Association of a 27-Bp Repeat Polymorphism in Intron 4 of Endothelial Constitutive Nitric Oxide Synthase Gene with Coronary Artery Disease in a Tunisian Population

Letaief Afef*, Benothmane Leila, Charfeddine Bassem, Ennez Hajri Samia, Guider Jridi and Limem Khalifa

Background: Nitric oxide (NO) plays a major role in the regulation of vascular tone associations between NO genotypes. Coronary artery disease (CAD) and other r..Ver más»

Phytochemical, Anti-inflammatory and Analgesic Studies of the Crude Ethanolic Leaf Extract of Globimetular brounii Van Tieghem (Family: Loranthaceae)

Atiku I, Sule MI, Pateh UU, Musa AM, Ya’u J, Sani YM, Hanwa UA, Abdullahi SM, Adamu SA, Lawal EA and Abdulrahman H

Globimetula braunii is a bushy parasitic plant growing on Terminalia catappa, which has a variety of use in African traditional medicine. The leaves of the plant was subjected t..Ver más»

Analysis of In-vivo Cytotoxicity and Irritability of an Epoxy Nanocomposite

Ana Paula Basile Peçanha, Geraldo Alberto Pinheiro de Carvalho, Aline Batista Gonçalves Franco, Amanda Gonçalves Franco, Agnaldo Silva Garcez Segundo, Sergio Candido Dias

Objectives: To assess a high-performance epoxy nanocomposite through the analysis of in vivo accumulated irritability on the oral mucosa, and cell viability thr..Ver más»

The Effects of Axial Bone Osteogenic Loading-Type Resistance Exercise on Adults with Risk of Moderate-Metabolic Dysfunction: A Pilot Study

Bazil Hunte and John Jaquish

Objective: To determine the efficacy of osteogenic loading (OL) on glycemic control in older adults with pre-type 2 diabetes.

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Pheochromocytoma: A Case Report and Literature Review

Xiaoyan Chen, Xuelian Deng, Wenzhong Chen, Xia Gu, Shunyou Deng, Wanling Chen, Dongling Li, Yubao Guan

Objective: We present a case of pheochromocytoma with fatal paroxysmal dyspnea hemoptysis and shock. A systematic review of literature on pheochromocytoma was p..Ver más»

Association of Vitamin B12 and Metformin in Type II Diabetes Patients in Bahrain

Fajer Nasser and Tahera Islam

Objective: Metformin therapy is the gold standard treatment for type 2 diabetic patients. Long term use of metformin has been associated with vitamin B_{12Ver más»}