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Anvari Aliabad R, Hassanpour K, Norooznezhad AH. Cannabidiol as a possible treatment for endometriosis through suppression of inflammation and angiogenesis. Immun Inflamm Dis 2024; 12:e1370. [PMID: 39110084 PMCID: PMC11304901 DOI: 10.1002/iid3.1370] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2023] [Revised: 07/08/2024] [Accepted: 07/26/2024] [Indexed: 08/10/2024] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Endometriosis is associated with a wide variety of signs and symptoms and can lead to infertility, embryo death, and even miscarriage. Although the exact pathogenesis and etiology of endometriosis is still unclear, it has been shown that it has a chronic inflammatory nature and angiogenesis is also involved in it. OBJECTIVE This review aims to explore the role of inflammation and angiogenesis in endometriosis and suggest a potential treatment targeting these pathways. FINDINGS Among the pro-inflammatory cytokines, studies have shown solid roles for interleukin 1β (IL-β), IL-6, and tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α) in the pathogenesis of this condition. Other than inflammation, angiogenesis, the formation of new blood vessels from pre-existing capillaries, is also involved in the pathogenesis of endometriosis. Among angiogenic factors, vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), hypoxia-inducible factor 1α (HIF-1α), transforming growth factor β1 (TGF-β1), and matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are more essential in the pathogenesis of endometriosis. Interestingly, it has been shown that inflammation and angiogenesis share some similar pathways with each other that could be potentially targeted for treatment of diseases caused by these two processes. Cannabidiol (CBD) is a non-psychoactive member of cannabinoids which has well-known and notable anti-inflammatory and antiangiogenic properties. This agent has been shown to decrease IL-1β, IL-6, TNF-α, VEGF, TGFβ, and MMPs in different animal models of diseases. CONCLUSION It seems that CBD could be a possible treatment for endometriosis due to its anti-inflammatory and antiangiogenic activity, however, further studies are needed.
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- School of Medicine, Hamadan University of Medical SciencesHamadanIran
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- Medical Biology Research Center, Health Technology InstituteKermanshah University of Medical SciencesKermanshahIran
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Kolipaka T, Khairnar P, Phatale V, Pandey G, Famta P, Shah S, Asthana A, Nanduri S, Raghuvanshi RS, Srivastava S. Multifaceted roles of pollen in the management of cancer. Int J Pharm 2023; 643:123278. [PMID: 37516214 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2023.123278] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2023] [Revised: 07/13/2023] [Accepted: 07/26/2023] [Indexed: 07/31/2023]
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Oral drug delivery of microparticles demonstrates shortcomings like aggregation, decreased loading capacity and batch-to-batch variation, which limits its scale-up. Later, porous structures gained attention because of their large surface-to-volume ratio, high loading capacity and ability to carry biomacromolecules, which undergo degradation in GIT. But there are pitfalls like non-uniform particle size distribution, the impact of porogen properties, and harsh chemicals. To circumvent these drawbacks, natural carriers like pollen are explored in drug delivery, which withstands harsh environments. This property helps to subdue the acid-sensitive drug in GIT. It shows uniform particle size distribution within the species. On the other side, they contain phytoconstituents like flavonoids and polysaccharides, which possess various pharmacological applications. Therefore, pollen has the capability as a carrier system and therapeutic agent. This review focuses on pollen's microstructure, composition and utility in cancer management. The extraction strategies, characterisation techniques and chemical structure of sporopollenin exine capsule, its use in the oral delivery of antineoplastic drugs, and emerging cancer treatments like photothermal therapy, immunotherapy and microrobots have been highlighted. We have mentioned a note on the anticancer activity of pollen extract. Further, we have summarised the regulatory perspective, bottlenecks and way forward associated with pollen.
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- Tejaswini Kolipaka
- Pharmaceutical Innovation and Translational Research Lab (PITRL), Department of Pharmaceutics, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Hyderabad, India
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- Pharmaceutical Innovation and Translational Research Lab (PITRL), Department of Pharmaceutics, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Hyderabad, India
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- Pharmaceutical Innovation and Translational Research Lab (PITRL), Department of Pharmaceutics, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Hyderabad, India
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- Pharmaceutical Innovation and Translational Research Lab (PITRL), Department of Pharmaceutics, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Hyderabad, India
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- Pharmaceutical Innovation and Translational Research Lab (PITRL), Department of Pharmaceutics, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Hyderabad, India
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- Pharmaceutical Innovation and Translational Research Lab (PITRL), Department of Pharmaceutics, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Hyderabad, India
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- Department of Medical Devices, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Hyderabad, India
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Hyderabad, India
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- Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO), Directorate General of Health Services, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India, India
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- Pharmaceutical Innovation and Translational Research Lab (PITRL), Department of Pharmaceutics, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Hyderabad, India.
