objective(s): to appraise the antihepatotoxic efficacy of ethanolic extract of operculum turpethum root on the liver of swiss albino mice.   materials and methods:   hepatic fibrosis was induced in adult male albino mice through intraperitoneal administrations of n-nitrosodimethylamine (ndma) at the concentration of 10 mg/kg body weight. the liver toxicity and therapeutic effect of the plant et...

The negative effects of the ongoing climate change include unusual prolonged droughts and increased salinity pressures on the agricultural lands. Consequently, crops are facing unprecedented environmental pressure, and this calls for more research toward controlling such major stresses. The current study investigates the effects of seaweed extract sprays of Ascophyllum nodosum (5 and 7 mL·L-1; ...

The main characteristic of an antioxidant is its ability to trap free radicals & also reduce the risk of chronic diseases including cancer, central nervous system injury, arthritis, heart diseases and age related problems etc. recently there has been an upsurge of interest in therapeutically potential of medicinal plants as antioxidants in reducing such as free radical-induced tissue injury. Th...

Salinity and drought stress are significant environmental threats, alone or in combination. The current study was conducted to investigate the morpho-physiology, osmotic adjustment, oxidative stress, antioxidant defense methylglyoxal detoxification of three rice genotypes from indica (cv. BRRI dhan29 dhan48) japonica Koshihikari) groups. Eighteen-day-old seedlings these were exposed either sali...

background: diazinon (dzn) is one of the most organophosphates (ops) insecticides that widely used in agriculture and industry. some ops are capable to produce free radicals and induce malfunction in body antioxidant systems. enzymatic and nonenzymatic antioxidants such as superoxide dismutase (sod), catalase (cat) and glutathione s-transferase (gst) and glutathione (gsh) normally counteract da...

All classic, non-surgical anticancer approaches like chemotherapy, radiotherapy or photodynamic therapy kill cancer cells by inducing severe oxidative stress. Even tough chemo- and radiotherapy are still a gold standard in cancer treatment, the identification of non-toxic compounds that enhance their selectivity, would allow for lowering their doses, reduce side effects and risk of second cance...

The main objectives of this study wre to asses the effect of Triadimefon and Hexaconazole on the non-enzymatic antioxidant potentials of Manihot esculenta Crantz during the growth and maturation period. One litre of 20 mg L triadimefon and 15mg L hexaconazole solution per plant was used for the treatment -1 -1 and control was treated with one litre of irrigation water. The treatment was given o...