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Tabassum S, Shorter S, Ovsepian SV. Analysis of the action mechanisms and targets of herbal anticonvulsants highlights opportunities for therapeutic engagement with refractory epilepsy. J Mol Med (Berl) 2024:10.1007/s00109-024-02445-5. [PMID: 38653825 DOI: 10.1007/s00109-024-02445-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2023] [Revised: 03/26/2024] [Accepted: 04/05/2024] [Indexed: 04/25/2024]
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Epilepsy is a neurological disorder characterized by spontaneous and recurring seizures. It poses significant therapeutic challenges due to diverse etiology, pathobiology, and pharmacotherapy-resistant variants. The anticonvulsive effects of herbal leads with biocompatibility and toxicity considerations have attracted much interest, inspiring mechanistic analysis with the view of their use for engagement of new targets and combination with antiseizure pharmacotherapies. This article presents a comprehensive overview of the key molecular players and putative action mechanisms of the most common antiepileptic herbals demonstrated in tissue culture and preclinical models. From the review of the literature, it emerges that their effects are mediated via five distinct mechanisms: (1) reduction of membrane excitability through inhibition of cation channels, (2) improvement of mitochondrial functions with antioxidant effects, (3) enhancement in synaptic transmission mediated by GABAA receptors, (4) improvement of immune response with anti-inflammatory action, and (5) suppression of protein synthesis and metabolism. While some of the primary targets and action mechanisms of herbal anticonvulsants (1, 3) are shared with antiseizure pharmacotherapies, herbal leads also engage with distinct mechanisms (2, 4, and 5), suggesting new drug targets and opportunities for their integration with antiseizure medications. Addressing outstanding questions through research and in silico modeling should facilitate the future use of herbals as auxiliary therapy in epilepsy and guide the development of treatment of pharmacoresistant seizures through rigorous trials and regulatory approval.
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- Sobia Tabassum
- Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Sciences, International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Faculty of Engineering and Science, University of Greenwich London, Chatham Maritime, Kent, ME4 4TB, UK
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- Faculty of Engineering and Science, University of Greenwich London, Chatham Maritime, Kent, ME4 4TB, UK.
- Faculty of Medicine, Tbilisi State University, Tbilisi, 0177, Republic of Georgia.
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Moniakowska A, Strumińska-Parulska D. Assessment of cancer risk and radiological effects from 210Po and 210Pb with consumption of wild medicinal herbal plants. J Trace Elem Med Biol 2024; 84:127452. [PMID: 38626651 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtemb.2024.127452] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2024] [Revised: 03/15/2024] [Accepted: 04/12/2024] [Indexed: 04/18/2024]
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BACKGROUND Plants' raw materials can accumulate chemical elements, including radioisotopes, to some extent and reflect the region they grow in. Due to their high environmental content and toxicity, natural radionuclides - polonium 210Po and lead 210Pb are the most dangerous radioisotopes for human health. METHODS 70 raw medicinal herbal materials from 54 popular wild-growing medicinal plant species, most of them included in the European Pharmacopoeia, were collected across three regions. In 210 samples, the activity concentrations of 210Po and 210Pb were determined, and their radiotoxicity and cancer risk were calculated. RESULTS The results of 210Po and 210Pb activities measured in herbal raw material were from 0.12 mBq g-1 dry weight in the fruits of the common chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum) to 19.7 mBq g-1 dw in herb of ground elder (Aegopodium podagraria) for 210Po, while for 210Pb ranged from 0.16 mBq g-1 dw to 34.3 mBq g-1 dw in the same plants. There were statistically significant differences between 210Po and 210Pb content in leaves, herbs, flowers, and fruit. The studies indicated that the estimated annual effective radiation dose from Polish medicinal herbs consumption was low, ranging 0.03-105 µSv from 210Po and 0.02-98.2 µSv from 210Pb, while the risk of cancer morbidity and mortality ranged from 10-5 to 10-9. CONCLUSIONS Consumption of the tested medicinal herbs is safe from the radiological point of view and, based on the predictions related to the calculated risk of cancer, should not increase the probability of its occurrence.
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- Aleksandra Moniakowska
- Environmental Chemistry and Radiochemistry Department, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Gdańsk, Wita Stwosza 63, Gdańsk 80-308, Poland
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- Environmental Chemistry and Radiochemistry Department, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Gdańsk, Wita Stwosza 63, Gdańsk 80-308, Poland.
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Gammatantrawet N, Nguyễn CT, Susawaengsup C, Ramli ANM, Tongkoom K, Chatsungnoen T, Dangtungee R, Bhuyar P. Phytochemistry of Medicinal Herbs Belongs to Asclepiadaceae Family for Therapeutic Applications: A Critical Review. Mol Biotechnol 2024:10.1007/s12033-024-01122-9. [PMID: 38507018 DOI: 10.1007/s12033-024-01122-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2023] [Accepted: 02/13/2024] [Indexed: 03/22/2024]
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The world of pharmaceutical research has been increasingly turning its gaze toward the treasure trove of natural products in search of novel drugs and therapeutic agents. Amidst the vast array of medicinal plants that dot our planet, the Asclepiadaceae family unexplored species have piqued the interest of researchers. Both medicinal plants are indigenous to specific regions and have been integral to traditional medicine systems for centuries. This systematic review aims to provide a comprehensive summary of the current knowledge regarding the phytochemical profile of these plants and their potential implications in the pharmaceutical industry. These plants are rich in phytochemical constituents such as alkaloids, flavonoids, terpenoids, phenolic compounds, glycosides, and saponins. These constituents have been found to exhibit a range of pharmacological activities. They have antimicrobial properties, providing a defense against various microorganisms. They also show anti-inflammatory properties, helping to reduce inflammation in the body. In addition, these plants have antioxidant properties, which help protect cells from damage by harmful free radicals. They have shown anticancer activity, offering potential for cancer treatment. Their neuroprotective properties could be beneficial in treating neurological disorders. The analgesic properties of these plants could be harnessed for pain relief. Furthermore, they have antidiabetic properties, offering potential for diabetes management. The hope is that this review will stimulate further research into these fascinating plants and contribute to discovering new drugs from natural herbs.
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- Organic Agriculture Management, International College, Maejo University, Chiang Mai, 50290, Thailand
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- Maejo University Phrae Campus, Mae Sai, Rong Kwang District, Phrae, 54140, Thailand
- International Industry and Agriculture Innovation Research Center (IIAR), International College, Maejo University, Chiang Mai, 50290, Thailand
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- Faculty of Industrial Sciences and Technology, Universiti Malaysia Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah (UMPSA), Lebuhraya Tun Abdul Razak, Gambang, 26300, Pahang, Malaysia
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- Organic Agriculture Management, International College, Maejo University, Chiang Mai, 50290, Thailand
- International Industry and Agriculture Innovation Research Center (IIAR), International College, Maejo University, Chiang Mai, 50290, Thailand
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- Maejo University Phrae Campus, Mae Sai, Rong Kwang District, Phrae, 54140, Thailand
- International Industry and Agriculture Innovation Research Center (IIAR), International College, Maejo University, Chiang Mai, 50290, Thailand
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- Organic Agriculture Management, International College, Maejo University, Chiang Mai, 50290, Thailand
- International Industry and Agriculture Innovation Research Center (IIAR), International College, Maejo University, Chiang Mai, 50290, Thailand
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- Organic Agriculture Management, International College, Maejo University, Chiang Mai, 50290, Thailand.
- International Industry and Agriculture Innovation Research Center (IIAR), International College, Maejo University, Chiang Mai, 50290, Thailand.
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Takada K, Nakano S, Nishio R, Muku D, Mochizuki S, Inui I, Okita K, Koga A, Watanabe K, Yoshioka Y, Ariyoshi W, Yamasaki R. Medicinal herbs, especially Hibiscus sabdariffa, inhibit oral pathogenic bacteria. J Oral Biosci 2024; 66:179-187. [PMID: 38278302 DOI: 10.1016/j.job.2024.01.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2023] [Revised: 01/14/2024] [Accepted: 01/15/2024] [Indexed: 01/28/2024]
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OBJECTIVES Medicinal herbs are plants with potential medicinal and health benefits. In recent years, they are being increasingly used as a treatment alternative owing to their effectiveness against various diseases. In this study, we investigated the inhibitory effects of 15 medicinal herbs on causative bacteria for dental caries and periodontal disease. METHODS This study evaluated the effects of the extracts of 15 medicinal herbs on growth and biofilm formation in five oral pathogenic bacterial strains. The herbs were processed into extracts, and bacterial strains were cultured. Then, bacterial growth and biofilm formation were assessed using various methods. Finally, the extract of the herb Hibiscus sabdariffa (hibiscus) was analyzed using high-performance liquid chromatography. RESULTS Incubation of bacteria with the herbal extracts showed that hibiscus exerted a significant inhibitory effect on all the oral pathogenic bacterial strains evaluated in this study. In addition, the pigment delphinidin-3-sambubioside, which is found in hibiscus extract, was identified as a particularly important inhibitory component. CONCLUSIONS These results lay the ground work for the potential development of novel therapeutic or preventive agents against dental caries and periodontal disease, two major oral diseases.
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- Kazuya Takada
- Division of Infections and Molecular Biology, Department of Health Promotion, Kyushu Dental University, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, 803-8580, Japan; Division of Developmental Stomatognathic Function Science, Department of Health Promotion, Kyushu Dental University, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, 803-8580, Japan
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- Division of Infections and Molecular Biology, Department of Health Promotion, Kyushu Dental University, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, 803-8580, Japan
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- Division of Infections and Molecular Biology, Department of Health Promotion, Kyushu Dental University, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, 803-8580, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Kitakyushu, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, 808-0135, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Kitakyushu, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, 808-0135, Japan
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- Division of Infections and Molecular Biology, Department of Health Promotion, Kyushu Dental University, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, 803-8580, Japan
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- Division of Infections and Molecular Biology, Department of Health Promotion, Kyushu Dental University, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, 803-8580, Japan
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- Division of Infections and Molecular Biology, Department of Health Promotion, Kyushu Dental University, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, 803-8580, Japan
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- Division of Developmental Stomatognathic Function Science, Department of Health Promotion, Kyushu Dental University, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, 803-8580, Japan
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- Division of Infections and Molecular Biology, Department of Health Promotion, Kyushu Dental University, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, 803-8580, Japan
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- Division of Infections and Molecular Biology, Department of Health Promotion, Kyushu Dental University, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, 803-8580, Japan
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- Division of Infections and Molecular Biology, Department of Health Promotion, Kyushu Dental University, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, 803-8580, Japan; Collaborative Research Centre for Green Materials on Environmental Technology, Kyushu Institute of Technology, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, 804-8550, Japan.
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Pereira Junior JB, Carvalho VS, Ferreira WQ, Araujo RGO, Ferreira SLC. Green sample preparation of medicinal herbs in closed digester block for elemental determination by ICP OES. J Pharm Biomed Anal 2024; 238:115810. [PMID: 37944460 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2023.115810] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2023] [Revised: 10/13/2023] [Accepted: 10/20/2023] [Indexed: 11/12/2023]
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This work presents a simple, cost-effective, and environmentally friendly digestion method employing inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP OES) for the determination of As, Ca, Cd, Cr, Cu, Fe, K, Mg, Mn, Na, P, Pb, Sr, and Zn in medicinal herbs. A fractional factorial design uses a multivariate strategy to optimize the experimental parameters. At 180 ºC and 120 min of sample digestion, the optimal condition for a closed block digester was achieved with a mixture consisting of 1.38 mL of HNO3 65% m m-1, 1.00 mL of H2O2 30% m m-1, and 2.62 mL of deionized water, using a mass of 0.10 g medicinal herb sample. The optimized procedure resulted in low dissolved organic carbon content and residual acidity concentration. The values of limits of detection (LOD) and of quantification (LOQ) ranging from 0.06 (Cd) to 1.9 (P) mg kg-1 and 0.2 (Cd) to 6.3 mg kg-1 (P), respectively. Accuracy was confirmed through the analysis of three certified reference materials, where agreement ranged from 83 (Sr) to 116% (As) for all analytes. The AGREE metric has confirmed the greenness of the proposed method. Twenty-seven medicinal herbs samples were used to assess the applicability of the developed procedure. Principal component analysis (PCA) was applied to inorganic constituent concentration data to classify the medicinal herbs, an excellent tool for classifying samples.
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- João B Pereira Junior
- Universidade Federal da Bahia, Instituto de Química, Departamento de Química Analítica, Campus Universitário de Ondina, 40170-115 Salvador, Bahia, Brazil; Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia, INCT, de Energia e Ambiente, Universidade Federal da Bahia, 40170-270 Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.
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- Universidade Federal da Bahia, Instituto de Química, Departamento de Química Analítica, Campus Universitário de Ondina, 40170-115 Salvador, Bahia, Brazil; Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia, INCT, de Energia e Ambiente, Universidade Federal da Bahia, 40170-270 Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal da Bahia, Instituto de Química, Departamento de Química Analítica, Campus Universitário de Ondina, 40170-115 Salvador, Bahia, Brazil; Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia, INCT, de Energia e Ambiente, Universidade Federal da Bahia, 40170-270 Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal da Bahia, Instituto de Química, Departamento de Química Analítica, Campus Universitário de Ondina, 40170-115 Salvador, Bahia, Brazil; Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia, INCT, de Energia e Ambiente, Universidade Federal da Bahia, 40170-270 Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.
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- Universidade Federal da Bahia, Instituto de Química, Departamento de Química Analítica, Campus Universitário de Ondina, 40170-115 Salvador, Bahia, Brazil; Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia, INCT, de Energia e Ambiente, Universidade Federal da Bahia, 40170-270 Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.
