Objectives: The objective of this research was to investigate the chemical composition and antibacterial activities of the fatty acids and essential oil from various parts of Ligularia persica Boiss (L. persica) growing wild in north of Iran. Materials and Methods: Essential oils were extracted by using Clevenger-type apparatus. Antibacterial activity was tested on two Gram-positive and two Gra...

Controlled release systems can modify the rate of drugs and direct them to specific sites action, making more effective and/or reducing adverse effects. The objective this study was investigated, poly(β-hydroxybutyrate) (PHB) poly(ε-caprolactone) (PCL) nanospheres improve delivery Simvastatin (SIM). Nanospheres were prepared by emulsion/evaporation technique solvent, varying amount SIM added. q...

Background: The utilization of methane for production of Poly-β-hydroxybutyrate (PHB) not only cuts the emissions of greenhouse gases but also greatly reduces PHB production cost. Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine the effects of gas-phase conditions on PHB production by Methylosinus trichosporium OB3b. Ma...

BACKGROUND Evidence suggests that variation in the length of the poly-C repeat in the 3' untranslated region (3'UTR) of the β2-adrenergic receptor gene (ADRB2) may contribute to interindividual variation in β-agonist response. However, methodology in previous studies limited the assessment of the effect of sequence variation in the context of poly-C repeat length. The objectives of this study w...

In this study, an in-situ piezoelectric effect is integrated into a photoactive region to develop self-powered ultraviolet photodetector based on p-n junction of ZnO@Polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) and poly [9,9-dioctylfluorene-co-N-[4-(3-methylpropyl)]-diphenylamine] (TFB). A ZnO@β-PVDF nanocomposite fabricated using PVDF with the β-phase as polymer matrix ZnO nanoparticles fillers. The strong ...

Candida albicans is the most prevalent cause of hospital-acquired fungal infections and forms biofilms on indwelling medical devices that are notoriously difficult to treat or remove. We recently demonstrated that the colonization of C. albicans on the surfaces of catheter tube segments can be reduced in vitro by coating them with polyelectrolyte multilayers (PEMs) that release a potent antifun...

Material strategy is an important approach to resist the foreign body response (FBR) that commonly associated with implants. Only a handful of promising anti-FBR materials have been reported such as zwitterionic materials, modified alginate, and most recently, poly-β-homoserine. In article number 2007226, Runhui Liu co-workers discuss can prevent implants from recognition by immune cells divers...

BACKGROUND Adrenomedullin (AM), a 52-amino acid ringed-structure peptide with C-terminal amidation, was originally isolated from human pheochromocytoma. AM are widely distributed in various tissues and acts as a local vasoactive hormone in various conditions. METHODS In the present study, we investigated the efficacy of AM on the animal model of bleomycin (BLM)-induced lung injury. Mice were ...