List of works - Megan Jean Bester

A descriptive study to provide evidence of the teratogenic and cellular effects of sibutramine and ephedrine on cardiac- and liver-tissue of chick embryos.

scientific article published on 3 July 2015

An In Ovo Investigation of the Ultrastructural Effects of the Heavy Metals Cadmium and Chromium on Liver Tissue

An in ovo investigation into the hepatotoxicity of cadmium and chromium evaluated with light- and transmission electron microscopy and electron energy-loss spectroscopy.

scientific article

An in vitro study of biological safety of condoms and their additives.

scientific article published on December 2003

Animal models used for the evaluation of antiretroviral therapies

scientific article published on October 2006

Anti-inflammatory and anti-endotoxin properties of peptides derived from the carboxy-terminal region of a defensin from the tick Ornithodoros savignyi.

scientific article published on 10 December 2015

Anti-proliferative properties of commercial Pelargonium sidoides tincture, with cell-cycle G0/G1 arrest and apoptosis in Jurkat leukaemia cells

scientific article published on 21 January 2016

Antimicrobial function of short amidated peptide fragments from the tick-derived OsDef2 defensin

scientific article published on 12 November 2019

Antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties of Ilex guayusa tea preparations: a comparison to Camellia sinensis teas

scientific article published on 14 November 2017

Beneficial effects of folic acid on the kidneys and testes of adult albino rats after exposure to methomyl

scientific article published on 15 March 2018

Cholate and pH reduce interference by sodium dodecyl sulfate in the determination of DNA with Hoechst.

scientific article published on December 1994

Does a sorghum-cowpea composite porridge hold promise for contributing to alleviating oxidative stress?

scientific article published on 14 February 2014

Effects of Mandrax and Cannabis on the cellular function of chick embryonic neurons.

scientific article published on 4 August 2006

Effects of Urginea sanguinea, a traditional asthma remedy, on embryo neuronal development.

scientific article published on 19 October 2005

Effects of chronic exposure to mercury and cadmium alone and in combination on the coagulation system of Sprague-Dawley rats.

scientific article published on 15 June 2017

Effects of metals cadmium and chromium alone and in combination on the liver and kidney tissue of male Spraque-Dawley rats: An ultrastructural and electron-energy-loss spectroscopy investigation

scientific article

Exploring the anti-proliferative activity of Pelargonium sidoides DC with in silico target identification and network pharmacology.

scientific article

Feasibility of high pressure freezing with freeze substitution after long-term storage in chemical fixatives

scientific article published on 01 July 2013

Folate status, homocysteine metabolism, and methylene tetrahydrofolate reductase genotype in rural South African blacks with a history of pregnancy complicated by neural tube defects.

scientific article

Generation of reactive oxygen species in relevant cell lines as a bio-indicator of oxidative effects caused by acid mine water

How methylglyoxal kills bacteria: An ultrastructural study.

scientific article published on 17 March 2016

Investigation into the mechanism of action of the antimicrobial peptides Os and Os-C derived from a tick defensin

scientific article published on 24 July 2015

Multiple antidiabetic effects of three α-glucosidase inhibitory peptides, PFP, YPL and YPG: Dipeptidyl peptidase-IV inhibition, suppression of lipid accumulation in differentiated 3T3-L1 adipocytes and scavenging activity on methylglyoxal

scientific article published on 23 October 2018

Novel test and its automation for the determination of erythrocyte acetylcholinesterase and its application to organophosphate exposure.

scientific article

Oral exposure to cadmium and mercury alone and in combination causes damage to the lung tissue of Sprague-Dawley rats

scientific article published on 28 March 2019

Oxidative and haemostatic effects of copper, manganese and mercury, alone and in combination at physiologically relevant levels: An ex vivo study

scientific article published on 12 December 2018

Phenolic composition and antioxidant properties of koose, a deep-fat fried cowpea cake

scientific article

Piracetam: its possible mode of action in children with learning disabilities and its effect onin vitrocell growth

Premature collagen fibril formation, fibroblast-mast cell interactions and mast cell-mediated phagocytosis of collagen in keloids

scientific article

Rational in silico design of novel α-glucosidase inhibitory peptides and in vitro evaluation of promising candidates

scientific article published on 07 August 2018

Rats on a high-energy diet showing no weight gain present with ultrastructural changes associated with liver fibrosis.

scientific article published on 14 May 2013

Rooibos tea extracts inhibit osteoclast formation and activity through the attenuation of NF-κB activity in RAW264.7 murine macrophages

scientific article published on 01 June 2018

Sibutramine, a serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor, causes fibrosis in rats.

scientific article published on 22 May 2015

Sorghum-cowpea composite porridge as a functional food, Part II: Antioxidant properties as affected by simulated in vitro gastrointestinal digestion.

scientific article published on 10 November 2015

Spontaneous oxidation of methionine: effect on the quantification of plasma methionine levels.

scientific article published in May 1997

Structural and functional characterization of peptides derived from the carboxy-terminal region of a defensin from the tick Ornithodoros savignyi.

scientific article published on 31 March 2013

Structural properties of bioactive peptides with α-glucosidase inhibitory activity

scientific article

Structure - Function Analysis of Peptide Analogs of SQSPA with Respect to α-glucosidase and α-amylase Inhibition

scientific article published on 01 July 2019

The Effect of Sibutramine, a Serotonin-Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitor, on Platelets and Fibrin Networks of Male Sprague-Dawley Rats: A Descriptive Study

scientific article published on 05 September 2014

The dual functionality of antimicrobial peptides Os and Os-C in human leukocytes

scientific article published on 10 February 2019

Ultrastructural, Confocal and Viscoelastic Characteristics of Whole Blood and Plasma After Exposure to Cadmium and Chromium Alone and in Combination: An Ex Vivo Study

scientific article

Urginea sanguinea: medicinal wonder or death in disguise?

scientific article published on 19 November 2004

Variability of post-methionine load plasma homocysteine assays.

scientific article published in April 2003

List of works by Megan Jean Bester

A descriptive study to provide evidence of the teratogenic and cellular effects of sibutramine and ephedrine on cardiac- and liver-tissue of chick embryos.

