Browsing Faculty of Natural Science by Author "Madiehe, Abram M."
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Development of a receptor targeted nanotherapy using a proapoptotic peptide
Sibuyi, Nicole Remaliah Samantha (University of the Western Cape, 2015)The prevalence of obesity amongst South Africans is alarming, with more than 29% of men and 56% of women considered to be obese. Angiogenesis, a process for development of new blood vessels play a major role in growth and ... -
Development of nanotechnology-based drug delivery and imaging system to the white adipose tissue vasculature using Wistar Rat Model
Thovhogi, Ntevheleni (University of the Western Cape, 2013)Obesity is a complex metabolic disease of excessive fat accumulation. It is a worldwide epidemic affecting billions of people and its pharmacological management is hampered by drug toxicity and undesirable side effects. ... -
Identification of differentially expressed proteins in obese rats fed different high fat diets using proteomics and bioinformatics approaches
Gabuza, Kwazikwakhe (2013)Obesity is a medical condition in which an energy imbalance leads to excessive accumulation of body fat. Obesity leads to a reduction in life expectancy through its association with chronic diseases of lifestyle. The ...