Topic
Holothuria
About: Holothuria is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 362 publications have been published within this topic receiving 4982 citations.
Papers published on a yearly basis
Papers
More filters
TL;DR: The tissues of some species of marine invertebrates have been examined for amine oxidase activity and no enzymic activity could be demonstrated in three species of tunicates examined.
53 citations
TL;DR: A bioinformatics approach comparing two datasets of contigs containing two closely related mycobunyaviruses allowed us to identify putative nucleocapsids (Nc) and non-structural (Ns) associated proteins.
53 citations
53 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, aqueous and methanolic extracts from Mediterranean sea cucumber, Holothuria polii, collected from the bay of Tabarka (Tunisia coast) were evaluated for their antifungal activity against filamentous fungi and yeast.
Abstract: Crude extracts and semi-purified fractions (F5, F6) from the Mediterranean sea cucumber, Holothuria polii , collected from the bay of Tabarka (Tunisia coast) were evaluated for their antifungal activity against filamentous fungi and yeast. The activity was determined in vitro, using the well diffusion test in the casitone agar medium. Both the aqueous and the methanolic extracts were found to produce, in a concentration-related manner (600–1500 μg/well) a significant antifungal activity. The semi-purified fractions (F5, F6) of both extracts exhibited also a significant antifungal activity in a concentration-related manner (150–300 μg/well). The strains of Aspergillus fumigatus were more susceptible to these extracts and derived fractions, while those of Trichophyton rubrum were found to be less susceptible. No activity was observed against strains of Candida albicans . These findings suggest that the polar active fractions (F5, F6) obtained from aqueous and methanolic extracts could contain a new antifungal compound(s). The purification and the determination of chemical structure of compound(s) of these active fractions are under investigation.
53 citations
TL;DR: It is strongly suggested that the dedifferentiating mesothelium provides the initial source of cells for the formation of the intestinal rudiment, and the mechanism of epithelial to mesenchymal transition provides many of the connective tissue cells found in the regenerating intestine.
Abstract: Background
Determining the type and source of cells involved in regenerative processes has been one of the most important goals of researchers in the field of regeneration biology. We have previously used several cellular markers to characterize the cells involved in the regeneration of the intestine in the sea cucumber Holothuria glaberrima.
53 citations