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Free radical scavenging activity, phenolic contents and cytotoxicity of selected Nigerian medicinal plants
Awah, FM; Uzoegwu, PN; Ifeonu, P; Oyugi, JO; Rutherford, J; Yao, X; Eze, MO (University of Nairobi,Department of Medical Microbiology-, 2012)We investigated the antioxidant ability, phenolic contents and cytotoxic effects of seven widely edible Nigerian medicinal plants, as a means of validating their ethnomedicinal use. Standard antioxidant assays assessed the ... -
Reducing IRF-1 to levels observed in HESN subjects limits HIV replication, but not the extent of Host immune activation.
Su, RC; Plesniarski, A; Ao, Z; Kimani, J; Sivro, A; Jaoko, W; Plummer, FA; Yao, X; Ball, TB (University of Nairobi, 2015-10)Cells from women who are epidemiologically deemed resistant to HIV infection exhibit a 40–60% reduction in endogenous IRF-1 (interferon regulatory factor-1), an essential regulator of host antiviral immunity and the early ...