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The effect of nigella sativa oil on male reproductive function in male Wistar rats exposed to an obesogenic diet
(University of Western Cape, 2020)
Obesity is a growing public health concern globally, particularly in developed
countries such as the United States (US). More than 30% of Americans are
considered obese. In the past 20 years in America, incidence of ...
The effect of maternal exposure to alcohol and nicotine on pancreas and kidney size, aorta and carotid intima thickness and visceral fat in their children.
(University of Western Cape, 2019)
In utero exposure to teratogens, increasing urbanization, rapid nutritional transition from poverty to affluence, adoption of a Western-style diet and physical inactivity have contributed to the growing obesity epidemic ...
The effect of Libyan date palm pollen and flax seed on general and specific properties of testicular and breast cancer cells
(University of the Western cape, 2016)
There is increasing concern worldwide by researchers with regards to the assessing of safety and therapeutic consumption of the plants used in traditional medicine. Date palm pollen (DPP) and flax seed have been used ...
The effects of hypoxis hemerocallidea on blood glucose levels in rats with Type 2 diabetes
(University of the Western Cape, 2015)
About 180 million people have been estimated to suffer from type 2 diabetes (T2DM) in 2006 and the annual death rate due to this disease was 3 million by that time. More than
400 medicinal plants used for the treatment ...
Investigation of some possible mechanisms involved in the anticonvulsant activity of Tulbaghia violacea harv
(University of the Western Cape, 2015)
Even though Tulbaghia violacea has been used to treat and manage epilepsy in South Africa by traditional medicine practitioners, no evidence in any literature has shown any scientific scrutiny of the effectiveness of the ...
The in vitro effects of pure and street methamphetamine on the proliferation and cell cycle of mouse brain endothelial (bend5) cells
(2012)
The blood-brain barrier (BBB) is an interface between the brain parenchyma and the circulating system. This barrier plays a vital role in protecting the CNS by restricting free paracellular diffusion of molecules from the ...
The effect of maternal nicotine exposure on the alveolar wall composition during the phases of lung development
(University of the Western Cape, 2015)
Cigarette smoking is one of the foremost causes of chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases such as emphysema and chronic bronchitis, and although it is the most preventable causes of death, it accounts for approximately 6 ...
Potential neuroprotective effects of fermented rooibos herbal tea in a rat model of ischemic brain injury
(University of the Western Cape, 2015)
Stroke is the third leading cause of death in South Africa, killing about 240 people a day and leaving survivors with residual disabilities. There is no clinically approved neuroprotective agent for stroke at the moment ...
Synergistic effects of mixtures of fungicides and medicinal plant extracts against Botrytis cinerea
(University of the Western Cape, 2008)
We hypothesize that South African medicinal plants contain compounds that can act in synergism with synthetic antifungal compounds. Four fungicides - Sporekill™, Rovral™,
Terminator™ and Teldor™ at doses 0.1, 0.2, 0.4 and ...
The effects of nanomaterials, in the presence and absence of serum proteins, on testicular cell metabolic processes and steroidogenesis
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)
The aim of this study is to be the first to ascertain the effects of silver nanoparticles on testosterone production. The Ag NPs used for this study have the following characteristics; purity ≥ 99.5%; 66.7 % of particles ...