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‘There’s enough evidence to suggest that alcohol has a direct toxic effect on both skeletal and cardiac muscles as it affects protein synthesis, thus speeding up their degeneration. Heavy drinkers need to watch out,’ says Dr Abhinav Kumar, Associate Consultant, Gastroenterology & Hepatobiliary Sciences, Fortis Escorts, Okhla, New Delhi

In this study, we conducted an experiment in SARS-CoV-2 infected hamsters to determine the efficacy of fingerroot extract in vivo.

In this chapter, we introduce the basic concepts of inflammation. First, you will learn the immunological meaning of inflammation. It acts as an important barrier in innate immunity. Inflammation can be induced after activation of innate immune cells such as macrophages to remove invasive extracellular pathogens and repair wounds and damaged organs. Inflammation triggers four cardinal signs, that is, heat, swelling, pain, and loss of function in the body, by inducing many different inflammatory ...

We have fabricated an antibacterial and anti-inflammatory wound dressing based on polysaccharide riclin and silver nanoparticles (AgNPs).

Dengue virus infection is prevalent in tropical and sub-tropical regions of the world, which is fatal if untreated symptomatically. Emergence of new genotype within serotypes led to enhanced severity. The objective of the study is to identify the molecular characteristics of the DENV circulated during 2017 outbreak in Tamil Nadu, India and, to investigate the role of inflammatory cytokines in different ‘serotypes’ and in ‘dengue severity’. A total of 135 suspected samples were tested for...