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Do physiotherapy students employ evidence-based practice in the management of musculoskeletal disorders and sports injuries
(2013)Background: Musculoskeletal disorders (MSD’s) and sports injuries are commonly sustained throughout the world daily. They are dominant in many countries, with considerable cost involvement and impact on quality of life. ... -
Does maternal nicotine exposure during gestation and lactation change the oxidant-antioxidant status of the lungs of the offsprings and is tomato juice protecting the lungs of the offsprings?
(University of the Western Cape, 2009)Nicotine exposure to the fetus through tobacco smoking or nicotine replacement therapy during the whole period of gestation and lactation causes diverse effects on fetal and neonatal lung development, integrity and maturation ... -
Does Olea africana protect the heart against ischemiareperfusion injury?
(2009)Cardiovascular disease is a major health problem and remains the number one cause of death worldwide. For centuries, medicinal plants have been used in different cultures as medicines for the treatment and control of various ... -
Ecology and conservation of high altitude amphibians
(UWC, 2002)This study looked at the breeding ecology of the anurans, found in the Landdroskop mountain range in Grabouw, and some recommendations as to their conservation are made. There is very little known about the frogs in South ... -
Effect of basella alba and hibiscus macranthus on tm4 sertoli cell functions
(University of the Western Cape, 2009)Basella alba (BA) and Hibiscus macranthus (HM) are used by traditional healers in Cameroon to treat male sexual fertility problems. Previous studies showed that in vivo administration of the leaf extracts of both plants ... -
The effect of cissampelos capensis extract on prostate cancer, sertoli and leydig cell function
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)This study investigated the effect of the C. capensis extract (0.001, 0.01, 0.1, 1, 10, 100 1000 μg/ml) on LNCaP prostate cancer, TM3 Leydig and TM4 Sertoli cells for 24 and 96 hours. The following parameters were investigated: ... -
Effect of cissampelos capensis rhizome extract on human sperm capacitation and acrosome reaction
(2013)Cissampelos capensis, is commonly known by the Afrikaans name ‟dawidjies” or ‟dawidjieswortel”. C. capensis is the most important and best known medicinal plant of the family Menispermaceae used by the Khoisan and other ... -
The effect of doxorubicin encapsulated chitosan alginate nanoparticles and curcumin on multidrug resistant colon cancer cell lines
(University of the Western Cape, 2024)Purpose: Although chemotherapeutic drugs have improved the survival rate of patients diagnosed with colorectal cancer, resistance to chemotherapy frequently leads to therapeutic failure and poor patient outcomes. Multidrug ... -
Effect of Eurycoma longifolia (Tongkat Ali) on the prostate cancer cell line LNCaP
(2013)Eurycoma Longfolia Jack, also known as Tongkat Ali (TA) is a tropical plant belonging to the family of Simaroubaceae is widely distributed in South East Asian countries. The extracts of TA have been proven to have ... -
The effect of flavonoids on the in vitro activity of antibiotics against Staphylococcus aureus
(University of the Western Cape, 2012)Staphylococcus aureus is a Gram-positive coccus belonging to the Stapylococcaeae family. S. aureus causes a wide range of infections that range from skin infections to lifethreatening infections such as pneumonia and ... -
The effect of glycine supplementation on the skeletal muscle properties of captive cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus)
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)The fastest known land mammal – the cheetah, possesses many anatomical adaptations that enables high-speed running. Current literature regarding the physiological aspects that facilitate their incredible sprinting ability, ... -
The effect of gonadotropin-releasing hormones (GnRH) I & II on sperm motility and acrosome status of the Vervet monkey (Chlorocebus aethiops) in vitro
(University of the Western Cape, 2006)Gonadotropin Releasing Hormone (GnRH) is a hypothalmic decapeptide, which regulates mammalian gonadotropin secretions by binding to specific, high affinity receptors in the pituitary. Two forms of GnRH (GnRH I and GnRH II) ... -
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 effect of maternal nicotine exposure on cell proliferation on the lungs of the offspring
(2013)Tobacco consumption and exposure to tobacco smoke is one of the biggest contributing factors to a growing epidemic of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), primarily cancers, diabetes, cardiovascular and chronic lung diseases ... -
The effect of maternal nicotine exposure on cellular senescence in the lungs of the offspring
(University of the Western Cape, 2012)Several studies conducted in laboratories at the University of the Western Cape has demonstrated an interference with the parenchymal lung tissue of the offspring when exposed to nicotine (smoking cigarettes and/or Nicotine ... -
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 ... -
The effect of maternal nicotine, vitamin C and nicotine + vitamin C during gestation and lactation on neonatal lung growth and development
(2009)Maternal smoking is known to cause serious health risks to the unborn child. Recent studies implicate nicotine as the causative factor. Maternal nicotine exposure during pregnancy and lactation interferes with foetal and ... -
The effect of methamphetamine on the blood-testis barrier
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)Introduction The blood-testis barrier (BTB) is formed by tight junctions between adjacent Sertoli cells. The barrier formed by these tight junction helps to create a specialized environment for spermatogenesis and provide ... -
The effect of Nicotine exposure on aspects of liver Carbohydrate metabolism
(University of the Western Cape, 1989)The liver plays an important role in maintaining the blood glucose concentration. In this respect glycogenolysis and gluconeogenesis play an important role. Interference with these pathways may therefore have an effect on ... -
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 ...