Publications by authors named "Madhuri Mehta"

Background: Allergic rhinitis (AR) has shown an increasing prevalence leading to a considerable medical and social burden. Nasal congestion is the cardinal symptom of AR, and the upper respiratory tract is most affected by this long-lasting ailment. Intranasal corticosteroids alleviate nasal congestion, along with other symptoms of AR, but their effect is not evident immediately.

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The present study was performed to investigate the subchronic effect of sodium arsenite on female Wistar rats. Mature female rats were divided into 4 groups of 12 animals each. Group I received distilled water, whereas the other 3 groups received sodium arsenite at 10, 30, and 50 µg/L doses for 60 days through drinking water.

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Background: Arsenic is a wide spread environmental contaminant and has been recognized as a genotoxic element which is of major public health concern.

Aim: The present study evaluates the genotoxic potential of arsenic at low permissible dose levels.

Materials And Methods: Forty-eight mature female rats were divided into four groups of 12 animals each.

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In this study, 100% methanolic extract (ME), 70% aqua-methanolic extract (AME) and 100% aqueous extract of seabuckthorn byproduct were used to evaluate antioxidant activity. The total phenolic contents were high in AME (84.28 ± 1.

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