Kyle J. Norton
Antioxidants are stable molecules produced by the liver or from the intake of diet sources, including foods and supplementation.
The function of antioxidants is to protect the body against oxidation induced by free radicals.
Free radicals are a normal byproduct of oxygen metabolism. Certain environmental and behavioral factors such as exposure to radiation and toxic chemicals and smoking can dramatically increase the number of free radicals in the body.
Free radicals have an unpaired electron on the outer ring. Therefore, in order to maintain stability, free radicals must donate or intercept an electron from other atoms, causing the domino reaction that can not be stopped until all single electrons are paired or inhibited by antioxidants.
Oxidative stress is a result of the imbalanced ratio of the levels of free radicals compared to antioxidants.
In other words, if the antioxidant enzymes no longer can perform the function of balancing the free radicals in the body, oxidative stress occurs.
Epidemiologically, oxidative stress has been found to cause protein, lipid, and alternation of cellular DNA, leading to the incidence of chronic illness and cancers.
Dr. V. Hajhashemi, the lead scientist in the elevation of the effects of antioxidants for disease prevention wrote, "Free radicals are produced continuously in the cells as part of normal cellular function, however, excess production might play a role in pathophysiology of many disease conditions, including cancer, Alzheimer's disease, atherosclerosis and some of the drug-induced toxicity".
And, " Many basic research studies and observational epidemiologic studies in humans suggest that antioxidants can prevent oxidative damage".
In other words, by maintaining a healthy ratio of antioxidants and free radicals, diseases associated with oxidative stress can be preventable.
Some researchers suggested, that maintaining a balanced ratio of free radicals and antioxidants is the best way for good health.
Betacyanins are phytochemicals in the class of red and yellow indole-derived pigments, belonging to the group of Betalains, found abundantly in beets, chard, etc.
With an aim to find a potential compound for the treatment of oxidative stress, researchers examined the betacyanins phenol antioxidants activity against peroxyl radicals generated from the azo-initiated oxidation of methyl linoleate in methanol and of a heterogeneous aqueous/soybean phosphatidylcholine liposomal system
In the major compound betanin, researchers found that the phytochemical, a weak retarder in methanol is an effective chain-breaking antioxidant in the liposomal model.
In other words, kinetic solvent activity and partition in lipid bilayers may affect betanin antioxidant properties.
Betanidin, another bioactive compound shows a significant effect on chain-terminating antioxidants in both models.
In ROS activity, betanidin demonstrated a stronger radical-scavenging activity compared to betanin, in terms of both radical-scavenging rates constant and stoichiometric factor.
The results suggest that betacyanins exert significant anti-ROS expression by blocking the initiation and progression and induce-termination of a free radical chain reaction through the bioactive compound betanin and betanidin.
Based on the findings, researchers said, " Either betanin or betanidin incorporated in liposomes with alpha-tocopherol had additive effects, supporting the partition of the pigments in the bilayer and lipoperoxyl radical reduction".
Taken together, betacyanins may be considered a remedy for the prevention and treatment of diseases associated with oxidative stress, pending the confirmation of the larger sample size and multicenter human study.
Intake of betacyanins in the form of supplements should be taken with extreme care to prevent overdose acute liver toxicity.
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Kyle J. Norton (Scholar, Master of Nutrition, All rights reserved)
Health article writer and researcher; Over 10,000 articles and research papers have been written and published online, including worldwide health, ezine articles, article base, health blogs, self-growth, Best Before it's news, the karate GB daily, etc.,.
Named TOP 50 MEDICAL ESSAYS FOR ARTISTS & AUTHORS TO READ by Disilgold.com Named 50 of the best health Tweeters Canada - Huffington Post
Nominated for Shorty Award over last 4 years
Some articles have been used as references in medical research, such as the international journal Pharma and Bioscience, ISSN 0975-6299.
Sources
(1) Betacyanins as phenol antioxidants. Chemistry and mechanistic aspects of the lipoperoxyl radical-scavenging activity in solution and liposomes by Tesoriere L1, Allegra M, Gentile C, Livrea MA. (PubMed)
(2) Effect of solvent type and ratio on betacyanins and antioxidant activity of extracts from Hylocereus polyrhizus flesh and peel by supercritical fluid extraction and solvent extraction by Fathordoobady F1, Mirhosseini H1, Selamat J2, Manap MY. (PubMed)
(3) Are antioxidants helpful for disease prevention? by V. Hajhashemi,1,* G. Vaseghi,1 M. Pourfarzam,2 and A. Abdollahi. (PMC)
Tuesday, 5 September 2023
3,3'-Diindolylmethane Inhibits protein RANKL Associated with the Onset of #Arthritis, Researchers Reveal
Kyle J. Norton
Arthritis is a group of diseases associated with the inflammation of the joints. According to epidemiological studies osteoarthritis (OA) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are the 2 most common types of arthritis.
According to the information provided by the arthritis foundation, arthritis affects over 54 million people in adults which is diagnosed by doctors. Osteoarthritis is the most prevalent type in the US, affecting 31 million Americans.
Depending on type and the location affected, arthritis can be classified into over 100 conditions, but the most common types of arthritis include
* Osteoporosis is a condition of thinning of bone and bone tissues as a result of the loss of bone density over a long period of time.
* Osteoarthritis (OA), is a condition caused by the wear and tear on a joint due to aging, affecting over 25 million people in the United States alone.
* Rheumatoid Arthritis is a chronic disorder as a result of inflammation, affecting mostly the flexible (synovial) joints and tissues and organs in the body.
* Polymyalgia arthritis is a condition of inflammatory rheumatic disease-induced pain, stiffness, and tenderness in large muscles, including muscle shoulders and pelvic girdle.
* Fibromyalgia in The newly proposed criteria for the classification of fibromyalgia are 1) widespread pain in combination with 2) tenderness at 11 or more of the 18 specific tender point sites(a) as a result of responding to pressure.
As of today, there is no cure for arthritis, medications used in conventional medicine are to reduce pain, and symptoms and improve the quality of life for patients to carry out daily activities.
3,3'-Diindolylmethane or DIM are phytochemicals derived from the digestion of indole-3-carbinol, belonging to the group of Indoles, found abundantly in broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, kale, etc.
In the urgency to discover a natural compound for the treatment of diseases associated with osteoclastogenesis, researchers investigated the therapeutic efficacies of DIM on experimental arthritis.
The study included a rat model of adjuvant-induced arthritis (AIA), with daily AIA paw swelling.
According to the clinical and histologic indices of inflammation and tissue damage, administration of DIM attenuated AIA in animal models.
Furthermore, DIM also reduced the expression of several inflammatory cytokines, associated with the onset of arthritis. However, the anti-inflammatory function of DIM could not prevent the development of arthritis.
Moreover, in the differentiation of the DIM effect on activation-induced cytokine, researchers found that the bioactive compound effectively inhibits the expression of RANKL, leading to the blockade of osteoclastogenesis and consequently an alleviation of experimental arthritis.
The receptor activator of nuclear factor kappa-Β ligand (RANKL) is a protein involved in the activation-induced cytokine, osteoprotegerin ligand, and osteoclast differentiation factor.
Dr. the lead researcher wrote, "DIM has shown anti-arthritis activity in animal models via inhibiting the expression of RANKL, and thus may offer potential treatments for arthritis and associated disorders".
Taken altogether, 3,3'-Diindolylmethane derived from the digestion of indole-3-carbinol may be considered a supplement for the prevention and treatment of arthritis, pending the confirmation of the larger sample size and multicenter human study.
Intake of 3,3'-diindolylmethane in the form of a supplement should be taken with extreme care to prevent overdose acute liver toxicity.
