FBSL Research Projects
FBSL Research Projects
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Completed Projects
Mitigation of Water Temperature Fluctuation Effects and Disease Susceptibility in Aquacultured Species (Nile Tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus) Through Enhancement of the Immune Response
Project duration: 2016 - 2017
Funding: UP-NSRI
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Bioactive plant compounds as immunotherapeutic agents for secondary immunodeficiency disorders
Project duration: 2016 - 2017
Funding: DOST-PCHRD
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Screening for Immunomodulatory and Anticancer Activities of Herbal Extracts from IB-UPD and other External Sources
Project duration: 28 Sep. 2013 – 27 Sep. 2015
Funding: DOST-PCHRD
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Immunomodulatory properties of Moringa oleifera Lam. constituents
Project duration: 3 Jan. 2012 – 2 Jan. 2013
Funding: DOST-PCHRD
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Development of natural product-derived immunostimulants for the Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus
Project duration: 1 Jan. 2011 – 31 Dec. 2012
Funding: UP-NSRI
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Methods
Methods
Screening of natural products, drugs, and other substances for physiological effects in fish, mice, and frogs.
Crude extract preparation and bioactivity screening in vitro and in vivo.
We use our data to generate hypotheses as to the mechanisms of action.
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Publications
Publications
Catap, E. S., Kho, M. J. L., & Jimenez, M. R. R. (2018). In vivo nonspecific immunomodulatory and antispasmodic effects of common purslane (Portulaca oleracea Linn.) leaf extracts in ICR mice. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 215, 191-198. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2018.01.009
Catap, E. S., Jimenez, M. R. R., & Tumbali, M. P. B. (2015). Immunostimulatory and anti-oxidative properties of corn silk from Zea mays L. in Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus. International Journal of Fisheries and Aquaculture, 7(3), 30-36. https://doi.org/10.5897/IJFA14.0449
Guzman, R. M. S., Canoy, R. J. C., Salvador, D. M. C., & Catap, E. S. (2013). Biphasic inflammatory effects of Voacanga globosa ethanolic leaf extract in ICR mice. Journal of Medicinal Plants Research, 7(38), 2879-2884. http://www.academicjournals.org/JMPR/abstracts/abstracts/abstracts2013/10Oct/Guzman%20et%20al.htm
Nudo, L. P., & Catap, E. S. (2012). Anti-immunosuppressive effects of Chromolaena odorata (Lf.) King & Robinson (Asteraceae) leaf extract in cyclophosphamide-injected Balb/C mice. Philipp. J. Sci, 141(1), 35-43.
Nudo, L. P., & Catap, E. S. (2011). Immunostimulatory effects of Uncaria perrottetii (A. Rich.) Merr. (Rubiaceae) vinebark aqueous extract in Balb/C mice. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 133(2), 613-620. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2010.10.044
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