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Al Balawi AN, El-Alosey AR, Eldiasty JG, Abushalfeh IYH, Almasaude AA, Mosallam SAER, Elmetwalli A. Perceptions of medicinal herbal products during the COVID-19 pandemic period among Saudi patients: a cross-sectional study. Naunyn Schmiedebergs Arch Pharmacol 2024; 397:497-506. [PMID: 37477659 DOI: 10.1007/s00210-023-02610-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2023] [Accepted: 06/29/2023] [Indexed: 07/22/2023]
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A wide variety of health benefits have been demonstrated by medicinal plants, including potent antiviral properties. Additionally, many herbal remedies are known to reduce inflammation and boost immunity, making them an effective preventive measure against viral infections. The study aims to evaluate the perception of medicinal herbs and healthy foods during the pandemic period among Saudi patients. Furthermore, the study seeks to understand how people view medicinal herbs and healthy foods as a means of mitigating the effects of the pandemic and how that perception varies across different demographics. It will also assess the availability of these options in the country and how they have been utilized by the population. A cross-sectional online study was conducted among COVID-19-infected Saudi population at the University of Tabuk, Saudi Arabia. The perception of the use of medicinal herbs and the effect of healthy foods on the treatment or reduction of symptoms of COVID-19 was evaluated. The efficacy of 23 herbal products was evaluated. A total of 909 participants with COVID-19 infection were surveyed; 86.14% were women, 93.73% were between the ages of 18-60, 51.05% were unemployed, 57.43% had a bachelor's degree, and 90.64% were non-smokers. Study participants used medicinal herbs, slime drinks, and medicinal herb tea to reduce coronavirus infection risk by 67.11, 43.56, and 7.18%, respectively. Gender, education, consuming healthy food, and drinking medicinal herbs displayed significant variation among the studied participants (p < 0.001). The study revealed a prevalence of ginger (62.9%), lemon (51.1%), mint (46.8%), honey (45.7%), and anise (43.0%) as commonly used medicinal herb products. To conclude, the survey found a link between gender, education, consuming healthy foods, and drinking medicinal herbs to reduce infection symptoms among Saudi Arabians. Accordingly, lifestyle choices can have a positive impact on health, even in the face of a challenging environment.
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- Aisha Nawaf Al Balawi
- Biology Department, University College of Haql, "University of Tabuk", Tabuk, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Mathematics, College of Haql, "University of Tabuk", Tabuk, Saudi Arabia
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- Biology Department, University College of Haql, "University of Tabuk", Tabuk, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Islamic Studies, College of Haql, "University of Tabuk", Tabuk, Saudi Arabia
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- Biology Department, University College of Haql, "University of Tabuk", Tabuk, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Clinical Trial Research Unit and Drug Discovery, Egyptian Liver Research Institute and Hospital (ELRIAH), Mansoura, Egypt.
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Meng FD, Yuan L, Lu DD, Yang YT, Xu DJ, Che MY, Nan Y. Anti-tumor effect of coix seed based on the theory of medicinal and food homology. World J Clin Oncol 2023; 14:593-605. [PMID: 38179404 PMCID: PMC10762529 DOI: 10.5306/wjco.v14.i12.593] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2023] [Revised: 10/26/2023] [Accepted: 11/24/2023] [Indexed: 12/22/2023] Open
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Coix seed is a dry and mature seed of Coix lacryma-jobi L.var.ma-yuen (Roman.) Stapf in the Gramineae family. Coix seed has a sweet, light taste, and a cool nature. Coix seed enters the spleen, stomach, and lung meridians. It has the effects of promoting diuresis and dampness, strengthening the spleen to prevent diarrhea, removing arthralgia, expelling pus, and detoxifying and dispersing nodules. It is used for the treatment of edema, athlete's foot, poor urination, spleen deficiency and diarrhea, dampness and obstruction, lung carbuncle, intestinal carbuncle, verruca, and cancer. The medicinal and health value is high, and it has been included in the list of medicinal and food sources in China, which has a large development and application space. This article reviews the current research achievements in the processing methods and anti-tumor activities of Coix seed and provides examples of its clinical application in ancient and modern times, aiming to provide reference for further research on Coix seed and contribute to its clinical application and development. Through the analysis of the traditional Chinese patent medicines, and simple preparations and related health food of Coix seed queried by Yaozhi.com, the source, function, and dosage form of Coix seed were comprehensively analyzed, with a view of providing a reference for the development of Coix seed medicine and food.
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- Fan-Di Meng
- Traditional Chinese Medicine College, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan 750004, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan 750004, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, China
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- Traditional Chinese Medicine College, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan 750004, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, China
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- Traditional Chinese Medicine College, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan 750004, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, China
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- Traditional Chinese Medicine College, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan 750004, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, China
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- Traditional Chinese Medicine College, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan 750004, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, China
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- Key Laboratory of Ningxia Minority Medicine Modernization Ministry of Education, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan 750004, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, China
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Mlangeni AT. Health risk assessment of toxic metal(loids) (As, Cd, Pb, Cr, and Co) via consumption of medicinal herbs marketed in Malawi. Toxicol Rep 2023; 11:145-152. [PMID: 37538931 PMCID: PMC10393791 DOI: 10.1016/j.toxrep.2023.07.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2023] [Accepted: 07/11/2023] [Indexed: 08/05/2023] Open
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This study aimed to assess the potential health risks associated with consuming three commonly consumed medicinal herbs in Malawi: Azadirachta indica, Mondia whitei, and Moringa oleifera. The concentrations of five metal(loids) (As, Cd, Pb, Cr, and Co) were determined using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry, while their safety was assessed by comparing the measured values with the legislated maximum contaminant levels (MCL)and reported metal(loids) concentrations in other countries. The results indicated significant variations of metal(loids) concentrations amongst the studied medicinal herbs, with Azadirachta indica containing the highest mean As (0.078 ± 0.010 mg kg-1) and Cd (0.049 ± 0.05 mg kg-1) concentrations and Mondia whitei and Moringa oleifera contained the highest mean Co (1.01 ± 0.05 mg kg-1) and Cr (1.42 ± 1.18 mg kg-1) concentrations, respectively. However, the mean concentrations of As, Cd, Pb, Cr, and Co fell below the MCL set by World Health Organization (WHO), Alimentarius Commissions, and European Commission. The estimated daily intake (EDI) for each metal(loid) was less than 1, indicating that the studied medicinal herbs do not pose serious health risks to non-regular consumers. The study also emphasizes the importance of assessing the potential risks associated with consuming medicinal herbs contaminated with heavy metals or metalloids, as it can seriously threaten human health.
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Hedayati S, Tarahi M, Azizi R, Baeghbali V, Ansarifar E, Hashempur MH. Encapsulation of mint essential oil: Techniques and applications. Adv Colloid Interface Sci 2023; 321:103023. [PMID: 37863014 DOI: 10.1016/j.cis.2023.103023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2023] [Revised: 10/07/2023] [Accepted: 10/08/2023] [Indexed: 10/22/2023]
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Mint essential oil (MEO) is an outstanding antibacterial and antioxidant agent, that can be considered as a promising natural preservative, flavor, insecticide, coolant, and herbal medicine. However, the low solubility and volatility of MEO limits its extensive applications. In order to utilize MEO in different products, it is essential to develop treatments that can overcome these limitations. More recently, encapsulation technology has been developed as a promising method to overcome the shortcomings of MEO. In which, sensitive compounds such as essential oils (EOs) are entrapped in a carrier to produce micro or nanoparticles with increased stability against environmental conditions. Additionally, encapsulation of EOs makes transportation and handling easier, reduces their volatility, controls their release and consequently improves the efficiency of these bioactive compounds and extends their industrial applications. Several encapsulation techniques, such as emulsification, coacervation, ionic gelation, inclusion complexation, spray drying, electrospinning, melt dispersion, melt homogenization, and so on, have been emerged to improve the stability of MEO. These encapsulated MEOs can be also used in a variety of food, bioagricultural, pharmaceutical, and health care products with excellent performance. Therefore, this review aims to summarize the physicochemical and functional properties of MEO, recent advances in encapsulation techniques for MEO, and the application of micro/nanocapsulated MEO in different products.
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- Sara Hedayati
- Nutrition Research Center, School of Nutrition and Food Sciences, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Food Science and Technology, School of Agriculture, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
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- Nutrition Research Center, School of Nutrition and Food Sciences, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Food and Markets Department, Natural Resources Institute, University of Greenwich, Medway, UK
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- Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Department of Public Health, School of Health, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran
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- Research Center for Traditional Medicine and History of Medicine, Department of Persian Medicine, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
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Assemany CG, Cunha DB, Brandão JM, Paravidino VB, Garcia MC, Rêgo ALV, Pereira RA, Sichieri R. A multicomponent family intervention, combined with salt reduction for children with obesity: a factorial randomized study protocol. BMC Public Health 2023; 23:1453. [PMID: 37516844 PMCID: PMC10386775 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-023-16356-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2023] [Accepted: 07/20/2023] [Indexed: 07/31/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Clinical trials to treat childhood obesity show modest results, weight regain and high dropout rates. Children with obesity often live in families with habits that contribute to unhealthy weight gain. This study will test whether a family intervention with a Brazilian-adapted Planetary Healthy Diet (PHD) and reduced portion sizes, along with increased physical activity and reduced sedentary behavior, can reduce excessive weight gain. The protocol promotes the intake of in natura products and water and reduces ultra-processed foods, sugar, and sodium. It encourages family lifestyle changes and physical activities, with randomized allocation to experimental and control groups. The responsible family member will be evaluated during follow-up. The control group will receive a print of the Brazilian dietary guideline. METHODS A factorial crossover design will also allocate families to receive reduced sodium salt plus anti-inflammatory herbs and a placebo salt. Both the control and intervention groups will be randomly assigned to the sequence of both salts. The approach aims to reduce body weight expectations and evaluate salt's impact on blood pressure. It includes a 1-month intervention, 1-month washout, and 1-month intervention with monthly clinic visits and teleservice by health professionals. The primary outcomes will be the variation in the Body Mass Index (BMI) of the children. BMI and the variation in the blood pressure of the pair (child/mother or father) as well as waist circumference (WC) and waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) will also be measured. DISCUSSION The project will test the effectiveness of the use of the recommendations of the PHD, physical activity and a salt-reduced sodium. The results of the present study will allow the refinement of interventions aimed at the treatment of childhood obesity and may help develop guidelines for the treatment of obesity in Brazilian children. TRIAL REGISTRATION The study is registered in the Brazilian Registry of Clinical Trials (RBR-10 mm62vs). Registered 10 February 2023.
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- Cinthia Guimarães Assemany
- Department of Epidemiology, Institute of Social Medicine, State University of Rio de Janeiro, CEP, 20550-013, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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- Department of Epidemiology, Institute of Social Medicine, State University of Rio de Janeiro, CEP, 20550-013, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Department of Epidemiology, Institute of Social Medicine, State University of Rio de Janeiro, CEP, 20550-013, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Department of Epidemiology, Institute of Social Medicine, State University of Rio de Janeiro, CEP, 20550-013, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Department of Epidemiology, Institute of Social Medicine, State University of Rio de Janeiro, CEP, 20550-013, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Department of Epidemiology, Institute of Social Medicine, State University of Rio de Janeiro, CEP, 20550-013, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Department of Social and Applied Nutrition, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Department of Epidemiology, Institute of Social Medicine, State University of Rio de Janeiro, CEP, 20550-013, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Tsai PW, Mailem RC, Tayo LL, Hsueh CC, Tseng CC, Chen BY. Interactive network pharmacology and electrochemical analysis reveals electron transport-mediating characteristics of Chinese medicine formula Jing Guan Fang. J Taiwan Inst Chem Eng 2023; 147:104898. [PMID: 37193294 PMCID: PMC10166072 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtice.2023.104898] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2023] [Revised: 04/26/2023] [Accepted: 04/27/2023] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Background Jing Guan Fang (JGF) is an anti-COVID-19 Chinese Medicine decoction comprised of five medicinal herbs to possess anti-inflammatory and antiviral properties for treatment. This study aims to electrochemically decipher the anti-coronavirus activity of JGF and show that microbial fuel cells may serve as a platform for screening efficacious herbal medicines and providing scientific bases for the mechanism of action (MOA) of TCMs. Methods Electrochemical techniques (e.g., cyclic voltammetry) and MFCs were adopted as the bioenergy-based platforms to assess the bioenergy-stimulating characteristics of JGF. Phytochemical analysis correlated polyphenolic and flavonoid content with antioxidant activity and bioenergy-stimulating properties. Network pharmacology on the active compounds was employed to identify anti-inflammatory and anti-COVID-19 protein targets, and molecular docking validated in silico results. Significant findings This first-attempt results show that JGF possesses significant reversible bioenergy-stimulation (amplification 2.02 ± 0.04) properties suggesting that its antiviral efficacy is both bioenergy-steered and electron mediated. Major flavonoids and flavone glycosides identified by HPLC (e.g., baicalein and baicalin, respectively) possess electron-shuttling (ES) characteristics that allow herbal medicines to treat COVID-19 via (1) reversible scavenging of ROS to lessen inflammation; (2) inhibition of viral proteins; and (3) targeting of immunomodulatory pathways to stimulate the immune response according to network pharmacology.
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- Po-Wei Tsai
- Department of Medical Science Industries, College of Health Sciences, Chang Jung Christian University, Tainan 711, Taiwan
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- School of Chemical, Biological, and Materials Engineering and Sciences, Mapúa University, Manila 1002, Philippines
- Department of Biology, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Mapúa University, Makati 1200, Philippines
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- School of Chemical, Biological, and Materials Engineering and Sciences, Mapúa University, Manila 1002, Philippines
- Department of Biology, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Mapúa University, Makati 1200, Philippines
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, National I-Lan University, I-Lan 260, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Science Industries, College of Health Sciences, Chang Jung Christian University, Tainan 711, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, National I-Lan University, I-Lan 260, Taiwan
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Abdelmagid AD, Said AM, Abd El-Gawad EA, Shalaby SA, Dawood MAO. Glyphosate-induced liver and kidney dysfunction, oxidative stress, immunosuppression in Nile tilapia, but ginger showed a protection role. Vet Res Commun 2023; 47:445-455. [PMID: 35773603 PMCID: PMC10209248 DOI: 10.1007/s11259-022-09961-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2022] [Accepted: 06/14/2022] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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The water-borne herbicides are involved in the toxicity of aquatic animals resulting in impaired health status and low productivity. Dietary medicinal herbs present a practical solution to relieve the impacts of herbicides toxicity on the performances of aquatic animals. Herein, we investigated the toxicity of commercial glyphosate-induced oxidative stress, immunosuppression, liver and kidney dysfunction, and the protective role of ginger or ginger nanoparticles in Nile tilapia. Fish were allocated into four groups: the first group presented the control without glyphosate toxicity and ginger feeding, the second group intoxicated with glyphosate at 0.6 mg/L and fed ginger free diet, the third group intoxicated with glyphosate and fed ginger at 2.5 g/kg, and the fourth group intoxicated with glyphosate and fed ginger nanoparticles at 2.5 g/kg. Fish were kept under the experimental conditions for four weeks, and the samples of blood and tissues were collected after 2 and 4 weeks. Markedly, fish exposed to glyphosate showed the highest ALT and AST activities, glucose and cortisol levels, and malondialdehyde levels (MDA) in gills and tissues. While fish in the control and fish intoxicated with glyphosate and fed ginger nanoparticles had the lowest ALT and AST activities, glucose and cortisol levels, and MDA levels after 2 and 4 weeks (P < 0.05). Fish fed dietary ginger had lower ALT and AST activities, glucose and cortisol levels, and MDA levels than the glyphosate intoxicated group after 2 and 4 weeks (P < 0.05). Interestingly, fish-fed ginger nanoparticles showed lower urea and creatinine levels and higher total protein, albumin, and globulin than the glyphosate intoxicated group (P < 0.05) and similar to the control (P > 0.05). Further, fish intoxicated with glyphosate and fed ginger nanoparticles had the highest GSH, lysozyme activity, and immunoglobulin levels after 2 and 4 weeks (P < 0.05). In conclusion, ginger nanoparticles are superior to the standard ginger form in enhancing the antioxidative and immune responses of Nile tilapia exposed to glyphosate.
