Clinical Phenotype of Fucosidosis in Cuba by Víctor Jesús Tamayo Chang, George Alberto Pérez Benítez

“…<br /><strong>Method:</strong> a case series study was carried out, for which the clinical and genetic histories of patients with α-L-fucosidase enzyme activity in leukocytes were analyzed, quantified by spectrofluorimetry 30 % lower than the activity of healthy controls. …”
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Markers of chronic hepatitis B at patients with HIV-infection and treatment approaches by S. I. Maksimov, S. P. Tsarenko, A. V. Kravchenko, N. Yu. Gankina, N. D. Yushchuk

“…All blood samples were investigated for the presence of НBV, HDV, HCV, HAV-virus markers in serum by enzyme-linked immunoassay and for the presence of RNA HIV, RNA HCV and DNA HBV by polymerase chain reaction.Results. …”
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Western Diet Decreases Hepatic Drug Metabolism in Male LDLr−/−ApoB100/100 Mice by Markus Koponen, Jaana Rysä, Anna-Kaisa Ruotsalainen, Olli Kärkkäinen, Risto O. Juvonen

“…Consumption of a Western diet is an important risk factor for several chronic diseases including nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), but its effect on the xenobiotic metabolizing enzyme activities in the liver has been studied incompletely. …”
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Lack of Association between Toxocara Exposure and Suicide Attempts in Psychiatric Patients by Cosme Alvarado-Esquivel, Jesús Hernández-Tinoco, Luis Francisco Sánchez-Anguiano

“…Sera of patients were analyzed for the presence of anti-Toxocara IgG antibodies by using a commercially available enzyme immunoassay. One of the 156 (0.6%) suicide attempters and 1 (0.8%) of the 126 controls were positive for anti-Toxocara IgG antibodies (OR = 0.80; 95% CI: 0.04–13.02; P=1.00). …”
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A novel source of phytochemical and bioactive peptide from fermented mushroom trimming waste extract by Bifidobacterium longum by Napassorn Peasura, Pornrat Sinchaipanit, Kanokwan Yodin

“…The chemical changes and phytochemicals were investigated, as well as antioxidant activity during fermentation, and biological activities such as angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibition were investigated. The results found that the growth of B. longum was increased during 0–24 h, while viability declined after 24 h. …”
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Curcumin mimics of potential chemoprevention with NQO1 induction properties by Dalia R. Aboshouk, Ahmed R. Hamed, Siva S. Panda, Mohamed S. Bekheit, M. Adel Youssef, Adel S. Girgis

“…NAD(P)H quinone oxidoreductase 1 (NQO1) is a xenobiotic metabolizing cytosolic enzyme/protein with important functional properties towards oxidation stress, supporting its ability in detoxification/chemoprotective role. …”
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Chemical and Pharmacological Evaluation of Hulls of Prunus dulcis Nuts by Muhammad Nasimullah Qureshi, Sodik Numonov, Haji Akber Aisa

“…Antioxidant activity experiments showed that highest activity was found in n-butanol extract among the studied samples with IC50 value as 76.04 μg/ml, while hexane and chloroform extracts were active against the PTP1B enzyme with IC50 values 9.66 μg/ml and 37.95 μg/ml, respectively. …”
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Taurine Prevents Ibuprofen-Induced Gastric Mucosal Lesions and Influences Endogenous Antioxidant Status of Stomach in Rats by T. Balasubramanian, M. Somasundaram, A. John William Felix

“…The activity of copper-zinc SOD enzyme (Cu-Zn SOD) is not affected by ibuprofen or taurine. …”
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Effect of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles in Drinking Water on Growth Rate, Biochemical Parameters, and Intestinal Histology of Broilers by Arkan B. Mohammed, Oday K. Hamad, Thamer A. Khttab

“…On the other hand, liver enzyme activity was significantly (p<0.05) different in ZnO NP groups compared to the basal control. …”
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Correlation of Serum and Gingival Crevicular Fluid Levels of Caspase-3 and Milk Fat Globule–Epidermal Growth Factor 8 on Gingival Health by Manonmani Pavithra Ravindran, A Geetha, Sathish Rajendran, Jaideep Mahendra, M Jyothi, Ambalavanan Namasivayam

“…After recording the periodontal parameters (plaque index (PI), modified gingival index (MGI), probing depth (PD) and clinical attachment level (CAL)), the serum and GCF samples were collected and the levels of caspase-3 and MFG-E8 were estimated using enzyme-linked immunoassay (ELISA). Results: The mean values of PI, MGI, PD and CALs were significantly higher in group III when compared to group II and group I. …”
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Bioconversion of organic solid wastes into biofortified compost using a microbial consortium by Payel Sarkar, Rounak Chourasia

