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Published on the 1 April 2010

Diuretic and antioxidant effects of Cacti-Nea, a dehydrated water extract from prickly pear fruit, in rats

Dehydrated extract of the prickly pear fruit Opuntia ficus indica, Cacti-Nea, was evaluated for its chronic diuretic and antioxidant effects in Wistar rats. Cacti-Nea was orally administered daily for…
Published on the 1 April 2010

Preventive effects of different probiotic formulations on travelers’ diarrhea model in wistar rats : preventive effects of probiotics on TD

A new animal model of travelers' diarrhea has been developed by infecting rats orally with a strain of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli in order to assess the efficacy of three probiotic formulations …
Published on the 21 December 2009

Antidepressant-like properties of cocoa’s polyphenols The role of flavanoids and flavanols on depression

In the last ten years, cocoa and bitter chocolate with a high content of cocoa have received much attention due to their significant polyphenol contents, and thus, have been recognized as significant …
Published on the 24 November 2009

Report of a glycemic imbalance in a diabetic patient after initiation of nicotine replacement therapy

In the present study, we report the case of a patient with diabetes mellitus whose glycemic control was disrupted during hospitalization after a nicotine replacement therapy. Dosage adjustments along …
Published on the 1 October 2009

Variations in illumination, closed wall transparency and/or extramaze space influence both baseline anxiety and response to diazepam in the rat elevated plus-maze

Numerous methodological-related variables have been demonstrated to influence the baseline anxiety level of rodents exposed to the elevated plus-maze (EPM), raising questions about the sensitivity of …
Published on the 1 September 2009

Hippocampal-dependent spatial memory functions might be lateralized in rats: an approach combining gene expression proﬁling and reversible inactivation

The hippocampus is involved in spatial memory processes, as established in a variety of species such as birds and mammals including humans. In humans, some hippocampal-dependent memory functions may b…
Published on the 21 August 2009

Effects of a Bovine Alpha S1-Casein Tryptic Hydrolysate (CTH) on Sleep Disorder in Japanese General Population

This study describes the effect of bovine alpha-S1 casein tryptic hydrolysate (CTH) in a representative sample of day-time workers from the general population of Japan with the occurrence of insomnia …
Published on the 1 June 2009

Anxiolytic-like effects and safety profile of a tryptic hydrolysate from bovine alpha s1-casein in rats

The anxiolytic activity and adverse benzodiazepine-like effects of a bovine alpha s1-casein tryptic hydrolysate (CH) were evaluated. The effects of CH orally administered at doses of 5 and 15 mg/kg we…