Dirk Jacobus Bester

Publications

• Effect of red palm oil supplementation of an oxidative risk-induced diet and a high saturated fat diet on ischaemia/reperfusion injury in the isolated …
• Dietary antioxidant properties of vegetable oils and nuts–the race against cardiovascular disease progression
• Long-term Sugar-sweetened Beverage Intake elicits Early Metabolic Perturbations in Rat Hearts: a Bitter-sweet Taste?
• Kolaviron, A Biflavonoid Of Garcinia Kola Seed Offers Cardioprotection Against Ischaemic/reperfusion Injury By Up-regulation Of Prosurvival And Down-regulation O...
• Effects of dietary red palm oil supplementation on myocardial infarct size in normal and hypercholesterolaemic rats: the role of matrix metalloproteinase 2, glutathion...
• The effect of red palm oil supplementation of an oxidative risk induced diet and a high saturated fat diet on ischaemia/perfusion injury in the isolated perfused rat heart
• Dietary red palm oil affects nitric oxide production after hypoxia in isolated rat cardiomyocytes
• Red palm oil protects against the consequences of oxidative stress when supplemented with dislipidaemic diets
• Kolaviron quenches ischaemic-reperfusion injury (IRI) in isolated rat heart via activation of Akt/PKB and suppression of p38MAPK/PARP/Caspase 3 signalling pathw...
• Effects of aging on proteasomal-ubiquitin system, oxidative stress balance and calcium homeostasis in middle-aged female rat colon
• The impact of sugar-sweetened beverage consumption on the liver: A proteomics-based analysis
• Dietary red palm oil supplementation decreases infarct size in cholesterol fed rats
• Positioning research and Scholarly Innovation within a “transdisciplinary” approacht
• The Power of Transdisciplinary Research for Business Innovation: The Case of Rooibos as a Potential Ergogenic Sport Drink
• Vascular disease in Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) patients on highly active antiretroviral treatment (HAART) in South Africa
• Dietary red palm oil protects the heart against the cytotoxic effects of anthracycline
• Kolaviron, a biflavonoid of Garcinia kola seed mitigates ischemic/reperfusion injury by modulation of pro-survival and apoptotic signaling pathways
• Dietary red palm oil olein attenuates myocardial ischaemia/reperfusion injury: Effects on glutathione peroxidase transcription and extracellular signal-regulated kinases 1/2
• Dietary red palm oil supplementation reduces myocardial infarct size in an isolated perfused rat heart model
• Daunorubicin therapy is associated with upregulation of E3 ubiquitin ligases in the heart
• Cardiovascular effects of edible oils: A comparison between four popular edible oils
• Proposed mechanisms for red palm oil induced cardioprotection in a model of hyperlipidaemia in the rat
• The impact of sugar-sweetened beverage intake on rat cardiac function
• Corrigendum to “The impact of sugar-sweetened beverage intake on rat cardiac function” [Heliyon 5 (3) (March 2019) e01357] (Heliyon (2019) 5(3), (S2405844018378319), (10.1016/j.heliyon.2019.e01357))
• Antioxidant Rich Red Palm Oil Reduces Myocardial Infarct Size: the Role of MMP-2, Akt and LDH
• Analysis of Various Antioxidant Rich Palm Oils in Order To Predict Their Efficacy As Dietary Supplements
• Kolaviron and Garcinia kola Seed Extract Protect Against Ischaemia/Reperfusion Injury on Isolated Rat Heart.
• Development of the Sisonke Supervision Mentoring Programme