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Rasouli H, Nayeri FD, Khodarahmi R. May phytophenolics alleviate aflatoxins-induced health challenges? A holistic insight on current landscape and future prospects. Front Nutr 2022; 9:981984. [PMID: 36386916 PMCID: PMC9649842 DOI: 10.3389/fnut.2022.981984] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2022] [Accepted: 09/26/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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The future GCC-connected environmental risk factors expedited the progression of nCDs. Indeed, the emergence of AFs is becoming a global food security concern. AFs are lethal carcinogenic mycotoxins, causing damage to the liver, kidney, and gastrointestinal organs. Long-term exposure to AFs leads to liver cancer. Almost a variety of food commodities, crops, spices, herbaceous materials, nuts, and processed foods can be contaminated with AFs. In this regard, the primary sections of this review aim to cover influencing factors in the occurrence of AFs, the role of AFs in progression of nCDs, links between GCC/nCDs and exposure to AFs, frequency of AFs-based academic investigations, and world distribution of AFs. Next, the current trends in the application of PPs to alleviate AFs toxicity are discussed. Nearly, more than 20,000 published records indexed in scientific databases have been screened to find recent trends on AFs and application of PPs in AFs therapy. Accordingly, shifts in world climate, improper infrastructures for production/storage of food commodities, inconsistency of global polices on AFs permissible concentration in food/feed, and lack of the public awareness are accounting for a considerable proportion of AFs damages. AFs exhibited their toxic effects by triggering the progression of inflammation and oxidative/nitrosative stress, in turn, leading to the onset of nCDs. PPs could decrease AFs-associated oxidative stress, genotoxic, mutagenic, and carcinogenic effects by improving cellular antioxidant balance, regulation of signaling pathways, alleviating inflammatory responses, and modification of gene expression profile in a dose/time-reliant fashion. The administration of PPs alone displayed lower biological properties compared to co-treatment of these metabolites with AFs. This issue might highlight the therapeutic application of PPs than their preventative content. Flavonoids such as quercetin and oxidized tea phenolics, curcumin and resveratrol were the most studied anti-AFs PPs. Our literature review clearly disclosed that considering PPs in antioxidant therapies to alleviate complications of AFs requires improvement in their bioavailability, pharmacokinetics, tissue clearance, and off-target mode of action. Due to the emergencies in the elimination of AFs in food/feedstuffs, further large-scale clinical assessment of PPs to decrease the consequences of AFs is highly required.
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- Hassan Rasouli
- Medical Biology Research Center (MBRC), Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
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- Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Agricultural and Natural Sciences, Imam Khomeini International University (IKIU), Qazvin, Iran
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- Medical Biology Research Center (MBRC), Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
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Sokmen O, Ozdemir S, Dundar AN, Cinar A. Quality properties and bioactive compounds of reduced-fat cookies with bee pollen. Int J Gastron Food Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgfs.2022.100557] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Therapeutic Potential of Date Palm against Human Infertility: A Review. Metabolites 2021; 11:metabo11060408. [PMID: 34205817 PMCID: PMC8235103 DOI: 10.3390/metabo11060408] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2021] [Revised: 06/16/2021] [Accepted: 06/17/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Male and female infertility is a global major health problem. Approximately 15% of couples of a reproductive age are unable to achieve the desired pregnancy within 12 months, despite daily unprotected sexual intercourse, and about 10% of infertilities have no specific reason worldwide. Currently, many researchers are interested to investigate the use of natural remedies for preventive and curative purposes of infertility. This review brings together some of the data on the nutritional characteristics of the date palm and its different parts on fertility outcomes and critically evaluates the past and recent literature relevant to the consumption of date fruit against infertility-related problems. Due to its antioxidant potential, dates are considered a functional treatment for reducing the risks of infertility. In males, the date palm has a potent effect on the reproductive parameters including hormonal levels and seminal vesicle parameters as well as sperm motility, count, and viability; whereas, in females, it shows a convincing effect on reproductive parameters including oogenesis process, strengthening of oocytes, regulation of hormones, strengthening of pregnancy, reduction of the need for labor augmentation, and postpartum hemorrhage prevention.
