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Anti-neoplastic activities of Sepia officinalis ink and Coelatura aegyptiaca extracts against Ehrlich ascites carcinoma in Swiss albino mice

. . Soliman AM, Fahmy SR, El-Abied SA. . Int J Clin Exp Pathol. 2015 Apr 1;8(4):3543-55. 2015. Abstract OBJECTIVES: With the development of sophisticated instruments for the isolation and elucidation of natural products structures from marine and freshwater organisms, major advances have been made in the discovery of aquatic derived therapeutics. Present investigations were …

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T4-like Bacteriophages Isolated from Pig Stools Infect Yersinia pseudotuberculosis and Yersinia pestis Using LPS and OmpF as Receptors

. . Salem M, Pajunen MI, Jun JW, Skurnik M. . Viruses. 2021 Feb 13;13(2):296. doi: 10.3390/v13020296. Abstract The Yersinia bacteriophages fPS-2, fPS-65, and fPS-90, isolated from pig stools, have long contractile tails and elongated heads, and they belong to genus Tequatroviruses in the order Caudovirales. The phages exhibited relatively wide host ranges among Yersinia …

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Mental health and trauma in asylum seekers landing in Sicily in 2015: a descriptive study of neglected invisible wounds

. . Crepet A, Rita F, Reid A, Van den Boogaard W, Deiana P, Quaranta G, Barbieri A, Bongiorno F, Di Carlo S. . Confl Health. 2017 Jan 13;11:1. doi: 10.1186/s13031-017-0103-3. 2017. Abstract BACKGROUND: In 2015, Italy was the second most common point of entry for asylum seekers into Europe after Greece. The vast majority …

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A Study of a New Technique of the CT Scan View and Disease Classification Protocol Based on Level Challenges in Cases of Coronavirus Disease

. . Salem Salamh AB, Salamah AA, Akyüz HI. . Radiol Res Pract. 2021 Mar 18;2021:5554408. doi: 10.1155/2021/5554408. 2021. Abstract The chest Computer Tomography (CT scan) is used in the diagnosis of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and is an important complement to the Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) test. The paper aims to improve …

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Hepatitis C virus genotypes in the Middle East and North Africa: Distribution, diversity, and patterns

. . Mahmud S, Al-Kanaani Z, Chemaitelly H, Chaabna K, Kouyoumjian SP, Abu-Raddad LJ. . J Med Virol. 2018 Jan;90(1):131-141. doi: 10.1002/jmv.24921. Epub 2017 Sep 12. Abstract Our objective was to characterize the distribution, diversity and patterns of hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotypes in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). Source of data was …

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An in-silico analysis of ivermectin interaction with potential SARS-CoV-2 targets and host nuclear importin α

. . Azam F, Taban IM, Eid EEM, Iqbal M, Alam O, Khan S, Mahmood D, Anwar MJ, Khalilullah H, Khan MU. . J Biomol Struct Dyn. 2020 Nov 2:1-14. doi: 10.1080/07391102.2020.1841028. Online ahead of print. Abstract Ivermectin (IVM) is a broad-spectrum antiparasitic agent, having inhibitory potential against wide range of viral infections. It has …

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Array-based measurements of aero-allergen-specific IgE correlate with skin-prick test reactivity in asthma regardless of specific IgG4 or total IgE measurements

. . Hamed A, Todd I, Tighe PJ, Powell RJ, Harrison T, Fairclough LC. . J Immunol Methods. 2021 May;492:112999. doi: 10.1016/j.jim.2021.112999. Epub 2021 Feb 18. Abstract Skin prick testing (SPT) and measurement of serum allergen-specific IgE (sIgE) are used to investigate asthma and other allergic conditions. Measurement of serum total IgE (tIgE) and allergen-specific …

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A biochemical & biophysical study on in-vitro anti-glycating potential of iridin against d-Ribose modified BSA

. . Nabi R, Alvi SS, Shah MS, Ahmad S, Faisal M, Alatar AA, Khan MS. . Arch Biochem Biophys. 2020 Jun 15;686:108373. doi: 10.1016/j.abb.2020.108373. Epub 2020 Apr 20. Abstract Non-enzymatic protein glycation results in the formation of advanced glycation end products (AGEs) leads to the pathogenesis of long-term diabetic complications. Iridin (ID), an antioxidant, …

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Out of Africa: demographic and colonization history of the Algerian mouse (Mus spretus Lataste)

. . Lalis A, Mona S, Stoetzel E, Bonhomme F, Souttou K, Ouarour A, Aulagnier S, Denys C, Nicolas V. . Heredity (Edinb). 2019 Feb;122(2):150-171. doi: 10.1038/s41437-018-0089-7. Epub 2018 May 23. Abstract North Africa is now recognized as a major area for the emergence and dispersal of anatomically modern humans from at least 315 kya. The …

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Sex differences in clinical presentation and prognosis in patients with primary biliary cholangitis

. . Abdulkarim M, Zenouzi R, Sebode M, Schulz L, Quaas A, Lohse AW, Schramm C, Weiler-Normann C. . Scand J Gastroenterol. 2019 Nov;54(11):1391-1396. doi: 10.1080/00365521.2019.1683226. Epub 2019 Nov 6. Abstract Objectives: Primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) is a chronic inflammatory disease of the small intrahepatic bile ducts disproportionally affecting women. Timely diagnosis and treatment can …

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