Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are the competitive inhibitors of
cyclooxygenase (COX), the enzyme which mediates the bioconversion of arachidonic acid …

Bamboo is intricately associated with humans from times immemorial. Popularly known for
their industrial uses, a lesser known fact of bamboos is the usage of its young shoots as a …

Cyclooxygenase-2 isozyme is a promising anti-inflammatory drug target, and
overexpression of this enzyme is also associated with several cancers and …

Phytosterol and stanol (or phytosterols) consumption reduces intestinal cholesterol
absorption, leading to decreased blood LDL-cholesterol levels and lowered cardiovascular …

Cancer chemoprevention is defined as the use of natural or synthetic agents that reverse,
suppress or arrest carcinogenic and/or malignant phenotype progression towards invasive …

Bamboo shoots are considered as one of the useful health foods because of their rich
contents of proteins, carbohydrates, vitamins, fibres, and minerals and very low fat. Though …

Cancer immunotherapy has been predominantly focused on biologically based intervention
strategies. However, recent advances in the understanding of tumour–host interactions at …

Recent studies have suggested that a natural function of the immune system is to respond
and destroy aberrant, dysfunctional cells by a process called immunosurveillance. These …

Depending on multiple factors DNA damage leads either to cell cycle arrest or apoptosis.
One of the main players deciding the fate of a cell is the tumor suppressor p53 that …

Crude dichloromethane and 90% methanolic extracts of plants used traditionally in the
treatment of wounds and retained placenta were screened for their antibacterial, anti …