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Norooznezhad AH, Mansouri K. Endothelial cell dysfunction, coagulation, and angiogenesis in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Microvasc Res 2021; 137:104188. [PMID: 34022205 PMCID: PMC8135191 DOI: 10.1016/j.mvr.2021.104188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2021] [Revised: 05/08/2021] [Accepted: 05/17/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has been led to a pandemic emergency. So far, different pathological pathways for SARS-CoV-2 infection have been introduced in which the excess release of pro-inflammatory cytokines (such as interleukin 1 β [IL-1β], IL-6, and tumor necrosis factor α [TNFα]) has earned most of the attentions. However, recent studies have identified new pathways with at least the same level of importance as cytokine storm in which endothelial cell (EC) dysfunction is one of them. In COVID-19, two main pathologic phenomena have been seen as a result of EC dysfunction: hyper-coagulation state and pathologic angiogenesis. The EC dysfunction-induced hypercoagulation state seems to be caused by alteration in the levels of different factors such as plasminogen activator inhibitor 1 (PAI-1), von Willebrand factor (vWF) antigen, soluble thrombomodulin, and tissue factor pathway inhibitor (TFPI). As data have shown, these thromboembolic events are associated with severity of disease severity or even death in COVID-19 patients. Other than thromboembolic events, pathologic angiogenesis is among the recent findings. Furthermore, over-expression/higher levels of different proangiogenic factors such as vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), hypoxia-inducible factor 1 α (HIF-1α), IL-6, TNF receptor super family 1A and 12, and angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) have been found in the lung biopsies/sera of both survived and non-survived COVID-19 patients. Also, there are some hypotheses regarding the role of nitric oxide in EC dysfunction and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) in SARS-CoV-2 infection. It has been demonstrated that different pathways involved in inflammation are generally common with EC dysfunction and angiogenesis. Altogether, considering the common possible upstream pathways in cytokine storm, pathologic angiogenesis, and EC dysfunction, it seems that targeting these molecules (such as nuclear factor κB) could be more effective in the management of patients with COVID-19.
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- Amir Hossein Norooznezhad
- Medical Biology Research Center, Health Technology Institute, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran.
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- Medical Biology Research Center, Health Technology Institute, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran.
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Waihenya S, Şenel P, Osonga FJ, Erdoğan T, Altay F, Gölcü A, Sadik OA. Mechanism of Interactions of dsDNA Binding with Apigenin and Its Sulfamate Derivatives Using Multispectroscopic, Voltammetric, and Molecular Docking Studies. ACS OMEGA 2021; 6:5124-5137. [PMID: 33681554 PMCID: PMC7931193 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.0c02612] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2020] [Accepted: 10/19/2020] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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DNA binding investigations are critical for designing better pharmaceutical compounds since the binding of a compound to dsDNA in the minor groove is critical in drug discovery. Although only one in vitro study on the DNA binding mode of apigenin (APG) has been conducted, there have been no electrochemical and theoretical studies reported. We hereby report the mechanism of binding interaction of APG and a new class of sulfonamide-modified flavonoids, apigenin disulfonamide (ADSAM) and apigenin trisulfonamide (ATSAM), with deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA). This study was conducted using multispectroscopic instrumentation techniques, which include UV-vis absorption, thermal denaturation, fluorescence, and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, and electrochemical and viscosity measurement methods. Also, molecular docking studies were conducted at room temperature under physiological conditions (pH 7.4). The molecular docking studies showed that, in all cases, the lowest energy docking poses bind to the minor groove of DNA and the apigenin-DNA complex was stabilized by several hydrogen bonds. Also, π-sulfur interactions played a role in the stabilization of the ADSAM-DNA and ATSAM-DNA complexes. The binding affinities of the lowest energy docking pose (schematic diagram of table of content (TOC)) of APG-DNA, ADSAM-DNA, and ATSAM-DNA complexes were found to be -8.2, -8.5, and -8.4 kcal mol-1, respectively. The electrochemical binding constants K b were determined to be (1.05 × 105) ± 0.04, (0.47 × 105) ± 0.02, and (8.13 × 105) ± 0.03 for APG, ADSAM, and ATSAM, respectively (all of the tests were run in triplicate and expressed as the mean and standard deviation (SD)). The K b constants calculated for APG, ADSAM, and ATSAM are in harmony for all techniques. As a result of the incorporation of dimethylsulfamate groups into the APG structure, in the ADSAM-dsDNA and ATSAM-dsDNA complexes, in addition to hydrogen bonds, π-sulfur interactions have also contributed to the stabilization of the ligand-DNA complexes. This work provides new insights that could lead to the development of prospective drugs and vaccines.
