Browsing by Subject "Cholesterol"
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Anticancer activities of oxidant-redox drug combinations in lipid excipients
(North-West University, 2018)Genetic alterations in the redox status of cancer cells promotes a continuous and elevated production of reactive oxygen species (ROS), associated in the initiation and progression of tumours. The body's potent antioxidant ... -
Associations of cholesterol and glucose with cardiovascular dysfunction in black Africans: the SABPA study
(Informa healthcare, 2011)The aim was to determine whether blood glucose or cholesterol is the more prominent contributor to cardiovascular dysfunction in 101 African men and 99 African women. We measured ambulatory daytime blood pressure (BP), ... -
Determination of the quality of environmental water using GC-MS based faecal sterol analysis
(North-West University, 2014)Faecal indicator bacteria have traditionally been used in the detection of faecal pollution in water, but due to concerns about the lack of reliability of these indicators, alternative methods have been developed. One of ... -
Development of enzymatic assays using a universal detection system based on nanotechnology
(North-West University (South Africa), 2019)Nanotechnology offers the technological potential that can be harnessed to deal with the diagnostic challenges in resource-constrained settings. Optical biosensors based on nanotechnology have being explored for biomedical ... -
Dietary calcium intake and obesity in adult women : the POWIRS study
(North-West University, 2004)Background: The role of dietary calcium in weight management is gaining support in the nutrition research community. It has been hypothesized that high calcium diets protect against fat gain by creating a balance of lipolysis ... -
Fisieke aktiwiteit en enkele gesondheidsrisikofaktore by vroue
(North-West University, 2008)Studies that examined the health risk indicators of South African women are limited, outdated or research was performed on only a small selected part of the population. The lifestyle of South African women in general has ... -
Preliminary evaluation of artemisinin-cholesterol conjugates as potential drugs for the treatment of intractable forms of malaria and tuberculosis
(Wiley, 2018)To evaluate the feasibility of developing drugs that may be active against both malaria and tuberculosis (TB) by using in part putative cholesterol transporters in the causative pathogens and through enhancement of passive ... -
The preparation of artemisinin-cholesterol conjugates as potential new drugs for treatment of intractable forms of tuberculosis and malaria
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)Malaria and tuberculosis (TB) are two lethal infectious diseases that continue to plague mankind and claim many lives. These diseases are more prevalent in developing countries especially in Africa and Asia. Malaria alone ... -
Prevalence of dyslipidaemia among type 2 diabetes mellitus patients in the Western Cape, South Africa
(MDPI, 2020)Dyslipidaemia, an irregular aggregate of lipids in the blood is common in diabetes and cardiovascular disease sufferers. A cross-sectional study on the prevalence of dyslipidaemia was performed among type 2 diabetes mellitus ... -
Vitamien C se effek op serumlipiede in hiperlipidemiese pasiënte
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2001)Motivation: Coronary heart disease (CHO) is one of the main reasons for mortality in Southern Africa and worldwide. Oislipidemia and elevated lipoprotein (a) [Lp (a)] are important risk factors for CHO. Clinical ...