An In Ovo Investigation of the Ultrastructural Effects of the Heavy Metals Cadmium and Chromium on Liver Tissue

An in ovo investigation into the hepatotoxicity of cadmium and chromium evaluated with light- and transmission electron microscopy and electron energy-loss spectroscopy.

An in vitro study of biological safety of condoms and their additives.

Animal models used for the evaluation of antiretroviral therapies

Anti-inflammatory and anti-endotoxin properties of peptides derived from the carboxy-terminal region of a defensin from the tick Ornithodoros savignyi.

Anti-proliferative properties of commercial Pelargonium sidoides tincture, with cell-cycle G0/G1 arrest and apoptosis in Jurkat leukaemia cells

Antimicrobial function of short amidated peptide fragments from the tick-derived OsDef2 defensin

Antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties of Ilex guayusa tea preparations: a comparison to Camellia sinensis teas

Beneficial effects of folic acid on the kidneys and testes of adult albino rats after exposure to methomyl

Cholate and pH reduce interference by sodium dodecyl sulfate in the determination of DNA with Hoechst.

Does a sorghum-cowpea composite porridge hold promise for contributing to alleviating oxidative stress?

Effects of Mandrax and Cannabis on the cellular function of chick embryonic neurons.

Effects of Urginea sanguinea, a traditional asthma remedy, on embryo neuronal development.

Effects of chronic exposure to mercury and cadmium alone and in combination on the coagulation system of Sprague-Dawley rats.

Effects of metals cadmium and chromium alone and in combination on the liver and kidney tissue of male Spraque-Dawley rats: An ultrastructural and electron-energy-loss spectroscopy investigation

Exploring the anti-proliferative activity of Pelargonium sidoides DC with in silico target identification and network pharmacology.

Feasibility of high pressure freezing with freeze substitution after long-term storage in chemical fixatives

Folate status, homocysteine metabolism, and methylene tetrahydrofolate reductase genotype in rural South African blacks with a history of pregnancy complicated by neural tube defects.

Generation of reactive oxygen species in relevant cell lines as a bio-indicator of oxidative effects caused by acid mine water

How methylglyoxal kills bacteria: An ultrastructural study.

Investigation into the mechanism of action of the antimicrobial peptides Os and Os-C derived from a tick defensin

Multiple antidiabetic effects of three α-glucosidase inhibitory peptides, PFP, YPL and YPG: Dipeptidyl peptidase-IV inhibition, suppression of lipid accumulation in differentiated 3T3-L1 adipocytes and scavenging activity on methylglyoxal

Novel test and its automation for the determination of erythrocyte acetylcholinesterase and its application to organophosphate exposure.

Oral exposure to cadmium and mercury alone and in combination causes damage to the lung tissue of Sprague-Dawley rats

Oxidative and haemostatic effects of copper, manganese and mercury, alone and in combination at physiologically relevant levels: An ex vivo study

Phenolic composition and antioxidant properties of koose, a deep-fat fried cowpea cake

Piracetam: its possible mode of action in children with learning disabilities and its effect onin vitrocell growth

Premature collagen fibril formation, fibroblast-mast cell interactions and mast cell-mediated phagocytosis of collagen in keloids

Rational in silico design of novel α-glucosidase inhibitory peptides and in vitro evaluation of promising candidates

Rats on a high-energy diet showing no weight gain present with ultrastructural changes associated with liver fibrosis.

Rooibos tea extracts inhibit osteoclast formation and activity through the attenuation of NF-κB activity in RAW264.7 murine macrophages

Sibutramine, a serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor, causes fibrosis in rats.

Sorghum-cowpea composite porridge as a functional food, Part II: Antioxidant properties as affected by simulated in vitro gastrointestinal digestion.

Spontaneous oxidation of methionine: effect on the quantification of plasma methionine levels.

Structural and functional characterization of peptides derived from the carboxy-terminal region of a defensin from the tick Ornithodoros savignyi.

Structural properties of bioactive peptides with α-glucosidase inhibitory activity

Structure - Function Analysis of Peptide Analogs of SQSPA with Respect to α-glucosidase and α-amylase Inhibition

The Effect of Sibutramine, a Serotonin-Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitor, on Platelets and Fibrin Networks of Male Sprague-Dawley Rats: A Descriptive Study

The dual functionality of antimicrobial peptides Os and Os-C in human leukocytes

Ultrastructural, Confocal and Viscoelastic Characteristics of Whole Blood and Plasma After Exposure to Cadmium and Chromium Alone and in Combination: An Ex Vivo Study

Urginea sanguinea: medicinal wonder or death in disguise?

Variability of post-methionine load plasma homocysteine assays.