Dendropanax Research Articles

Effects of Dendropanax morbifera extracts on postmenopausal syndrome in ovariectomized rats

Effects of Dendropanax morbifera extracts on postmenopausal syndrome in ovariectomized rats

The Antimicrobial Activity of Fermented Extracts from Korean Dendropanax morbifera

The Antimicrobial Activity of Fermented Extracts from Korean Dendropanax morbifera

Dendropanax improve kidney function by inhibiting oxidative stress via upregulating sirt‐1 in Streptozotocin‐induced diabetic rats

ObjectiveThe objective of the study was to evaluate the effect of Dendropanax (DP) for its efficiency in ameliorating diabetes and its associated nephropathy with its possible underlying protective mechanisms.The present study was designed to evaluate the protective effect of Dendropanax (DP) morbifera against nephrotoxicity in streptozotocin (STZ)‐induced diabetic rats. Diabetes was induced by a single injection streptozotocin (50 mg/kg, i.p.). The water extract of DP (400 mg/kg body weight) was administered by oral gavage for 4 week. We measured body weight changes, blood lipid parameters, blood glucose, glucose tolerance, insulin sensitization, blood urea nitrogen (BUN), creatinine, AST, or ALT. In addition, we measured the expression of SIRT‐1, extracellular matrix, oxidative stress, and fibrosis markers. Administration of DP in STZ‐induced diabetic rats significantly improved glucose tolerance and insulin sensitization. The levels of serum glucose, insulin, total protein, albumin, triglycerides, cholesterol, low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL‐C), creatinine was significantly increased in STZ‐induced diabetic rats. In diabetic rat model, DP significantly reversed the serum levels of BUN and creatinine and decreased serum 3‐indoxyl sulfate levels, a new nephrotoxicity biomarker in STZ‐induced rats. In particular, the protective effects of DP on diabetic‐induced renal injury were clearly exhibited by analysis of histopathological examination in STZ‐induced rats. In particular, oxidative stress‐mediated pathway in diabetic nephropathy was closely associated with NF‐kB and TGF‐β1 pathways. The protective effects of DP on diabetic‐induced renal injury were clearly exhibited by analysis of histopathological examination on the kidney. We demonstrated that DP extracts protects diabetic‐induced renal injury by blocking oxidative damage via SIRT‐1 activation which indicating its clinical application to inhibit diabetic‐induced chronic kidney disease (CKD).This abstract is from the Experimental Biology 2018 Meeting. There is no full text article associated with this abstract published in The FASEB Journal.

Diversidad y caracterización florística de la vegetación en la zona de captación de aguas de la microcuenca El Tigre-Norcasia, Caldas

The diversity and cla. ssification of the floristic component behavior for five layers of the vegetation and tree community structure (DAP > 10cm), was evaluated in the high zone of the watershed El Tigre, Norcasia Caldas, by eight hazard sampling of a 1000 m 2 each one. The results of the classification defined the alliance Ingo codonanthae - Vismion guianensis and the associations Schefflero morototoni - Schizolo T bietum parahybi and Cariniano piriformydis Cordietum alliodorae. Moreover, meeting a community less development determine by Dendropanax arboreus - Euterpe precatoria. The diversity reported 37 families, 82 genera and 89 species, with the higher layer of larger richest. The community Dendropanax arboreus-Euterpe got the majors riches indexes, while the precatoria association Schefflero morototoni-Schizolobietum parahybi and the community Dendropanax arboreus-Euterpe precatoria, share the major diversity in proportional abundance.

Caracterización estructural, ordenación y dinámica de la vegetación en la zona de captación de aguas de la microcuenca El Tigre - municipio de Norcasia, Caldas

Structural behavior for five layers of the vegetation and tree community structure (DAP > 10cm), the classification and ordination of the floristic component and dynamic succession was evaluated in the high zone of a brook El Tigre, Norcasia Caldas, by eight hazard sampling of a 1000 m 2 each one. The results of the classification defined the alliance Ingo codonanthae - Vismion guianensis and the associations -Schefflero morototoni Schizolobietum parahybi and Cariniano piriformydis - Cordietum alliodorae. Moreover, meeting a community less development determine by Dendropanax arboreus - Euterpe precatoria. Three layers were difference with the tree lower layers more dominant. The specie obtained the larger IPF and IVI of the forest sinusie is facaranda copaia. Ocotea longifolia and Inga codonantha were dominant in the sociologic position. The IVIA was larger for Ocotea longifolia. The distributions in class to the forest sinusie define an inverse j. After of the ordination was definea a correlation between the hazards and the slope, arid a negative correlation between the slope and the basis saturation in the sames. The limited number of layers near to the dominion the ecological society heliofilos and hemisciofilos in the canopy and esciofilo in the low layers, determine an intermediate sucesional development of the vegetation.

Dendropanax affinis, nueva combinación y sinopsis de las Araliaceae argentinas

Together with a new combination, Dendropanax affinis (Marchal) Gamerro & Zuloaga, a synopsis of the family Araliaceae for Argentina is presented. Synonymy, literature, distribution and habitat are considered for each valid taxon. A key for species identification is also included.