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- Afaf D Abdelmagid
- Biochemistry Department, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Benha University, Banha, Egypt
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- Biochemistry Department, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Benha University, Banha, Egypt
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- Aquatic Animal Diseases and Management Department, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Benha University, Banha, Egypt
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- Biochemistry Department, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Benha University, Banha, Egypt
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- Department of Animal Production, Faculty of Agriculture, Kafrelsheikh University, Kafr el-Sheikh, Egypt.
- The Center for Applied Research On the Environment and Sustainability, The American University in Cairo, Cairo, 11835, Egypt.
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Saadi H, Jafari S, Karimi S. Factors affecting the intention of Iranian rural women to use medicinal herbs. BMC Complement Med Ther 2023; 23:170. [PMID: 37245033 DOI: 10.1186/s12906-023-03964-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2022] [Accepted: 04/18/2023] [Indexed: 05/29/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND This study aimed to identify factors affecting the behavioral intention of Iranian rural women to use medicinal herbs. The research model was developed by integrating "dissatisfaction with modern medicine" into the "theory of planned behavior". METHODS Data were collected through questionnaire from a sample of 260 Iranian rural women, which were randomly selected. The validity and reliability of the scale were confirmed using expert opinions and Cronbach's alpha method, respectively. RESULTS Based on the results of structural equation modeling, attitude (β = 0.44; p < 0.01), subjective norms (β = 0.27; p < 0.01) and dissatisfaction with modern medicine (β = 0.11; p < 0.05) had significant positive effects on rural women's intention to use medicinal herbs. In addition, subjective norms indirectly affected rural women's intention to use medicinal herbs through attitude (β = 0.23; p < 0.01). CONCLUSIONS Subjective norms was a key factor in determining the intention of Iranian rural women to use medicinal herbs, followed by attitude and dissatisfaction with modern medicine. Therefore, this study could contribute to our understanding on how the intention of Iranian rural women to use medicinal herbs was influenced by different factors.
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- Heshmatollah Saadi
- Department of Agricultural Extension and Education, Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamedan, Iran.
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- Department of Agricultural Extension and Education, Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamedan, Iran
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- Department of Agricultural Extension and Education, Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamedan, Iran
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Paul V, Tripathi AD, Agarwal A, Mahato DK, Srivastava K, Maurya KK. Herbs-derived phytochemicals - a boon for combating COVID-19. Vegetos 2023:1-8. [PMID: 37359125 PMCID: PMC10013230 DOI: 10.1007/s42535-023-00601-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2022] [Revised: 02/20/2023] [Accepted: 02/25/2023] [Indexed: 03/17/2023]
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The recent pandemic, the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), has put the whole world on alert with the threat of the virus that targets the human respiratory system. The disease has affected more than 633.6 million people globally and caused 6.5 million deaths since November 18, 2022. About 12.94 billion people are vaccinated as of November 18, 2022. Due to varied climatic conditions, SARS-CoV-2 has shown rapid mutation in recent years. Because of the lack of appropriate therapeutic drugs, inadequate diagnostic mechanisms, life-supporting medical facilities, and lack of awareness, the spread of SARS-CoV-2 has become severe. Thus, the most efficient strategy to control this disease is to follow preventive measures. However, treating SARS-CoV-2 cases in Wuhan using traditional Chinese herbs has set an example to show how traditional health can contribute to treating this novel virus. Medicinal herbs are known for their antimicrobial, antibacterial, antiviral, immunomodulatory, immunoadjuvant, and anti-inflammatory properties. These medicinal herbs are used during cooking and consumed regularly worldwide. In this view, medicinal herbs gained evident attention. These herbs can serve as a potential and economical remedy for combating the lethal effects of COVID-19. The present review highlights the phytochemicals and their mechanisms of action in preventing SARS-CoV-2. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s42535-023-00601-9.
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- Veena Paul
- Department of Dairy Science and Food Technology, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, 221005 India
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- Department of Dairy Science and Food Technology, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, 221005 India
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- Department of Food & Nutrition and Food Technology, Lady Irwin College, Sikandra Road, New Delhi, 110001 India
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- CASS Food Research Centre, School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, Burwood, 3125 VIC Australia
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- Department of Plant Genetics and Plant Breeding, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, 221005 India
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- Department of Dairy Science and Food Technology, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, 221005 India
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Akinlade GO, Maza DDA, Inuyomi SO, Alani YT, Ojo JO. Pollution impact assessment of secondary iron smelting on soil and some medicinal herbs grown at Fasina community in Ile-Ife, Nigeria. Environ Monit Assess 2023; 195:299. [PMID: 36640219 DOI: 10.1007/s10661-023-10922-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2022] [Accepted: 01/05/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Use of medicinal herbs is now gaining popularity especially among the low-income people because it is cheap, readily available and its "seeming" lack of side effects. However, environmental pollution is a potential threat to its continued use. This study examines the effect of air pollution on the soil and consequently on the medicinal herbs grown on such soils. Soil and four medicinal herbs, Chromolaena odorata, Vernonia amygdalina, Carica papaya and Ocimum gratissimum, commonly used in the south western part of Nigeria either as purely medicinal herbs, soup vegetables or both were carefully harvested from Fasina, a polluted area, and Moro, a relatively unpolluted area, all in Ile-Ife, Nigeria. Samples were prepared following standard practice and analysed for nickel, chromium, cadmium and lead using atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS). The results showed that elemental concentrations at the two locations were within the permissible limit for both soil and herbs, the statistical test also established no significant difference between the two locations. However, toxic metals concentrations (chromium, cadmium and lead) were found higher at the polluted site while that of the essential metal, nickel, was higher at the unpolluted site. Of the four metals, cadmium has the highest transfer ratio (0.39 and 0.34) while lead has the least (0.21 and 0.25) for Moro and Fasina sites respectively. Similarly, Chromolaena odorata has the highest transfer ratio (0.34) while Carica papaya has the least (0.28). In conclusion, gradual build-up of the toxic metals at the polluted site is evident and may eventually contaminate the herbs.
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- Grace Olubunmi Akinlade
- EnvironLab, Department of Physics and Engineering Physics, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria.
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- EnvironLab, Department of Physics and Engineering Physics, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria
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- EnvironLab, Department of Physics and Engineering Physics, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria
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- EnvironLab, Department of Physics and Engineering Physics, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria
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Alipour R, Marzabadi LR, Arjmand B, Ayati MH, Namazi N. The effects of medicinal herbs on gut microbiota and metabolic factors in obesity models: A systematic review. Diabetes Metab Syndr 2022; 16:102586. [PMID: 35961277 DOI: 10.1016/j.dsx.2022.102586] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2021] [Revised: 07/21/2022] [Accepted: 07/23/2022] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS This systematic review of animal studies aimed to identify anti-obesity medicinal herbs with prebiotic properties, and investigate their effects on gut microbiota and metabolic disorders. METHODS To obtain the relevant publications, four electronic databases were systematically searched up to June 2019. RESULTS Out of 1949 publications, 20 articles met the inclusion criteria in this study. Apart from body weight, some cases (n = 11) had reported the effects of medicinal herbs on metabolic parameters, including lipid profile (n = 7) and glycemic status (n = 4). CONCLUSION Although some medicinal herbs could be effective in modulating metabolic status and body weight, through making changes in the gut flora, further studies are needed to confirm the efficacy of such herbs in clinical trials.
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- Reihane Alipour
- Department of Traditional Medicine, School of Persian Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Persian Medicine, Faculty of Traditional Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Cell Therapy and Regenerative Medicine Research Center, Cellular and Molecular Institute, Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran
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- Department of Traditional Medicine, School of Persian Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; Research Center for Integrative Medicine in Aging, Aging Research Institute, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
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- Diabetes Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinical Sciences Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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Wang Y, Qin JA, Zhang J, Jin Z, Luo J, Yang M. Rapid screening of imidacloprid residue in grains and medicinal herbs: A newly designed hapten and monoclonal antibody. J Pharm Biomed Anal 2022; 219:114931. [PMID: 35839580 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2022.114931] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2022] [Revised: 07/04/2022] [Accepted: 07/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Three different imidacloprid hapten structures were designed to conjugate with proteins (bovine serum albumin, BSA; ovalbumin, OVA; keyhole limpet hemocyanin, KLH) for screening the optimal immunogen and coating antigen. Among these, an unreported antigen (hapten 6-KLH) was selected as the optimal immunogen and coating antigen. In addition, an imidacloprid-specific and high titer monoclonal antibody (IMIB7C3) was obtained by using the above-selected immunogen. A sensitive ic-ELISA (indirect competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay) with a half-maximal inhibitory concentration (IC50) of 1.3 ng mL-1 was established by using the IMIB7C3 antibody (only 1.2 ng per well) to detect the residues of imidacloprid in grains (wheat and maize) and different herbs (Notoginseng radix et rhizoma, Dioscoreae rhizoma, Lonicerae japonicae flos, Astragali radix, Jujubae fructus). The detection results of real samples by the developed immunoassay were confirmed by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS), which proved the accuracy and reliability of the established ic-ELISA. These results indicate that the proposed ic-ELISA method is suitable for rapid and high-throughput detection of imidacloprid residues in agricultural products and medicinal herbs. Furthermore, a quantitative risk assessment was conducted for Lonicerae japonicae flos based on the detection results, which indicates an acceptable risk to human health after the intake of Lonicerae japonicae flos polluted by imidacloprid.
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- Yudan Wang
- Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substances and Resources Utilization of Chinese Herbal Medicine, Ministry of Education, Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100193, China
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- Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substances and Resources Utilization of Chinese Herbal Medicine, Ministry of Education, Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100193, China; Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100050, China
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- Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substances and Resources Utilization of Chinese Herbal Medicine, Ministry of Education, Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100193, China
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- Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substances and Resources Utilization of Chinese Herbal Medicine, Ministry of Education, Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100193, China
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- Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substances and Resources Utilization of Chinese Herbal Medicine, Ministry of Education, Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100193, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substances and Resources Utilization of Chinese Herbal Medicine, Ministry of Education, Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100193, China.
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Gomes DS, Negrão-Corrêa DA, Miranda GS, Rodrigues JGM, Guedes TJFL, de Lucca Junior W, Sá Filho JCFD, Nizio DADC, Blank AF, Feitosa VLC, Dolabella SS. Lippia alba and Lippia gracilis essential oils affect the viability and oviposition of Schistosoma mansoni. Acta Trop 2022; 231:106434. [PMID: 35364048 DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2022.106434] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2021] [Revised: 03/23/2022] [Accepted: 03/28/2022] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Schistosomiasis is a neglected tropical disease that affects millions of people around the world. Currently, the only drug available for the treatment of this disease is praziquantel, which has low efficacy against immature helminth stages and there are reports of drug resistance. In this study, the chemical composition and the in vitro effect of essential oils (EOs) and major compounds from Lippia gracilis and Lippia alba against schistosomula and adult Schistosoma mansoni worms were evaluated. Adult S. mansoni worms cultured for 8h in the presence of L. gracilis EO (50 and 100 µg/mL) or for 2h with its major compound, carvacrol (100 µg/mL), had a 100% reduction in viability. After interaction with L. alba EO (100µg/mL), there was a reduction of approximately 60% in the viability of adult worms after 24 hours of exposure; citral (50 and 100 µg/mL), its major compound, reduced the viability after 24 hours by more than 75%. Treatment of schistosomula with 100 µg/mL of L. gracilis or L. alba EOs for 6h led to a reduction in parasite viability of 80% and 16% respectively. Both EOs and their major compounds significantly reduced the oviposition of adult worms exposed to a non-lethal concentration (5 µg/mL). In addition, morphological changes such as the destruction of the tegument and disorganization of the reproductive system of male and female worms were visualized. Both EOs showed low cytotoxicity at a concentration of 50 µg/mL. The results encourage further investigation of these plants as a potential source of bioactive compounds against S. mansoni.
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Pallarés N, Berrada H, Font G, Ferrer E. Mycotoxins occurrence in medicinal herbs dietary supplements and exposure assessment. J Food Sci Technol 2022; 59:2830-41. [PMID: 35734137 DOI: 10.1007/s13197-021-05306-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Revised: 06/28/2021] [Accepted: 10/17/2021] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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The multimycotoxin analysis of aflatoxins (AFs), zearalenone (ZEA), ochratoxin A (OTA), enniatins (ENNs) and beauvericin (BEA) was performed in 85 samples of medicinal herbs dietary supplements. The samples were classified in 64 samples of one herbal ingredient and 21 mixed samples. The extraction was performed by QuEChERS method and the determination by liquid chromatography coupled to ion-trap tandem mass spectrometry (LC–MS/MS-IT). Then, the risk characterization to mycotoxins through the consumption of medicinal herbs dietary supplements was assessed. The results showed that ZEA, OTA, ENNs and BEA showed in the samples with incidences between 1 and 34%, being ENNB the most detected mycotoxin. Mycotoxins contents ranged from LOQ to 3850.5 µg/kg while the mean of positives samples were 65.5 µg/kg (ENNA), 82.7 µg/kg (ENNA1), 88.7 µg/kg (ENNB), 324.9 µg/kg (ENNB1), 137.9 µg/kg (BEA) and 1340.11 µg/kg (ZEA), respectively. OTA was detected in one herbal mix tablet for insomnia at concentration of 799 μg/kg. In herbal drugs the European Pharmacopoeia Commission has implemented limits of 2 µg/kg for AFB1 and 4 µg/kg for total AFs. In the present study AFs have not been detected in the analyzed medicinal herbs dietary supplements. The Estimated Daily Intakes (EDIs) values were calculated using a deterministic method, considering two exposure scenarios (lower bound (LB) and upper bound (UB)). The values obtained were in general far below the Tolerable Daily Intakes (TDIs) established.
