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Elisa Method to Detect Abo Blood Group in External Secretion Fluids

Changes on Oxidative Stress\u002Drelated Biomarkers in Plasma and Cardiac Tissue Due to Prolonged Exposure to Normobaric Hyperoxia Image
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Changes on Oxidative Stress-related Biomarkers in Plasma and Cardiac Tissue Due to Prolonged Exposure to Normobaric Hyperoxia

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Elisa Method to Detect Abo Blood Group in External Secretion Fluids

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Changes on Oxidative Stress-related Biomarkers in Plasma and Cardiac Tissue Due to Prolonged Exposure to Normobaric Hyperoxia

Changes on Oxidative Stress\u002Drelated Biomarkers in Plasma and Cardiac Tissue Due to Prolonged Exposure to Normobaric Hyperoxia Image
The Effect of Intermittent Hypobaric Hypoxia on Oxidative Stress Status and Antioxidant Enzymes Activity in Rat Brain Image
The Effect of Intermittent Hypobaric Hypoxia on Oxidative Stress Status and Antioxidant Enzymes Activity in Rat Brain Image
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The Effect of Intermittent Hypobaric Hypoxia on Oxidative Stress Status and Antioxidant Enzymes Activity in Rat Brain

The Increased of Carbonic Anhydrase in Liver Tissue of Rat Induced by Chronic Systemic Hypoxia Image
The Increased of Carbonic Anhydrase in Liver Tissue of Rat Induced by Chronic Systemic Hypoxia Image
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The Increased of Carbonic Anhydrase in Liver Tissue of Rat Induced by Chronic Systemic Hypoxia

Expression of Apelin is Related to Oxidative Damage in Heart Tissue of Rats During Chronic Systemic Hypoxia Image
Expression of Apelin is Related to Oxidative Damage in Heart Tissue of Rats During Chronic Systemic Hypoxia Image
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Expression of Apelin is Related to Oxidative Damage in Heart Tissue of Rats During Chronic Systemic Hypoxia

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Enhancing Cognitive Function of Healthy Wistar Rats with Aqueous Extract of Centella Asiatica Image
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Enhancing Cognitive Function of Healthy Wistar Rats with Aqueous Extract of Centella Asiatica

Background: Centella asiatica (L.) Urb is a native herb from Asian countries such as India, China, and Indonesia. This herb has been widely used as a cure for various diseases. However, studies investigating the aqueous extract of Centella asiatica as a nootropic in healthy individuals are still very limited.Objective: This study aims to investigate the potential of aqueous extract of Centella asiatica in enhancing cognitive function of healthy male Wistar rats.Methods: Rats were randomly allocated to four treatment groups, i.e. without treatment and aqueous Centella asiatica extract at doses of 200, 400 and 800 mg/kg. To determine enhancement of cognitive function, novel object recognition (NOR) test was conducted after the course of treatment. Acetylcholine content was assessed by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.Results: There was a significantly high preference index towards the novel object in the NOR test in groups treated with 200 mg/kg and 800 mg/kg of the aqueous extract compared to control. This was further confirmed by a significant increase of brain acetylcholine content in rats treated with 200 mg/kg of the extract.Conclusion: Therefore, this study confirms that the aqueous extract is effective in enhancing cognitive performance of healthy Wistar rats.
Human Serum Folate Can Be Measured Using Folate Binding Protein Linked To Enzyme\u002Dlabeled Protein Ligand Binding Assay (Elplba) AS Well AS Elisa Image
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Human Serum Folate Can Be Measured Using Folate Binding Protein Linked To Enzyme-labeled Protein Ligand Binding Assay (Elplba) AS Well AS Elisa

