DESIGN: Systematic review and meta-analysis. OBJECTIVE: To review and assess the current evidence from the literature on the potential association between disc infection with the development of symptomatic degenerative disc disease. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA: The potential relationship betwee...
Kenneth Blocka, Lawrence W. Bassett, Daniel E. Fürst, Philip J. Clements et al.
Abstract The peripheral joint radiographs of 55 carefully selected patients with classic progressive systemic sclerosis (PSS) and 10 patients with CREST syndrome were reviewed in a longitudinal fashion. Thirty‐three PSS and 7 CREST patients were available for followup (mean followup period 28.7 and ...