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s finding may be clinically applied to minimize inter-individual variability of drugs such as statins and allopurinol. Further study with a larger sample size is needed to assess the drug profiles and responses to treatment.

Plant extracts are used to treat illnesses, promote health, and maintain general well-being in traditional medicine.

Juss (Malvaceae) is one of the medicinal herbs that is used traditionally to treat chronic diseases and related pain because currently used anti-inflammatory drugs may cause severe side effects, and naturally occurring compounds with reduced cytotoxicity could be explored for therapeutic goals.

Dried leaf of

was extracted with aqueous and organic solvents and partitioned based on polarity using solvent-solvent methods. The extracts were tested in anti-inflammatory assays against cyclooxygenases and lipoxygenase, and the safety profile was determined in a cell-based in-vitro assay.

The

-hexane fraction of

leaf extracts had significant activity against both COX-1 (IC

=0.97±1.9 µg/mL) and COX-2 (IC

=1.13±0.2 µg/mL) better than the indomethacin positive control (IC

=1.3±0.6 and 1.52±0.2 µg/mL), respectively (p≤ 0.05). Also, all the extracts and fractions of

tested inhibitey to manage pain associated with chronic inflammation where the use of NSAID is problematic.

Organic extracts of the leaves of Grewia mollis contained bioactive molecules with potent action on COX-2 and 15-LOX. Targeted high-resolution high-performance liquid chromatographic (HPLC) methods have streamlined and enhanced bioactive compound isolation and purification process. This allows for the separation of undesirable compounds that could cause metabolic cytotoxicity in the plant extract mixtures. The method could be used to develop an alternative therapeutic strategy to manage pain associated with chronic inflammation where the use of NSAID is problematic.

Bacterial activity and inflammation both influence acne vulgaris (AV) formation. selleck

is considered as an actor involved in inflammation of AV. Besides

, other microbiomes found in AV may also play a role in the pathogenesis. This research was conducted to overview microbiomes found in non-inflammatory and inflammatory lesions of AV.

An observational descriptive study with cross-sectional approach was designed. Sample collection was performed with 40 subjects with AV. In every patient, both non-inflammatory (closed comedone) and inflammatory (pustule) lesion samples were collected by swab. Afterward, bacterial culture was performed, continued by bacterial identification.

In non-inflammatory lesions, the growth of nine bacterial species was observed from 40 samples. In an anaerobic culture,

(17,5%) was identified. In aerobic cultures, different bacterial species were found including

(52.5%),

(12.5%),

(7.5%),

(7.5%),

(7.5%),

(5%),

(5%), and

(2.5%). In inflammatory lesions, nine bacterial species were found, in which was the anaerobic culture we identified

(25.0%). Aerobic cultures have revealed the growth colonies of

(42.5%),

(22.5%),

(12.5%),

(10.0%),

(5.0%),

(2.5%),

(2.5%), and

(2.5%). Two mixed bacterial growths were observed in non-inflammatory lesions, while four mixed bacterial growths were found in inflammatory lesions.

Differences in bacterial isolates were observed both in non-inflammatory and inflammatory lesions of AV.

Differences in bacterial isolates were observed both in non-inflammatory and inflammatory lesions of AV.

Few studies have considered the interplay between commuting mode and air pollution on obesity. The aim of this study was to examine whether workplace air pollutants exposure modifying the associations between different commuting mode and obesity.

A cross-sectional study of workers in Beijing was conducted in 2016. The study sample comprised 10,524 participants aged 18 to 65 years old. Outcomes were defined as overall obesity (BMI≥ 28 kg/m

) and abdominal obesity (WC ≥ 85 cm in men and WC ≥ 80 cm in women). Commuting modes were divided into walking, cycling, bus, subway, and car or taxi. Logistic regression models were used to estimate odds ratios relating commuting mode to overall and abdominal obesity and stratified by gender, controlling for covariates.

The association between commuting mode and obesity was more strongly in men than women. In the fully adjusted models, compared with car or taxi commuters, cycling (men OR=0.37, 95% CI=0.20 to 0.68) or bus (men OR=0.58, 95% CI=0.36 to 0.94) counterpartng men. Air pollutants do not obscure the benefits of active or public commuting for obesity. These associations support the policy for increasing active or public commuting as a strategy to reduce the prevalence of obesity.

This study was designed to use in vivo and in vitro approaches to evaluate puerarin in diabetes-induced renal injury.

SD rats were divided into NC (normal control), Model (diabetic induced renal injury model), SP-L (model rats treated with low-dose standard puerarin), SP-M (model rats treated with middle-dose standard puerarin), and SP-H (model rats treated with high-dose standard puerarin) groups. We evaluated fasting blood-glucose (FBG), urinary albumin/creatinine ratio (UACR), body weight, and kidney index (KI) in the different groups. TNF-α, IL-1β, and IL-6 concentrations were measured using Elisa assays. HE staining and TUNEL assays were used to evaluate pathology and apoptosis in kidney tissues, respectively. Relative gene and protein expression was measured using RT-qPCR and Western blot assays. Apoptosis was measured using flow cytometry. The correlation between miRNA-145-5p and TLR4 was assessed using dual-luciferase reporter gene assays.

The pathology and apoptosis cell number were deteriorate in Model group; TNF-α, IL-1β and IL-6 concentrations, FGB, UACR and KI were increased and body weight was depressed; meanwhile, relative gene and proteins expressions (miRNA-145-5p, TLR4, MyD88 and NF-κB p65) were significantly different in Model group in vivo and vitro study compared with NC group. SP treatment significantly improved the pathology and apoptosis levels in the tissues, as well as TNF-α, IL-1β and IL-6 concentrations, FGB, UACR, body weight, and KI. In vitro cell studies revealed that SP could prevent renal injury induced by diabetes through the miRNA-145-5p/TLR4 axis.

SP prevents diabetes-induced renal damage via miRNA-145-5p overexpression and reduces TLR4/MyD88/NF-κB (p65) pathway activation in vitro and in vivo.

SP prevents diabetes-induced renal damage via miRNA-145-5p overexpression and reduces TLR4/MyD88/NF-κB (p65) pathway activation in vitro and in vivo.