Background: Folate is an important substance used for purine and pyrimidine nucleotide synthesis. One measurement of folate that already establishes is using ELISA (Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay) method. Folate binding protein is a protein that can bind folate, therefore it considered can be used as a tool that can replace antibody dependent ELISA method.Objectives: The aim of this research was to create a method for folate measurement in serum called Enzyme-labeled protein ligand binding assay (ELPLBA) by replacing antibody as used in ELISA method with folate binding protein (FBP) that purified from the whey of milk.Methods: The method is tested using 20 serum samples and compared to ELISA. Folate binding protein was purified from bovine's milk using ammonium sulfate up to 90% saturated, DEAE-cellulose anion exchange chromatography and affinity chromatography. SDS-PAGE and western blot were used to establish the protein band of FBP that has molecular weight of ~25-35 kDa. ELPLBA was arranged with stationary phase using aminohexyl-agarose, and folic acid linked on it using carbodiimide.Results: The result show there was no significant difference of folate concentration between ELPLBA (14.804 ± 2.795) and ELISA method (13.859 ± 3.638), p = 0.363.Conclusion: ELPLBA method show similarity for determination of folate in serum which was the same as standard folate measurement (ELISA).
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Role of Malondialdehyde (Mda) in Patients with Breast Cancer Diseases

Background: Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers as well as one of the leading causes of cancer mortality in women worldwide. Cancer risk potentially continues to increase because of the many sources of exposure to carcinogenic chemical compounds. Carcinogenic compounds can contribute to free radical formation which might further interact and damage biomolecules such as lipids. Lipid peroxidation will increase malondialdehyde (MDA) levels, triggering gene mutations that leads to cancer. Objective: The purpose of this research was to measure and compare MDA levels between breast cancer patients and control.Methods: This research was observational research using a cross-sectional comparative design of 30 breast cancer patients and 30 healthy controls. The place of this research is in Ropanasuri specialized surgery hospital and biochemical laboratory, Faculty of Medicine, Andalas University, Padang. This research was conducted from August to September 2019. The MDA was measured using a spectrophotometer and an independent T-test was done.Results: The result of this research showed the mean MDA level of breast cancer patients was 3.98 ± 0.35 nmol/ml, higher than controls was 3.04 ± 0.36 nmol/ml with p-value = 0.001.Conclusion: There were significant differences in MDA levels among breast cancer patients and control in Ropanasuri specialized surgery hospital, Padang.
The Effect of Maja Fruit [Aegle Marmelos (L) Correa] on Inflammation Markers Involved in the Aging Process Image
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The Effect of Maja Fruit [Aegle Marmelos (L) Correa] on Inflammation Markers Involved in the Aging Process

Background: Aging is a process that every living creature will pass through and involves various factors. Increased inflammatory factors can be caused by hypoxia which forms Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) and damages macromolecules and causes the acceleration of the aging process. Maja plants, empirically have long been used as medicinal plants, research on Maja leaves shows anti-inflammatory and antioxidant potential.Objective: The purpose of this study was to find out and understand the potential of Maja fruit in the presence of inflammatory markers of IL-6 and TNF-α which are involved in the aging process.Methods: This research was in vivo experimental, using male experimental animals Sprague Dawley rats divided into 8 groups (n = 4), and divided into 2 groups (fed with Maja ethanol extract (400 mg/ kg/day, 14 days) and not force-fed). Each group was divided into 4 subgroups (normoxia, hypoxia (O2 8%, N2 92%) for 3, 7 and 14 days). At the end of the trial period, animal blood was examined for IL-6 and TNF-α concentrations using the ELISA method.Results: The results showed an increase in levels of IL-6 and TNF-α both in the group fed and not fed in line with the duration of hypoxia when compared with controls. However, groups that are not force-fed show a higher pattern compared to those who are force-fed.Conclusion : The ethanol extract of Maja fruit can help slow down the aging process.
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The First Investigation of Aac(6')-ib Enzyme in Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae Isolated From Indonesian Patients

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Effectiveness of Crude Oil Degrading Fungi Isolated From Petroleum Hydrocarbon Contaminated Soil in Siak, Riau

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