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Activity measurement of phosphorus-32 in the presence of pure beta-emitting impurities

Author: Simpson, BRS ; Van Wyngaardt, WM Date: 2006 Authors describe the activity measurements undertaken at the CSIR’s National Metrology Laboratory on a solution of the pure beta emitting Radio nuclide phosphorus-32 that formed part of an international key comparison. Depending on the ... Read more
Chemical profiling with cytokine stimulating investigations of Sutherlandia frutescens L.R. (Br.) (Fabaceae)

Author: Faleschini, MT ; Myer, MS ; Harding, N ; Fouché, Gerda Date: Mar 2013 Sutherlandia frutescens, one of the medicinal plants of southern Africa, has been widely used to boost the immune system by various ethnic groups. This study aims to provide scientific evidence for in vitro immune modulating activities of ... Read more
CSIR ScienceScope: Research for improved health

Author: CSIR Date: Nov 2009 In this edition of ScienceScope has chosen to focus on the CSIRs impact, and intended future impact, on health. The edition features some of the research approaches and progress in relation to the so-called diseases of poverty: malaria, ... Read more
Discovering new host-directed therapies to treat inflammation

Author: Fanucchi, Stephanie Date: Aug 2017 Dr Fanucchi is a South African born cell biologist who was recently awarded the 2017 L'Oreal/UNESCO International Rising Talent Award (15 of which are awarded worldwide annually); she was also a finalist for the 2016/2017 TW Kambule-NSTF Award ... Read more
In vitro cytotoxicity of crude alkaloidal extracts of South African Menispermaceae against three cancer cell lines

Author: De Wet, H ; Fouché, Gerda ; Van Heerden, FR Date: 20 Jul 2009 The cytotoxicity of crude alkaloid extracts obtained from the leaves and rhizomes of all the South African members of the family Menispermaceae (seven genera and 13 species) was tested against MCF7 (breast), UACC62 (melanoma) and TK10 (renal) ... Read more
Liposomes as a drug delivery system in photodynamic therapy for colon cancer treatment

Author: Maduray, K ; Karsten, AE Date: Jan 2010 Photodynamic therapy (PDT) uses a drug termed a photosensitizer (PS), light (laser) of an appropriate wavelength and molecular oxygen (tissue) to elicit cell death of cancer cells. The objective of this study was to evaluate the enhancement ... Read more
A review of chemotherapy and photodynamic therapy for lung cancer treatment

Author: El-Hussein, A ; Manoto, Sello L ; Ombinda-Lemboumba, Saturnin ; Alrowaili, ZA ; Mthunzi-Kufa, Patience Date: Apr 2020 Cancer is among the leading causes of mortality and morbidity worldwide. Among the different types of cancers, lung cancer is the considered to be the leading cause of death related to cancer and the most commonly diagnosed form of such ... Read more
Solamargine, a bioactive steroidal alkaloid isolated from Solanum aculeastrum induces non-selective cytotoxicity and P-glycoprotein inhibition

Author: Burger, T ; Mokoka, T ; Fouché, Gerda ; Steenkamp, P ; Steenkamp, V ; Cordier, W Date: May 2018 Background: Solanum aculeastrum fruits are used by some cancer sufferers as a form of alternative treatment. Scientific literature is scarce concerning its anticancer activity, and thus the aim of the study was to assess the in vitro anticancer ... Read more
Synthetic biology meets precision medicine: Drug repurposing for bloodcancer precision medicine

Author: Thimiri Govindaraj, Deepak B Date: Nov 2021 Optimizing Drug discovery and Translation is one of the key tracks in Global Challenges Annual meeting 2019 and is the critical factor in achieving UN Sustainable Development Goals 3 Good Health and Well Being. WHO reports Cancer is the second ... Read more
Understanding cancer and the anticancer activities of naphthoquinones – a review

Author: Wellington, Kevin W Date: Feb 2015 The non-communicable disease, cancer, is one of the major causes of death across the world and is forecast to increase by 75% to reach close to 25 million cases over the next two decades. Radiotherapy and surgical approaches have been ... Read more c b

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Browsing Journal Articles by Subject "Cancer"

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