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Soares PF, Fernandes MTCF, Souza ADS, Lopes CM, Dos Santos DAC, Oliveira DPR, Pereira MG, Prado NMDBL, Gomes GSDS, Santos G, Paraná R. Causality imputation between herbal products and HILI: An algorithm evaluation in a systematic review. Ann Hepatol 2022; 25:100539. [PMID: 34555512 DOI: 10.1016/j.aohep.2021.100539] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2021] [Revised: 07/06/2021] [Accepted: 07/07/2021] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Algorithms can have several purposes in the clinical practice. There are different scales for causality imputation in DILI (Drug-Induced Liver Injury), but the applicability and validity of these for the HILI (Herb-Induced Liver Injury) evaluation is questionable for some scales. The purpose of the study was to determine the clinical and demographic profile of the patients with HILI, and the main algorithmic scales used in its causality assessment. The methodology was a systematic review of articles in English, Spanish, or Portuguese language, from 1979 to 2019, involving humans, with descriptors related to HILI. Qualitative and quantitative statistical analysis were performed. As a result, from a total of 60 articles, 203 HILI reports were selected: 59.9% were women, similar with other studies, and the average age was 45.8 years. Jaundice was the most frequent symptom and regarding the type of lesion, the hepatocellular was the most frequent. In regard to HILI severity, 3.0% were severe and 7.6% were fatal or required liver transplantation. In 72.3% of the cases, the most used algorithm was RUCAM (Roussel Uclaf Causality Assessment Method). The conclusion of the study is that RUCAM was the most used algorithm for causality assessment in HILI. The patients were predominantly female, jaundice was the main symptom, and HILI is reversible in the majority of cases.
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- Pedro Felipe Soares
- School Medicine of Bahia- University Federal of Bahia, Av. Rector Miguel Calmon, S/N - Vale do Canela, 40110-100, Salvador - BA, Brazil.
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- Faculty of Pharmacy - University Federal of Bahia, Salvador, BA, Brazil.
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- Sciences of Health Post Graduation Program - University Federal of Bahia, Salvador, BA, Brazil.
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- School Medicine of Bahia- University Federal of Bahia, Av. Rector Miguel Calmon, S/N - Vale do Canela, 40110-100, Salvador - BA, Brazil.
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Ghafarifarsani H, Hoseinifar SH, Adorian TJ, Goulart Ferrigolo FR, Raissy M, Van Doan H. The effects of combined inclusion of Malvae sylvestris, Origanum vulgare, and Allium hirtifolium boiss for common carp (Cyprinus carpio) diet: Growth performance, antioxidant defense, and immunological parameters. Fish Shellfish Immunol 2021; 119:670-677. [PMID: 34653666 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2021.10.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2021] [Revised: 10/07/2021] [Accepted: 10/11/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The present study aimed to investigate the effects of a mixture of three medicinal plants extracts (COP: common mallow (Malvae sylvestris), oregano (Origanum vulgare), and Persian shallot (Allium hirtifolium boiss)) on growth, hematological indices, immunological parameters, liver antioxidant, and digestive enzyme activity of common carp (Cyprinus carpio). Accordingly, 540 common carp fingerlings were randomly allotted to 18 fiberglass tanks, including six treatments each in triplicate. Fish were fed with experimental diets supplemented with 0, 0.5, 1, 2, 3, and 5% of the herbal mixture. After 60 days, the effects on growth performance, antioxidant, and immunological parameters were evaluated. According to the results, the highest final weight was observed in the fish fed 2 and 3% of the herbal mixture. Also, the feed conversion ratio (FCR) showed a significant decrease in fish treated with the herbal mix, so that the lowest FCR was observed in the treatment 1%. Hematological examinations such as red blood cells (RBC), white blood cell (WBC), and hemoglobin showed significant changes between different parameters compared to the control group. The highest protein content was observed in the fish supplemented with 2, 3, and 5% herbs. Besides, in contrast to glucose, the cortisol level showed a significant decrease compared to the control group. The digestive enzymes (Amylase, Lipase, and Protease) were significantly higher in 2 and 3% treatments than in the control group. Also, a significant difference was found in Superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), glutathione reductase (GR) activity, and malondialdehyde (MDA) content between the experimental and control treatments. Examination of liver enzymes (and alanine aminotransaminase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), and alkaline phosphatase (ALP)) showed a significant difference in herbal mixture treatments with the control group, according to which the lowest amount of these enzymes was recorded in 2 and 3% herb supplemented fish. Herbal mix resulted in higher mucosal and intestinal immunity parameters, including total immunoglobulin (total Ig), lysozyme, alternative complement activities (ACH50), protease, and ALP. According to the results, supplementing the diet with a mixture of the COP can significantly improve growth parameters, stimulate the innate immune system, and improve antioxidant defenses and liver health of common carp.
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- Hamed Ghafarifarsani
- Department of Fisheries, Faculty of Natural Resources, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran
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- Department of Fisheries, Faculty of Fisheries and Environmental Sciences, Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Gorgan, Iran
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- Department of Animal Science, Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Cidade Universitária, Rio Grande Do Sul. AV. Roraima nº 1000, Bairro Camobi, Santa Maria, CEP: 97105-900, RS, Brazil
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- Department of Aquatic Animal Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Islamic Azad University, Shahrekrd Branch, Shahrekord, Iran
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- Department of Animal and Aquatic Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand; Science and Technology Research Institute, Chiang Mai University, 239 Huay Keaw Rd., Suthep, Muang, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand.
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Zheng X, Fan H, Song Z, Cheng P, Jiang H, Shi W, Xiao C, Wang J, Li Q, Yin G, Zhao X. Immobilized beta 2-adrenergic receptor: A powerful chromatographic platform for drug discovery and evaluation of drug-like property for natural products. J Chromatogr A 2021; 1659:462635. [PMID: 34731755 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2021.462635] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2021] [Revised: 10/08/2021] [Accepted: 10/18/2021] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Drug discovery based on natural products like medicinal herbs remains challenging due to the technique limitations for rapidly screening and validating leads. To address the challenges, we employ the immobilized β2- adrenergic recepotor (β2-AR), an identified target of asthma, as the stationary phase in chromatographic column to screen compounds extracted from Stemonae Radix, Playtycodonis Radix, and Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma. To analyze binding properties of the extracted compounds to the immobilized receptors, we measured their retention behavior in the receptor chromatography and compared with six clinical asthma drugs. We identified tuberostemonine, platycodin D, and glycyrrhizic acid as the potential leads against asthma by our β2-AR chromatography coupled with mass spectrum (MS). The association constants of the three compounds to β2-AR were 2.85 × 10-5, 2.55 × 10-4, and 4.07 × 10-6 M with the dissociation rate constants of 6.91 ± 0.35, 11.88 ± 0.60, and 9.49 ± 0.64 min-1, respectively. Tuberostemonine, a pentacyclic Stemona alkaloids, presented the most optimum values of binding efficiency index (BEI) and surface efficiency index (SEI) as close to the diagonal of SEI-BEI optimization plane when it is compared with platycodin D, glycyrrhizic and the six clinical drugs. Our results suggest that tuberostemonine is a promising natural product to be developed for treating asthma because it exhibits better drug-like binding properties to β2-AR than the clinical drugs. As such, we demonstrate a chromatographic strategy to identify bioactive natural products based on the β2-AR immobilization, which can be widely adopted to screen natural products from mixture of herbal extracts.
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- Xinxin Zheng
- College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi'an 710069, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi'an 710069, China
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- The Seventh Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi'an 710069, China
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- The Seventh Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi'an 710069, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi'an 710069, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi'an 710069, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi'an 710069, China
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- The Seventh Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, China.
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- College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi'an 710069, China.
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Swelum AA, Hashem NM, Abdelnour SA, Taha AE, Ohran H, Khafaga AF, El-Tarabily KA, Abd El-Hack ME. Effects of phytogenic feed additives on the reproductive performance of animals. Saudi J Biol Sci 2021; 28:5816-22. [PMID: 34588896 DOI: 10.1016/j.sjbs.2021.06.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2021] [Revised: 05/23/2021] [Accepted: 06/13/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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The reproductive performance of ruminants is economically significant, and its improvement is a primary goal of the livestock industry to ensure its sustainability. Several approaches have been developed to use phytogenics as feed additives for several proposes, such as reducing methane emissions, and as an alternative to antibiotics. Phytogenics have potent antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, immunomodulatory, and metabolism-regulatory properties, and they are present at high levels in animal feeds. This current review considers the potential use of medicinal herbs on the reproductive performance of animals. The influence of diet on the fertility complications commonly noted in ruminants is of global interest. Although the effects of phytogenics on ruminant digestion and absorption are well-explored, their impact on reproductive performance remains poorly investigated. This review focuses on the influence of phytogenics on semen quality, hormonal profiles, and hematobiochemical indices in male ruminants. Based on available data, phytogenics are perceived to improve oocyte quality, reproductive performance, and pregnancy. However, further more comprehensive research on the benefits and potential hazards of the use of phytogenics is required to improve reproductive performance in ruminants.
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Ashrafizadeh M, Zarrabi A, Mirzaei S, Hashemi F, Samarghandian S, Zabolian A, Hushmandi K, Ang HL, Sethi G, Kumar AP, Ahn KS, Nabavi N, Khan H, Makvandi P, Varma RS. Gallic acid for cancer therapy: Molecular mechanisms and boosting efficacy by nanoscopical delivery. Food Chem Toxicol 2021; 157:112576. [PMID: 34571052 DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2021.112576] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2020] [Revised: 07/23/2021] [Accepted: 09/17/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Cancer is the second leading cause of death worldwide. Majority of recent research efforts in the field aim to address why cancer resistance to therapy develops and how to overcome or prevent it. In line with this, novel anti-cancer compounds are desperately needed for chemoresistant cancer cells. Phytochemicals, in view of their pharmacological activities and capacity to target various molecular pathways, are of great interest in the development of therapeutics against cancer. Plant-derived-natural products have poor bioavailability which restricts their anti-tumor activity. Gallic acid (GA) is a phenolic acid exclusively found in natural sources such as gallnut, sumac, tea leaves, and oak bark. In this review, we report on the most recent research related to anti-tumor activities of GA in various cancers with a focus on its underlying molecular mechanisms and cellular pathwaysthat that lead to apoptosis and migration of cancer cells. GA down-regulates the expression of molecular pathways involved in cancer progression such as PI3K/Akt. The co-administration of GA with chemotherapeutic agents shows improvements in suppressing cancer malignancy. Various nano-vehicles such as organic- and inorganic nano-materials have been developed for targeted delivery of GA at the tumor site. Here, we suggest that nano-vehicles improve GA bioavailability and its ability for tumor suppression.
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- Milad Ashrafizadeh
- Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Sabanci University, Orta Mahalle, Üniversite Caddesi No. 27, Orhanlı, Tuzla, 34956, Istanbul, Turkey; Sabanci University Nanotechnology Research and Application Center (SUNUM), Tuzla, 34956, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Sabanci University Nanotechnology Research and Application Center (SUNUM), Tuzla, 34956, Istanbul, Turkey; Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Istinye University, Sariyer, Istanbul 34396, Turkey
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch, Tehran, Iran
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- Phd student of pharmacology, Department of Comparative Biosciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Neyshabur University of Medical Sciences, Neyshabur, Iran
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- Young Researchers and Elite Club, Tehran Medical Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Food Hygiene and Quality Control, Division of Epidemiology & Zoonoses, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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- Cancer Science Institute of Singapore and Department of Pharmacology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117599, Singapore
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- Department of Pharmacology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117600, Singapore
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- Cancer Science Institute of Singapore and Department of Pharmacology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117599, Singapore; NUS Centre for Cancer Research, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117597, Singapore
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- Department of Science in Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, 24 Kyungheedae-ro, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul, 02447, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Urological Sciences and Vancouver Prostate Centre, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, V6H3Z6, Canada
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- Department of Pharmacy, Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan, 23200, Pakistan.
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- Centre for Materials Interfaces, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, viale Rinaldo Piaggio 34, 56025, Pontedera, Pisa, Italy.
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- Regional Center of Advanced Technologies and Materials, Czech Advanced Technology and Research Institute, Palacky University, Šlechtitelů 27, 783 71, Olomouc, Czech Republic.
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Zahra N, Wahid A, Shaukat K, Hafeez MB, Batool A, Hasanuzzaman M. Oxidative stress tolerance potential of milk thistle ecotypes after supplementation of different plant growth-promoting agents under salinity. Plant Physiol Biochem 2021; 166:53-65. [PMID: 34090121 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2021.05.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2021] [Accepted: 05/26/2021] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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The aim of the present work was to evaluate the effect of different plant growth promoters (PGPs) such as ascorbic acid (500 μM), thiourea (250 μM) and moringa leaf extract (3%) to mitigate salinity stress (120 mM NaCl) in four different milk thistle [Silybum marianum (L.) Gaertn.] ecotypes from Faisalabad (FSD), Gujranwala (GUJ), Kallar Kahar (KK), and Quetta (QTA) under field conditions for two years (2017-2018). In the present study, oxidative stress indicators such as malondialdehyde (MDA) and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) and activities of different antioxidant enzymes and levels of non-enzymatic antioxidants were significantly differed among ecotypes, salinity, and PGPs. Supplementation with ascorbic acid and moringa leaf extract improved antioxidant defense machinery during the acclimation process against salinity, and milk thistle ecotypes represent their background of ecological zones and inherent tendency to face and confronting stress with improving antioxidant levels to a significant extent in varying ways. Ecotypic variations showed that QTA ecotype Followed by FSD, GUJ, and KK had more antioxidant capacity, with minimum reactive oxygen species production. Interestingly, the correlation data revealed that MDA and H2O2 had a positive correlation with each other and showed a negative correlation with all the enzymatic and non-enzymatic antioxidants.