“…Methods Bacterial consortia were developed using antagonism assay. Concomitant enzyme production by the consortia was determined. …”
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Anti-melanogenic effects of hydroxyethyl chrysin through the inhibition of tyrosinase activity: In vitro and in silico approaches by Yuna Lee, Ha-Yeon Song, Eui-Baek Byun

“…The suppression of tyrosinase (TYR), a key enzyme in melanogenesis, has been suggested as an effective strategy for preventing melanin accumulation. …”
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Screening Patterns of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Children with Obesity in Canadian Primary Care: A Cross-Sectional Study by Rachael Morkem, Rebecca Theal, David Barber, Jennifer Flemming, John Queenan, Mohit Kehar

“…Using logistic regression, screening in the last year was associated with demographic and clinical characteristics, including previous liver enzyme assessment, prior antidiabetic prescription, and prior anxiolytic prescription. …”
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Antioxidant and antihyperglycemic activities of Scorzonera cinerea radical leaves in streptozocin-induced diabetic rats by Temiz Mehmet Ali

“…GSH, TAS, and anti-oxidant enzyme activities decreased in the diabetic group, but Sc-Dried and Sc-Frozen supplements significantly enhanced liver antioxidant values. …”
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Structural Variation of Element and Human Disease by Songmi Kim, Chun-Sung Cho, Kyudong Han, Jungnam Lee

“…Alu element is a non-autonomous retrotransposon and therefore retrotransposed using L1-enzyme machinery. The 'master gene' model has been generally accepted to explain Alu element amplification in primate genomes. …”
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The Effect of Irisin as a Metabolic Regulator and Its Therapeutic Potential for Obesity by Hui Li, Fang Wang, Mu Yang, Jiao Sun, Yi Zhao, Dongqi Tang

“…Finally, the review discussed the existing unresolved issues and controversies about irisin, including the transcription of the irisin precursor FNDC5 gene in humans, the cleavage site of the yet unknown proteolytic enzyme that cleaves irisin from FNDC5, and the reliability of irisin levels measured with available detection methods.…”
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Selection of probiotic bacteria from the coral reef and tiger grouper fish (Epinephelus foscoguttatus) farming environment by . Ilmiah, . Sukenda, . Widanarni, Enang Harris

“…The results of hydrolyzing the highest protease amylase and lipase enzyme, respectively isolates K15 and T36; isolates T41 and K8; isolates K55 and K68. …”
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Fucofuroeckol-A from Eisenia bicyclis Inhibits Inflammation in Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Mouse Macrophages via Downregulation of the MAPK/NF-κB Signaling Pathway by Sang-Hoon Lee, Sung-Hwan Eom, Na-Young Yoon, Moon-Moo Kim, Yong-Xin Li, Sang Keun Ha, Se-Kwon Kim

“…FF suppressed the production of nitric oxide (NO) and prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) and the expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase and cyclooxygenase-2 dose dependently in lipopolysaccharide- (LPS-) induced RAW 264.7 mouse macrophages. An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and cytometric bead array assay demonstrated that FF significantly reduced the production of proinflammatory cytokines, such as interleukin-6 and tumor necrosis factor-α, and that of the monocyte chemoattractant protein-1. …”
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24-Epibrassinolide, a Phytosterol from the Brassinosteroid Family, Protects Dopaminergic Cells against MPP+-Induced Oxidative Stress and Apoptosis by Julie Carange, Fanny Longpré, Benoit Daoust, Maria-Grazia Martinoli

“…Brassinosteroids (BRs) are phytosterols recognized to promote stress tolerance of vegetables via modulation of the antioxidative enzyme cascade. However, their antioxidative effects on mammalian neuronal cells have never been examined so far. …”
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Serological and virological investigation of bovine viral diarrhea virus infection in cattle with abortion problem by Oya Bulut, Oguzhan Avci, Orhan Yapici, Orhan, Sibel Yavru, Atilla Simsek

“…<p> <b>Materials and Methods:</b> Totally 228 blood serum and 228 leukocytes taken from cattle selected according to criteria for infertile and abortion problems were examined for antigens and antibodies to BVDV by Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay.<p> <b>Results:</b> In this research, 41 (17.9%) sera were found seropositive and 4 (1.7%) leukocytes were BVDV antigen positive. …”
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