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- Simon Waihenya
- Department
of Chemistry, Center for Research in Advanced Sensing Technologies
& Environmental Sustainability (CREATES), State University of New York at Binghamton, P.O. Box 6000, Binghamton, New York 13902-6000, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences and Letters, Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul 34469, Turkey
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- BioSensor
Materials for Advanced Research and Technology (BioSMART Center),
Chemistry and Environmental Science Department, New Jersey Institute of Technology, University Heights, 161 Warren Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102, United States
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- Kocaeli
Vocat Sch, Dept Chem & Chem Proc Technol, Kocaeli Univ, Kocaeli 41380, Turkey
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- Department
of Food Engineering, Faculty of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering, Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul 34469, Turkey
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- Department
of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences and Letters, Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul 34469, Turkey
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- BioSensor
Materials for Advanced Research and Technology (BioSMART Center),
Chemistry and Environmental Science Department, New Jersey Institute of Technology, University Heights, 161 Warren Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102, United States
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Semaoui M, Mesli F, Dib MEA, Tabti B, Achiri R, Costa J, Muselli A. Statistical analysis/theoretical investigations of novel vascular endothelial growth factor of Davanoide from Scolymus grandifloras Desf as potent anti-angiogenic drug properties. J Biomol Struct Dyn 2020; 40:3850-3870. [PMID: 34043938 DOI: 10.1080/07391102.2020.1851301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Many pro-angiogenic factors acting directly or indirectly on the proliferation and differentiation of endothelial cells have been highlighted, in particular: VEGF ('Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor'), FGF ('Fibroblast Growth Factor'), PDGF ('Platelet-Derived Growth Factor'), VEGF exerts its pro-angiogenic activity by binding to the surface of receptors with tyrosine kinase activity (VEGFR). The first objective of this study was to elucidate the composition of the essential oil of the roots of Scolymus grandifloras Desf. The second aim was to describe the intra-species variation in essential oil composition in natural populations of 21 oil samples from different Algerian locations using statistical analysis and bioinformatical study of VEGFR inhibition. The essential oil isolated from the root parts, was a really source of Davanoide compounds. The results of the docking simulation revealed that davanone (Ligand 13) has an affinity to interact with cDNA, VEGF and its receptors. The ADMET properties and BOILED-Egg plot validate the compound 13 pass the brain barrier and have high absorption in the intestines with good bioavailability. The findings of this study contribute to the pharmacological knowledge and the therapeutic efficacy of davanone and can initiate the development of new anti-angiogenic drugs. Results showed that essential oil of Scolymus grandiflorus presented a large level of percentage of davanone, davanol D1 and 2-hydroxy davanone. These components may be a new source of nontoxic anticancer agents. However, an additional in vitro and/or in vivo experimental study should make it possible to verify the theoretical results obtained in silico.Communicated by Ramaswamy H. Sarma.
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- Mohammed Semaoui
- Laboratoire des Substances Naturelles & Bioactives (LASNABIO), Département de Chimie, Faculté des Sciences, Université Abou BekrBelkaıd, Tlemcen, Algeria.,Laboratoire de Chimie des Produits Naturels, UMR CNRS 6134, Université de Corse, Campus Grimaldi, Corte, France
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- Laboratoire des Substances Naturelles & Bioactives (LASNABIO), Département de Chimie, Faculté des Sciences, Université Abou BekrBelkaıd, Tlemcen, Algeria
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- Laboratoire des Substances Naturelles & Bioactives (LASNABIO), Département de Chimie, Faculté des Sciences, Université Abou BekrBelkaıd, Tlemcen, Algeria
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- Laboratoire des Substances Naturelles & Bioactives (LASNABIO), Département de Chimie, Faculté des Sciences, Université Abou BekrBelkaıd, Tlemcen, Algeria
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- Laboratoire des Substances Naturelles & Bioactives (LASNABIO), Département de Chimie, Faculté des Sciences, Université Abou BekrBelkaıd, Tlemcen, Algeria
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- Laboratoire de Chimie des Produits Naturels, UMR CNRS 6134, Université de Corse, Campus Grimaldi, Corte, France
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- Laboratoire de Chimie des Produits Naturels, UMR CNRS 6134, Université de Corse, Campus Grimaldi, Corte, France
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Echegaray N, Pateiro M, Gullón B, Amarowicz R, Misihairabgwi JM, Lorenzo JM. Phoenix dactylifera products in human health – A review. Trends Food Sci Technol 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tifs.2020.09.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Rasouli H, Hosseini Ghazvini SMB, Yarani R, Altıntaş A, Jooneghani SGN, Ramalho TC. Deciphering inhibitory activity of flavonoids against tau protein kinases: a coupled molecular docking and quantum chemical study. J Biomol Struct Dyn 2020; 40:411-424. [PMID: 32897165 DOI: 10.1080/07391102.2020.1814868] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Today, Alzheimer's disease (AD) is one of the most important neurodegenerative disorders that affected millions of people worldwide. Hundreds of academic investigations highlighted the potential roles of natural metabolites in the cornerstone of AD prevention. Nevertheless, alkaloids are only metabolites that successfully showed promising clinical therapeutic effects on the prevention of AD. In this regard, other plant metabolites such as flavonoids are also considered as promising substances in the improvement of AD complications. The lack of data on molecular mode of action of flavonoids inside brain tissues, and their potential to transport across the blood-brain barrier, a physical hindrance between bloodstream and brain tissues, limited the large-scale application of these compounds for AD therapy programs. Herein, a coupled docking and quantum study was applied to determine the binding mode of flavonoids and three protein kinases involved in the pathogenesis of AD. The results suggested that all docked metabolites showed considerable binding affinity to interact with target receptors, but some compounds possessed higher binding energy values. Because docking simulation cannot entirely reveal the potential roles of ligand substructures in the interaction with target residues, quantum chemical analyses (QCAs) were performed to cover this drawback. Accordingly, QCAs determined that distribution of molecular orbitals have a pivotal function in the determination of the type of reaction between ligands and receptors; therefore, using such quantum chemical descriptors may correct the results of virtual docking outcomes to highlight promising backbones for further developments.Communicated by Ramaswamy H. Sarma.