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- Noreen Zahra
- Department of Botany, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, 38040, Pakistan
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- Department of Botany, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, 38040, Pakistan
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- Department of Botany, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, 38040, Pakistan; Department of Botany, University of Balochistan, Quetta, Pakistan
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- Department of Botany, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, 38040, Pakistan
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- Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture, Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka-1207, Bangladesh.
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Dorman G, Flores I, Gutiérrez C, Castaño RF, Aldecoa M, Kim L. Medicinal herbs and nutritional supplements for dementia therapy: potential therapeutic targets and clinical evidence. CNS Neurol Disord Drug Targets 2021; 21:26-51. [PMID: 34370647 DOI: 10.2174/1871527320666210809121230] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2020] [Revised: 02/20/2021] [Accepted: 03/28/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Spices and herbs have been used for medicinal purposes for centuries. Also, in the last decades, the use of different nutritional supplements has been implemented to treat all kinds of diseases, including those that present an alteration in cognitive functioning. Dementia is a clinical syndrome in which a person's mental and cognitive capacities gradually decline. As the disease progresses, the person's autonomy diminishes. As there is not an effective treatment to prevent progressive deterioration in many of these pathologies, nutritional interventions have been, and still are, one of the most widely explored therapeutic possibilities. In this review, we have discussed a great number of potentially interesting plants, nutritional derivatives and probiotics for the treatment of dementia around the world. Their action mechanisms generally involve neuroprotective effects via anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, anti-apoptotic, b-amyloid and tau anti-aggregate actions; brain blood flow improvement, and effects on synaptic cholinergic and dopaminergic neurotransmission, which may optimize cognitive performance in patients with cognitive impairment. As for their efficacy in patients with cognitive impairment and/or dementias, evidence is still scarce and/or their outcomes are controversial. We consider that many of these substances have promising therapeutic properties. Therefore, the scientific community has to continue with a more complete research focused on both identifying possible action mechanisms and carrying out clinical trials, preferably randomized double-blind ones, with a greater number of patients, a long-term follow-up, dose standardization and the use of current diagnosis criteria.
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- Guido Dorman
- Division of Neurology, Ramos Mejia Hospital. Argentina
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- Neuroscience Institute, Favaloro Foundation Hospital. Argentina
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- Division of Neurology, Ramos Mejia Hospital. Argentina
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- Division of Neurology, Ramos Mejia Hospital. Argentina
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Dashdondov O, Wazir J, Sukhbaatar G, Mikrani R, Dorjsuren B, Aktar N, Zhou X. Herbal nutraceutical treatment of chronic prostatitis-chronic pelvic pain syndrome: a literature review. Int Urol Nephrol 2021; 53:1515-1528. [PMID: 33907984 DOI: 10.1007/s11255-021-02868-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2021] [Accepted: 04/20/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS) is the most frequent form of prostatitis, and has a serious impact on patients' quality of life, and causes severe symptoms. The pain in the pelvic, perineal and penile areas, lower abdominal pain, and pain during urination or ejaculation are the main complaints of CP/CPPS. The underlying complex and unknown pathophysiology of this syndrome have made the management of CP/CPPS and the availability of monotherapy challenging. To identify an effective monotherapy, a plethora of clinical trials failed due to its puzzling etiology. Antibiotics, anti-inflammatory, and a-blockers have been commonly used for the treatment of CP/CPPS, but the desired and complete effects have not been gotten yet. The patients and clinicians are attracted to alternative therapies because of their multi-targeted effects. Attention toward natural compounds effectiveness and safety, supporting the development of a new nutraceutical science. In the alternative remedies for the treatment of prostatic diseases, medicinal herbs, in the form of herb parts or extracts, are getting attention due to their positive effects on prostatic diseases. At present, there is no available detailed literature review about the efficacy of medicinal herbs in the treatment of CP/CPPS. This review aimed to explore the useful medicinal herbs in the treatment of CP/CPPS from different perspectives and their possible mechanism of action in managing CP/CPPS.
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- Ochbayasakh Dashdondov
- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Basic Medicine and Clinical Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 211198, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Center for Translational Medicine and Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, People's Republic of China
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- Center for Cancer Genomics, School of Basic Medicine and Clinical Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 211198, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Basic Medicine and Clinical Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 211198, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 210009, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Basic Medicine and Clinical Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 211198, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Basic Medicine and Clinical Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 211198, Jiangsu Province, China. .,Department of Surgery, Nanjing Shuiximen Hospital, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, 211198, People's Republic of China. .,Zhongda Hospital, Affiliated with Southeast University, Nanjing, 210017, Jiangsu Province, China.
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Ashoori A, Saki AA, Ahmadi A, Jafari M. Molting method alternative and detection of estrogen receptors by immunohistochemical methods on molted layers. Trop Anim Health Prod 2021; 53:96. [PMID: 33415523 DOI: 10.1007/s11250-020-02509-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2020] [Accepted: 12/03/2020] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Three experiments were designed to evaluate the effects of different molting methods on the growth performance, detection of estrogen receptors (ERs), and immunohistochemical properties of some tissues in pre-, during, and post-molting of layers. In experiment 1, 302 Hy-line W-36 were reared from 75 to 76 weeks. In experiment 2, a total of 252 Hy-line W-36 were randomly allocated to 7 groups, with 6 replications and 6 birds in each. Hens fed in the E and D groups reached 30% of loss weight sooner (P < 0.05). Egg production was also sooner stopped in the FW group than in other ones (P < 0.05). In experiment 3, after inducing molting, each group in experiment 2 was divided into 2 groups with and without Humulus lupulus (Hop). The E group feed intake was increased, as compared to groups F and C (P < 0.05). A significant increase in egg weight was found by applying Hop and molting methods (P < 0.05). Days for return to the initial egg production and 10% egg laying were significantly decreased in the birds fed by Hop in the E and D groups (P < 0.05). The W-D, N-D, W-E, and N-E groups sooner returned to 50% egg laying, in comparison to other treatments (P < 0.05). Plasma estrogen and ERs were decreased by the molting programs, as compared with pre-molting; however, Hop increased their post-molting. After the molting period, egg production and ERs were increased significantly, as compared with the pre-molting period. To conclude, the white button mushroom residual, through decreasing ERs, could be used successfully for forced molting, and Hop could lead to a good performance by increasing ERs in the second laying cycle.
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Rezaei S, Ahmadi S, Mohamadi-Bolbanabad A, Khanijahani A. Exploring socioeconomic inequalities in the use of medicinal herbs among Iranian households: evidence from a national cross-sectional survey. BMC Complement Med Ther 2020; 20:336. [PMID: 33167933 PMCID: PMC7654021 DOI: 10.1186/s12906-020-03131-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2020] [Accepted: 10/23/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Background Association between socioeconomic status and medicinal herbs (MH) are rarely documented in Iran. Our goal was to measure and decompose socioeconomic inequalities in MH use among Iranian households. Methods The data used in this cross-sectional study were extracted from the 2018 Household Income and Expenditure Survey (HIES) (N = 38,859). Data on MH use, age, gender, and education status of the head of household; a constructed wealth index of household (as a proxy for household’s socioeconomic status); and place of residence (urban or rural) were obtained from the survey. Publicly available province-level data on Human Development Index (HDI) were obtained from the Institute for Management Research at Radbound University. We used the concentration curve and the normalized concentration index (Cn) to measure the magnitude of socioeconomic inequalities in MH among Iranian households. The Cn was decomposed to identify the main determinants of socioeconomic inequalities in MH in Iran. Results The overall prevalence of MH use among Iranian households was 4.7% (95% confidence interval [CI]: 4.5 to 4.9%) in the last month before data collection. The Cn for MH use for the whole of samples was 0.1519; 95% CI = 0.1254 to 0.1784; suggesting a higher concentration of MH use among the households with high socioeconomic level. The decomposition analysis indicated that the main contributing factors to the concentration of MH use were the economic status of households, development status of the province, and education level of the household head. Conclusions This study demonstrated that MH use is more concentrated among socioeconomically advantaged households in Iran and its provinces. This finding might contrast with the widespread belief that wealthy and socioeconomically advantaged populations, compared to low SES groups, tend to seek disproportionately more modern medical treatments and medications than MH. Understanding the factors affecting MH use, socioeconomic inequality in use of MH and its determinants provide an opportunity for health policymakers to design effective evidence-based interventions among providers and consumers of MH.
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- Satar Rezaei
- Research Center for Environmental Determinants of Health, Health Institute, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
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- Department of Social Welfare Management, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Research Institute for Health Development, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran
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- Department of Health Administration and Public Health, Rangos School of Health Sciences, Duquesne University, 600 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15282, USA.
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Meng X, Tang GY, Liu PH, Zhao CJ, Liu Q, Li HB. Antioxidant activity and hepatoprotective effect of 10 medicinal herbs on CCl 4-induced liver injury in mice. World J Gastroenterol 2020; 26:5629-5645. [PMID: 33088157 PMCID: PMC7545387 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v26.i37.5629] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2020] [Revised: 07/28/2020] [Accepted: 09/09/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Many natural products confer health benefits against diverse diseases through their antioxidant activities. Carbon tetrachloride (CCl4) is often used in animal experiments to study the effects of substances on liver injury and the related mechanisms of action, among which oxidative stress is a major pathogenic factor.
AIM To compare antioxidant and hepatoprotective activities of ten herbs and identify and quantify phytochemicals for the one with strongest hepatoprotection.
METHODS The antioxidant activity of ten medicinal herbs was determined by both ferric-reducing antioxidant power and Trolox equivalent antioxidant capacity assays. The total phenolic and flavonoid contents were determined by Folin–Ciocalteu method and aluminum chloride colorimetry, respectively. Their effects on CCl4-induced oxidative liver injury were evaluated and compared in a mouse model by administrating each water extract (0.15 g/mL, 10 mL/kg) once per day for seven consecutive days and a dose of CCl4 solution in olive oil (8%, v/v, 10 mL/kg). The herb with the strongest hepatoprotective performance was analyzed for the detailed bioactive components by using high-performance liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization source-ion trap tandem mass spectrometry.
RESULTS The results revealed that all tested herbs attenuated CCl4-induced oxidative liver injury; each resulted in significant decreases in levels of serum alanine transaminase, aspartate transaminase, alkaline phosphatase, and triacylglycerols. In addition, most herbs restored hepatic superoxide dismutase and catalase activities, glutathione levels, and reduced malondialdehyde levels. Sanguisorba officinalis (S. officinalis) L., Coptis chinensis Franch., and Pueraria lobata (Willd.) Ohwi root were the three most effective herbs, and S. officinalis L. exhibited the strongest hepatoprotective effect. Nine active components were identified in S. officinalis L. Gallic acid and (+)-catechin were quantified (7.86 ± 0.45 mg/g and 8.19 ± 0.57 mg/g dried weight, respectively). Furthermore, the tested herbs displayed a range of in vitro antioxidant activities proportional to their phenolic content; the strongest activities were also found for S. officinalis L.
CONCLUSION This study is of value to assist the selection of more effective natural products for direct consumption and the development of nutraceuticals or therapeutics to manage oxidative stress-related diseases.
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- Xiao Meng
- Department of Nutrition, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510080, Guangdong Province, China
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- Department of Nutrition, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510080, Guangdong Province, China
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- Department of Nutrition, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510080, Guangdong Province, China
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- Department of Bio-statistics, School of Public Health, Hainan Medical University, Haikou 571199, Hainan Province, China
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- Department of Nutrition, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510080, Guangdong Province, China
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- Department of Nutrition, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510080, Guangdong Province, China
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Tafi AA, Meshkini S, Tukmechi A, Alishahi M, Noori F. Therapeutic and Histopathological Effect of Aloe vera and Salvia officinalis Hydroethanolic Extracts against Streptococcus iniae in Rainbow Trout. Arch Razi Inst 2020; 75:257-287. [PMID: 32621456 DOI: 10.22092/ari.2019.122855.1232] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2020] [Accepted: 04/20/2019] [Indexed: 09/30/2022]
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Some of the medicinal plants have antibacterial contents and appear to be proper alternatives for antibiotics in the treatment of streptococcal disease, which causes plenty of mortalities in fish farms annually. Therefore, this study investigated the therapeutic effect of Aloe vera and Salvia officinalis hydroethanolic extracts against Streptococcus iniae in rainbow trout. Plant extracts components were analyzed by Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry method and tested in vitro against S. iniae by disk diffusion assay. In in vivo, 480 rainbow trout (10&plusmn;0.1 g) were distributed in 9 groups (with 3 replication), and all groups (except for the first group as the negative control that was injected with 100 &micro;l of physiologic serum) were injected by 100 &micro;l of LD50 (3.66&times;108.5CFU/ml) of S. iniae suspension, intraperitoneally. The fish of groups were treated by A. vera and S. officinalis extracts in doses 0 (positive control group was fed by commercial diet without plant extract), 0.5, 1, and 1.5% (supplemented diet) and 80 mg/kg body weight erythromycin for the next 10 days. At the end of the study period, tissue samples of the gills and livers of all groups were taken for the histopathological lesion assay. The results showed that A. vera and S. officinalis had antibacterial components as Cineol, and S. iniae was sensitive to both A. vera (MBC=4.067 mg/ml) and S. officinalis (MBC=5.185 mg/ml) extracts. At the end of the treatment period, there were no significant differences among erythromycin, A. vera (1.5%), and A. vera (1%) in terms of the mortality of the infected fish (P˂0.05). Moreover, A. vera (1.5%) showed a significantly lower mortality rate, compared to the positive control (P˂0.05). A. vera (1.5%) was the best group to moderate all histopathological lesions, compared to other groups. Accordingly, A. vera (1.5 %) is useful to treat streptococcosis (caused by S. iniae) and alter gill and liver histopathological lesions in rainbow trout.
