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Toward Enhancing Treatment For Pregnant Smokers: Laying The Groundwork For The Use Of Complementary And Alternative Medicine Approaches, Amy Michele Loree
Toward Enhancing Treatment For Pregnant Smokers: Laying The Groundwork For The Use Of Complementary And Alternative Medicine Approaches, Amy Michele Loree
Wayne State University Dissertations
Tobacco is the most widely used drug of abuse during pregnancy. Despite efforts to reduce perinatal tobacco use, its prevalence has remained steady over at least the past decade, suggesting that efforts to reduce smoking prevalence before and during pregnancy have not been effective. Although a range of effective treatments exist, most pregnant smokers neither seek nor receive any kind of treatment. Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) treatments may be ideal as alternative, low-cost approaches capable of reaching and assisting a greater proportion of pregnant women with smoking cessation. This study examined characteristics and treatment utilization practices of pregnant smokers …
Isolation And Characterization Of Natural Alpha-Glucosidase Inhibitors From Antioxidant Rich Red Wine Grapes (Vitis Vinifera), Hoda Chaouki Kadouh
Isolation And Characterization Of Natural Alpha-Glucosidase Inhibitors From Antioxidant Rich Red Wine Grapes (Vitis Vinifera), Hoda Chaouki Kadouh
Wayne State University Dissertations
Background: Diabetes is currently a global public health problem affecting people at all ages. Dietary antioxidants have been associated with a reduced risk of type 2 diabetes. Grape pomace contains considerable amounts of polyphenols and it has been reported to exhibit an inhibitory activity against alpha- glucosidases. Alpha-glucosidases, in turn, play a major role in controlling starch digestion and therefore postprandial blood glucose, a target for diabetes management.
Objective: This study aims to investigate the anti-diabetes potential of a selection of six grape pomaces and prepare and purify active components in the active variety that specifically inhibit intestinal alpha-glucosidases. The …
The Effect Of Proalgazyme And Its Subfractions On Lipid Metabolism In Diet Induced Hypercholesterolemic Hamsters: Correlation With Plasma Metabolomic Profile, Andreea Geamanu
Wayne State University Dissertations
ABSTRACT
THE EFFECT OF PROALGAZYME AND ITS SUBFRACTIONS ON LIPID METABOLISM IN DIET INDUCED HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIC HAMSTRES:
CORREALTION WITH PLASMA METABOLOMIC PROFILE
by
ANDREEA GEAMANU
December 2013
Advisor: Dr. Smiti Gupta
Major: Nutrition and Food Science
Degree: Doctor of Philosophy
Background: Plasma HDL cholesterol levels are inversely related to cardiovascular disease, which is the leading cause of death worldwide. This study investigated the preventative effect of an algae infusion, ProAlgaZyme (PAZ) and its subfractions (F1, F2, F3, F4) on plasma HDL in a hamster model. Further, the study aimed to identify the biologically active fraction of PAZ and to determine the …