Publications by authors named "Avin D'Souza"

Background: The immune system functions to protect the host from a broad array of infectious diseases. Here, we evaluated the immunomodulatory effects of green coffee extract (GCE), and conducted a double-blinded, randomized and placebo-controlled trial among apparently healthy individuals.

Methods: We determined the levels and functions of inflammatory and immune markers viz.

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Objective: To investigate the effects of Celastrus paniculatus seed oil in preventing the onset of chronic aluminum induced cortico-hippocampal neurodegeneration and oxidative stress.

Materials And Methods: An animal model of senile dementia of Alzheimer's type was produced by administering aluminum as aluminum chloride (4.2 mg/kg) intraperitoneally to male Wistar rats for 60 days and results compared to untreated control.

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