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Publikováno v:
Discover Food, Vol 4, Iss 1, Pp 1-14 (2024)
Abstract Mussaenda frondosa (MF) is an edible species of the genus Mussaenda (Rubiaceae) that contains a wide array of medicinal compounds. The present study was conducted to evaluate the physicochemical and functional properties of the MF sepals and
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/5c871b6762b14c66a8c8bc161983f5fd
Autor:
Kalani Gayathri Jayasekara, Sugandhika Suresh, Charitha Goonasekara, Preethi Soyza, Namal Perera, Kamani Gunasekera
Publikováno v:
Scientific Reports, Vol 14, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2024)
Abstract Despite being a global public health problem, there are no antiviral agents for dengue. Plants are the sources of most approved drugs and many phytochemicals have exhibited in vitro antiviral activity. We explored the antiviral potential of
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https://doaj.org/article/d47f8e9edf6e4f139932d0a5d5b5fbc9
Autor:
Namal Perera, Hiba Khan
Publikováno v:
Orthopaedics and Trauma. 34:168-173
Peripheral nerves convey signals between the spinal cord and the rest of the body. Peripheral nerve injury (PNI) is a challenging problem with a variety of aetiologies and symptoms. Injuries can be classified into three categories: neurapraxia, axono
Autor:
Chih-Yu Hsieh, Namal Perera, Lan-Hui Li, Yan-Long Zhang, Shih-Hsiung Wu, Kuo-Feng Hua, Hsiao-Wen Chiu, Feng-Ling Yang
Publikováno v:
International journal of biological macromolecules. 165
Glucuronoxylomannan (AAPS) from the edible wood ear mushroom Auricularia auricula-judae has been demonstrated to exhibit immunostimulatory properties through its binding to TLR4. However, the mechanisms of immune modulation by AAPS in mammalian cells
Publikováno v:
International Journal of Biological Sciences
Antrodia cinnamomea (A. cinnamomea) is a medicinal fungus used in traditional Chinese medicine to treat different kinds of ailments, including liver diseases, abdominal pain, drug intoxication, diarrhea, itchy skin, hypertension, and cancer. Polysacc
Autor:
Yan-Long Zhang, Jeffy Chern, Feng-Ling Yang, Kuo-Feng Hua, Chih-Yu Hsieh, Hsiao-Wen Chiu, Lan-Hui Li, Namal Perera, Shih-Hsiung Wu
Publikováno v:
Chemical Communications. 54:6995-6998
This study established the comprehensive repeating unit structure of immunologically active glucuronoxylomannan (AAPS) from wood ear mushroom, Auricularia auricula-judae. We identified Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) as a critical receptor involved in AA
Autor:
Shih-Hsiung Wu, Yi-Ting Tsai, Jung-Feng Hsieh, Shih-Hao Zhan, Namal Perera, Kuo-Feng Hua, Lan-Hui Li, Feng-Ling Yang, Ching-Ming Chang, Yueh-Tung Lu
Publikováno v:
Organic Letters. 19:3486-3489
Galactomannan with an octasaccharide-repeating unit (ACP) was isolated from Taiwan medicinal mushroom Antrodia cinnamomea, and its chemical structure was determined herein. ACP significantly enhanced the phagocytosis and bactericidal activity of J774
Autor:
Bryce Nelson, Hiroka Aonuma, Takeshi Yagi, Namal Perera, Ikuo Igarashi, Shinya Fukumoto, Hiroshi Iseki, Hirotaka Kanuka, Moemi Suzuki
Publikováno v:
Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 376:671-676
With an aim to develop a quick and simple method to survey pathogen-transmitting vectors, LAMP (loop-mediated isothermal amplification) was applied to the identification of Plasmodium-carrying mosquitoes, specifically a Plasmodium-transmitting experi
Autor:
Bryce Nelson, Hironori Bando, Sugao Oshiro, Shinya Fukumoto, Namal Perera, Hirotaka Kanuka, Naoaki Shinzawa, Hiroka Aonuma, Aya Yoshimura
Publikováno v:
Parasites & Vectors
Parasites & Vectors, Vol 2, Iss 1, p 15 (2009)
Parasites & Vectors, Vol 2, Iss 1, p 15 (2009)
Background Despite recent advances in our understanding of the basic biology behind transmission of zoonotic infectious diseases harbored by arthropod vectors these diseases remain threatening public health concerns. For effective control of vector a
Autor:
Hiroshi Iseki, Hirotaka Kanuka, Aya Yoshimura, Hiroka Aonuma, Ikuo Igarashi, Tokiyasu Teramoto, Takeshi Yagi, Bryce Nelson, Namal Perera, Shinya Fukumoto
Publikováno v:
Journal of virological methods. 156(1-2)
Mosquitoes are critical vectors in many arboviral transmission cycles. Considering the increasing incidence of arboviral infections throughout the world, monitoring of vector populations for the presence of an arbovirus could be considered an importa