http://chineseinput.net/에서 pinyin(병음)방식으로 중국어를 변환할 수 있습니다.
변환된 중국어를 복사하여 사용하시면 됩니다.
( Fereshteh Eshghi ),( Farnush Bakhshimoghaddam ),( Yousef Rasmi ),( Mohammad Alizadeh ) 한국임상영양학회 2019 Clinical Nutrition Research Vol.8 No.4
Obesity is a substantial public health challenge across the globe. The use of resistant starch has been proposed as a probable management strategy for complications of obesity. We investigated the effects of resistant starch intake on lipid profiles, glucose metabolism, antioxidant status, lipid peroxidation marker, blood pressure, and anthropometric variables in subjects with overweight or obesity. In this 12-week, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, 2 × 2 crossover trial, 21 Participants (mean age, 35 ± 7.0 years; body mass index, 32.4 ± 3.5 kg/m2) were given 13.5 g Hi-Maize 260 or placebo daily for 4 weeks, separated by a 4-week washout period. Changes in total antioxidant status (p = 0.04) and serum concentrations of insulin in 52.4% participants with insulin levels above 16 μIU/mL at the baseline (p = 0.04) were significantly different in the three phases. In addition, the mean of serum high-density lipoprotein cholesterol after the intervention was significantly higher than after baseline value (p = 0.04). We found no significant differences in serum concentrations of total cholesterol, triacylglycerol, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, fasting blood sugar, insulin, homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance, quantitative insulin sensitivity check index, superoxide dismutase activity, malondialdehyde, blood pressure, and anthropometric variables in the three phases of baseline, after intervention with resistant starch and after placebo. Resistant starch consumption improved serum insulin concentrations, lipid profiles, and antioxidant status in subjects with overweight or obesity. Trial Registration: ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01992783
Farzin Asghari‑Sana,Saba Khoshbakht,Yousef Rasmi,Anahita Fathi Azarbayjani 한국고분자학회 2023 Macromolecular Research Vol.31 No.10
One of the current strategies to overcome methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and to minimise the need for new antibiotics is the application of adjuvant in antibiotic therapy. In the present work, cefotaxime (CTX), a third-generation antibiotic was successfully incorporated into a nanofiber mat and applied in combination with an adjuvant including boric acid (BA), borax (BX), and phenylboronic acid (PBA). The antibacterial activity of the developed formulations against Staphylococcus aureus strains including methicillin-susceptible S. aureus MSSA (ATCC® 25923™), oxacillin-sensitive S. aureus OSSA (ATCC® 29213™) and methicillin-resistant S. aureus MRSA (ATCC® 43300™) were evaluated by Kirby–Bauer disc diffusion and minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) methods. PBA markedly decreased the MIC of CTX from 16 µg ml-1 to 0.125 µg ml-1 leading to a 128-fold reduction in its MIC value. BA and BX demonstrated a 16-fold and an 8-fold reduction in the MIC value of CTX, respectively, when used for the treatment of MRSA ATCC 43300. The combination of CTX with any of the available commercial ß-lactamase inhibitors (clavulanic acid, sulbactam, tazobactam) did not produce an effect against MRSA ATCC 43300. Cytotoxicity was assessed using MTT assay on human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) and the results showed no statistically significant toxic effect for the developed formulations. These novel findings suggest that PBA, a non-toxic and inexpensive compound, possesses structural similarities with β-lactam and may represent promising molecules to reverse resistance to CTX. This method can overcome the need to develop new antibiotics and render them more effective against MRSA.
Diosgenin Inhibits hTERT Gene Expression in the A549 Lung Cancer Cell Line
Mohammad, Rahmati Yamchi,Somayyeh, Ghareghomi,Gholamreza, Haddadchi,Majid, Mobasseri,Yousef, Rasmi Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention 2013 Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention Vol.14 No.11
Background: Diosgenin, a steroidal saponin from a therapeutic herb, fenugreek (Trigonellafoenum-graceum L.), has been recognized to have anticancer properties. Telomerase activity is not detected in typical healthy cells, while in cancer cell telomerase expression is reactivated, therefore providing a promising cancer therapeutic target. Materials and Methods: We studied the inhibitory effect of diosgenin on human telomerase reverse transcriptase gene (hTERT) expression which is critical for telomerase activity. MTT- assays and qRT-PCR analysis were conducted to assess cytotoxicity and hTERT gene expression inhibition effects, respectively. Results: MTT results showed that $IC_{50}$ values for 24, 48 and 72h after treatment were 47, 44 and $43{\mu}M$, respectively. Culturing cells with diosgenin treatment caused down-regulation of hTERT expression. Discussion: These results show that diosgenin inhibits telomerase activity by down-regulation of hTERT gene expression in the A549 lung cancer cell line.