Archive for December, 2009

Antioxidant activity of the dihydrochalcones Aspalathin and Nothofagin and their corresponding flavones in relation to other Rooibos ( Aspalathus linearis ) Flavonoids, Epigallocatechin Gallate, and Trolox.

Wednesday, December 30th, 2009

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The antioxidant activity of rooibos flavonoids, including the dihydrochalcones aspalathin and nothofagin and their corresponding flavone glycosides, was evaluated using the ABTS radical cation, metal chelating, and Fe(II)-induced microsomal lipid peroxidation assays. Epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) and Trolox were used as reference standards. Optimized geometric conformers of aspalathin and nothofagin, in addition to calculated physicochemical properties, were considered to explain interaction with the microsomal membrane structure and thus relative potency of the dihydrochalcones

Reversing bacteria-induced vitamin D receptor dysfunction is key to autoimmune disease.

Wednesday, December 30th, 2009

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By Waterhouse JC, Perez TH.

Rheumatic manifestations of skin disease.

Wednesday, December 30th, 2009

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By Clarke JT.

Lung disease related to collagen vascular disease.

Wednesday, December 30th, 2009

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By Lynch DA.

Vitamin supplements overview

Wednesday, December 30th, 2009

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Vitamins are a group of organic food substances or nutrients found only in living things, plants and animals. Vitamins were discovered by Dutch physician, Christiaan Eijkmann, who won the 1929 Nobel prize in physiology and medicine

Cooling-induced contraction and protein tyrosine kinase activity of isolated arterioles in secondary Raynaud’s phenomenon.

Thursday, December 24th, 2009

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OBJECTIVE: To investigate the response of skin arterioles from control subjects and patients with scleroderma and Raynaud’s phenomenon (RP/SSc) to cooling and modulators of protein tyrosine kinase (PTK) activity. METHODS: We used the microvessel perfusion technique to characterize the response of isolated dermal arterioles (100-200 microm, outside diameter) from normal (n = 17) and RP/SSc (n = 17) subjects to cooling from 37 degrees to 31 degrees C

Select phytochemicals suppress human T-lymphocytes and mouse splenocytes suggesting their use in autoimmunity and transplantation.

Thursday, December 24th, 2009

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By Hushmendy S. and Colleague Nutr Res

Vitamin D Facts – Lack of This Nutrient Has Serious Health Implications

Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009

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In years gone by, Vitamin D facts were discussed in relation to rickets, that is softening of the bones in children. But in North America nowadays, you’d be hard-pressed to find children with the disease

Water- the Best Way of the Body’s Metabolisim

Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009

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voda by Ivana MB on Polyvore.com Water- the Best Way of the Body’s Metabolisim Author: Marughu Daniel What is water? Water is a transparent,colorless, odorless, tasteless, liquid, which is used for different purposes.(Example- thirst, laundry, plants, and the greatest of all nutrition).

Detailed Information on Myelofibrosis

Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009

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Myelofibrosis (MF) is one of the myeloproliferative disorders (MPDs). It is also known as agnogenic myeloid metaplasia or meylofibrosis with myeloid metaplasia.