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Effects of Medicinal Herbs on Contraction Rate of Cultured Cardiomyocyte. Possible Mechanisms Involved in the Chronotropic Effects of Hawthorn and Berberine in Neonatal Murine Cardiomyocyte

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Salehi, Satin

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Herbs have been used for many centuries in diverse civilizations for the treatment of heart disease. Only a few natural supplements claim to have direct cardiovascular actions including hawthorn (Crataegus spp.) and berberine derived from the Berberidaceae family. Several different studies indicate important cardiovascular effects of hawthorn and berberine. For...

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to Dr. Shannon R. Long for preparing hawthorn extracts, and for being a great friend from the
A Nanoparticle Mediated Gene Silencing Approach for the Treatment of Metastatic Ovarian Cancer

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Schumann, Canan B.

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Ovarian cancer, “the silent killer,” is one of the deadliest gynecological diseases due to delayed diagnosis, leading to a heavily disseminated and aggressive metastatic cancer. Therapeutic options are limited at stages III-IV of ovarian cancer, in which debulking surgery and cytotoxic chemotherapy remain the mainstays of intervention. However, these therapeutic...

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students; Stephanie Chan, Shannon Khal, and Vitaliya Moskal as well as Dr. Vidhi Shah. Dr. Oleh