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- A A Tafi
- Department of Fisheries, Faculty of Natural Resources, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran.,Department of Fisheries, Faculty of Natural Resources, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran
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- Department of Food Hygiene and Quality Control, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran
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- Department of Clinical Science, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran
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- Department of Aquaculture, Artemia & Aquaculture Institute, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran
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Medicinal plants and their derivatives are human-friendly, nutritional supplements, and their use in the poultry industry is increasing today. Cynara scolymus is a very high-quality antioxidant medicine plant that has recently attracted the attention of poultry and nutrition researchers to supplement their rations and reduce feed costs. In the present study, the effect of powder and extract of C. scolymus on broilers has reviewed. This review shows that the impact of C. scolymus on production performance, carcass characteristics, liver enzymes activity, and meat characteristics of broiler chickens are not significant. However, the negative impact of this compound on these properties has not reported. Moreover, cholesterol levels reduced by the dietary C. scolymus supplementation. The impact of C. scolymus powder and extract on chickens' broiler immunity was not significant in the cited literature, but dietary C. scolymus powder increases Newcastle antibody titers and lowers blood pressure. Dietary C. scolymus under heat stress increased anti-sheep red blood cell titers. No substantial studies have conducted on the effect of C. scolymus on broilers. Therefore, it is not possible to determine a single dosage for the use of C. scolymus powder or extract in broiler diets to the improvement of the broiler characteristics. More researches are needed to determining the appropriate dosage to achieve maximum performance.
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- Department of Animal Science, Rasht Branch, Islamic Azad University, Rasht, Iran
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- Department of Animal Science, Rasht Branch, Islamic Azad University, Rasht, Iran
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Kandić I, Kandić A, Čeliković I, Gavrilović M, Janaćković P. Activity concentrations of 137Cs, 40K, and 210Pb radionuclides in selected medicinal herbs from Central Serbia and their effective dose due to ingestion. Sci Total Environ 2020; 701:134554. [PMID: 31753500 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.134554] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2019] [Revised: 09/17/2019] [Accepted: 09/17/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Specific activity of 137Cs, 40K, and 210Pb radionuclides in fifteen selected medicinal herbs from three locations in Central Serbia (two mountains, Kopaonik and Zlatar, and a valley, Sokobanja) was measured using two semiconductor HPGe spectrometer systems. The obtained values are in intervals (<0.3 ÷ 9.7) Bq/kg, (<0.2 ÷ 24.7) Bq/kg, and (<0.2 ÷ 5.7) Bq/kg for 137Cs; in intervals (125 ÷ 1100) Bq/kg, (104 ÷ 872) Bq/kg, and (103 ÷ 954) Bq/kg for 40K, and in intervals (3.6 ÷ 49.0) Bq/kg, (3.9 ÷ 57.9) Bq/kg, and (2.8 ÷ 103) Bq/kg for 210Pb, for herbs from Kopaonik, Sokobanja and Zlatar, respectively. The highest activity measured in individual herbs was: 24.7 Bq/kg for 137Cs (Sokobanja valley), 1100 Bq/kg for 40K (Mt. Kopaonik) and 103 Bq/kg for 210Pb (Mt. Zlatar). The corresponding individual annual effective doses due to ingestion calculated from the measured activity concentrations, of the radionuclides are: in intervals (<1.7 ÷ 82.9) nSv, (<1.4 ÷ 211) nSv, and (<1.1 ÷ 48.7) nSv for 137Cs; in intervals (0.76 ÷ 4.5) μSv, (0.64 ÷ 4.4) μSv, and (0.63 ÷ 4.9) μSv for 40K, and in intervals (1.1 ÷ 18.2) μSv, (1.3 ÷ 21.6) μSv, (0.9 ÷ 38.3) μSv for 210Pb, respectively. The specific activity concentration values of 137Cs and 40K obtained for the investigated herbs are similar to the literature data, while no information was found in literature about specific activity concentration of 210Pb. The all values obtained for individual annual effective dose due to ingestion are less than 100 μSv, which means that the daily use of 200 mL of herbal infusion during a year made from the investigated herbs does not represent a radiological risk for health. However, a high individual annual effective dose of ingestion of 210Pb obtained for some herbs indicate that their consumption in larger amounts 2-3 cups of infusion daily over a year could make the dose to exceed the recommended level, and points to necessity for extensive investigation of 210Pb activity concentration worldwide.
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- Irina Kandić
- "Vinča" Institute of Nuclear Sciences, University of Belgrade, Mike Petrovića Alasa 12-14, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
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- "Vinča" Institute of Nuclear Sciences, University of Belgrade, Mike Petrovića Alasa 12-14, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia.
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- "Vinča" Institute of Nuclear Sciences, University of Belgrade, Mike Petrovića Alasa 12-14, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
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- University of Belgrade- Faculty of Biology, Chair of Morphology and Systematics of Plants, Studentski trg 16, Belgrade 11000, Serbia
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- University of Belgrade- Faculty of Biology, Chair of Morphology and Systematics of Plants, Studentski trg 16, Belgrade 11000, Serbia
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Ebrahiminia M, Esmaeili F, Shabani L. In vitro differentiation induction of embryonal carcinoma stem cells into insulin-producing cells by Cichorium intybus L. leaf extract. J Ethnopharmacol 2020; 246:112214. [PMID: 31491437 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2019.112214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2019] [Revised: 08/26/2019] [Accepted: 09/02/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE Medicinal herb Cichorium intybus L. (chicory) has been used traditionally for the treatment of various diseases, including diabetes. One of the promising therapeutic options to treat diabetes is replacing the degenerative pancreatic β cells by stem cell-derived IPCs (insulin-producing cells). AIM OF THE STUDY By the combination of cell therapy as a modern approach and traditional medicine, the current study was designed to evaluate the effects of chicory leaf extract (LE) on the differentiation potential of P19 EC cells (an embryonal carcinoma stem cell line) into IPCs. MATERIALS AND METHODS The plant (voucher no. 4567) were collected and deposited in the herbarium of Shahrekord University. In vitro experiments were designed to compare the effects of various concentrations of LE on the differentiation potential of P19 EC cells. RESULTS The differentiated cells showed morphological characteristics of pancreatic β cells. They could also synthesized and secreted insulin when exposed to glucose. Moreover, the cells expressed specific proteins and genes of mature pancreatic β cells. CONCLUSIONS In conclusion, LE as a natural herbal extract was efficiently able to induce the differentiation of P19 EC cells into the clusters similar to pancreatic islets with the molecular, cellular and functional characteristics of mature β cells.
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- M Ebrahiminia
- Research Institute of Biotechnology, Shahrekord University, Shahrekord, 115, Iran
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Isfahan, Hezarjerib Avenue, Isfahan, 8174673441, Iran.
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- Research Institute of Biotechnology, Shahrekord University, Shahrekord, 115, Iran; Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Shahrekord University, Shahrekord, Iran.
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Abdel-Razek N, Awad SM, Abdel-Tawwab M. Effect of dietary purslane (Portulaca oleracea L.) leaves powder on growth, immunostimulation, and protection of Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus against Aeromonas hydrophila infection. Fish Physiol Biochem 2019; 45:1907-1917. [PMID: 31350647 DOI: 10.1007/s10695-019-00685-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2019] [Accepted: 07/17/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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A feeding trial was conducted to assess the effect of inclusion of dried powder of purslane, Portulaca oleracea, leaves in diets on growth, antioxidant, and immunological responses of Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus, as well as its resistance to pathogenic bacteria, Aeromonas hydrophila. Fresh leaves of purslane were collected, dried, and mixed thoroughly with a basal fish diet at levels of 0.0 (control), 1.0, 2.0, and 3%. Fish (18.2 ± 0.4 g) fed one of the experimental diets up to apparent satiation twice a day for 7 weeks. At the end of the feeding trial, fish were intraperitoneally injected with pathogenic bacteria, A. hydrophila, and fish mortalities were observed and recorded up to 10 days post-challenge. Fish growth, weight gain, and specific growth rate were retarded significantly with increasing purslane levels in fish diets as compared to the control group. On the other hand, significant (P < 0.05) increases in plasmatic superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), and glutathione peroxidase (GPX) activities accompanied with significant decreases in malondialdehyde (MDA) were observed with increasing purslane levels in fish diets. The respiratory burst (RB) activity and lysozyme value were significantly enhanced, while nitrous oxide (NO) decreased significantly with increasing purslane levels in fish diets over those of the control fish. After 10 days of the bacterial infection, no significant changes of MDA and SOD levels were observed, whereas CAT and GPX activities were significantly elevated. Additionally, RB and lysozyme activities were lower, while NO levels were elevated more than those before bacterial infection. Fish survival before and after bacterial infection was significantly affected by dietary purslane supplements, bacterial infection, and their interaction where dietary purslane improved the fish resistance to A. hydrophila infection in a dose-dependent manner. Purslane-fed fish showed highest relative percent of survival especially at an inclusion level of 3% (81.25%), whereas the control fish group showed lowest relative percent of survival (0.0%).
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- Nashwa Abdel-Razek
- Department of Fish Health and Management, Central Laboratory for Aquaculture Research, Abbassa, Abo-Hammad, Sharqia, 44662, Egypt
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- Department of Fish Health and Management, Central Laboratory for Aquaculture Research, Abbassa, Abo-Hammad, Sharqia, 44662, Egypt
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- Department of Fish Biology and Ecology, Central Laboratory for Aquaculture Research, Abbassa, Abo-Hammad, Sharqia, 44662, Egypt.
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Bae WY, Kim HY, Choi KS, Chang KH, Hong YH, Eun J, Lee NK, Paik HD. Investigation of Brassica juncea, Forsythia suspensa, and Inula britannica: phytochemical properties, antiviral effects, and safety. BMC Complement Altern Med 2019; 19:253. [PMID: 31510997 PMCID: PMC6737602 DOI: 10.1186/s12906-019-2670-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2019] [Accepted: 09/03/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND General antiviral agents such as oseltamivir are associated with certain adverse effects and the emergence of resistance. This study investigated the phytochemical properties, antiviral activities, and safety of three herbs used in traditional Korean medicine. METHODS Extracts of three medicinal herbs (Brassica juncea, Forsythia suspensa, and Inula britannica) were prepared using ethanol or water. The total phenolic, flavonoid, and saponin content, condensed tannin content, and reducing sugar content of the herb extracts were determined via phytochemical screening. Tandem mass analysis was performed using an ultra-performance liquid chromatography (UPLC)-electrospray ionization (ESI)-Q/Orbitrap instrument. Virus titrations were determined via tissue culture infective dose (TCID50) and cytotoxicity assays. Hemolysis and hepatotoxicity were measured to determine safety. RESULTS Among the three medicinal herbs, F. suspensa showed the highest concentration of phenolic compounds, flavonoids, and saponins. The number of phytochemical compounds detected via tandem mass analysis of B. juncea, F. suspensa, and I. britannica was 5 (including sinigrin, m/z [M-H] = 358.02), 14 (including forsythoside A, m/z [M-H] = 623.19), and 18 (including chlorogenic acid, m/z [M-H] = 353.20), respectively. The antiviral effects of the B. juncea extracts (ethanol and water) and I. britannica extract (ethanol) were further investigated. The ethanol extract of B. juncea showed a 3 Log TCID50/25 μL virus titration reduction and the water extract showed a selectivity index of 13.668 against infected influenza H1N1 virus A/NWS/33. The B. juncea extracts did not show hemolysis activities and hepatotoxicity (< 20%). The ethanol extract of I. britannica showed the most effective virus titration decrease, whereas its hemolytic and hepatotoxicity values were the most significantly different compared to the control. Despite the high concentration of phytochemicals detected in F. suspensa, the extract showed approximately 1 Log TCID50/25 μL at the highest concentration. CONCLUSION B. juncea may show antiviral effects against H1N1 in a host. In addition, B. juncea may also show decreased disadvantages compared to other antiviral agents.
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- Won-Young Bae
- Department of Food Science and Biotechnology of Animal Resources, Konkuk University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Food Science and Biotechnology of Animal Resources, Konkuk University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Food Science and Biotechnology of Animal Resources, Konkuk University, Seoul, South Korea
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- CJ CheilJedang Blossom Park, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
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- CJ CheilJedang Blossom Park, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
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- Department of Food Science and Biotechnology of Animal Resources, Konkuk University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Food Science and Biotechnology of Animal Resources, Konkuk University, Seoul, South Korea.
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Moorthy M, Khoo JJ, Palanisamy UD. Acute oral toxicity of the ellagitannin geraniin and a geraniin-enriched extract from Nephelium lappaceum L rind in Sprague Dawley rats. Heliyon 2019; 5:e02333. [PMID: 31508523 PMCID: PMC6726880 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2019.e02333] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2019] [Revised: 06/26/2019] [Accepted: 08/15/2019] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Despite the lack of its toxicity evaluation, traditional herbal products are being widely used for various health indications. Geraniin, an ellagitannin, is a bioactive compound found in many traditional herbal medicines. In spite its numerous health benefits ranging from anti-inflammatory, anti-hyperglycaemic, hepatoprotective, anti-cancer and anti-microbial, no toxicity data on geraniin is available. The objective of this study is to evaluate the acute oral toxicity of geraniin and an enriched geraniin-extract of Nephelium lappaceum L rind. This study followed the guidelines of the OECD 423 acute oral toxicity test. Subsequent to a single oral administration of the test compounds, the rats were observed for 14 days for signs of toxicity and mortality. Following euthanasia, full blood count, biochemistry of blood and histopathology assessment of organs were carried out. All parameters analysed indicated insignificant difference compared to control. The LD50 cut-off values for both geraniin and geraniin-enriched extract was established to be 2000 mg/kg b. w., following a single oral dose. It was however observed that the hepatocytes of three geraniin-administered rats exhibited a ‘foamy appearance’. As such, the no-observed-adverse-effect level of geraniin is below 2000 mg/kg, while that of geraniin-enriched extract is up to 2000 mg/kg. Further detailed toxicity studies are required to establish geraniin or its enriched extract from Nephelium lappaceum L rind safe for human consumption.