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Kyle J. Norton (Scholar, Master of Nutrition, All rights reserved)
Health article writer and researcher; Over 10,000 articles and research papers have been written and published online, including worldwide health, ezine articles, article base, health blogs, self-growth, Best Before it's news, the karate GB Daily, etc.,.
Named TOP 50 MEDICAL ESSAYS FOR ARTISTS & AUTHORS TO READ by Disilgold.com Named 50 of the best health Tweeters Canada - Huffington Post
Nominated for Shorty Award over last 4 years
Some articles have been used as references in medical research, such as the international journal Pharma and Bioscience, ISSN 0975-6299.
Sources
(1) 3,3'-Diindolylmethane increases bone mass by suppressing osteoclastic bone resorption in mice by Yu TY1, Pang WJ2, Yang GS. (PubMed)
(2) 3,3'-Diindolylmethane attenuates experimental arthritis and osteoclastogenesis by Dong L1, Xia S, Gao F, Zhang D, Chen J, Zhang J. (PubMed)
Arthritis is a group of diseases associated with the inflammation of the joints. According to epidemiological studies osteoarthritis (OA) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are the 2 most common types of arthritis.
According to the information provided by the arthritis foundation, arthritis affects over 54 million people in adults which is diagnosed by doctors. Osteoarthritis is the most prevalent type in the US, affecting 31 million Americans.
Depending on type and the location affected, arthritis can be classified into over 100 conditions, but the most common types of arthritis include
* Osteoporosis is a condition of thinning of bone and bone tissues as a result of the loss of bone density over a long period of time.
* Osteoarthritis (OA), is a condition caused by the wear and tear on a joint due to aging, affecting over 25 million people in the United States alone.
* Rheumatoid Arthritis is a chronic disorder as a result of inflammation, affecting mostly the flexible (synovial) joints and tissues and organs in the body.
* Polymyalgia arthritis is a condition of inflammatory rheumatic disease-induced pain, stiffness, and tenderness in large muscles, including muscle shoulders and pelvic girdle.
* Fibromyalgia in The newly proposed criteria for the classification of fibromyalgia are 1) widespread pain in combination with 2) tenderness at 11 or more of the 18 specific tender point sites(a) as a result of responding to pressure.
As of today, there is no cure for arthritis, medications used in conventional medicine are to reduce pain, and symptoms and improve the quality of life for patients to carry out daily activities.
3,3'-Diindolylmethane or DIM are phytochemicals derived from the digestion of indole-3-carbinol, belonging to the group of Indoles, found abundantly in broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, kale, etc.
In the urgency to discover a natural compound for the treatment of diseases associated with osteoclastogenesis, researchers investigated the therapeutic efficacies of DIM on experimental arthritis.
The study included a rat model of adjuvant-induced arthritis (AIA), with daily AIA paw swelling.
According to the clinical and histologic indices of inflammation and tissue damage, administration of DIM attenuated AIA in animal models.
Furthermore, DIM also reduced the expression of several inflammatory cytokines, associated with the onset of arthritis. However, the anti-inflammatory function of DIM could not prevent the development of arthritis.
Moreover, in the differentiation of the DIM effect on activation-induced cytokine, researchers found that the bioactive compound effectively inhibits the expression of RANKL, leading to the blockade of osteoclastogenesis and consequently an alleviation of experimental arthritis.
The receptor activator of nuclear factor kappa-Β ligand (RANKL) is a protein involved in the activation-induced cytokine, osteoprotegerin ligand, and osteoclast differentiation factor.
Dr. the lead researcher wrote, "DIM has shown anti-arthritis activity in animal models via inhibiting the expression of RANKL, and thus may offer potential treatments for arthritis and associated disorders".
Taken altogether, 3,3'-Diindolylmethane derived from the digestion of indole-3-carbinol may be considered a supplement for the prevention and treatment of arthritis, pending the confirmation of the larger sample size and multicenter human study.
Intake of 3,3'-diindolylmethane in the form of a supplement should be taken with extreme care to prevent overdose acute liver toxicity.
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Author Biography
Kyle J. Norton (Scholar, Master of Nutrition, All rights reserved)
Health article writer and researcher; Over 10,000 articles and research papers have been written and published online, including worldwide health, ezine articles, article base, health blogs, self-growth, Best Before it's news, the karate GB Daily, etc.,.
Named TOP 50 MEDICAL ESSAYS FOR ARTISTS & AUTHORS TO READ by Disilgold.com Named 50 of the best health Tweeters Canada - Huffington Post
Nominated for Shorty Award over last 4 years
Some articles have been used as references in medical research, such as the international journal Pharma and Bioscience, ISSN 0975-6299.
Sources
(1) 3,3'-Diindolylmethane increases bone mass by suppressing osteoclastic bone resorption in mice by Yu TY1, Pang WJ2, Yang GS. (PubMed)
(2) 3,3'-Diindolylmethane attenuates experimental arthritis and osteoclastogenesis by Dong L1, Xia S, Gao F, Zhang D, Chen J, Zhang J. (PubMed)
#Herbal #Turmeric Inhibits Human Papillomavirus-Positive and Negative Squamous Carcinoma Cells through Cell Death Programming, Researchers Suggest
Kyle J. Norton
Cancer is a group of chronic diseases associated with cell growth disorderly in the tissue of some specific organ. Depending on the grade and stage, most cases of cancer in the advanced stage have been found to induce a higher mortality rate compared to cancer diagnosed in the localized stage.
Head and neck cancer is a group of cancers that starts in the cell on the surface of the inner lining of the mouth, nose, throat, larynx, sinuses, or salivary glands.
Squamous cell carcinoma is cancer arising from the squamous cells found in the outer layer of skin and in the mucous membranes, which are the moist tissues that line body cavities.
Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) develops in the mucous membranes of the mouth, nose, and throat.
Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) epidemiologically has been found to spread to the lymph nodes or lungs. More than 90% of the head and neck cancers diagnosed are squamous carcinomas.
Symptoms of head and neck cancer may include a lump or sore that does not heal, a sore throat that does not go away, trouble swallowing, or a change in voice.
According to the statistics provided by the Western General Hospital, squamous cell cancer of the head and neck is common worldwide accounting for 4% of all cancers in the United States and 5% in the United Kingdom.
The exact causes of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) are unknown. However, geographically, smoking tobacco, drinking alcohol, and long-term poor diet are important to risk factors in the West compared to risk factors of chewing betel or areca nuts, smoking bidis, and taking snuff are important in the Indian subcontinent.
More importantly, the genetic preposition of genome 9p21, which may indicate the loss of a gene that suppresses tumors accounted for a total of 70% of all cases.
Turmeric is a perennial plant in the genus Curcuma, belonging to the family Zingiberaceae, native to tropical South Asia.
The herb has been used in traditional medicine as an anti-oxidant, hypoglycemic, colorant, antiseptic, wound healing agent, and to treat flatulence, bloating, appetite loss, ulcers, eczema, inflammations, etc.
On finding a potential ingredient for the treatment of head and neck cancer, researchers examined the effect of curcumin on head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) using a panel of cell lines with and without human papillomavirus (HPV+, HPV-).
According to the tested differentiation, curcumin treatment of HNSCC cell lines not only interfered with RNA of Skp2, which causes cancer tumorigenesis and radiation tolerance but also induced concomitant accumulation of p21 and p27 associated with a cell cycle arrest in HPV+, HPV- cells.
Furthermore, curcumin inhibits cell viability and induces apoptosis in a dose-dependent manner in the tested cell line with and without human papillomavirus (HPV+, HPV-).
Moreover, curcumin treatment of HPV+ and HPV- cells resulted in apoptosis via the mitochondrial pathway of apoptosis and activation of caspases that play a critical role in programmed cell death.
