Hepatoprotective and blood alcohol lowering effects of Korean Raisin Tree (Hovenia dulcis var. Koreana Nakai) polar extracts

A <em>Hovenia dulcis </em>é uma planta da família Rhamnaceae, popularmente conhecida como Uva-do-Japão. Seu fruto é apreciado por animais e humanos, além de apresentar potenciais ornamentais, artesanais, ecológicos, farmacológicos e industriais, embora seja ainda pouco explorada, uma vez que é mais conhecida pela população interiorana. O presente trabalho teve como objetivo avaliar as características físico-químicas de amostras frescas e congeladas por diferentes períodos de armazenagem da <em>Hovenia dulcis</em>. Foram avaliados os teores de ácido ascórbico, acidez total com determinação de ácidos orgânicos (málico, cítrico e tartárico), glicídios redutores em glicose, sólidos solúveis e pH da polpa da Uva-do-Japão. Os teores de ácido ascórbico, acidez total, ácidos málico, cítrico e tartárico foram maiores nas amostras frescas, passando por quedas gradativas ao longo das 5 semanas de armazenagem, enquanto que o pH, glicídios redutores em glicose, sólidos totais e solúveis apresentaram comportamento contrário, aumento ao longo do período de armazenagem.

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The nootropic components of Hovenia dulcis

Academic Journal of Second Military Medical University ◽

10.3724/sp.j.1008.2009.01281 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 29 (11) ◽

pp. 1281-1287

Author(s):

Shu-zhen YI ◽

Qiu-sheng FU

Keyword(s):

Hovenia Dulcis

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The Importance of Alcohol Testing by Gas Chromatography vs the Cordebard Classical Method Modified in the Medico Legal Investigation

Revista de Chimie ◽

10.37358/rc.18.9.6543 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 69 (9) ◽

pp. 2407-2410

Author(s):

Dan Perju Dumbrava ◽

Carmen Corina Radu ◽

Sofia David ◽

Tatiana Iov ◽

Catalin Jan Iov ◽

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Keyword(s):

Gas Chromatography ◽

Chromatographic Method ◽

Classical Method ◽

Blood Alcohol Concentration ◽

Alcohol Concentration ◽

Blood Alcohol ◽

Technical Details ◽

Gas Chromatographic Method ◽

Alcohol Testing ◽

Living Person

Considering the growing number of requests from the criminal investigations authorities addressed to the institutions of legal medicine, testing of blood alcohol concentration both in the living person and in the corpse, we believe that a presentation of the two methods which are used in our country, is a topic of interest at present. The purpose of this article is to provide the reader with the technical details on how blodd alcohol concentration is realised by means of the gas chromatographic method and the classical one, (Cordebard modified by D. Banciu and I. Droc) respectively. Another purpose of this article is to also show, in a comparative way, the elements that make the gas chromatographic method superior to the former one.

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Hepatoprotective Effects of Hovenia dulcis Fruit on Ethanol-Induced Liver Damage in vitro and in vivo

Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition ◽

10.3746/jkfn.2009.38.2.154 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 38 (2) ◽

pp. 154-159 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Yang-Hee You ◽

Kuk-Yung Jung ◽

Yoo-Hyun Lee ◽

Woo-Jin Jun ◽

Boo-Yong Lee

Keyword(s):

Liver Damage ◽

Hepatoprotective Effects ◽

Hovenia Dulcis

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Combination of Alcohol and EVOH as a New Embolic Agent: Midterm Tissue and Inflammatory Effects in a Swine Model

Radiology Research and Practice ◽

10.1155/2020/8831060 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 2020 ◽

pp. 1-8

Author(s):

Jean-François Hak ◽

Farouk Tradi ◽

Mickael Bobot ◽

Pauline Brige ◽

Paul Habert ◽

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Keyword(s):

Vascular Occlusion ◽

Embolic Agent ◽

Swine Model ◽

Blood Alcohol ◽

Alcohol Content ◽

Ethylene Vinyl Alcohol ◽

Blood Alcohol Content ◽

Tubular Necrosis ◽

Group 2 ◽

Group 1

Objective. To evaluate the vascular occlusion and midterm tissue toxicity properties of a combination of ethylene-vinyl alcohol (EVOH) (Squid 18®) (75%) and alcohol (25%)—Alco-Squid 18—in a swine model. Materials and Methods. Alco-Squid 18 (75% Squid 18® mixed with 25% alcohol) (AS18) was compared to embolization with 96% alcohol alone and to embolization with Squid 18® (S18®) alone. An arteriovenous malformation (AVM) model was created in group 1 (n = 2). Each AVM model was then embolized with AS18 or S18® alone with evaluation of a ratio between the volume of embolic agent divided by the volume of the AVM (evaluated by CT). For group 2 (n = 5), each agent was tested on three different kidneys (upper pole kidney artery). Pre- and postinterventional CTs, angiographies, blood alcohol content dosages, and histological studies (3 months postintervention) were performed. Results. AS18 has better distal distribution than S18® alone, both in the kidneys (mean capsule-S18® distance: 3.9 mm (±0.23) and mean capsule-AS18 distance: 2.3 mm (±0.11) ( p = 0.029 ) and in the AVM model. Histological exploration found a higher rate of tubular necrosis with AS18 compared with S18® alone and alcohol alone (3.78 ± 0.44 compared to 2.33 ± 1.22 p = 0 . 012 and 1.22 ± 0.67 p < 0 . 0001 ). The blood alcohol content was negligible in all cases. Conclusion. AS18 can suggest a better distal sclerotic and embolic character as compared with S18® alone without systemic toxicity.

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Five novel triterpenoid saponins from Hovenia dulcis and their Nrf2 inhibitory activities

Arabian Journal of Chemistry ◽

10.1016/j.arabjc.2021.103292 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 103292

Author(s):

Wanna Cai ◽

Shengmei Xu ◽

Ting Ma ◽

Xiaoqi Zhang ◽

Bo Liu ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Triterpenoid Saponins ◽

Inhibitory Activities ◽

Hovenia Dulcis

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