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- Mohanambal Moorthy
- Jeffrey Cheah School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Monash University Malaysia, Jalan Lagoon Selatan, 47500, Bandar Sunway, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Clinical School Johor Bahru, Jeffrey Cheah School of Medicine and Health Sciences, No.8, Jalan Masjid Abu Bakar, 80100, Johor Bahru, Malaysia
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- Jeffrey Cheah School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Monash University Malaysia, Jalan Lagoon Selatan, 47500, Bandar Sunway, Selangor, Malaysia
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Chen L, Wang D, Lv D, Wang X, Liu Y, Chen X, Zhang H, Zhu Z, Hong Z, Cao Y, Chai Y. Identification of eupatilin and ginkgolide B as p38 ligands from medicinal herbs by surface plasmon resonance biosensor-based active ingredients recognition system. J Pharm Biomed Anal 2019; 171:35-42. [PMID: 30965219 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2019.03.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2018] [Revised: 01/25/2019] [Accepted: 03/14/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Screening of bioactive ligands for a certain protein target from medicinal herbs is a highly important yet challenging task during drug discovery process. In this study, a surface plasmon resonance biosensor-based active ingredient recognition system (SPR-AIRS) was applied to screen p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (p38) ligands from herbal extracts. After p38 protein was immobilized on a SPR chip and the suitability of SPR-AIRS was validated, thirty-four p38-related medicinal herbs were selected and pre-screened. Two medicinal herbs having high response signal with p38-immobilized chip, Folium Ginkgo and Herba Artemisiae Scopariae, were injected into SPR system for ligand fishing. Among them, two active compounds, eupatilin (EPT) and ginkgolide B (GKB), were identified as p38 ligands, and then the KD values of EPT and GKB were measured as 21.68 ± 2.21 and 44.71 ± 1.80 μM, respectively. They can inhibit p38 activities significantly and bind to the ATP binding site on p38. Furthermore, EPT and GKB can inhibit cell proliferation (IC50 = 30.31 ± 6.84 and 42.97 ± 0.83 μM), induce apoptosis and G2/M cell cycle arrest against K562 cell line. This is the first time that EPT and GKB are reported as effective p38 binding ligands. These results prove that SPR-AIRS could be an effective method to screen active compounds acting on a specific protein from complex systems.
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Herbs used for medical purposes are required to meet high pharmacopoeial quality standards, whereas spices used as additives to dishes and food products do not have to meet such rigorous standards. Therefore, the aim of this paper was to compare medicinal herbs and spices of the same plant species that are applied in different areas with regard to the total phenolic content (TPC) and total antioxidant capacity (TAC) of their methanolic and water extracts. This study showed that the TPC values of both extracts prepared from medicinal herbs and spices as quantified using the Folin-Ciocalteu reagent did not differ significantly; however, the TAC values obtained by the DPPH assays of the methanol and water extracts differed significantly. No such differences were found for the same extracts when the FRAP assay was used for analysis. This study shows that the level of antioxidants is dependent on the plant species and the botanical family. Plants belonging to the Lamiaceae and Asteraceae families are richer in phenolic compounds and have stronger antioxidant potentials than those originating from the Apiaceae family. Multivariate statistical analysis indicates that the majority of medicinal herbs and spices of the same plant species are found in the same cluster. In addition, the extraction solvent was identified as one of the factors influencing the clustering of the plants on the PCA scatterplot and CA dendrogram.
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- Beata Ulewicz-Magulska
- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Medical University of Gdansk, Gen. J. Hallera 107, 80-416, Gdansk, Poland
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Medical University of Gdansk, Gen. J. Hallera 107, 80-416, Gdansk, Poland.
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Munawar TM, Surya Prakash DV, Vangalapati M. Development of response surface methodology for optimization of parameters and quantitative analysis of chebulinic acid from composition of medicinal herbs by HPLC. Saudi J Biol Sci 2018; 26:1809-1814. [PMID: 31762663 PMCID: PMC6864139 DOI: 10.1016/j.sjbs.2018.02.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2017] [Revised: 02/02/2018] [Accepted: 02/19/2018] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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The purpose of the research is to study the development of response surface methodology for optimization of chebulinic acid extraction from composition of medicinal herbs such as Terminalia chebula, Phyllanthus emblica and seeds of Dimocarpus longan. Optimization of extraction parameters such as weight dosages, pH and time were carried out by response surface methodology (RSM). The optimal conditions determined for extraction of chebulinic acid through response surface methodology were dosage (6.25 g), pH (5.7) and time (24.23 h). These results showed that the developed model is satisfactory and relevant for the extraction of chebulinic acid. The analysis of variance showed a high goodness of model fit and the performance of the RSM method for improving chebulinic acid extraction from the composition of medicinal herbs. Quantitative estimation of chebulinic acid in the composition of medicinal herbs by HPLC studies revealed that 0.712% w/w of chebulinic acid content was present in the composition of herbal powder.
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- T Mohammad Munawar
- Department of Biotechnology, JNTUA College of Engineering, Pulivendula 516390, Andhra Pradesh, India
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- Centre for Biotechnology, Department of Chemical Engineering, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam 530003, Andhra Pradesh, India
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- Centre for Biotechnology, Department of Chemical Engineering, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam 530003, Andhra Pradesh, India
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Afroz S, Yagi A, Fujikawa K, Rahman MM, Morito K, Fukuta T, Watanabe S, Kiyokage E, Toida K, Shimizu T, Ishida T, Kogure K, Tokumura A, Tanaka T. Lysophosphatidic acid in medicinal herbs enhances prostaglandin E 2 and protects against indomethacin-induced gastric cell damage in vivo and in vitro. Prostaglandins Other Lipid Mediat 2018; 135:36-44. [PMID: 29462674 DOI: 10.1016/j.prostaglandins.2018.01.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2017] [Revised: 01/13/2018] [Accepted: 01/24/2018] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) is a bioactive phospholipid that induces diverse biological responses. Recently, we found that LPA ameliorates NSAIDs-induced gastric ulcer in mice. Here, we quantified LPA in 21 medicinal herbs used for treatment of gastrointestinal (GI) disorders. We found that half of them contained LPA at relatively high levels (40-240 μg/g) compared to soybean seed powder (4.6 μg/g), which we previously identified as an LPA-rich food. The LPA in peony (Paeonia lactiflora) root powder is highly concentrated in the lipid fraction that ameliorates indomethacin-induced gastric ulcer in mice. Synthetic 18:1 LPA, peony root LPA and peony root lipid enhanced prostaglandin E2 production in a gastric cancer cell line, MKN74 cells that express LPA2 abundantly. These materials also prevented indomethacin-induced cell death and stimulated the proliferation of MKN74 cells. We found that LPA was present in stomach fluids at 2.4 μM, which is an effective LPA concentration for inducing a cellular response in vitro. These results indicated that LPA is one of the active components of medicinal herbs for the treatment of GI disorder and that orally administered LPA-rich herbs may augment the protective actions of endogenous LPA on gastric mucosa.
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- Sheuli Afroz
- Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, Tokushima 770-8505, Japan
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- Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, Tokushima 770-8505, Japan
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- Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, Tokushima 770-8505, Japan
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- Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, Tokushima 770-8505, Japan
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- Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, Tokushima 770-8505, Japan
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- Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, Tokushima 770-8505, Japan
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- Institute of Natural Medicine, University of Toyama, 2630 Sugitani, Toyama 930-0194, Japan
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- Department of Anatomy, Kawasaki Medical School, 577 Matsushima, Kurashiki, Okayama 701-0192, Japan; Department of Medical Technology, Faculty of Health Science and Technology, Kawasaki University of Medical Welfare, 288 Matsushima, Kurashiki, Okayama 701-0193, Japan
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- Department of Anatomy, Kawasaki Medical School, 577 Matsushima, Kurashiki, Okayama 701-0192, Japan; Ultra-High Voltage Electron Microscopy Research Center, Osaka University, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0047, Japan
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- Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, Tokushima 770-8505, Japan
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- Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, Tokushima 770-8505, Japan
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- Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, Tokushima 770-8505, Japan
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Life Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, Yasuda Women's University, Hiroshima 731-0351, Japan
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- Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima University Graduate School, Tokushima 770-8505, Japan.
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Ruhsam M, Hollingsworth PM. Authentication of Eleutherococcus and Rhodiola herbal supplement products in the United Kingdom. J Pharm Biomed Anal 2017; 149:403-409. [PMID: 29154110 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2017.11.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2017] [Revised: 10/31/2017] [Accepted: 11/06/2017] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Siberian ginseng (Eleutherococcus senticosus, Araliaceae) and roseroot (Rhodiola rosea, Rosaceae) are popular herbal supplements which have been shown to improve resilience to conditions such as stress and exhaustion. Using DNA barcoding methods we tested 25 Siberian ginseng and 14 roseroot products which are widely available to UK customers to test whether the herbal ingredient stated on the label is also in the product. All Siberian ginseng supplements contained E. senticosus, however, 36% also contained an Eleutherococcus species other than E. senticosus. In three out of the 13 roseroot products which produced amplifiable DNA, we could only retrieve sequences matching alfalfa (declared on the product label) and fenugreek (not declared). In the other 10 supplements Rhodiola was detected but only five matched the target species R. rosea. As DNA can get severely degraded during the manufacturing process we did not take the absence of Rhodiola DNA as proof for a compromised product. Contamination could explain the presence of non-target species such as fenugreek but is unlikely to be account for the detection of congeneric Rhodiola species in roseroot preparations. Our results therefore suggest that the substitution or mixing of the target medicinal ingredient in these two popular supplements with other species is common.
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- Markus Ruhsam
- Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, 20A Inverleith Row, Edinburgh, EH3 5LR, UK.
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Zanuzzo FS, Sabioni RE, Montoya LNF, Favero G, Urbinati EC. Aloe vera enhances the innate immune response of pacu (Piaractus mesopotamicus) after transport stress and combined heat killed Aeromonas hydrophila infection. Fish Shellfish Immunol 2017; 65:198-205. [PMID: 28433715 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2017.04.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2017] [Revised: 03/16/2017] [Accepted: 04/18/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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In this study, pacu (Piaractus mesopotamicus) were fed with diets containing Aloe vera for 10 days prior to transport stress and infection with heat killed Aeromonas hydrophila. A. vera is popular around the world due to its medicinal properties, including immunostimulatory effects which was observed in this study. The results show that transport causes immunosuppression, an effect that was prevented by A. vera. Specifically, A. vera prevented reductions of both leukocyte respiratory burst and hemolytic activity of complement system caused by transport. Further, fish fed with A. vera also showed significantly higher leukocyte respiratory burst, serum lysozyme concentrations and activity of complement system 24 h after bacterial infection. Additionally, we observed that A. vera may modulate the innate response through activation of complement system during bacterial immune stimulation. In summary, A. vera extract enhanced innate immune parameters and consequently the ability of fish to cope with pathogens following transport stress. These findings show that A. vera has promise for use in aquaculture and add further evidence that medicinal herbs added to fish feed assist to prevent disease outbreaks.
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- Fábio S Zanuzzo
- São Paulo State University (Unesp), Aquaculture Center of Unesp, Jaboticabal, Via de Acesso Prof. Paulo Donato Castelane, 14.884-900, Jaboticabal, São Paulo, Brazil; São Paulo State University (Unesp), School of Agricultural and Veterinarian Sciences, Jaboticabal, Via de Acesso Prof. Paulo Donato Castelane, 14.884-900, Jaboticabal, São Paulo, Brazil.
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- São Paulo State University (Unesp), School of Agricultural and Veterinarian Sciences, Jaboticabal, Via de Acesso Prof. Paulo Donato Castelane, 14.884-900, Jaboticabal, São Paulo, Brazil
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- São Paulo State University (Unesp), School of Agricultural and Veterinarian Sciences, Jaboticabal, Via de Acesso Prof. Paulo Donato Castelane, 14.884-900, Jaboticabal, São Paulo, Brazil
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- São Paulo State University (Unesp), School of Agricultural and Veterinarian Sciences, Jaboticabal, Via de Acesso Prof. Paulo Donato Castelane, 14.884-900, Jaboticabal, São Paulo, Brazil
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- São Paulo State University (Unesp), Aquaculture Center of Unesp, Jaboticabal, Via de Acesso Prof. Paulo Donato Castelane, 14.884-900, Jaboticabal, São Paulo, Brazil; São Paulo State University (Unesp), School of Agricultural and Veterinarian Sciences, Jaboticabal, Via de Acesso Prof. Paulo Donato Castelane, 14.884-900, Jaboticabal, São Paulo, Brazil
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Nanda A, Suyila Q, Xian L, Xiulan S. Hepatoprotective Mongolian prescription II enhances the antitumor effects of chemotherapeutics in hepatocellular carcinoma xenografts. Pathol Res Pract 2017; 213:531-540. [PMID: 28416328 DOI: 10.1016/j.prp.2017.01.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2016] [Revised: 01/10/2017] [Accepted: 01/10/2017] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Hepatoprotective Mongolian prescription II (MPII), a mixture of 18 different medicinal herbs, significantly inhibited the growth of human liver cancer cell lines Huh-7 and HepG2 in vitro with different concentrations; MPII (6mg/mL) inhibited cell proliferation by 80.48%. MPII induced apoptosis in both cell lines, which was observed by light microscopy and flow cytometry. MPII-induced apoptosis and G0/G1 cell cycle arrest were quantified by Annexin V-FITC/PI staining and flow cytometry. At the molecular level, MPII induced caspase-3, caspase-8, caspase-9, and cytochrome c gene expression. In vivo, MPII dramatically inhibited human liver tumor growth in a xenograft model in Kunming mice with no apparent cytotoxicity to the hosts. Apoptotic genes (Bcl-2 and Bax) are up-regulated, suggesting that the ratio of Bcl-2/Bax was statistically significant, indicating that the drugs had affected the expression of apoptosis genes, especially on induce apoptosis gene Bax. We also observed an attenuated effect when MPII was used in combination with chemotherapy drug 5-fluorouracil (5-FU). The mice treated with 5-FU alone did not show a concentration-dependent effect, but 5-FU in combination with MPII displayed concentration-dependent effects on liver cancer cells. Our study suggests that MPII works by inducing apoptosis and cell cycle arrest, and has the potential to be a powerful anticancer agent.
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- A Nanda
- Clinical Medical Research Center of the Affiliated Hospital, Inner Mongolia Medical University, No 1 Tongdao North Street, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia 010050, China; An and Mongolian research institute and Ordos Mongolian medicine hospital, China
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- Clinical Medical Research Center of the Affiliated Hospital, Inner Mongolia Medical University, No 1 Tongdao North Street, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia 010050, China
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- Clinical Medical Research Center of the Affiliated Hospital, Inner Mongolia Medical University, No 1 Tongdao North Street, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia 010050, China
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- Clinical Medical Research Center of the Affiliated Hospital, Inner Mongolia Medical University, No 1 Tongdao North Street, Hohhot, Inner Mongolia 010050, China.