Additionally, the inhibition of HPV+ and HPV- cells by curcumin was also found to suppress the expression of poor prognostic markers such as XIAP, and cancer survival such as cIAP1, and cIAP2.
More importantly, co-treatment of HNSCC cells with curcumin and cisplatin potentiated inhibition of cell viability and apoptotic effects.
Based on the findings, researchers wrote in the final report, "These data suggest an important function for curcumin, acting as a suppressor of oncoprotein Skp2 in squamous cell carcinoma cells in both HPV+ and HPV- cells".
Taken together, turmeric processed abundantly bioactive compound curcumin may be considered supplements for the prevention and treatment of HNSCC, pending the confirmation of the larger sample size and multicenter human study.
Intake of turmeric in the form of supplements should be taken with extreme care to prevent overdose acute liver toxicity.
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Kyle J. Norton (Scholar, Master of Nutrition, All rights reserved)
Health article writer and researcher; Over 10,000 articles and research papers have been written and published online, including worldwide health, ezine articles, article base, health blogs, self-growth, Best Before it's news, the Karate GB Daily, etc.,.
Named TOP 50 MEDICAL ESSAYS FOR ARTISTS & AUTHORS TO READ by Disilgold.com Named 50 of the best health Tweeters Canada - Huffington Post
Nominated for Shorty Award over last 4 years
Some articles have been used as references in medical research, such as the international journal Pharma and Bioscience, ISSN 0975-6299.
Sources
(1) Curcumin-Mediated Degradation of S-Phase Kinase Protein 2 Induces Cytotoxic Effects in Human Papillomavirus-Positive and Negative Squamous Carcinoma Cells by Khan AQ1, Siveen KS1, Prabhu KS1, Kuttikrishnan S1, Akhtar S1, Shaar A1, Raza A2, Mraiche F3, Dermime S2, Uddin S. (PubMed)
(2) TriCurin, a novel formulation of curcumin, epicatechin gallate, and resveratrol, inhibits the tumorigenicity of human papillomavirus-positive head and neck squamous cell carcinoma by Piao L1,2, Mukherjee S3,4, Chang Q4,5, Xie X1,2, Li H6, Castellanos MR7, Banerjee P3,4, Iqbal H1,2, Ivancic R1,2, Wang X1,2, Teknos TN1,2, Pan Q. (PubMed)
(3) Squamous cell carcinomas of the head and neck by R J Sanderson, consultant otolaryngologist and J A D Ironside, consultant clinical oncologist. (PMC)
Cancer is a group of chronic diseases associated with cell growth disorderly in the tissue of some specific organ. Depending on the grade and stage, most cases of cancer in the advanced stage have been found to induce a higher mortality rate compared to cancer diagnosed in the localized stage.
Head and neck cancer is a group of cancers that starts in the cell on the surface of the inner lining of the mouth, nose, throat, larynx, sinuses, or salivary glands.
Squamous cell carcinoma is cancer arising from the squamous cells found in the outer layer of skin and in the mucous membranes, which are the moist tissues that line body cavities.
Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) develops in the mucous membranes of the mouth, nose, and throat.
Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) epidemiologically has been found to spread to the lymph nodes or lungs. More than 90% of the head and neck cancers diagnosed are squamous carcinomas.
Symptoms of head and neck cancer may include a lump or sore that does not heal, a sore throat that does not go away, trouble swallowing, or a change in voice.
According to the statistics provided by the Western General Hospital, squamous cell cancer of the head and neck is common worldwide accounting for 4% of all cancers in the United States and 5% in the United Kingdom.
The exact causes of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) are unknown. However, geographically, smoking tobacco, drinking alcohol, and long-term poor diet are important to risk factors in the West compared to risk factors of chewing betel or areca nuts, smoking bidis, and taking snuff are important in the Indian subcontinent.
More importantly, the genetic preposition of genome 9p21, which may indicate the loss of a gene that suppresses tumors accounted for a total of 70% of all cases.
Turmeric is a perennial plant in the genus Curcuma, belonging to the family Zingiberaceae, native to tropical South Asia.
The herb has been used in traditional medicine as an anti-oxidant, hypoglycemic, colorant, antiseptic, wound healing agent, and to treat flatulence, bloating, appetite loss, ulcers, eczema, inflammations, etc.
On finding a potential ingredient for the treatment of head and neck cancer, researchers examined the effect of curcumin on head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) using a panel of cell lines with and without human papillomavirus (HPV+, HPV-).
According to the tested differentiation, curcumin treatment of HNSCC cell lines not only interfered with RNA of Skp2, which causes cancer tumorigenesis and radiation tolerance but also induced concomitant accumulation of p21 and p27 associated with a cell cycle arrest in HPV+, HPV- cells.
Furthermore, curcumin inhibits cell viability and induces apoptosis in a dose-dependent manner in the tested cell line with and without human papillomavirus (HPV+, HPV-).
Moreover, curcumin treatment of HPV+ and HPV- cells resulted in apoptosis via the mitochondrial pathway of apoptosis and activation of caspases that play a critical role in programmed cell death.
Additionally, the inhibition of HPV+ and HPV- cells by curcumin was also found to suppress the expression of poor prognostic markers such as XIAP, and cancer survival such as cIAP1, and cIAP2.
More importantly, co-treatment of HNSCC cells with curcumin and cisplatin potentiated inhibition of cell viability and apoptotic effects.
Based on the findings, researchers wrote in the final report, "These data suggest an important function for curcumin, acting as a suppressor of oncoprotein Skp2 in squamous cell carcinoma cells in both HPV+ and HPV- cells".
Taken together, turmeric processed abundantly bioactive compound curcumin may be considered supplements for the prevention and treatment of HNSCC, pending the confirmation of the larger sample size and multicenter human study.
Intake of turmeric in the form of supplements should be taken with extreme care to prevent overdose acute liver toxicity.
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How To Get Rid Of Eye Floaters
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Ovarian Cysts And PCOS Elimination
Holistic System In Existence That Will Show You How To
Permanently Eliminate All Types of Ovarian Cysts Within 2 Months
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Author Biography
Kyle J. Norton (Scholar, Master of Nutrition, All rights reserved)
Health article writer and researcher; Over 10,000 articles and research papers have been written and published online, including worldwide health, ezine articles, article base, health blogs, self-growth, Best Before it's news, the Karate GB Daily, etc.,.
Named TOP 50 MEDICAL ESSAYS FOR ARTISTS & AUTHORS TO READ by Disilgold.com Named 50 of the best health Tweeters Canada - Huffington Post
Nominated for Shorty Award over last 4 years
Some articles have been used as references in medical research, such as the international journal Pharma and Bioscience, ISSN 0975-6299.
Sources
(1) Curcumin-Mediated Degradation of S-Phase Kinase Protein 2 Induces Cytotoxic Effects in Human Papillomavirus-Positive and Negative Squamous Carcinoma Cells by Khan AQ1, Siveen KS1, Prabhu KS1, Kuttikrishnan S1, Akhtar S1, Shaar A1, Raza A2, Mraiche F3, Dermime S2, Uddin S. (PubMed)
(2) TriCurin, a novel formulation of curcumin, epicatechin gallate, and resveratrol, inhibits the tumorigenicity of human papillomavirus-positive head and neck squamous cell carcinoma by Piao L1,2, Mukherjee S3,4, Chang Q4,5, Xie X1,2, Li H6, Castellanos MR7, Banerjee P3,4, Iqbal H1,2, Ivancic R1,2, Wang X1,2, Teknos TN1,2, Pan Q. (PubMed)
(3) Squamous cell carcinomas of the head and neck by R J Sanderson, consultant otolaryngologist and J A D Ironside, consultant clinical oncologist. (PMC)
#Healthyfood #Tomatoes Protect the Tissues of Stomach Against Gastric Injury-Induced by Excessive Alcohol Consumption
Kyle J. Norton
Gastrointestinal injury is an injury associated with the stomach, small bowel, colon, or rectum.
