Browsing Faculty of Health Sciences by Author "Hamman, Sias"
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Cell-free DNA in a three-dimensional spheroid cell culture model: a preliminary study
Aucamp, Janine; Calitz, Carlemi; Bronkhorst, Abel J.; Hamman, Sias; Gouws, Chrisna; Pretorius, Piet J. (Elsevier, 2017)Background Investigating the biological functions of cell-free DNA (cfDNA) is limited by the interference of vast numbers of putative sources and causes of DNA release into circulation. Utilization of three-dimensional ... -
Herbal hepatotoxicity: current status, examples, and challenges
Calitz, Carlemi; Du Plessis, Lissinda; Gouws, Chrisna; Steyn, Dewald; Steenekamp, Jan; Muller, Christo; Hamman, Sias (Taylor & Francis, 2015)Introduction: Herbal medicines have commonly been considered safe by the general public due to their natural origin and long history of traditional uses. In contrast to this belief, many plants produce toxic substances as ... -
Wound healing effects of aloe muth-muth: in vitro investigations using immortalized human keratinocytes (HaCaT)
Fouché, Morné; Willers, Clarissa; Hamman, Sias; Steenekamp, Jan (MDPI, 2020)The traditional use of Aloe spp. for the purpose of wound healing has a long history and is widespread internationally. Recently, a hybrid aloe plant (Aloe muth-muth) has been cultivated by cross pollination between Aloe ...