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Madhavi, B. R.
- Sleep, Health and Immunocompetence: A Review
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1 KVSR Siddhartha College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Vijayawada-10, IN
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Research Journal of Pharmacology and Pharmacodynamics, Vol 2, No 2 (2010), Pagination: 148-152Abstract
Despite a century of study, we have a very little understanding of why we sleep? And it is most surprising to know that we spend nearly one third of our lives in sleep. Scientists found out another important function for sleep. It actually prepares our emotional brain for next day social and emotional interactions.
Sleep and Immune system are very much related to each other. Generally we feel sleepier when we are suffering from infection and it is believed that sleep deprivation can prone us to more infections. The sleep deprivation causes a lot of irregularities in the levels of cytokines as well as hormones. Are sleep and immune system really related? This is the point to be discussed in this review. To understand this relation a basic study on sleep and immune system components is necessary.
Keywords
NREM Sleep and REM Sleep, Immune System, IL-1β, TNF.
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- Symbiosis – A Friendly Relationship between Man and Microbes
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1 KVSR. Siddhartha College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Vijayawada-10, IN
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Research Journal of Science and Technology, Vol 2, No 1 (2010), Pagination: 1-7Abstract
A number of studies have been carried out on the effect of several beneficial microbes on treatment and prevention of several diseases. Generally microbes causes various diseases to humans, upon this there are some beneficial bacteria which can cure certain diseases. Some of the dietary supplements containing potentially beneficial bacteria or yeast, like probiotics are used to cure some diseases. These live-organisms after introducing into intestinal flora cannot survive for longtime. So in order to meet this problem prebiotics are included along with probiotics. These prebiotics are the non-digestible food ingredients that reach the colon intact, where they can be fermented preferentially by beneficial groups of bacteria.
As probiotics are mainly active in the small intestine and prebiotics are only effective in large intestine, the combination of the two may give a synergistic effect and this gives synbiotic product. Probiotics, prebiotics and symbiotic aimed at improving intestinal health currently represent the largest segment of the functional food market. These are also applicable for irritable bowel syndrome, prevents harmful bacterial growth, reducing inflammation, improving immune functions, lowering blood pressure, cholesterol lowering, prevention of colon cancer, managing lactose intolerance. Yogurt the oldest health promoting food is still widely used way to increase the number of advantageous bacteria in the intestinal tract. The most commonly used microbes are lactic acid producing bacteria such as lactobacilli and bifidobacteria belonging to the human normal microflora.The optimal strains should be developed further and introduced into the products for special functional properties and health outcomes.
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Symbiosis, Probiotics, Prebiotics, Yogurt, Bifidobacterium.- Vegetables Helps in Keeping a Healthy Balance
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1 K.V.S.R. Siddhartha College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Vijayaawada-10, IN
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Research Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry, Vol 2, No 4 (2010), Pagination: 267-274Abstract
Vegetable nutrition improves the quality of life. Vegetables are very rich in nutrients and very low in calories. They are excellent source of vitamins, minerals, high fiber and healthy complex carbohydrates as well as antioxidants and phytonutrients which helps to reduce the overall risk of cancer and heart attacks. Here are some vegetables along with their vitamin and mineral contents. Eating healthy vegetables is essential to your optimum health and helps in keeping fit and maintaining a healthy balance.- Determination of Metoprolol Succinate and Atorvastatin Calcium in Capsules Using RP-HPLC
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1 KVSR Siddhartha College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Vijayawada-520010, IN