In other words, any damage to the organs of the digestive system caused by blunt or penetrating trauma is considered a gastrointestinal injury.
Gastrointestinal injury caused by blunt trauma in children is uncommon, accounting for less than 1% of all gastrointestinal injuries.
Believe it or not, in children, the most common causes of gastrointestinal injury are caused by a discrete point of energy transfer such as a seatbelt (19%), a handlebar (13%), or a blow from abuse (19%), or other blows and is unique to this population, according to the Children's Hospital.
Depending on the organ damage, patients may experience different symptoms.
In small intestinal injury, patients may have symptoms of pain close to the injured bowel segment, abdominal distension, and diarrhea, ileus, diffuse abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting.
In large intestinal injuries, patients may have symptoms of persistent focal pain in a trocar site with abdominal distention, diarrhea, and leukopenia.
In gastric/stomach injury, patients May first experience symptoms of nausea, vomiting, blood in the urine, and fever, followed by abdominal pain, tenderness, distension, or rigidity.
In rectal injury, patients may have symptoms of rectal itching, pain, and rectal bleeding.
Tomato is a red, edible fruit, genus Solanum, belonging to the family Solanaceae, native to South America. Because of its health benefits, the tomato is grown worldwide for the commercial purpose
and often in the greenhouse.
In finding a potential ingredient for the prevention and treatment of gastrointestinal injury, researchers investigated the transgenic mini-tomato and protection against alcohol-induced gastrointestinal injury.
By examining the function of the epidermal growth factor (EGF) in maintaining the physiological function of the mucosa of the digestive tract, and promoting the healing of the gastric and duodenal ulcers, researchers chemically synthesized a tomato codon preference hEGF gene by Agrobacterium-mediated transformation.
Epidermal growth factor (EGF) has been found to play an essential role in wound healing by stimulating epidermal and dermal regeneration.
According to the radioimmunoassay (RIA),15 days of intragastric gavage (ig) administration of the rhEGF-containing juice of the transgenic tomato could significantly protect mice against alcohol-induced ulceration.
The Ulcer index expressed as a degree of the stomach lesion, also decreased from 42.20 +/- 18.13 to 16.25 +/- 9.57.
In other words, the transgenic tomato protects the integrity of the stomach cell against the insults of excessive alcohol consumption that damage the stomach lining tissues and speeds up ulcer healing
Taken together, tomatoes with rhEGF may be considered a dietary supplement for the prevention and treatment of gastrointestinal injury, pending a large sample size and multicenter human study.
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Holistic System In Existence That Will Show You How-To
Permanently Eliminate All Types of Ovarian Cysts Within 2 Months
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Author Biography
Kyle J. Norton (Scholar, Master of Nutrition, All rights reserved)
Health article writer and researcher; Over 10,000 articles and research papers have been written and published online, including worldwide health, ezine articles, article base, health blogs, self-growth, Best Before It's news, the Karate GB Daily, etc.,.
Named TOP 50 MEDICAL ESSAYS FOR ARTISTS & AUTHORS TO READ by Disilgold.com Named 50 of the best health Tweeters Canada - Huffington Post
Nominated for Shorty Award over last 4 years
Some articles have been used as references in medical research, such as the international journal Pharma and Bioscience, ISSN 0975-6299.
Sources
(1) Transgenic mini-tomato and protection against alcohol-induced gastric injury by Zhi Q1, Wang S, Chai M, Zhang F, Li Q, Li S, Sun M. (PubMed)
(2) Injuries of the gastrointestinal tract from blunt trauma in children: a 12-year experience at a designated pediatric trauma center by Canty TG Sr1, Canty TG Jr, Brown C. (PubMed)
Gastrointestinal injury is an injury associated with the stomach, small bowel, colon, or rectum.
In other words, any damage to the organs of the digestive system caused by blunt or penetrating trauma is considered a gastrointestinal injury.
Gastrointestinal injury caused by blunt trauma in children is uncommon, accounting for less than 1% of all gastrointestinal injuries.
Believe it or not, in children, the most common causes of gastrointestinal injury are caused by a discrete point of energy transfer such as a seatbelt (19%), a handlebar (13%), or a blow from abuse (19%), or other blows and is unique to this population, according to the Children's Hospital.
Depending on the organ damage, patients may experience different symptoms.
In small intestinal injury, patients may have symptoms of pain close to the injured bowel segment, abdominal distension, and diarrhea, ileus, diffuse abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting.
In large intestinal injuries, patients may have symptoms of persistent focal pain in a trocar site with abdominal distention, diarrhea, and leukopenia.
In gastric/stomach injury, patients May first experience symptoms of nausea, vomiting, blood in the urine, and fever, followed by abdominal pain, tenderness, distension, or rigidity.
In rectal injury, patients may have symptoms of rectal itching, pain, and rectal bleeding.
Tomato is a red, edible fruit, genus Solanum, belonging to the family Solanaceae, native to South America. Because of its health benefits, the tomato is grown worldwide for the commercial purpose
and often in the greenhouse.
In finding a potential ingredient for the prevention and treatment of gastrointestinal injury, researchers investigated the transgenic mini-tomato and protection against alcohol-induced gastrointestinal injury.
By examining the function of the epidermal growth factor (EGF) in maintaining the physiological function of the mucosa of the digestive tract, and promoting the healing of the gastric and duodenal ulcers, researchers chemically synthesized a tomato codon preference hEGF gene by Agrobacterium-mediated transformation.
Epidermal growth factor (EGF) has been found to play an essential role in wound healing by stimulating epidermal and dermal regeneration.
According to the radioimmunoassay (RIA),15 days of intragastric gavage (ig) administration of the rhEGF-containing juice of the transgenic tomato could significantly protect mice against alcohol-induced ulceration.
The Ulcer index expressed as a degree of the stomach lesion, also decreased from 42.20 +/- 18.13 to 16.25 +/- 9.57.
In other words, the transgenic tomato protects the integrity of the stomach cell against the insults of excessive alcohol consumption that damage the stomach lining tissues and speeds up ulcer healing
Taken together, tomatoes with rhEGF may be considered a dietary supplement for the prevention and treatment of gastrointestinal injury, pending a large sample size and multicenter human study.
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How To Get Rid Of Eye Floaters
Contrary To Professional Prediction, Floaters Can Be Cured Naturally
Ovarian Cysts And PCOS Elimination
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Kyle J. Norton (Scholar, Master of Nutrition, All rights reserved)
Health article writer and researcher; Over 10,000 articles and research papers have been written and published online, including worldwide health, ezine articles, article base, health blogs, self-growth, Best Before It's news, the Karate GB Daily, etc.,.
Named TOP 50 MEDICAL ESSAYS FOR ARTISTS & AUTHORS TO READ by Disilgold.com Named 50 of the best health Tweeters Canada - Huffington Post
Nominated for Shorty Award over last 4 years
Some articles have been used as references in medical research, such as the international journal Pharma and Bioscience, ISSN 0975-6299.
Sources
(1) Transgenic mini-tomato and protection against alcohol-induced gastric injury by Zhi Q1, Wang S, Chai M, Zhang F, Li Q, Li S, Sun M. (PubMed)
(2) Injuries of the gastrointestinal tract from blunt trauma in children: a 12-year experience at a designated pediatric trauma center by Canty TG Sr1, Canty TG Jr, Brown C. (PubMed)
#Turmeric Prevents Liver Damage and Injury by Inhibiting Liver Stress Markers, Researchers Show
Kyle J. Norton
The liver is the largest internal organ that not only filters the blood from the digestive system before passing it to other parts of the body but also plays a critical role in the production of cholesterol, a waxy substance that aids digestion, builds cell membranes, and produces vitamin D and steroid hormones.
