Lipotoxicity: Effects of Dietary Saturated and Transfatty Acids

The ingestion of excessive amounts of saturated fatty acids (SFAs) and transfatty acids (TFAs) is considered to be a risk factor for cardiovascular diseases, insulin resistance, dyslipidemia, Needs Audit and obesity.The focus of this paper was to elucidate the influence of dietary SFA and TFA intake on the promotion of lipotoxicity to the liver and

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Inhibition of Skin Pathogenic Bacteria, Antioxidant and Anti-Inflammatory Activity of Royal Jelly from Northern Thailand

Royal jelly is a nutritious substance produced by the hypopharyngeal and mandibular glands of honeybees.Royal jelly possesses many attractive and beneficial properties which make it an ideal component in medical and pharmaceutical products.The antibacterial, antioxidant, and anti-inflammatory activities of royal jelly from honeybees (Apis mellifera

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Intestinal alkaline phosphatase activity as a molecular marker of enterotoxicity induced by single dose of 5-fluorouracil and protective role of orally administered glutamine

Background.One of the critical limitations for the administration of the chemotherapy is the toxicity affecting normal tissue.The main target organs for 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) toxicity in humans and experimental animals are the gastrointestinal tract, bone marrow, and skin.The cytotoxic effects of antimetabolite chemotherapy are based on their role

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