Browsing Faculty of Natural Science by Author "Dept. of Medical BioSciences"
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The modulating effect of fatty acids on the lipid profile in colon epithelial mucosa in Vivo
Abrahams, Celeste H. (University of the Western Cape, 2009)Several abnormal conditions, including some cancers, have been associated with changes in the membrane lipid and FA composition. Dietary fat serves as a major source of lipids and FA, particularly the polyunsaturated fatty ... -
A molecular investigation of the prevalence of suspected periodontopathogens and their association with preterm birth
Claude, Bayingana (University of the Western Cape, 2010)More than 20 million infants in the world (15.5 % of all births) are born with low birth weight. Ninety-five % of them are in developing countries. Oral colonization of Gramnegative anaerobes has been implicated as a risk ... -
Premature aging of the lungs of the offspring induced by maternal nicotine exposure during gestation and lactation: protective effects of tomato juice
Mutemwa, Muyunda (University of the Western Cape, 2012)exposed to nicotine through the blood and the milk of the mother. Nicotine is thus expected to interact with the developing fetus and the offspring of mothers who smoke or use NRT for smoking cessation, resulting in the ... -
Prevalence and characterization of Gardnerella vaginalis in pregnant mothers with a history of preterm delivery
Stemmet, Megan (University of the Western Cape, 2012)Risk factors such as intrauterine and vaginal infection put pregnant women at risk for delivering preterm. Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is a polymicrobial clinical syndrome commonly diagnosed in women of reproductive age, with ... -
The Prevalence of Members of the “Red Complex” in Pregnant Women as Revealed by PCR and BANA Hydrolysis.
Bayingana, Claude (University of the Western Cape, 2005)Increased levels of oestrogen and progesterone during pregnancy may lead to periodontal disease. The anaerobic Gram-negative bacteria called red complex (Porphyromonas gingivalis, Tannerella forsythensis and Treponema ... -
The screening of phyto-pesticides for potential adverse effects on human health
Shoko, Yeukai Phoebe (University of the Western Cape, 2010)Pesticides are designed to control or eliminate pests such as insects, rodents, weeds, bacteria, and fungi. They are used at a global scale for agricultural produce. Although pesticides play a significant role in increasing ... -
Sperm mitochondria: species specificity and relationships to sperm morphometric features and sperm function in selected mammalian species
Maree, Liana (University of the Western Cape, 2011)Numerous studies on mammalian spermatozoa have reported large variations in the dimensions of the main sperm structural components, namely the head, midpiece and flagellum. These variations in sperm architecture are believed ... -
Synergistic effects of mixtures of fungicides and medicinal plant extracts against Botrytis cinerea
Vries, Filicity Ann (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 ... -
Synergistic effects of mixtures of the kresoxim-methyl fungicide and medicinal plants extracts in vitro and in vivo against Botrytis Cinerea
Knowles, Cindy-Lee (University of the Western Cape, 2005)The fungus Botrytis cinerea is an opportunistic pathogen on a wide variety of crops, causing disease known as grey mould through infections via wounds or dead plant parts. Synthetic fungicides for controlling this disease ...