Hepatic stress is a condition in which the function of the liver is partly reduced. Hepatic stress can be observed by the levels of liver stress-makers.
Liver function tests (LFTs or LFs) are used to measure the levels of liver transaminases aspartate transaminase (AST) and alanine transaminase (ALT) in patients with liver injury, particularly, in a patient with some degree of intact liver function.
Abnormal high levels of transaminases aspartate transaminase (AST) and alanine transaminase (ALT) are early indications of liver damage or injury.
Oxidative stress in the liver caused by a toxic substance such as an overdose of the supplement has been found to constitute most cases of acute liver damage.
Lauren Cooper, the author of the examines the toxic effects of an overdose of green tea extract and bodybuilding pills wrote, "Many herbal remedies and dietary supplements can also harm the liver, including some that you can easily buy online or over-the-counter in drug or health food stores".
And, "Researchers looked at cases of liver damage reported to the Drug-Induced Liver Injury Network, a program funded by the National Institutes of Health. Roughly 700 cases of liver damage were reported to the program during the period of the study; 130 of those cases were linked to dietary supplements".
The results strongly suggested although green tea extract is considered a functional supplement for the treatment of various diseases, overdose and abusive use of such supplements also have a negative impact on human health, particularly liver health.
Turmeric is a perennial plant in the genus Curcuma, belonging to the family Zingiberaceae, native to tropical South Asia.
The herb has been used in traditional medicine as an anti-oxidant, hypoglycemic, colorant, antiseptic, wound healing agent, and to treat flatulence, bloating, appetite loss, ulcers, eczema, inflammations, etc.
With an aim to find a potential compound for the improvement of liver functioning, researchers examined the effect of Curcuma longa L. (CLL) rhizome on hepatic dysfunction.
On acute carbon tetrachloride (CCl4)-induced liver stress rats, researchers compared the activity of CLL extract administered once a day for 3 days at three dose levels (100, 200, and 300 mg/kg/day) and curcumin administered once a day at the 200 mg/kg/day.
Before treatment, CCl4 rats showed a significant induced increased serum AST and ALT levels by 2.1- and 1.2-fold, respectively, compared with the control.
CLL- and curcumin-treated rats inhibited the levels of AST but not ALT elevation induced by CCl4.
Furthermore, according to the tested assays, the peroxidation of membrane lipids in the liver was significantly prevented by CLL (100, 200, and 300 mg/kg/day) on liver tissues.
Moreover, both CLL extract and curcumin exhibited significant protection against liver injury by improving the levels of hepatic antioxidant enzymes such as superoxide dismutase and glutathione peroxidase, and glutathione against free radicals expression in the CCl4 treated rats.
More precisely, both CLL extract and curcumin protected the liver cells against the onset of liver cellular stress by reducing the liver damage markers and inhibiting the liver oxidative stress via increased production of liver antioxidant enzymes.
Dr. Lee GH, the lead scientist said, "Our data suggested that CLL extract and curcumin protect the liver from acute CCl4-induced injury in a rodent model by suppressing hepatic oxidative stress. Therefore, CLL extract and curcumin are potential therapeutic antioxidant agents against acute hepatotoxicity".
Taken together, turmeric processed abundantly bioactive compound curcumin may be considered supplements for the improvement of liver functioning against liver damage, pending to the confirmation of the larger sample size and multicenter human study.
Intake of turmeric in the form of supplements should be taken with extreme care to prevent overdose acute liver toxicity.
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How To Get Rid Of Eye Floaters
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Author Biography
Kyle J. Norton (Scholar, Master of Nutrition, All rights reserved)
Health article writer and researcher; Over 10,000 articles and research papers have been written and published online, including worldwide health, ezine articles, article base, health blogs, self-growth, Best Before it's news, the karate GB Daily, etc.,.
Named TOP 50 MEDICAL ESSAYS FOR ARTISTS & AUTHORS TO READ by Disilgold.com Named 50 of the best health Tweeters Canada - Huffington Post
Nominated for Shorty Award over last 4 years
Some articles have been used as references in medical research, such as the international journal Pharma and Bioscience, ISSN 0975-6299.
Sources
(1) Curcumin and Curcuma longa L. extract ameliorates lipid accumulation through the regulation of the endoplasmic reticulum redox and ER stress by Lee HY1, Kim SW2, Lee GH1, Choi MK1, Chung HW1, Lee YC3, Kim HR4, Kwon HJ5, Chae HJ. (PubMed)
(2) Protective effect of Curcuma longa L. extracts on CCl4-induced acute hepatic stress by Lee GH1, Lee HY1, Choi MK1, Chung HW1, Kim SW2,3, Chae HJ. (PubMed)
(3) Liver Damage From Supplements Is on the Rise. Green tea extract and bodybuilding pills pose a particular risk, study finds By Lauren Cooper. (CR)
The liver is the largest internal organ that not only filters the blood from the digestive system before passing it to other parts of the body but also plays a critical role in the production of cholesterol, a waxy substance that aids digestion, builds cell membranes, and produces vitamin D and steroid hormones.
Hepatic stress is a condition in which the function of the liver is partly reduced. Hepatic stress can be observed by the levels of liver stress-makers.
Liver function tests (LFTs or LFs) are used to measure the levels of liver transaminases aspartate transaminase (AST) and alanine transaminase (ALT) in patients with liver injury, particularly, in a patient with some degree of intact liver function.
Abnormal high levels of transaminases aspartate transaminase (AST) and alanine transaminase (ALT) are early indications of liver damage or injury.
Oxidative stress in the liver caused by a toxic substance such as an overdose of the supplement has been found to constitute most cases of acute liver damage.
Lauren Cooper, the author of the examines the toxic effects of an overdose of green tea extract and bodybuilding pills wrote, "Many herbal remedies and dietary supplements can also harm the liver, including some that you can easily buy online or over-the-counter in drug or health food stores".
And, "Researchers looked at cases of liver damage reported to the Drug-Induced Liver Injury Network, a program funded by the National Institutes of Health. Roughly 700 cases of liver damage were reported to the program during the period of the study; 130 of those cases were linked to dietary supplements".
The results strongly suggested although green tea extract is considered a functional supplement for the treatment of various diseases, overdose and abusive use of such supplements also have a negative impact on human health, particularly liver health.
Turmeric is a perennial plant in the genus Curcuma, belonging to the family Zingiberaceae, native to tropical South Asia.
The herb has been used in traditional medicine as an anti-oxidant, hypoglycemic, colorant, antiseptic, wound healing agent, and to treat flatulence, bloating, appetite loss, ulcers, eczema, inflammations, etc.
With an aim to find a potential compound for the improvement of liver functioning, researchers examined the effect of Curcuma longa L. (CLL) rhizome on hepatic dysfunction.
On acute carbon tetrachloride (CCl4)-induced liver stress rats, researchers compared the activity of CLL extract administered once a day for 3 days at three dose levels (100, 200, and 300 mg/kg/day) and curcumin administered once a day at the 200 mg/kg/day.
Before treatment, CCl4 rats showed a significant induced increased serum AST and ALT levels by 2.1- and 1.2-fold, respectively, compared with the control.
CLL- and curcumin-treated rats inhibited the levels of AST but not ALT elevation induced by CCl4.
Furthermore, according to the tested assays, the peroxidation of membrane lipids in the liver was significantly prevented by CLL (100, 200, and 300 mg/kg/day) on liver tissues.
