Background: The relationship between lung function decline and eosinophils and neutrophils has important therapeutic implications among asthmatics, but it has rarely been studied in large cohort studies. Objective: The aim is to study the relationship between blood eosinophils and neutrophils and FEV1 decline in a long-term follow-up of a populatio...
Luis Villoro suggested a way of overcoming the dialectics between traditional and modern societies through a new community in which individuals would accept the priority of general over particular interests. On the basis of his conceptual scheme, the article argues that despite that acceptance, individual autonomy, as critical ac- tivity, does not ...
This study aimed to understand the response of photosynthesis and growth to e-CO2 conditions (800 vs. 400 mu mol mol(-1)) of rice genotypes differing in source-sink relationships. A proxy trait called local C source-sink ratio was defined as the ratio of flag leaf area to the number of spikelets on the corresponding panicle, and five genotypes diff...
Published in Nutritional neuroscience
Introduction: Oxidative stress is known to contribute to the pathogenesis of neurodegenerative disorders. An ethanolic turmeric (Curcuma longa L.) extract containing curcumin has been reported to produce antioxidant effects. Objective: The present study aims to investigate the possible neuroprotective effects of the ethanolic turmeric extract again...
Published in International journal of phytoremediation
Cadmium (Cd) contamination is the most extensive pollution in China farmland. A greenhouse pot trial was conducted to investigate the effects of cornstalk biochar on Cd accumulation by Phytolacca americana L. (pokeweed) in Cd-contaminated soil. The Cd concentration increased in leaves, shoots, and roots of plants amended with 5% biochar by 79%, 113...
Published in Natural product research
Polypodium vulgare L. (Polypodiaceae) is a fern used in traditional Polish medicine as an expectorant to treat cough and pertussis. Additionally, it was used as a diuretic in renal diseases, especially in chronic nephritis and pyelonephritis. In our study, a water extract was prepared from the rhizome of common polypody and subsequently fractionate...
Published in Plant disease
Curvularia leaf spot (CuLS), caused by Curvularia lunata, is a devasting foliar disease in the maize-growing regions of China. Resistant varieties were widely planted in these regions in response to CuLS. However, over time, C. lunata has gradually adapted to the selective pressure and, in recent years, the incidence of CuLS has increased. To asses...
Published in Phytopathology
Blast, caused by Pyricularia oryzae, has become a devastating disease on wheat in several countries worldwide. Growers need alternative methods for blast management, and silicon (Si) stands out for its potential to decrease the intensity of important diseases in several crops. This study investigated the effect of Si on improving photoassimilate pr...
Zeta-toxin is a cognate toxin of epsilon antitoxin of prokaryotic Type II toxin-antitoxin system (TA) and play an important role in cell death. An orthologue of bacterial-zeta-toxin (BzT) was identified in Leishmania donovani with similar structural and functional features. Leishmania zeta-toxin (named Ld_ζ1) harboring similar UNAG and ATP-binding ...
Published in Natural product research
Antibiotic-resistant food-borne Listeriosis has been rising with up to 30% mortality threat in humans since several decades. Hence, discovering antilisterial from the extracts of ethnomedicinal plants may be of value as a novel antidote. In our preceding study, we reported that ethanolic extract of Piper betle L. var Pachaikodi leaves exhibited ant...