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- Hassan Rasouli
- National Institute of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (NIGEB), Tehran, Iran
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- T1D Biology, Department of Clinical Research, Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research, Faculty of Health & Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Arak University, Arak, Iran.,Quantum Chemistry Group, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Arak University, Arak, Iran
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AlTamimi J, AlFaris N, Almousa L, Alghamdi F, Albadr N, Abu-Hiamed H. Pollen beverage from date palm spathe: impact of fortification with ginger on the nutritional and sensory quality of the product. JOURNAL OF FOOD MEASUREMENT AND CHARACTERIZATION 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s11694-020-00451-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Mărgăoan R, Stranț M, Varadi A, Topal E, Yücel B, Cornea-Cipcigan M, Campos MG, Vodnar DC. Bee Collected Pollen and Bee Bread: Bioactive Constituents and Health Benefits. Antioxidants (Basel) 2019; 8:antiox8120568. [PMID: 31756937 PMCID: PMC6943659 DOI: 10.3390/antiox8120568] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2019] [Revised: 11/14/2019] [Accepted: 11/18/2019] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Bee products were historically used as a therapheutic approach and in food consumption, while more recent data include important details that could validate them as food supplements due to their bioproperties, which support their future use as medicines. In this review data, data collected from bee pollen (BP) and bee bread (BB) essays will be discussed and detailed for their nutritional and health protective properties as functional foods. Dietary antioxidants intake derived from BP and BB have been associated with the prevention and clinical treatment of multiple diseases. The beneficial effects of BP and BB on health result from the presence of multiple polyphenols which possess anti-inflammatory properties, phytosterols and fatty acids, which play anticancerogenic roles, as well as polysaccharides, which stimulate immunological activity. From the main bioactivity studies with BP and BB, in vitro studies and animal experiments, the stimulation of apoptosis and the inhibition of cell proliferation in multiple cell lines could be one of the major therapeutic adjuvant effects to be explored in reducing tumor growth. Tables summarizing the main data available in this field and information about other bio-effects of BP and BB, which support the conclusions, are provided. Additionally, a discussion about the research gaps will be presented to help further experiments that complete the tree main World Health Organization (WHO) Directives of Efficiency, Safety and Quality Control for these products.
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- Rodica Mărgăoan
- Advanced Horticultural Research Institute of Transylvania, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca, 400372 Cluj-Napoca, Romania;
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- Association Health with CasaBIO, 400015 Cluj-Napoca, Romania; (M.S.); (A.V.)
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- Association Health with CasaBIO, 400015 Cluj-Napoca, Romania; (M.S.); (A.V.)
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- Apiculture Section, Aegean Agricultural Research Institute, İzmir 35661, Turkey;
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- Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Ege University, İzmir 35100, Turkey;
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- Faculty of Horticulture, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca, 400372 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
- Correspondence: (M.C.-C.); (M.G.C.)
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- Observatory of Drug-Herb Interactions, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Coimbra, Heath Sciences Campus, Azinhaga de Santa Comba, 3000-370 Coimbra, Portugal
- Coimbra Chemistry Centre (CQC, FCT Unit 313) (FCTUC), University of Coimbra, Rua Larga, 3000-370 Coimbra, Portugal
- Correspondence: (M.C.-C.); (M.G.C.)
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- Department of Food Science, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca, 400372 Cluj-Napoca, Romania;
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