Made Eko

Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Airlangga University, Surabaya, Indonesia

Publications

  • Research Article   
    Complementary Medicine in Tuberculosis
    Author(s): Hamid Didi68238* and Made Eko68239

    Vitamin A and Vitamin D play an important role in immunity. The purpose of this study is to analyze whether vitamin D3 and retinyl palmitate could induce the effectiveness of 2nd line Anti-Tuberculosis (TB) drugs. We majorly focus on cell death process. C3HeB/FeJ mice were infected with Multidrug-Resistant (MDR) strain Mycobacterium tuberculosis and grouped randomly. The 1st group was euthanized to evaluate TB germs grown in the lungs. 2nd group is received no therapy. The 3rd group was given 2nd line anti-TB drugs. The 4th was given retinyl palmitate along with 2nd line drugs. 5th group was given 2nd line drugs with D3. 6th group was given a combination of 2nd line drugs, retinyl palmitate and D3. Immunohistochemistry demonstrated the quantitative measurement of nuclear receptor expressio.. Read More»
    DOI: 10.31858/0975-8453.15.2.74-80

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