In vivo study of the effects of a portable cold plasma device and vitamin C for skin rejuvenation.

Nowadays, cold atmospheric plasma shows interesting results in dermatology. In the present study, a new portable cold plasma was designed for plasma skin rejuvenation (PSR) purposes. This device is safe and easy to use at beauty salons and homes.

The effect of nitrogen plasma on the skin and hair follicles: a possible promising future for the treatment of alopecia.

Nowadays, there is a great attention to the plasma applications in medicine. Not only does cold atmospheric pressure plasma provide a therapeutic opportunity to control redox-based processes, it is also an innovative method in rejuvenation. Given the current interest in new methods of rejuvenation, we aimed to introduce a novel pulsed nitrogen plasma torch with potential use in rejuvenation.

Weight Changes and Metabolic Outcomes in Calorie-Restricted Obese Mice Fed High-Fat Diets Containing Corn or Flaxseed Oil: Physiological Role of Sugar Replacement with Polyphenol-Rich Grape.

Objective: Because diet components are important during dieting in obesity treatment, we examined possible beneficial effects of substituting corn oil and sugar with flaxseed oil and grape in calorie-restricted high-fat diets on weight changes as well as improvement in some metabolic markers and related gene expression.

Methods: Seventy-five C57BL/6J male mice were given free access to a high-fat (36% of energy from fat) diet containing corn oil plus sugar (CO + S). After 11 weeks, 15 mice were sacrificed and another 60 were divided among 4 high-fat diet groups with 30% calorie restriction (CR) for the next 12 weeks.

Topical Moltkia coerulea hydroethanolic extract accelerates the repair of excision wound in a rat model.

Purpose: To evaluate the effect of a hydroethanolic extract of Moltkia coerulea ointment (MCO) on the healing of excision wound in a rat model.

Methods: Circular surgical full thickness excision wound, with 314 mm² size, was induced in the anterior-dorsal side of each rat. Three different doses of MCO (1%, 3% and 6%) were administrated.

Turmeric effect on subcutaneous insulin-induced amyloid mass: an in vivo study.

Protein-derived amyloid structures are associated with a wide variety of pathologies, including neurodegenerative diseases and local amyloidoses. Reports exist on the ability of insulin to form local amyloidoses under specific conditions. In vitro-generated fibrils of insulin have been previously shown to produce amyloid-containing masses upon repetitive subcutaneous injection in mouse.