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Víctor López
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Open AccessAntidiabetic and anti-obesity properties of a polyphenol-rich flower extract from Tagetes erecta L. and its effects on Caenorhabditis elegans fat storages
Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a metabolic disease characterized by a high blood sugar level that can cause severe complications to the organism or even death when not treated. However, certain dietary habits and f...
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Open AccessNatural essential oils as a new therapeutic tool in colorectal cancer
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most revalent type of cancer in the world and the second most common cause of cancer death (about 1 million per year). Historically, natural compounds and their structural ...
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Learning Curve for Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy: a Cumulative Summation (CUSUM) Analysis
Bariatric surgery is currently considered the most effective and durable treatment option for morbid obesity. Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) has become a popular technique and may currently be the most ...
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The role of anthocyanins as antidiabetic agents: from molecular mechanisms to in vivo and human studies
Diabetes mellitus is a chronic metabolic disease characterized by high blood glucose concentration. Nowadays, type 2 diabetes or insulin resistant diabetes is the most common diabetes, mainly due to unhealthy ...
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Jasonia glutinosa (L.) DC., a traditional herbal medicine, reduces inflammation, oxidative stress and protects the intestinal barrier in a murine model of colitis
Jasonia glutinosa (L.) DC., known as rock tea (RT), is traditionally used in Spain as a digestive due to its beneficial properties in bowel disorders. The pharmacological nature of these properties has not been e...
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Polyphenol-associated oxidative stress and inflammation in a model of LPS-induced inflammation in glial cells: do we know enough for responsible compounding?
Cyanidin and chlorogenic acid are polyphenols from plant origin that are present in many common fruits, particularly in berries. To corroborate the protective or detrimental effects of both compounds from a ne...
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Open AccessCorrection to: Green drugs in the fight against Anisakis simplex—larvicidal activity and acetylcholinesterase inhibition of Origanum compactum essential oil
The article Green drugs in the fight against Anisakis simplex—larvicidal activity and acetylcholinesterase inhibition of Origanum compactum essential oil, written by Víctor López, María Cascella, Giovanni Benelli...
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Open AccessGreen drugs in the fight against Anisakis simplex—larvicidal activity and acetylcholinesterase inhibition of Origanum compactum essential oil
Anisakiasis is a fish-borne parasitic disease caused by the consumption of raw or undercooked fish, as well as cephalopods, contaminated by third instar larvae (L3) of species belonging to the genus Anisakis (Ani...
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Spectral, cost and energy efficiencies analysis in WDM MLR networks with OTN switching
The application of OTN switching can bring significant improvements in the resource utilization to conventional WDM networks. In this paper, spectral, cost and energy efficiencies have been comprehensively ana...
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Rock Tea extract (Jasonia glutinosa) relaxes rat aortic smooth muscle by inhibition of L-type Ca2+ channels
In traditional herbal medicine, Rock Tea (Jasonia glutinosa) is known for its prophylactic and therapeutic value in various disorders including arterial hypertension. However, the mechanism by which Rock Tea exer...
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Software-defined elastic optical networks
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Implementation and Assessment of Pre-reservation Mechanism for PCE Environments
Path computation element (PCE) architecture has been defined for different scenarios such as multi-layer and multi-domain. PCE computes the routes based on the information in the traffic engineering database (...
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Experimental assessment of in-operation spectrum defragmentation
Dynamic operation of flexgrid networks might cause optical spectrum to be divided into fragments, which makes it difficult finding contiguous spectrum of the required width for incoming connection requests, le...
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Experimental and computational study of the thermal decomposition of 3-buten-1-ol in m-xylene solution
An experimental study of the thermal decomposition of a β-hydroxy alkene, 3-buten-1-ol, in m-xylene solution, has been carried out at three different temperatures: 553.15, 573.15, and 593.15 K. The temperature de...
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Mechanical and Microstructural Effects on Medium Carbon Steel Weld Joints when a Gmaw Process is used to Repair Structural Components used in the Manufacturing of Heavy Mining Equipment
Meet the technical specifications defined by the designengineering department is a critical factor to haveof a good performance during the normal life cycle of heavy mining equipment. This study was done to de...
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White Tea (Camellia sinensis Kuntze) Exerts Neuroprotection against Hydrogen Peroxide-Induced Toxicity in PC12 Cells
Tea is a popular beverage whose consumption is associated with prevention of certain disorders. The objective of the study was to investigate the potential neuroprotective effect of white tea extract (WTE) on ...
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Antioxidant Activity and Phenylpropanoids of Phlomis lychnitis L.: A Traditional Herbal Tea
Phlomis lychnitis L. (Lamiaceae) is consumed as a traditional herbal tea in Spain. The antioxidant-protective effects as well as its phytoconstituents have never been established. The ability of the methanolic ex...
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Neuroprotective and Neurological Properties of Melissa officinalis
Melissa officinalis has traditionally been used due to its effects on nervous system. Both methanolic and aqueous extracts were tested for protective effects on the PC12 cell line, free r...
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Performance analysis of asynchronous best-effort traffic coexisting with TDM reservations in polymorphous OBS networks
The in-advance reservation of bandwidth capacity philosophy of Optical Burst Switching architectures via Burst-Control Packets brings high flexibility in the separation of network resources for services with d...
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In Vitro Antioxidant and Anti-rhizopus Activities of Lamiaceae Herbal Extracts
Eighty-eight extracts of different polarity obtained from 18 Lamiaceae medicinal and aromatic plants were screened for their antioxidant and antifungal properties. A TLC analysis combined with two bioassays we...
