AIMS OF STUDY: Although the flowers of Chrysanthemum indicum Linné (Asteraceae) have
long been used in traditional Korean and Chinese medicine to treat inflammatory diseases …

Introduction 3. Superoxide in aging and senescence 3.1. Enhanced production of
superoxide by mitochondria in aging cells 3.2. Enhanced production of superoxide by …

BACKGROUND: Bifidobacteria are a natural part of the bacterial flora in the human body
and have a symbiotic bacteria–host relationship with human beings. Aging is associated …

Lipopolysaccharide (LPS), a glycolipid component of the outer membrane of Gram-negative
bacteria, is a potent initiator of the innate immune response of the macrophage. LPS triggers …

l-arginine is metabolised by nitric oxide synthase (NOS) and arginase to form l-citrulline and
nitric oxide, and l-ornithine and urea, respectively. The present study investigated NOS and …

While the stress response to heat and exercise is limited in the heart with progressive aging,
recent data indicate that acute or short-term exercise upregulates the Mn isoform of …

Recent evidence suggests that agmatine, the metabolite of arginine by arginine
decarboxylase, exists in the mammalian brain and is a novel neurotransmitter. Exogenous …

Rhubarb is the well-known and frequently used herbal medicine for the treatment of
constipation, inflammation, and cancer. As described in the Korea and Chinese …

The present study systematically investigated the effects of agmatine administered ip in
several commonly used behavioral tasks. In Experiment 1, pre-test treatment of agmatine (1 …

Once the existence of free radicals was proven, an avalanche of studies on free radical-
mediated biological processes ensued. The study of reactive oxygen and nitrogen species …