The application of assisted phytoextraction to the remediation of abandoned mining areas can be a valuable method to reclaim these areas without modifying soil and landscape characteristics. An in situ application of continuous phytoextraction technique was carried out in the area of Campo Pisano, near Iglesias (Sardinia, Italy) followed by a laboratory assisted phytoextraction test using the b...

BACKGROUND Oxidative stress and analgesia are connected with different pathological conditions. The drug candidates from synthetic sources are associated with various side effects; therefore, researchers are giving priority to find novel, effective and safe phytomedicines. Teucrium species possesses antioxidant, analgesic, anti-inflammatory and hepatoprotective activities. The essential oils of...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to carry out experiments further to our previous new formulation to modify the Leishmania major antigen that had satisfactory results previously. METHODS In this study we made a preliminary, new vaccine with the same methodology and selected two injection doses (100&200 μg/o.1 mL), three injection Groups: Leishmania plus BCG (LB), Leishmania plus new adjuva...