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Hotea I, Dragomirescu M, Berbecea A, Radulov I. Phytochemicals as Alternatives to Antibiotics in Animal Production. Vet Med Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.106978] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Despite the continuous improvement of feed diets and recipes, animal health problems persist. For their treatment, antibiotics and chemotherapy have been shown to have side effects hard to control. The antibiotic residues in animal products may endanger human health. Since the antibiotics were restricted in animals’ diets, which were previously used to keep under control digestive and respiratory pathologies, as well as allergies, so the researchers began to search for natural alternatives. Thus, it was developed the concept of phytoadditives, and these natural plant extracts are gaining ground in animal farming. Since then, more and more animal breeders and farms are willing to use various types of phytoadditives. This chapter aims to present the most widely used phytochemicals in animal nutrition, their effects on animal production and health, and to make some recommendations on the use of phytochemicals in farm animals’ diets.
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Paulovičová E, Paulovičová L, Pawlaczyk-Graja I, Gancarz R, Kopáčová M, Capek P. Effectivity of polyphenolic polysaccharide-proteins isolated from medicinal plants as potential cellular immune response modulators. Biologia (Bratisl) 2022; 77:3581-3593. [PMID: 35990930 PMCID: PMC9379225 DOI: 10.1007/s11756-022-01200-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2022] [Accepted: 08/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Traditional medicinal herbs as Echinacea purpurea and Erigeron canadensis are recommended as a complementary supplementation for the treatment of diseases associated with immunological inflammation (e.g. common cold, coughs, bronchitis, upper respiratory infections, immunodeficiencies). This pathologic conditions are accompanied by the wide range of malfunctions or imbalances of the immune system, thus there is increased necessity for search of novel immunomodulation trends and immunopharmacologically active phytosubstances for effective pharmaco-immunomodulatory therapy. Anti-inflammatory immunobiological activity of polyphenolic polysaccharide-proteins of Echinacea purpurea and Erigeron canadensis are still not studied. Our results demonstrated the immunobiological effectivity of selected herbal polyphenolic polysaccharide-proteins isolated from flowers of medicinal plants Echinacea purpurea and Erigeron canadensis resulting into the significant immunostimulation of inflammatory TNF-α, IL-6, IL-1ß and IL-12 cytokines (p < 0.001). Both herbal polyphenolic polysaccharide-proteins triggered cell release of anti-inflammatory interleukin IL-10 (p < 0.001). Furthermore, the inductive cell release of growth factors M-CSF and GM-CSF has been demonstrated (p < 0.001). E. purpurea and E. canadensis polyphenolic polysaccharide-proteins accelerated the efficacy of cellular phagocytosis and free radical release, more pronounced with Erigeron treatment.
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Leonurus cardiaca L. as a Source of Bioactive Compounds: An Update of the European Medicines Agency Assessment Report (2010). BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2019; 2019:4303215. [PMID: 31119169 PMCID: PMC6500680 DOI: 10.1155/2019/4303215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2019] [Revised: 03/22/2019] [Accepted: 03/31/2019] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Leonurus cardiaca L. (motherwort) is a perennial herb, native to Asia and southeastern Europe, with widespread global occurrence in present days. The plant was historically used as cardiotonic and for treating gynaecological afflictions (such as amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, menopausal anxiety, or postpartum depression). Although its use in oriental and occidental medicine is relatively well documented, the recent progress registered raises the need for an update of the Medicines Agency assessment report on Leonurus cardiaca L., herba (2010). The current study presents the progress made within the 2010-2018 timeframe regarding the potential applications and scientific evidences supporting the traditional use of motherwort, in the same time suggesting future research opportunities.
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Sharifi-Rad M, Mnayer D, Morais-Braga MFB, Carneiro JNP, Bezerra CF, Coutinho HDM, Salehi B, Martorell M, Del Mar Contreras M, Soltani-Nejad A, Uribe YAH, Yousaf Z, Iriti M, Sharifi-Rad J. Echinacea plants as antioxidant and antibacterial agents: From traditional medicine to biotechnological applications. Phytother Res 2018; 32:1653-1663. [PMID: 29749084 DOI: 10.1002/ptr.6101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2017] [Revised: 04/01/2018] [Accepted: 04/05/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The genus Echinacea consists of 11 taxa of herbaceous and perennial flowering plants. In particular, Echinacea purpurea (L.) Moench is widely cultivated all over the United States, Canada, and in Europe, exclusively in Germany, for its beauty and reported medicinal properties. Echinacea extracts have been used traditionally as wound healing to improve the immune system and to treat respiratory symptoms caused by bacterial infections. Echinacea extracts have demonstrated antioxidant and antimicrobial activities, and to be safe. This survey aims at reviewing the medicinal properties of Echinacea species, their cultivation, chemical composition, and the potential uses of these plants as antioxidant and antibacterial agents in foods and in a clinical context. Moreover, the factors affecting the chemical composition of Echinacea spp. are also covered.
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Affiliation(s)
- Mehdi Sharifi-Rad
- Department of Medical Parasitology, Zabol University of Medical Sciences, Zabol, Iran
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- Department of Agricultural Engineering and Veterinary Medicine, Lebanese University, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Laboratório de Microbiologia e Biologia Molecular - LMBM, Departamento de Química Biológica - DQB, Universidade Regional do Cariri - URCA, Av. Cel. Antonio Luiz, 1161. Pimenta, Crato, CE, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Microbiologia e Biologia Molecular - LMBM, Departamento de Química Biológica - DQB, Universidade Regional do Cariri - URCA, Av. Cel. Antonio Luiz, 1161. Pimenta, Crato, CE, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Microbiologia e Biologia Molecular - LMBM, Departamento de Química Biológica - DQB, Universidade Regional do Cariri - URCA, Av. Cel. Antonio Luiz, 1161. Pimenta, Crato, CE, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Microbiologia e Biologia Molecular - LMBM, Departamento de Química Biológica - DQB, Universidade Regional do Cariri - URCA, Av. Cel. Antonio Luiz, 1161. Pimenta, Crato, CE, Brazil
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- Medical Ethics and Law Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.,Student Research Committee, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, School of Pharmacy, University of Concepcion, Concepcion, Chile
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- Departamento de Química Analítica, Instituto Universitario de Investigación en Química Fina y Nanoquímica IUIQFN, Universidad de Córdoba, Campus de Rabanales, Edificio Marie Curie, Córdoba, E-14071, Spain
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- Department of Genetics and Biotechnology, Osmania University, Hyderabad, India
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- Department of Botany, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Milan State University, Milan, Italy
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- Phytochemistry Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.,Department of Chemistry, Richardson College for the Environmental Science Complex, The University of Winnipeg, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
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