The use of dietary supplements and their association with blood pressure in a large Midwestern cohort
Conclusions:
These results should not be interpreted as causal, nor can the direction of the association be assumed to be correct because the temporality of the association is unknown. We hope the observed significant associations will foster future research to evaluate blood pressure effects of dietary supplements. (Source: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine)
Source: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine - November 28, 2013 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Catherine McCartyRichard BergCarla RottscheitRichard Dart Source Type: research
Procyanidins from Evening Primrose (Oenothera paradoxa) Defatted Seeds Inhibit Invasiveness of Breast Cancer Cells and Modulate the Expression of Selected Genes Involved in Angiogenesis, Metastasis, and Apoptosis.
In conclusion, our data shows that EPFP inhibits cell viability by increasing apoptosis and decreases cell invasiveness by decreasing angiogenesis.
PMID: 24099118 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Nutrition and Cancer)
Source: Nutrition and Cancer - October 7, 2013 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Lewandowska U, Szewczyk K, Owczarek K, Hrabec Z, Podsędek A, Sosnowska D, Hrabec E Tags: Nutr Cancer Source Type: research
Immunomodulatory and therapeutic effects of Hot-nature diet and co-supplemented hemp seed, evening primrose oils intervention in multiple sclerosis patients.
CONCLUSION: The co-supplemented hemp seed and evening primrose oils with Hot-nature diet have beneficial effects in improving of clinical score in RRMS patients which were confirmed by immunological findings.
PMID: 24050582 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Complementary Therapies in Medicine)
Source: Complementary Therapies in Medicine - September 25, 2013 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Rezapour-Firouzi S, Arefhosseini SR, Mehdi F, Mehrangiz EM, Baradaran B, Sadeghihokmabad E, Mostafaei S, Fazljou SM, Torbati MA, Sanaie S, Zamani F Tags: Complement Ther Med Source Type: research
Effect of compost and biodegradable chelate addition on phytoextraction of copper by Oenothera picensis grown in Cu-contaminated acid soils.
Abstract
Oenothera picensis plants (Fragrant Evening Primrose) grow in the acid soils contaminated by Cu smelting in the coastal region of central Chile. We evaluated the effects of compost, at application rate of 5kgm(-2), and biodegradable chelate MGDA (methylglycinediacetic acid), at application rate of 6mmol plant(-1), on Cu phytoextraction by O. picensis, in field plots. No significant differences were found between treatments regarding aboveground biomass, shoot Cu concentrations and Cu phytoextraction of O. picensis. This lack of effects of the treatments was provoked by the large variability of soi...
Source: Chemosphere - September 11, 2013 Category: Chemistry Authors: González I, Neaman A, Cortés A, Rubio P Tags: Chemosphere Source Type: research
Diet, nutraceuticals and the tear film.
Abstract
Nutrition disorders and their correlates such as obesity are increasingly prevalent worldwide. A number of studies to date have suggested numerous potential associations between diet and tear film health; this paper will provide a summary of the available literature. The tear film is characterized through its protein and lipid content and through clinical measurements of characteristics such as osmolarity, volume and stability. Malnutrition, protein and vitamin-A deficiencies are extremely deleterious to tear film health and supplementation with oral vitamin A in this setting is of clear benefit. ...
Source: Experimental Eye Research - September 3, 2013 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Jalbert I Tags: Exp Eye Res Source Type: research
Systematic review: the efficacy of herbal therapy in inflammatory bowel disease
ConclusionsRandomised controlled trials of herbal therapy for the treatment of IBD show encouraging results but studies remain limited and heterogenous. Larger controlled studies with stricter endpoints and better‐defined patient groups are required to obtain more conclusive results on the use of CAM therapies in IBD. (Source: Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics)
Source: Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics - August 25, 2013 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: S. C. Ng, Y. T. Lam, K. K. F. Tsoi, F. K. L. Chan, J. J. Y. Sung, J. C. Y. Wu Tags: Systematic Review Source Type: research
Phytostabilization potential of evening primrose (Oenothera glazioviana) for copper-contaminated sites.
Abstract
A field investigation, field experiment, and hydroponic experiment were conducted to evaluate feasibility of using Oenothera glazioviana for phytostabilization of copper-contaminated soil. In semiarid mine tailings in Tongling, Anhui, China, O. glazioviana, a copper excluder, was a dominant species in the community, with a low bioaccumulation factor, the lowest copper translocation factor, and the lowest copper content in seed (8 mg kg(-1)). When O. glazioviana was planted in copper-polluted farmland soil in Nanjing, Jiangsu, China, its growth and development improved and the level of γ-linolen...
