Anti-human immunodeficiency virus-1 activity of MoMo30 protein isolated from the traditional African medicinal plant Momordica balsamina

Autor: Mahfuz Khan, Amad Diop, Erick Gbodossou, Peng Xiao, Morgan Coleman, Kenya De Barros, Hao Duong, Vincent C. Bond, Virginia Floyd, Kofi Kondwani, Valerie Montgomery Rice, Sandra Harris-Hooker, Francois Villinger, Michael D. Powell

Publikováno v: Virology Journal, Vol 20, Iss 1, Pp 1-15 (2023)

Abstract Background Plants are used in traditional healing practices of many cultures worldwide. Momordica balsamina is a plant commonly used by traditional African healers as a part of a treatment for HIV/AIDS. It is typically given as a tea to pati

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Strengthening and Sustaining Inter-Institutional Research Collaborations and Partnerships

Autor: Sandra Harris-Hooker, Emma Fernández-Repollet, Jerris R. Hedges, Clayton Yates, Winston E. Thompson, Vincent C. Bond, Elizabeth Ofili, Richard Yanagihara, Karam F.A. Soliman, Shelia A McClure, Gene D’Amour, Deepak Kumar, Cecilia M. Shikuma, William M. Southerland, Shafiq A. Khan, Brian M. Rivers

Publikováno v: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 18, Iss 2727, p 2727 (2021)

Inter-institutional collaborations and partnerships play fundamental roles in developing and diversifying the basic biomedical, behavioral, and clinical research enterprise at resource-limited, minority-serving institutions. In conjunction with the R

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https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18052727

The Role of Eumelanin in Generating Reactive Oxygen and Reactive Nitrogen in Solution: Possible Relevance to Keloid Formation

Autor: Comnuan Nokkaew, Aquilla Sprewell, Danita Eatman, Natalia Silvestrov, Abrienne M. Patta, Sandra Harris-Hooker, Julian M. Menter

Publikováno v: Open Journal of Physical Chemistry. :157-162

Recently, nitric oxide (NO) has been implicated as an epigenetic factor in keloids, a scarring disease occurring primarily in dark skinned people who have relatively high amounts of pigment melanin. In this work, we tested whether a melanin-mediated

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https://doi.org/10.4236/ojpc.2013.34019

Enhanced Nitric Oxide Synthesis Reverses Salt-Induced Alterations in Blood Flow and Cgmp Levels

Autor: Teh-Ching Chu, Nerimiah Emmett, Evan F. Williams, Sandra Harris-Hooker, Gary L. Sanford, Mohamed A. Bayorh, Robin R. Socci, Myrtle Thierry-Palmer

Publikováno v: Clinical and Experimental Hypertension. 21:333-352

To understand the role of nitric oxide in salt-induced hypertension, we evaluated cardiovascular, hemodynamic and biochemical parameters in Dahl salt-sensitive rats fed low (0.3%) and high (8.0%) sodium diets. Two high salt groups received 1.25 and 2

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https://doi.org/10.3109/10641969909068669

Lipids, lipoproteins and coronary heart disease in minority populations

Autor: Gary L. Sanford, Sandra Harris-Hooker

Publikováno v: Atherosclerosis. 108:S83-S104

Despite recent advances in both prevention and treatment, cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains the leading cause of mortality in the US. The Framingham Study was a landmark in defining CHD-related risk factors; unfortunately, very few minorities were

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https://doi.org/10.1016/0021-9150(94)90155-4