Moreover, both CLL extract and curcumin exhibited significant protection against liver injury by improving the levels of hepatic antioxidant enzymes such as superoxide dismutase and glutathione peroxidase, and glutathione against free radicals expression in the CCl4 treated rats.
More precisely, both CLL extract and curcumin protected the liver cells against the onset of liver cellular stress by reducing the liver damage markers and inhibiting the liver oxidative stress via increased production of liver antioxidant enzymes.
Dr. Lee GH, the lead scientist said, "Our data suggested that CLL extract and curcumin protect the liver from acute CCl4-induced injury in a rodent model by suppressing hepatic oxidative stress. Therefore, CLL extract and curcumin are potential therapeutic antioxidant agents against acute hepatotoxicity".
Taken together, turmeric processed abundantly bioactive compound curcumin may be considered supplements for the improvement of liver functioning against liver damage, pending to the confirmation of the larger sample size and multicenter human study.
Intake of turmeric in the form of supplements should be taken with extreme care to prevent overdose acute liver toxicity.
Natural Medicine for Fatty Liver And Obesity Reversal - The Revolutionary Findings To Achieve Optimal Health And Lose Weight
How To Get Rid Of Eye Floaters
Contrary To Professional Prediction, Floaters Can Be Cured Naturally
Ovarian Cysts And PCOS Elimination
Holistic System In Existence That Will Show You How-To
Permanently Eliminate All Types of Ovarian Cysts Within 2 Months
Back to Kyle J. Norton's Homepage http://kylejnorton.blogspot.ca
Author Biography
Kyle J. Norton (Scholar, Master of Nutrition, All rights reserved)
Health article writer and researcher; Over 10,000 articles and research papers have been written and published online, including worldwide health, ezine articles, article base, health blogs, self-growth, Best Before it's news, the karate GB Daily, etc.,.
Named TOP 50 MEDICAL ESSAYS FOR ARTISTS & AUTHORS TO READ by Disilgold.com Named 50 of the best health Tweeters Canada - Huffington Post
Nominated for Shorty Award over last 4 years
Some articles have been used as references in medical research, such as the international journal Pharma and Bioscience, ISSN 0975-6299.
Sources
(1) Curcumin and Curcuma longa L. extract ameliorates lipid accumulation through the regulation of the endoplasmic reticulum redox and ER stress by Lee HY1, Kim SW2, Lee GH1, Choi MK1, Chung HW1, Lee YC3, Kim HR4, Kwon HJ5, Chae HJ. (PubMed)
(2) Protective effect of Curcuma longa L. extracts on CCl4-induced acute hepatic stress by Lee GH1, Lee HY1, Choi MK1, Chung HW1, Kim SW2,3, Chae HJ. (PubMed)
(3) Liver Damage From Supplements Is on the Rise. Green tea extract and bodybuilding pills pose a particular risk, study finds By Lauren Cooper. (CR)
#Ginger Intake Orally Rduces Pain and Disability of Patients with #Osteoarthritis, According to Studies
Kyle J. Norton
Ginger may have a potential and positive effect in ameliorating the symptoms of pain and complications of reduced quality of life in patients with osteoarthritis, some scientists suggested.
Osteoarthritis (OA) is a chronic condition a type of joint disease characterized by the breaking down of joint cartilage and underlying bone due to the “wear and tear” of joints over time.
Some researchers suggested that OA is a degenerative disease characterized by “low-grade inflammation” in the cartilage and synovium, affecting the joint structure and progressive deterioration of cartilage.
According to the statistics from the NIH, osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common joint disorder in the US. Among adults, 60 years of age or older the prevalence of symptomatic knee and sadly OA affects approximately 10% of men and 13% of women.
Epidemiological strongly suggest that obesity and overweight which have a strong impact on weight-bearing joints, the genetic preposition of a patient can make such a patient more susceptible to the disease compared to others who do not, people with a joint injury that did heal properly at a younger age and people with occupations that require standing for long periods of time, repetitive bending, heavy lifting or other movements and the increase in age are associated to the increased risk of the onset of the disease.
The most common symptoms of osteoarthritis are joint pain and stiffness.
Dr. Giuseppe Musumeci, the lead author in the study "Osteoarthritis in the XXIst Century: Risk Factors and Behaviours that Influence Disease Onset and Progression" suggested that besides the risk factors mentioned above, dietary factors also play an important role in the onset of the disease.
In the dietary aspect in the induction of OA, the research team wrote, "This diet (The Western diet) is mainly constituted by preservative and harmful substances, such as animal fat and glucose excessive concentration and lack of nutritional factors, such as vitamins and nutrient minerals essential for our body. Moreover, bad dietary habits may predispose people to obesity, which is responsible for both metabolic destroying processes affecting the cartilage and overload of the joints, especially hips and knees".
And, " Quantity and quality of nutrient intake. Low intake of vitamin D and vitamin C is a possible risk factor for knee OA, while certain food groups, such as milk and dairy products, meat, and poultry are beneficial for knee OA. Thus we could affirm that nutritional imbalance, combined with endocrine abnormalities, may be involved in the pathogenesis of OA".
Ginger (Zingiber officinale) or ginger root, the second superfood used for thousands of years by mankind, is the genus Zingiber, belonging to the family Zingiberaceae, native to Tamil.
The root has been used in traditional and Chinese medicine to treat dyspepsia, gastroparesis, constipation, edema, difficult urination, colic, etc.
With an aim to reaffirm the traditional use of ginger for the treatment of osteoarthritis, a joint review led by the Copenhagen University Hospital, Bispebjerg, and Frederiksberg was conducted to assess the clinical efficacy and safety of oral ginger for the symptomatic treatment of osteoarthritis (OA).
The study was carried out by searching the randomized controlled trials (RCTs) comparing oral ginger treatment with placebo in OA patients aged >18 years satisfied the predetermined guidelines and criteria, including the outcomes of the reduction in pain and disability.
Out of 122 retrieved references, 117 were discarded, and only 5 five trials (593 patients) were selected for meta-analyses.
All 5 remaining studies suggested that ginger intake scored a statistically significant pain reduction.
Furthermore, the application of ginger in subjects with osteoarthritis demonstrates a statistically significant reduction in disability compared to the control.
However, according to the returned questionnaires from the participants, researchers surprisingly found that patients given ginger are more than twice as likely to discontinue treatment compared to placebo.
Dr. Mozaffari-Khosravi H, the lead author, launched a joint study to determine ginger powder's effects in relieving pain and inflammation in patients with osteoarthritis.
120 participants selected for the randomized double-blind placebo-controlled 3-month clinical trial for knee osteoarthritis were randomly assigned to one of two groups: the ginger group (GG) or the placebo group (PG).
Ginger selected group was given capsules containing 500 mg of ginger powder, while the PG group was given capsules filled with 500 mg starch.
At the baseline, proinflammatory cytokine concentrations did not differ by group, as observed by the participant's blood sample.
After 3 months, GG showed a significant reduction of cytokines compared to the PG.
In the final report, the research team wrote, "Ginger supplementation may have promising benefits for knee osteoarthritis".
These results reconfirming the use of ginger for the treatment of osteoarthritis in traditional medicine with no side effects
Natural Medicine for Fatty Liver And Obesity Reversal - The Revolutionary Findings To Achieve Optimal Health And Lose Weight
How To Get Rid Of Eye Floaters
Contrary To Professional Prediction, Floaters Can Be Cured Naturally
Ovarian Cysts And PCOS Elimination
Holistic System In Existence That Will Show You How-To
Permanently Eliminate All Types of Ovarian Cysts Within 2 Months
Back to Kyle J. Norton's Homepage http://kylejnorton.blogspot.ca
Author Biography
Kyle J. Norton (Scholar, Master of Nutrition, All right reserved)
Health article writer and researcher; Over 10.000 articles and research papers have been written and published online, including worldwide health, ezine articles, article base, health blogs, self-growth, Best Before it's news, the Karate GB daily, etc.,.