Source: Environmental Science and Pollution Research International - July 2, 2013 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Guo P, Wang T, Liu Y, Xia Y, Wang G, Shen Z, Chen Y Tags: Environ Sci Pollut Res Int Source Type: research
A field experiment demonstrating plant life-history evolution and its eco-evolutionary feedback to seed predator populations.
Abstract
Abstract The extent to which evolutionary change occurs in a predictable manner under field conditions and how evolutionary changes feed back to influence ecological dynamics are fundamental, yet unresolved, questions. To address these issues, we established eight replicate populations of native common evening primrose (Oenothera biennis). Each population was planted with 18 genotypes in identical frequency. By tracking genotype frequencies with microsatellite DNA markers over the subsequent three years (up to three generations, ≈5,000 genotyped plants), we show rapid and consistent evolution of...
Source: The American Naturalist - May 1, 2013 Category: Biology Authors: Agrawal AA, Johnson MT, Hastings AP, Maron JL Tags: Am Nat Source Type: research
Application of medium engineering in the synthesis of structured triacylglycerols from evening primrose oil (Oenothera biennis L.)
In this study, evening primrose oil (EPO), rich in γ‐linoleic acid (GLA) in the sn‐2 position was used as a substrate for the synthesis of structured triacylglycerols (sTAG) of the MLM‐type (bearing a medium chain fatty acid in the sn‐1‐ and ‐3‐positions and a long chain fatty acid in the sn‐2‐position). The highest yield of sTAG by interesterification with tricapyrlin was 23 and 28% for Rhizopus delemar lipase (RDL) and Rhizomucor miehei lipase (RML), respectively. In an acidolysis using caprylic acid, methyl‐tert‐butyl ether (MTBE) was preferred over hexane and also the yield was higher than in int...
Source: European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology - April 10, 2013 Category: Lipidology Authors: Marek Adamczak, Uwe T. Bornscheuer Tags: Research Article Source Type: research
Prevalence of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use by menopausal women: A systematic review of surveys
This article is aimed at critically reviewing surveys that examine the prevalence of CAM use by menopausal women worldwide. Eleven databases were searched for peer-reviewed surveys published in any language between 01 January 2000 and 27 October 2012. The bibliographies of the retrieved articles and relevant book chapters were also hand searched. Twenty-six surveys were identified, and they included a total of 32,465 menopausal women. The majority of these surveys were of poor methodological quality. Based on 6 surveys, 32.9% of women stated they were current/regular CAM users. Based on 9 surveys, 50.5% of women reported t...
Source: Maturitas - March 4, 2013 Category: Primary Care Authors: P. Posadzki, M.S. Lee, T.W. Moon, T.Y. Choi, T.Y. Park, E. Ernst Tags: Reviews Source Type: research
Painful diabetic neuropathy management
Abstract
Diabetic neuropathy is the most common complication of diabetes as it affects a significant number of patients. The management of patients with diabetic neuropathy is complicated by several factors including the varied symptoms and response to the various treatments available. Strict blood glucose control remains the key to the management thus far nonetheless; it is associated with complications such as hypoglycaemia. In order to provide the most up‐to‐date evidence‐based clinical recommendations pertinent to the management of diabetic neuropathy, several databases and clinical practice guidelines were searc...
Source: International Journal of Evidence-Based Healthcare - March 1, 2013 Category: Nursing Authors: Hanan Khalil Tags: COMMENTARY Source Type: research
Development of botanical and fish oil standard reference materials for fatty acids.
Abstract
As part of a collaboration with the National Institutes of Health's Office of Dietary Supplements and the Food and Drug Administration's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, the National Institute of Standards and Technology has developed Standard Reference Material (SRM) 3274 Botanical Oils Containing Omega-3 and Omega-6 Fatty Acids and SRM 3275 Omega-3 and Omega-6 Fatty Acids in Fish Oil. SRM 3274 consists of one ampoule of each of four seed oils (3274-1 Borage (Borago officinalis), 3274-2 Evening Primrose (Oenothera biennis), 3274-3 Flax (Linium usitatissimum), and 3274-4 Perilla (Perilla f...
Source: Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry - February 1, 2013 Category: Chemistry Authors: Schantz MM, Sander LC, Sharpless KE, Wise SA, Yen JH, Nguyenpho A, Betz JM Tags: Anal Bioanal Chem Source Type: research
