We present results of the inventory spider mites Massane Forest Nature Reserve made during several field samplings from 2013 to 2017. Nineteen species have been recorded, which represents more than one third known mite fauna in France. Among them, three new were disclosed and are described: Bryobia (Bryobia) alberensis sp. nov. collected on Phyteuma spicatum Helichrysum stoechas, B. (Periplanob...

Due to the constant increase in number of plant diseases and lack available treatments, there has been a growing interest extracts over past few decades. Numerous studies suggest that extract molecules possess valuable antimicrobial activities, particularly against fungi bacteria. This suggests these biomaterials could potentially serve as attractive therapeutic options for treatment phytopatho...

During the inflammatory response at least 2 transcription factors, NF-kappaB and AP-1, are involved in the altered profile of gene expression. We used human hepatoma (HepG2) and human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC) as a model system: NF-kappaB and AP-1 were activated by the proinflammatory cytokine IL-1 in the absence or presence of 21 selected plant extracts and the effect was evalua...

Biological synthesis of metallic nanoparticles is considered as a fast, eco-friendly, affordable and easily scalable technology. Also, the nanoparticles produced by plants are very stable. In this study, the focus is on the synthesis of silver nanoparticles using extract of eryngium campestre. The effective parameters such as concentration of silver nitrate, pH, temperature and time, size and m...