Named TOP 50 MEDICAL ESSAYS FOR ARTISTS & AUTHORS TO READ by Disilgold.com Named 50 of the best health Tweeters Canada - Huffington Post
Nominated for Shorty Award over last 4 years
Some articles have been used as references in medical research, such as the international journal Pharma and Bioscience, ISSN 0975-6299.
Sources
(1) Efficacy and safety of ginger in osteoarthritis patients: a meta-analysis of randomized placebo-controlled trials by Bartels EM1, Folmer VN2, Bliddal H2, Altman RD3, Juhl C4, Tarp S2, Zhang W5, Christensen R. (PubMed)
(2) Effect of Ginger Supplementation on Proinflammatory Cytokines in Older Patients with Osteoarthritis: Outcomes of a Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial by Mozaffari-Khosravi H1,2, Naderi Z1, Dehghan A3, Nadjarzadeh A1, Fallah Huseini H. (PubMed)
(3) Osteoarthritis in the XXIst Century: Risk Factors and Behaviours that Influence Disease Onset and Progression by Giuseppe Musumeci,1,* Flavia Concetta Aiello,1 Marta Anna Szychlinska,1Michelino Di Rosa,2 Paola Castrogiovanni,1 and Ali Mobasheri. (PubMed)
Ginger may have a potential and positive effect in ameliorating the symptoms of pain and complications of reduced quality of life in patients with osteoarthritis, some scientists suggested.
Osteoarthritis (OA) is a chronic condition a type of joint disease characterized by the breaking down of joint cartilage and underlying bone due to the “wear and tear” of joints over time.
Some researchers suggested that OA is a degenerative disease characterized by “low-grade inflammation” in the cartilage and synovium, affecting the joint structure and progressive deterioration of cartilage.
According to the statistics from the NIH, osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common joint disorder in the US. Among adults, 60 years of age or older the prevalence of symptomatic knee and sadly OA affects approximately 10% of men and 13% of women.
Epidemiological strongly suggest that obesity and overweight which have a strong impact on weight-bearing joints, the genetic preposition of a patient can make such a patient more susceptible to the disease compared to others who do not, people with a joint injury that did heal properly at a younger age and people with occupations that require standing for long periods of time, repetitive bending, heavy lifting or other movements and the increase in age are associated to the increased risk of the onset of the disease.
The most common symptoms of osteoarthritis are joint pain and stiffness.
Dr. Giuseppe Musumeci, the lead author in the study "Osteoarthritis in the XXIst Century: Risk Factors and Behaviours that Influence Disease Onset and Progression" suggested that besides the risk factors mentioned above, dietary factors also play an important role in the onset of the disease.
In the dietary aspect in the induction of OA, the research team wrote, "This diet (The Western diet) is mainly constituted by preservative and harmful substances, such as animal fat and glucose excessive concentration and lack of nutritional factors, such as vitamins and nutrient minerals essential for our body. Moreover, bad dietary habits may predispose people to obesity, which is responsible for both metabolic destroying processes affecting the cartilage and overload of the joints, especially hips and knees".
And, " Quantity and quality of nutrient intake. Low intake of vitamin D and vitamin C is a possible risk factor for knee OA, while certain food groups, such as milk and dairy products, meat, and poultry are beneficial for knee OA. Thus we could affirm that nutritional imbalance, combined with endocrine abnormalities, may be involved in the pathogenesis of OA".
Ginger (Zingiber officinale) or ginger root, the second superfood used for thousands of years by mankind, is the genus Zingiber, belonging to the family Zingiberaceae, native to Tamil.
The root has been used in traditional and Chinese medicine to treat dyspepsia, gastroparesis, constipation, edema, difficult urination, colic, etc.
With an aim to reaffirm the traditional use of ginger for the treatment of osteoarthritis, a joint review led by the Copenhagen University Hospital, Bispebjerg, and Frederiksberg was conducted to assess the clinical efficacy and safety of oral ginger for the symptomatic treatment of osteoarthritis (OA).
The study was carried out by searching the randomized controlled trials (RCTs) comparing oral ginger treatment with placebo in OA patients aged >18 years satisfied the predetermined guidelines and criteria, including the outcomes of the reduction in pain and disability.
Out of 122 retrieved references, 117 were discarded, and only 5 five trials (593 patients) were selected for meta-analyses.
All 5 remaining studies suggested that ginger intake scored a statistically significant pain reduction.
Furthermore, the application of ginger in subjects with osteoarthritis demonstrates a statistically significant reduction in disability compared to the control.
However, according to the returned questionnaires from the participants, researchers surprisingly found that patients given ginger are more than twice as likely to discontinue treatment compared to placebo.
Dr. Mozaffari-Khosravi H, the lead author, launched a joint study to determine ginger powder's effects in relieving pain and inflammation in patients with osteoarthritis.
120 participants selected for the randomized double-blind placebo-controlled 3-month clinical trial for knee osteoarthritis were randomly assigned to one of two groups: the ginger group (GG) or the placebo group (PG).
Ginger selected group was given capsules containing 500 mg of ginger powder, while the PG group was given capsules filled with 500 mg starch.
At the baseline, proinflammatory cytokine concentrations did not differ by group, as observed by the participant's blood sample.
After 3 months, GG showed a significant reduction of cytokines compared to the PG.
In the final report, the research team wrote, "Ginger supplementation may have promising benefits for knee osteoarthritis".
These results reconfirming the use of ginger for the treatment of osteoarthritis in traditional medicine with no side effects
Natural Medicine for Fatty Liver And Obesity Reversal - The Revolutionary Findings To Achieve Optimal Health And Lose Weight
How To Get Rid Of Eye Floaters
Contrary To Professional Prediction, Floaters Can Be Cured Naturally
Ovarian Cysts And PCOS Elimination
Holistic System In Existence That Will Show You How-To
Permanently Eliminate All Types of Ovarian Cysts Within 2 Months
Back to Kyle J. Norton's Homepage http://kylejnorton.blogspot.ca
Author Biography
Kyle J. Norton (Scholar, Master of Nutrition, All right reserved)
Health article writer and researcher; Over 10.000 articles and research papers have been written and published online, including worldwide health, ezine articles, article base, health blogs, self-growth, Best Before it's news, the Karate GB daily, etc.,.
Named TOP 50 MEDICAL ESSAYS FOR ARTISTS & AUTHORS TO READ by Disilgold.com Named 50 of the best health Tweeters Canada - Huffington Post
Nominated for Shorty Award over last 4 years
Some articles have been used as references in medical research, such as the international journal Pharma and Bioscience, ISSN 0975-6299.
Sources
(1) Efficacy and safety of ginger in osteoarthritis patients: a meta-analysis of randomized placebo-controlled trials by Bartels EM1, Folmer VN2, Bliddal H2, Altman RD3, Juhl C4, Tarp S2, Zhang W5, Christensen R. (PubMed)
(2) Effect of Ginger Supplementation on Proinflammatory Cytokines in Older Patients with Osteoarthritis: Outcomes of a Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial by Mozaffari-Khosravi H1,2, Naderi Z1, Dehghan A3, Nadjarzadeh A1, Fallah Huseini H. (PubMed)
(3) Osteoarthritis in the XXIst Century: Risk Factors and Behaviours that Influence Disease Onset and Progression by Giuseppe Musumeci,1,* Flavia Concetta Aiello,1 Marta Anna Szychlinska,1Michelino Di Rosa,2 Paola Castrogiovanni,1 and Ali Mobasheri. (PubMed)
#BrassicaFood Plants Regulate Parameters Associated with a Reduced Risk of Cardiac Hypertrophy, Researchers Say
Kyle J. Norton
Hypertrophy is a process or condition that increases and growth of muscle cells by increasing the muscular size achieved through exercise.
