Bioactive strawberry fruit ( L.) extract remedies paraquat-induced neurotoxicity in the offspring prenatally exposed rats.

Background: Paraquat (1,1'-dimethyl-4-4'-bipyridinium dichloride) exposure is well-established as a neurotoxic agent capable of causing neurological deficits in offspring. This study aimed to investigate therapeutic effects of L. aqueous extract (AU) against paraquat (PQ) exposure.

Restraint Stress Exacerbates Apoptosis in a 6-OHDA Animal Model of Parkinson Disease.

Activation of the apoptotic pathway has been associated with promoting neuronal cell death in the pathophysiology of Parkinson disease (PD). Nonetheless, the mechanisms by which it may occur remain unclear. It has been suggested that stress-induced oxidation and potential apoptosis may play a major role in the progression of PD.

Weight status, dietary habits, physical activity, screen time and sleep duration among university students.

Background: University life is a crucial period when dietary habits and lifestyle behaviours are formed and may have long-lasting effects on the development of obesity and related chronic diseases.

Aim: To investigate the association of overweight/obesity with dietary habits, physical activity, screen time and sleep duration among university students.

Methods: A total of 438 students aged 18-26 years were recruited from Mohammed V University in Rabat, Morocco.

Influence of different types of pulp treatment during isolation in the obtention of human dental pulp stem cells.

Background: Different methods have been used in order to isolate dental pulp stem cells. The aim of this study was to study the effect of different types of pulp treatment during isolation, under 3% O2 conditions, in the time needed and the efficacy for obtaining dental pulp stem cells.

Material And Methods: One hundred and twenty dental pulps were used to isolate dental pulp stem cells treating the pulp tissue during isolation using 9 different methods, using digestive, disgregation, or mechanical agents, or combining them.

Malnutrition and brain development: an analysis of the effects of inadequate diet during different stages of life in rat.

Protein malnutrition or undernutrition can result in abnormal development of the brain. Depending on type, age at onset and duration, different structural and functional deficits can be observed. In the present review, we discuss the neuroanatomical, behavioral, neurochemical and oxidative status changes associated with protein malnutrition or undernutrition at different ages during prenatal and immediately postnatal periods as well as in adult rat.