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Pessatto LR, Auharek SA, Gonçalves CA, de David N, Monreal ACD, Kassuya CAL, Antoniolli-Silva ACMB, Stefanello MÉA, Oliveira RJ. Effects of dichloromethane and butanol fractions of Gochnatia polymorpha floccosa in maternal reproductive outcome, embryo-fetal development and DNA integrity in mice. J Ethnopharmacol 2017; 200:205-208. [PMID: 28254480 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2017.02.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2016] [Revised: 02/14/2017] [Accepted: 02/25/2017] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE Gochnatia polymorpha ssp. floccosa (Asteraceae) also known as ''Cambará'' is used as medicinal plant in Brazil to treat infections and inflammation. Previous studies showed that its ethanolic extract could be bioprospecting of a new anti-inflammatory phytotherapy for use during pregnancy. This work aimed to evaluate dichloromethane (DCM) and butanolic (BT) fractions from G. polymorpha on embryo-fetal development and DNA integrity in mice. MATERIALS AND METHODS Female mice were treated with 50 and 20mg/kg of the DCM and BT fractions, respectively, during organogenesis and gestational period. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION The present study shows that DCM and BT fractions from G. polymorpha possess mutagenic activity but are not teratogenic. Based on the fact that the reproductive indices are similar in control and treated animals, we may infer that the mutagenic effect was in somatic cell, at least in part, because the reabsorption number and reabsorption rates did not change in DCM and BT exposed groups.
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- Lucas Roberto Pessatto
- Centro de Estudos em Células Tronco, Terapia Celular e Genética Toxicológica (CeTroGen), Hospital Universitário Maria Aparecida Pedrossian (HUMAP), Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul (UFMS), Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil; Programa de Mestrado em Farmácia, Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde (CCBS), Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul (UFMS), Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
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- Faculdade de Medicina do Mucuri (FAMMUC), Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri (UFVJM), Teófilo Otoni, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Centro de Estudos em Células Tronco, Terapia Celular e Genética Toxicológica (CeTroGen), Hospital Universitário Maria Aparecida Pedrossian (HUMAP), Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul (UFMS), Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil; Programa de Mestrado em Farmácia, Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde (CCBS), Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul (UFMS), Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
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- Centro de Estudos em Células Tronco, Terapia Celular e Genética Toxicológica (CeTroGen), Hospital Universitário Maria Aparecida Pedrossian (HUMAP), Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul (UFMS), Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil; Programa de Mestrado em Farmácia, Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde (CCBS), Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul (UFMS), Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
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- Programa de Mestrado em Farmácia, Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde (CCBS), Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul (UFMS), Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
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- Centro de Estudos em Células Tronco, Terapia Celular e Genética Toxicológica (CeTroGen), Hospital Universitário Maria Aparecida Pedrossian (HUMAP), Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul (UFMS), Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil; Programa de Pós-graduação em Saúde e Desenvolvimento na Região Centro-Oeste, Faculdade de Medicina "Dr. Hélio Mandetta" (FAMED), Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul (UFMS), Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
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- Centro de Estudos em Células Tronco, Terapia Celular e Genética Toxicológica (CeTroGen), Hospital Universitário Maria Aparecida Pedrossian (HUMAP), Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul (UFMS), Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil; Programa de Mestrado em Farmácia, Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde (CCBS), Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul (UFMS), Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil; Programa de Pós-graduação em Saúde e Desenvolvimento na Região Centro-Oeste, Faculdade de Medicina "Dr. Hélio Mandetta" (FAMED), Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul (UFMS), Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil.
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Tripathy V, Saha A, Kumar J. Detection of pesticides in popular medicinal herbs: a modified QuEChERS and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry based approach. J Food Sci Technol 2017; 54:458-68. [PMID: 28242945 DOI: 10.1007/s13197-017-2487-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Revised: 12/27/2016] [Accepted: 01/02/2017] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Although a lot of work has been conducted in the pesticide residues analysis in food matrices but the quality determination (with respect to major contaminants such as pesticide residues) in medicinal plant matrices has a long way to go. Hence a study was conducted to determine pesticide residues in four medicinal herbs, which are highly traded commodities in international market. Samples were extracted and cleaned up by modified QuEChERS (Quick, Easy, Cheap, Effective, Rugged and Safe) approach and analyzed by gas chromatograph-mass spectrometer (GC-MS). The method was subjected to thorough validation procedure in-terms of accuracy, precision, limits of quantification (LOQ), matrix effect, linearity and uncertainty analysis. The mean recoveries for most of the pesticides were in the range of 70-120% with RSD <20% and measurement uncertainties were less than 20% for all the compounds at spiking level of 0.5 mg kg-1 in all the matrices. The limits of quantification (LOQ) ranged from 0.01 to 0.069 mg kg-1. The proposed method was successfully applied to determine pesticide residues in 52 commercial market samples obtained from different locations in India.
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Dadras H, Hayatbakhsh MR, Shelton WL, Golpour A. Effects of dietary administration of Rose hip and Safflower on growth performance, haematological, biochemical parameters and innate immune response of Beluga, Huso huso (Linnaeus, 1758). Fish Shellfish Immunol 2016; 59:109-114. [PMID: 27773731 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2016.10.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2016] [Revised: 10/13/2016] [Accepted: 10/18/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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The aim of this study was to investigate effects of two dietary medicinal herbs, Rose hip (Rosa canina) and Safflower (Carthamus tinctorius) supplementation on growth performance, haematological, biochemical parameters and innate immune response of in juvenile beluga, Huso huso. Fish (26.3 ± 0.4 g) were allocated into 15 tanks (20 fish per tank) and triplicate groups were fed a control diet or diets containing 1% and 2% of medicinal herbs, respectively. Feed conversion ratio (FCR), specific growth rate (SGR) and condition factor (CF) did not show significant differences (P > 0.05) in fish given herbal diets. Significant differences were observed in number of white blood cells (WBC) and haemoglobin (Hb) values among the dietary treatments. The serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) levels were significantly lower in supplemented diet groups compared with the control. Innate immune responses (lysozyme activity and ACH50) were significantly higher in 2% Safflower-fed fish compared with other groups (P < 0.05). These results indicate that medicinal herbs in diets can be considered as a beneficial dietary supplement for improving the physiological parameters and enhance the immune response of Persian sturgeon.
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- Hadiseh Dadras
- University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters, South Bohemian Research Center of Aquaculture and Biodiversity of Hydrocenoses, Zátiší 728/II, 389 25, Vodňany, Czech Republic.
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- University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters, South Bohemian Research Center of Aquaculture and Biodiversity of Hydrocenoses, Zátiší 728/II, 389 25, Vodňany, Czech Republic
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- Young Researchers and Elite Club, Lahijan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Lahijan, Iran
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Chen CM, Chen IC, Chen YL, Lin TH, Chen WL, Chao CY, Wu YR, Lu YT, Lee CY, Chien HC, Chen TS, Lee-Chen GJ, Lee CM. Medicinal herbs Oenanthe javanica (Blume) DC., Casuarina equisetifolia L. and Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench protect human cells from MPP + damage via inducing FBXO7 expression. Phytomedicine 2016; 23:1422-1433. [PMID: 27765362 DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2016.08.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2015] [Revised: 07/21/2016] [Accepted: 08/18/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND The F-box protein 7 (FBXO7) mutations have been identified in families with early-onset parkinsonism and pyramidal tract signs, and designated as PARK15. In addition, FBXO7 mutations were found in typical and young onset Parkinson's disease (PD). Evidence has also shown that FBXO7 plays an important role in the development of dopaminergic neurons and increased stability and overexpression of FBXO7 may be beneficial to PD. PURPOSE We screened extracts of medicinal herbs to enhance FBXO7 expression for neuroprotection in MPP+-treated cells. METHODS Promoter reporter assay in HEK-293 cells was used to examine the cis/trans elements controlling FBXO7 expression and to screen extracts of medicinal herbs enhancing FBXO7 expression. MTT assay was performed to assess cell viability of MPP+-treated HEK-293/SH-SY5Y cells. In addition, proteasome activity, mitochondrial membrane potential and FBXO7/TRAF2/GATA2 protein expression were evaluated. RESULTS We demonstrated that -202--57 region of the FBXO7 promoter is likely to contain sequences that are bound by positive trans protein factors to activate FBXO7 expression and GATA2 is the main trans protein factor enhancing FBXO7 expression. Extracts of medicinal herbs Oenanthe javanica (Blume) DC. (Umbelliferae), Casuarina equisetifolia L. (Casuarinaceae), and Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench (Gramineae) improved cell viability of both MPP+-treated HEK-293 and SH-SY5Y cells, rescued proteasome activity in MPP+-treated HEK-293 cells, and restored mitochondrial membrane potential in MPP+-treated SH-SY5Y cells. These protection effects of herbal extracts are acting through enhancing FBXO7 and decreasing TRAF2 expression, which is probably mediated by GATA2 induction. CONCLUSION Collectively, our study provides new targets, FBXO7 and its regulator GATA2, for the development of potential treatments of PD.
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- Chiung-Mei Chen
- Department of Neurology, Chang-Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang-Gung University College of Medicine, Taipei 10507, Taiwan
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- Department of Neurology, Chang-Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang-Gung University College of Medicine, Taipei 10507, Taiwan
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- Department of Life Science, National Taiwan Normal University, 88 Ting-Chou Road, Section 4, Taipei 11677, Taiwan
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- Department of Life Science, National Taiwan Normal University, 88 Ting-Chou Road, Section 4, Taipei 11677, Taiwan
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- Department of Neurology, Chang-Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang-Gung University College of Medicine, Taipei 10507, Taiwan
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- Department of Neurology, Chang-Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang-Gung University College of Medicine, Taipei 10507, Taiwan
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- Department of Neurology, Chang-Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang-Gung University College of Medicine, Taipei 10507, Taiwan
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- Department of Life Science, National Taiwan Normal University, 88 Ting-Chou Road, Section 4, Taipei 11677, Taiwan
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- Center of Excellence for Drug Development, Industrial Technology Research Institute, Hsinchu 31040, Taiwan
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- Center of Excellence for Drug Development, Industrial Technology Research Institute, Hsinchu 31040, Taiwan
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- Center of Excellence for Diagnostic Products, Biomedical Technology and Device Research Laboratories, Industrial Technology Research Institute, Hsinchu 31040, Taiwan
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- Department of Life Science, National Taiwan Normal University, 88 Ting-Chou Road, Section 4, Taipei 11677, Taiwan.
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- Department of Life Science, National Taiwan Normal University, 88 Ting-Chou Road, Section 4, Taipei 11677, Taiwan.
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Wu YS, Chen YY, Ueng PS, Nan FH. Effects of medicinal herbs "Plantago asiatica", "Houttuynia cordata" and "Mentha haplocalyx" on non-specific immune responses of cobia (Rachycentron canadum). Fish Shellfish Immunol 2016; 58:406-414. [PMID: 27666192 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2016.09.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2016] [Revised: 09/13/2016] [Accepted: 09/22/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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This study investigated the effects of orally administered Plantago asiatica, Houttuynia cordata, and Mentha haplocalyx on the growth and nonspecific immune responses of cobia (Rachycentron canadum). The nonspecific immune parameters assessed were weight gain, feed conversion ratio, superoxide anion (O2-) production, superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity, phagocytic rate, phagocytic index, lysozyme activity, serum albumin and globulin, and albumin:globulin (A/G) ratio. The growth experiment indicated that 6-week dietary treatments did not significantly affect on the growth of cobia. Nonspecific immune responses showed that O2- production, SOD and lysozyme activity, and phagocytosis were significantly increased after the oral administration of P. asiatica and H. cordata, and the serum albumin:globulin ratio (A/G) gradually decreased. In this study, treatment of the Mentha haplocalyx on the cobia didn't present with the inducing of the phagocytosis ability compared with the treatment of P. asiatica and H. cordata. We suggest that oral administration of the 10 g/kg or 20 g/kg of the P. asiatica and H. cordata is exactly inducing the phagocytosis, ROS production, lysozyme activity and SOD production in the cobia.
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- Yu-Sheng Wu
- Department of Aquaculture, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung, 20248, Taiwan
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- Department of Aquaculture, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung, 20248, Taiwan
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- Department of Aquaculture, National Penghu University of Science and Technology, Penghu, 880, Taiwan
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- Department of Aquaculture, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung, 20248, Taiwan.
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Ordak M, Wesolowski M, Radecka I, Muszynska E, Bujalska-Zazdrozny M. Seasonal Variations of Mercury Levels in Selected Medicinal Plants Originating from Poland. Biol Trace Elem Res 2016; 173:514-24. [PMID: 26923864 PMCID: PMC5018038 DOI: 10.1007/s12011-016-0645-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2015] [Accepted: 02/09/2016] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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The presence of mercury in the living cells may be caused by environmental pollution with this element, which is referred to as a toxic xenobiotic. Many literature reports have provided evidence for toxic effects of low levels of mercury in the human body. Therefore, it seems essential to investigate mercury content in food and in natural environment, particularly its seasonal variations. The objective of this study was to determine trace amounts of mercury in 45 samples of 20 medicinal plant species collected in northern Poland, in various seasons of the year, i.e., in autumn 2012 and then spring 2013. The results obtained showed that the levels of mercury in the herbs were lower in spring (3.66-34.89 ng/g) than in autumn (4.55-81.54 ng/g). The statistically significant correlation (p < 0.05) between the levels of mercury in herbs collected in spring and autumn indicates hazardous accumulation of the element in plants in autumn. The highest levels of mercury were found in leaves and plants growing in the vicinity of busy streets. Perennials plants have a significantly higher mercury levels as compared to those of monocarpic plants. Furthermore, commonly used herbal plants have a significantly higher mercury levels as compared to those less common.
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- M Ordak
- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland.
- Department of Pharmacodynamics, Centre for Preclinical Research and Technology (CePT), Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.
- Chair and Department of Psychiatry, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland
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- Department of General Biology, Medical University of Bialystok, Bialystok, Poland
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- Department of Pharmacodynamics, Centre for Preclinical Research and Technology (CePT), Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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