Lifting weights is the most common way to increase hypertrophy.
In other words, hypertrophy is the enlargement of an organ or tissue from the increase in the size of its cells by increasing the number of contractile proteins in each muscle fiber.
There are two types of muscular hypertrophy including the growth of muscle contraction parts or myofibrillar and the increased muscle glycogen storage or sarcoplasmic.
Myofibrillar training improves strength and speed, compared to sarcoplasmic growth that sustains more energy in endurance athletic events.
Cardiac hypertrophy is a medical condition associated with the abnormal enlargement, or thickening, of the heart muscle.
The most common causes of cardiac hypertrophy are the results of hypertension or valvular disease.
The condition can also be caused by athletic hypertrophy (a condition related to exercise), valve disease, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HOCM), and congenital heart disease.
The most common symptoms are shortness of breath, chest pain, and palpitation, especially during exercise.
In finding a potential compound that attenuates cardiac H9c2 cell hypertrophy, researchers examined the effects of 3,3'-Diindolylmethane (DIM) is the major product of the acid-catalyzed condensation of indole-3-carbinol (I3C), a component of extracts of Brassica food plants.
The study was conducted using an in vitro model with 1 µM angiotensin II (Ang II) in cultured rat cardiac H9c2 cells, to observe the effects of DIM on cardiac hypertrophy.
According to the tested analysis, the optimal concentration of DIM for 6, 12, and 24 h. showed a significant effect on the atrial natriuretic peptide, brain natriuretic peptide, and myosin heavy chain β mRNA expression induced by Ang II in H9c2 cells.
In other words, DIM lowers the blood pressure, promotes diuresis, natriuresis, vasodilation of the systemic and pulmonary vasculature, and reduction of circulating levels of endothelin and aldosterone and cardiac muscle contraction induced by Ang II in H9c2 cells.
Furthermore, H9c2 cells treated with DIM for 0, 15, 30, and 60 min induced by Ang II also improve the function of 5'-AMP-activated protein kinase catalytic subunit alpha-1 that regulates the activities of a number of key metabolic enzymes in protecting the cardiac cells from stresses in response to hypertrophic stimuli.
Based on the findings, Brassica food plants consist of DIM that may be used for the prevention of cardiac hypertrophy, pending the confirmation of the larger sample size and multicenter human study.
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How To Get Rid Of Eye Floaters
Contrary To Professional Prediction, Floaters Can Be Cured Naturally
Ovarian Cysts And PCOS Elimination
Holistic System In Existence That Will Show You How-To
Permanently Eliminate All Types of Ovarian Cysts Within 2 Months
Back to Kyle J. Norton Homepage http://kylejnorton.blogspot.ca
Author Biography
Kyle J. Norton (Scholar, Master of Nutrition, All rights reserved)
Health article writer and researcher; Over 10,000 articles and research papers have been written and published online, including worldwide health, ezine articles, article base, health blogs, self-growth, Best Before it's news, the karate GB Daily, etc.,.
Named TOP 50 MEDICAL ESSAYS FOR ARTISTS & AUTHORS TO READ by Disilgold.com Named 50 of the best health Tweeters Canada - Huffington Post
Nominated for Shorty Award over last 4 years
Some articles have been used as references in medical research, such as the international journal Pharma and Bioscience, ISSN 0975-6299.
Sources
(1) 3,3'-Diindolylmethane attenuates cardiac H9c2 cell hypertrophy through 5'-adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase-α by Zong J1, Wu QQ1, Zhou H1, Zhang JY1, Yuan Y1, Bian ZY1, Deng W1, Dai J1, Li FF1, Xu M1, Fang Y1, Tang QZ. (PubMed)
Hypertrophy is a process or condition that increases and growth of muscle cells by increasing the muscular size achieved through exercise.
Lifting weights is the most common way to increase hypertrophy.
In other words, hypertrophy is the enlargement of an organ or tissue from the increase in the size of its cells by increasing the number of contractile proteins in each muscle fiber.
There are two types of muscular hypertrophy including the growth of muscle contraction parts or myofibrillar and the increased muscle glycogen storage or sarcoplasmic.
Myofibrillar training improves strength and speed, compared to sarcoplasmic growth that sustains more energy in endurance athletic events.
Cardiac hypertrophy is a medical condition associated with the abnormal enlargement, or thickening, of the heart muscle.
The most common causes of cardiac hypertrophy are the results of hypertension or valvular disease.
The condition can also be caused by athletic hypertrophy (a condition related to exercise), valve disease, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HOCM), and congenital heart disease.
The most common symptoms are shortness of breath, chest pain, and palpitation, especially during exercise.
In finding a potential compound that attenuates cardiac H9c2 cell hypertrophy, researchers examined the effects of 3,3'-Diindolylmethane (DIM) is the major product of the acid-catalyzed condensation of indole-3-carbinol (I3C), a component of extracts of Brassica food plants.
The study was conducted using an in vitro model with 1 µM angiotensin II (Ang II) in cultured rat cardiac H9c2 cells, to observe the effects of DIM on cardiac hypertrophy.
According to the tested analysis, the optimal concentration of DIM for 6, 12, and 24 h. showed a significant effect on the atrial natriuretic peptide, brain natriuretic peptide, and myosin heavy chain β mRNA expression induced by Ang II in H9c2 cells.
In other words, DIM lowers the blood pressure, promotes diuresis, natriuresis, vasodilation of the systemic and pulmonary vasculature, and reduction of circulating levels of endothelin and aldosterone and cardiac muscle contraction induced by Ang II in H9c2 cells.
Furthermore, H9c2 cells treated with DIM for 0, 15, 30, and 60 min induced by Ang II also improve the function of 5'-AMP-activated protein kinase catalytic subunit alpha-1 that regulates the activities of a number of key metabolic enzymes in protecting the cardiac cells from stresses in response to hypertrophic stimuli.
Based on the findings, Brassica food plants consist of DIM that may be used for the prevention of cardiac hypertrophy, pending the confirmation of the larger sample size and multicenter human study.
Natural Medicine for Fatty Liver And Obesity Reversal - The Revolutionary Findings To Achieve Optimal Health And Lose Weight
How To Get Rid Of Eye Floaters
Contrary To Professional Prediction, Floaters Can Be Cured Naturally
Ovarian Cysts And PCOS Elimination
Holistic System In Existence That Will Show You How-To
Permanently Eliminate All Types of Ovarian Cysts Within 2 Months
Back to Kyle J. Norton Homepage http://kylejnorton.blogspot.ca
Author Biography
Kyle J. Norton (Scholar, Master of Nutrition, All rights reserved)
Health article writer and researcher; Over 10,000 articles and research papers have been written and published online, including worldwide health, ezine articles, article base, health blogs, self-growth, Best Before it's news, the karate GB Daily, etc.,.
Named TOP 50 MEDICAL ESSAYS FOR ARTISTS & AUTHORS TO READ by Disilgold.com Named 50 of the best health Tweeters Canada - Huffington Post
Nominated for Shorty Award over last 4 years
Some articles have been used as references in medical research, such as the international journal Pharma and Bioscience, ISSN 0975-6299.
Sources
(1) 3,3'-Diindolylmethane attenuates cardiac H9c2 cell hypertrophy through 5'-adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase-α by Zong J1, Wu QQ1, Zhou H1, Zhang JY1, Yuan Y1, Bian ZY1, Deng W1, Dai J1, Li FF1, Xu M1, Fang Y1, Tang QZ. (PubMed)
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