background and aims. promoting remineralization is the ultimate goal of clinical prevention of caries lesion. the present in vitro study aimed to investigate the effect of grape seed extract (gse) on artificial enamel caries in primary human teeth. materials and methods. seventeen human sound primary incisors were sectioned mesiodistally. the tooth slices were placed in a demineralizing solutio...

thirty six wistar albino rats with implant induced endometriosis were randomly divided into six groups of six animals each. the rats in the first group received nothing and were euthanized at day 21. in the second group, rats received nothing and were euthanized at day 36. the third group received atorvastatin (atv; 5 mg kg-1 per day, orally) until 21 days from induction of endometriosis, and t...

conclusions in conclusion, taking gse for eight weeks had beneficial effects on the plasma gsh, mda levels, and markers of insulin metabolism of female volleyball players. results supplementation with gse resulted in a significant rise in the plasma glutathione (gsh) level (+265.5 ± 344.2 vs. +2.2 ± 378.2 µmol/l, p = 0.02), as well as a significant decrease in the malondialdehyde (mda) level (-...

introduction: serum lipid disorders are one of the important risk factors for development of coronary arterial atherosclerosis. the aim of this study was to compare the effects of the drug lovastatin and a liquid vegetable extract (dill) on blood plasma lipid levels of rats. methods: in this experimental study, 32 mouse vistar rats weighing 250±30 grams were included and maintained at 23±1 degr...

BACKGROUND The extract from Moringa oleifera seeds is used worldwide, especially in rural areas of developing countries, to treat drinking water. M. oleifera seeds contain the lectins cmol and WSMoL, which are carbohydrate-binding proteins that are able to reduce water turbidity because of their coagulant activity. Studies investigating the ability of natural products to damage normal cells are...

The crude seed extract of neem, black pepper, mahogani, and garlic bulb with three doses were evaluated against legume pod borer in the country bean field in two seasons kharif 2006 and rabi 2006-2007. The neem seed extract applied @150 and 100 g/l and mahogani seed extract @ 100 g/l of water 7 days intervals on the country bean showed better performance in the reduction of flower and pod damag...

peganum harmala is a plant that is traditionally used as an analgesic, anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, antioxidant, anti-helmintic, and antimutagenic agent. moreover, it is used to treat a variety of human ailments, including depression. this study was conducted to investigate the antidiabetic activity of hydro alcoholic extract of this herb. a hydro alcoholic extract from seeds of this herb ...

objectives this study explored the qualitative and quantitative antibacterial potential of c. intybus. further qualitative analysis of phytochemical content was performed. methods cichorium intybus seed extracts were prepared in aqueous, chloroform, ethanol, and hexane separately. results all the extracts of c. intybus seeds were screened for antibacterial activity and phytochemical content. ci...

In one study, 287 patients diagnosed with asymptomatic carotid plaques or abnormal plaque free carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) were randomly assigned to a GSE group (n = 146) or control group (n = 141). As anticipated, after treatment, GSE resulted in significant reduction in MMCIMT progression, while MMCIMT and plaque score were stable and even increased with the control group. The numbe...

In this study, the potential use of Moringa oleifera as a clotting agent of different types of milk (whole, skim, and soy milk) was investigated. M. oleifera seed extract showed high milk-clotting activity followed by flower extract. Specific clotting activity of seed extract was 200 times higher than that of flower extract. Seed extract is composed by four main protein bands (43.6, 32.2, 19.4,...