ANEMONIA SULCATA AND ITS SYMBIONT SYMBIODINIUM AS A SOURCE OF ANTI-TUMOR AND ANTI-OXIDANT COMPOUNDS FOR COLON CANCER THERAPY: A PRELIMINARY IN VITRO STUDY

Recently, invertebrate marine species have been investigated for the presence of natural products with antitumor activity.We analyzed the invertebrate Anemonia sulcata with (W) and without (W/O) the presence of its microalgal symbiont Symbiodinium as a source of bioactive compounds that may be applied in the therapy and/or prevention of colorectal

Lipotubuloids, structures containing lipid bodies and microtubules, are described in ovary epidermalcells of Ornithogalum umbellatum.Microtubules of lipotubuloids can be fixed in electron microscope fixativecontaining only buffered OsO4 or in glutaraldehyde with OsO4 post-fixation, or Gel in a mixture of OsO4 and glutaraldehyde[1].None of these sub

Abstract Smith-Lemli-Opitz Syndrome (SLOS) is a recessive human disease caused by defective cholesterol (CHOL) Posters synthesis at the level of DHCR7 (7-dehydrocholesterol reductase), which normally catalyzes the conversion of 7-dehydrocholesterol (7DHC) to CHOL.Formation and abnormal accumulation of 7DHC and 7DHC-derived oxysterols occur in SLOS

Abstract Background We described the use of the technique of L-shaped corticotomy with bone flap sliding to treat chronic osteomyelitis of the tibia in eight patients and presented the preliminary results.Methods L-shaped corticotomy with bone flap sliding was performed in eight patients between 2007 and 2014.All patients had chronic tibial osteomy

Pre-dispersal seed removal of fleshy fruits and Quercus coccifera (Fagaceae) acorns in a Power Saws recently burned Mediterranean habitat.The seed fate in early successional habitats can determine plant composition and regeneration capacity after disturbance.Pre-dispersal seed removal has been poorly studied in Mediterranean habitats, especially in