Volume 14, Issue 57S

Asmah Hamid, Che Yang Aminah Ramly, Saiful Ridzuan Karim, Umi Noraashikin Zainudin, Nor Fadilah Rajab, Khairana Husain, Nurul Farhana Jufri

pp. S430–S433 · DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_436_17 · 2018

Background: Zingiber zerumbet locally known as lempoyang is used traditionally to cure swelling, sores, and loss of appetite. Its rhizomes contain many active compounds such as zerumbone and kaempferol that have been sho…

Min Yeong Kim, Hyun HwangBo, Eun Ok Choi, Da He Kwon, Kyu Im Ahn, Seon Yeong Ji, Jin‑Woo Jeong, Su‑Hyun Hong, Cheol Park, Yung Hyun Choi

pp. S440–S447 · DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_484_17 · 2018

Objective: Citrus unshiu Markovich, which has been used for many different purposes in traditional medicine, has been reported to possess various pharmacological properties; however, its anticancer potentials are relativ…

Monique Marylin A. de A. Carneiro, Rodrigo Souza Conceição, Isabella Mary Alves Reis, Alessandra Bispo Da Silva, Joana Da Luz Oliveira, Alexsandro Branco, Silvia Lima Costa, Mariana Borges Botura

pp. S448–S452 · DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_366_17 · 2018

Background: Ocotea species are known to produce secondary metabolites with a range of biological activities. This study aimed to evaluate the in vitro acetylcholinesterase (AChE) inhibition and neurotoxicity activities o…

Mi‑Young Yun, Eun‑Young Won, Jung‑Hee Lee, Ju‑Im Jung, Hwa‑Jung Choi

pp. S453–S457 · DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_32_18 · 2018

Background: Ultraviolet (UV) radiation causes photoaging in human skin. Phytochemicals from herbs have been used to treat various skin problems. Bioconversion of phytochemicals can increase efficacy and absorption rate b…

Sugumar Mani, Sathiya Sekar, Saravana Babu Chidambaram, Murugan Sevanan

pp. S458–S464 · DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_23_18 · 2018

Background: Parkinson’s disease is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder which affects 1% of the population worldwide. It is well known that 1‑methyl‑4‑phenylpyridinium (MPP+) selectively and potentially inhibit Compl…

Niyaz Ahmad, Rizwan Ahmad, Abdullah Al-layly, Hassan Al-shawi, Ahmed Al-ali, Mohd Amir, Ahmed Mostafa

pp. S471–S480 · DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_119_18 · 2018

Background: Thymoquinone (THQ) is a major bioactive constituent of traditional medicinal plant such as Black seed (Nigella sativa, Family: Ranunculaceae). Objective: The objective of this study was to identify and quanti…

Andaman Island, Andaman Andaman, Nicobar Islands, India M. Punnam Chander, Paluru Vijayachari

pp. S488–S493 · DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_585_17 · 2018

Background: In Little Andaman Island, Onges is one of the particularly vulnerable Tribal Groups settled in Dugong Creek, whereas the Nicobarese tribe resides at Harminder Bay village. Having abode in the vicinity of the …

Bilal Ahmad Mir, Insha Amin, Muneeb U Rehman, Rahil Razak, Aarif Ali, Omer Khalil Baba, Bilques Fatima, Rayeesa Ali, Sheikh Bilal, Showkeen Muzamil, Isharq Hussain, S. Mudasir Rashid, Adil Farooq Wali, Manzoor-ur- Rahman Mir

pp. S434–9 · DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_170_16 · 2018

Introduction: Cancer is one of the lethal diseases in the global world. Proliferation of cancer cells is commonly inhibited by chemotherapeutics. Cyclophosphamide (CP) is an alkylating chemotherapeutic agent often used f…

Roohollah Sobhani, Sivaprasad Mitra, Kripamoy Aguan

pp. S465–70 · DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_402_17 · 2018

Introduction: Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a progressive neurologic disorder that leads to the irreversible loss of neurons. Amyloid plaques and loss of cholinergic neurons are two main characteristics of AD. In AD, the a…

Sangeetha Kothandan, Indu Purushothaman, Stella George, Sasikala Purushothaman, Meena Sulochana

pp. S481–7 · DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_89_17 · 2018

Background: Zika virus is an arbovirus belongs to the genus flavivirus and pose a serious global threat. The recent 2015 outbreak in Brazil was associated with a significant increase in microcephaly cases and other neuro…