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Novel Patents and Cancer Therapies for Transforming Growth Factor-Beta and Urokinase Type Plasminogen Activator: Potential Use of Their Interplay in Tumorigenesis
(Bentham Science Publ Ltd, Sharjah, 2014)
Transforming growth factor beta (TGF-beta) plays different roles in health and disease. TGF-beta has been assumed as a dual factor in tumor growth, since it can repress epithelial tumor development in early stages, while ...
Optimization of microwave-assisted extraction of natural antioxidants from spent espresso coffee grounds by response surface methodology
(Elsevier Sci Ltd, Oxford, 2014)
Espresso spent coffee grounds (SCG) that is a waste material abundantly produced by restaurants, cafeterias and in domestic environment could be used as a low-cost and rich source of valuable polyphenol compounds. The ...
Capacity development in food and nutrition in central and Eastern Europe: A decade of achievements
(Elsevier Sci Ltd, Oxford, 2020)
This article summarizes the activities performed by the Network for Capacity Development in Nutrition in Central and Eastern Europe and Balkan countries (NCDNCEE) in the past decade. The article gives a retrospective of ...
Kinetics of parasite burdens in blood and tissues during murine toxoplasmosis
(Academic Press Inc Elsevier Science, San Diego, 2012)
A sensitive real-time PCR technique was used to examine the distribution of Toxoplasma gondii in the blood and tissues of mice during acute and chronic infection. Groups of Swiss Albino mice, inoculated i.p. with 10(2) or ...
Transforming growth factor beta 1 (TGF-β1) in COVID-19 patients: relation to platelets and association with the disease outcome
(Springer Nature, 2023)
Transforming growth factor beta (TGF-β) is a ubiquitously distributed cytokine known to contribute to the pathogenesis of numerous pathological processes. The aim of this study was to measure serum concentrations of TGF-β1 ...
Seasonal and Spatial Occurrence of Glycerol-3-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Variability in Ixodes ricinus (Acari: Ixodidae) Populations
(Entomological Soc Amer, Lanham, 2012)
Previous results indicate that glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase variability represents the adaptation of Ixodes ricinus L. (Acari: Ixodidae) to fluctuations of environmental conditions, particularly to temperature. ...
Chorioamnionitis and Ontogeny of Circulating Prostaglandin and Thromboxane in Preterm Infants
(Thieme Medical Publ Inc, New York, 2008)
Our objective was to determine the effect of chorioamnionitis on plasma prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) and thromboxane 132 (TxB2) during the first week in preterm infants. Plasma PGE2 and TxB2 were measured at 1, 3, and 7 days ...
Fueling an epidemic of non-communicable disease in the Balkans: a nutritional survey of Bosnian adults
(Springer Basel Ag, Basel, 2019)
ObjectivesDietary surveys are essential for guiding national efforts to reduce the burden of non-communicable disease, but individual-level dietary data are lacking in many low- and middle-income countries. We aimed to ...
Calcium-Alginate-Inulin Microbeads as Carriers for Aqueous Carqueja Extract
(Wiley, Hoboken, 2016)
Carqueja (Pterospartum tridentatum) is an endemic species and various bioactive compounds have been identified in its aqueous extract. The aim of this study was to protect the natural antioxidants from the aqueous extract ...
Effects of different dietary regimes alone or in combination with standardized Aronia melanocarpa extract supplementation on lipid and fatty acids profiles in rats
(Springer, Dordrecht, 2019)
This study investigated different dietary strategies, high-fat (HFd), or standard diet (Sd) alone or in combination with standardized Aronia melanocarpa extract (SAE), as a polyphenol-rich diet, and their effects on lipids ...