Although a growing body of evidence suggests that plant polyphenols can modulate human immune responses, their simultaneous action on monocyte and neutrophil oxidative burst is currently poorly understood. Based on the hypothesis that various polyphenols contained in plant extracts might affect the oxidative burst of phagocytes, we evaluated the effects of ethanolic O. paradoxa extract polyphen...

Movement DisordersVolume 36, Issue 5 p. 1115-1118 Viewpoint Parkinson's Kinesia Paradoxa Is Not a Paradox Jacques Duysens MD, PhD, Corresponding Author PhD [email protected] orcid.org/0000-0002-0043-8817 Motor Control Laboratory, and Neuroplasticity Research Group KU Leuven, Belgium Correspondence to: Dr. J. Duysens, Belgium; E-mail: [email protected] for more papers b...

Two traditional treatments for shea (Vitellaria paradoxa) butter processing namely storage of fresh nuts and duration subsequent boiling were studied by using the response surface methodology (RSM) to determine best treatment. Experimental influenced several kernel parameters, such as fat content (38-52% dw), redness (a* values between 6.3 11.7), viz. yield (24 36% wet weight mass), brightness ...

Plants respond to pathogens and insect attacks by inducing and accumulating a large set of defense-related proteins. Two homologues of a barley wound-inducible protein (BARWIN) have been characterized in sugarcane, SUGARWIN1 and SUGARWIN2 (sugarcane wound-inducible proteins). Induction of SUGARWINs occurs in response to Diatraea saccharalis damage but not to pathogen infection. In addition, the...

This study was aimed at finding the impacts of different tree species and individual trees of different sizes on species richness, diversity, and composition of the herbaceous layer. All the three tree species have greatly increased species richness and diversity both within and outside their crown zones compared with the open grassland. Both species richness and diversity were found to be high...

The sugarcane root endophyte Trichoderma virens 223 holds enormous potential as a sustainable alternative to chemical pesticides in the control of sugarcane diseases. Its efficacy as a biocontrol agent is thought to be associated with its production of chitinase enzymes, including N-acetyl-ß-D-glucosaminidases, chitobiosidases and endochitinases. We used targeted gene deletion and RNA-dependent...