Effect of Leaf Extract on Diabetic Nephropathy in Rats.

One of complications of diabetes mellitus is diabetic nephropathy. In Mexico, in traditional medicine, Humb. Bonpl.

Extracellular Vesicles Secreted by Have COX and Proteolytic Activity and Induce Hemolysis.

Several species of genus are potential pathogens and etiological agents of several diseases. The pathogenic mechanisms carried out by these amoebae in different target tissues have been documented, evidencing the relevant role of contact-dependent mechanisms. With the purpose of describing the pathogenic processes carried out by these protozoans more precisely, we considered it important to determine the emission of extracellular vesicles (EVs) as part of the contact-independent pathogenicity mechanisms of , a highly pathogenic strain.

Larreat (), a Potential Nephroprotector against Oxidative Damage Provoked by STZ-Induced Hyperglycemia in Rats.

Background: , known in Mexico as the "tree of the little hands", flower's infusion is used to treat kidney failure associated with diseases such as diabetes. The aim of this work is to evaluate the antioxidant effect of the methanolic extract of its flowers on oxidative damage in kidneys caused by streptozotocin in rats.

Methods: The extract phytochemical profile was performed with HPLC.

trophozoites that survive multipurpose solutions are able to adhere to cosmetic contact lenses, increasing the risk of infection.

Amoebae of the genus are etiological agents of amoebic keratitis, for which up to now there is no treatment of choice and one of its main risk factors is the use of contact lenses, including cosmetic contact lenses. Recently there has been an increase in amoebic keratitis cases due to the use of cosmetic contact lenses. Therefore, having a solution for the care of lenses with an efficient disinfectant effect that prevents the adhesion of trophozoites to lenses becomes essential.

Antihypertensive, antidyslipidemic, and renoprotective effects of on metabolic syndrome.

Objectives: Metabolic syndrome is associated with the development of chronic kidney disease. "chaca" is a medicinal plant used in Mexico for hypertension and empirical therapy. In this study, were examined the effects of ethanol extract of on metabolic syndrome.

Spasmolytic effect of Alternanthera repens on isolated rat ileum.

Abstract Context: Alternanthera repens (L.) Kuntze (Amaranthaceae) is widely used in Mexican traditional medicine for the treatment of gastrointestinal disorders that are mainly related to diarrhea. Objective: The aim of the present study was to investigate the spasmolytic effect of hexane (Hx), methanol (Me) and aqueous (Aq) extracts as well as chromatographic Me fractions (F1-F6) of A.

Inositol phosphoceramide synthase is a regulator of intracellular levels of diacylglycerol and ceramide during the G1 to S transition in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

We recently reported that DAG (diacylglycerol) generated during sphingomyelin synthesis plays an important role in protein kinase C activation and cell proliferation in Madin-Darby canine kidney cells [Cerbon and Lopez-Sanchez (2003) Biochem. J. 373, 917-924].

In vitro antibradykinin activity of Aloe barbadensis gel.

When bradykinin-induced contraction of the isolated rat ileum was tested in the presence of Aloe barbadensis Mill. (Liliaceae) gel (fraction F-1) and with the fraction obtained by precipitation of the F-1 with 55% ammonium sulfate (F-55), the maximal responses to bradykinin were reduced by 10 and 22%, respectively. Furthermore, purification of the F-55 by filtration through a column of Sephacryl (S-500-HR) yielded the F-SH fraction, which inhibited the bradykinin effect by 60%.