Publications by authors named "Rodrigue Fifen"

Background: Klebsiella pneumoniae has become one of the major threats to public health as it causes nosocomial and community-acquired infections like lobar pneumonia. This infection causes acute inflammation in the lung, characterized by the recruitment of polymorphonuclear cells, generating free radicals, and decreasing the endogenous antioxidant balance system. Many experimental studies have focused on the induction, progression and resolution of infection up to its peak, but these documented processes remain highly random and their sex dependence un-elicited.

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Among the many complications of type 2 diabetes (T2D), locomotor disorders have been poorly studied and understood. Therefore, no disease-modifying treatment is usually considered. The study aimed to investigate the effect of the aqueous extract of , , and (SNP) mixture on locomotor activity in fructose/streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats.

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Ethnopharmacological Relevance: Detarium microcarpum is used to treat typhoid fever, a major public health problem, by indigenous population in Africa. Though its preventive activities have been documented, the curative effect is still to be confirmed.

Aim Of The Study: This study aimed at evaluating the curative effects of the hydroethanolic extract of Detarium microcarpum root bark on Salmonella typhimurium-induced typhoid in rat and exploring the in-silico inhibition of some bacterial key enzymes.

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and are plants used individually or in combination in the traditional treatment of several ailments such as cardiovascular disorders. In order to valorise their traditional use, a toxicological study was conducted on the aqueous extract of the mixture of aerial parts of and . The acute and subchronic toxicity studies were conducted according to the OECD 425 and 407 guidelines.

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People living in developing countries are exposed to hepato-renal injuries induced by heavy metals like lead (Pb), cadmium (Cd), and mercury (Hg) since drinking water supplied is often polluted with a high concentration of those metals. Accordingly, it is necessary to search for antidotes against heavy metals poisoning. Hence, medicinal plants bearing anti-hepatotoxic properties represent a credible option; and such plant is .

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Phytoestrogens are used to ease postmenopausal symptoms, a property probably due to estrogenic and antioxidant effects. (. ) is empirically used in Cameroon to treat among others primary and secondary amenorrhea.

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) is a plant used in Cameroonian traditional medicine to manage diabetes. The effects of hydroethanolic barks extract from were evaluated on diabetes disorders including hematology, inflammatory, and oxidative stress parameters. The in vitro antioxidant capacity of the hydroethanolic bark extract (70 : 30) was evaluated.

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is used in non-conventional medicine for the management of liver ailments. A fraction, designated EaF10 (methylene chloride/methanol 90:10, v/v) with promising hepatoprotective activity has been isolated. Since the mechanisms underlying EaF10 hepatoprotective action remain unknown, this study was undertaken to investigate the anti-hepatotoxic mechanism of the fraction against carbon tetrachloride (CCl)-induced hepatotoxicity and its antioxidant properties.

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