Health benefits and pharmacological properties of stigmasterol

S Bakrim, N Benkhaira, I Bourais, T Benali, LH Lee… - Antioxidants, 2022 - mdpi.com
Stigmasterol is an unsaturated phytosterol belonging to the class of tetracyclic triterpenes. It
is one of the most common plant sterols, found in a variety of natural sources, including …

[HTML][HTML] State-of-the-art OMICS strategies against toxic effects of heavy metals in plants: A review

SU Rahman, MF Nawaz, S Gul, G Yasin… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Environmental pollution of heavy metals (HMs), mainly due to anthropogenic activities, has
received growing attention in recent decades. HMs, especially the non-essential …

Stigmasterol simultaneously induces apoptosis and protective autophagy by inhibiting Akt/mTOR pathway in gastric cancer cells

H Zhao, X Zhang, M Wang, Y Lin, S Zhou - Frontiers in oncology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Background Stigmasterol (SS) has been proven to possess potential anticancer activities in
several cancer cell lines, but its molecular mechanism is still unknown. Thus, we …

Phytochemical Characterization, Antioxidant Activity, and Cytotoxicity of Methanolic Leaf Extract of Chlorophytum Comosum (Green Type) (Thunb.) Jacq

IV Rzhepakovsky, DA Areshidze, SS Avanesyan… - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Chlorophytum genus has been extensively studied due to its diverse biological activities. We
evaluated the methanolic extract of leaves of Chlorophytum comosum (Green type)(Thunb.) …

Stigmasterol causes ovarian cancer cell apoptosis by inducing endoplasmic reticulum and mitochondrial dysfunction

H Bae, G Song, W Lim - Pharmaceutics, 2020 - mdpi.com
Background: Phytosterols have physiological effects and are used as medicines or food
supplements. Stigmasterol has shown anticancer effects against various cancers such as …

Advances in Stigmasterol on its anti-tumor effect and mechanism of action

X Zhang, J Wang, L Zhu, X Wang, F Meng, L Xia… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Stigmasterol is a phytosterol derived from multiple herbaceous plants such as herbs,
soybean and tobacco, and it has received much attention for its various pharmacological …

Identification of the active compounds and significant pathways of yinchenhao decoction based on network pharmacology

J Huang, F Cheung, HY Tan… - Molecular …, 2017 - spandidos-publications.com
Yinchenhao decoction (YCHD) is a traditional Chinese medicine formulation, which has
been widely used for the treatment of jaundice for 2,000 years. Currently, YCHD is used to …

Selected seeds as sources of bioactive compounds with diverse biological activities

N Sławińska, B Olas - Nutrients, 2022 - mdpi.com
Seeds contain a variety of phytochemicals that exhibit a wide range of biological activities.
Plant-derived compounds are often investigated for their antioxidant, anti-inflammatory …

Correlation between cytotoxicity in cancer cells and free radical‑scavenging activity: In vitro evaluation of 57 medicinal and edible plant extracts

M Sammar, B Abu‑Farich, I Rayan… - Oncology …, 2019 - spandidos-publications.com
Cancer is a complex interaction among multiple signaling pathways involving a variety of
target molecules. Cancer causes morbidity and mortality in millions of people worldwide …

Phytosterols in seaweeds: an overview on biosynthesis to biomedical applications

SI Sohn, P Rathinapriya, S Balaji, D Jaya Balan… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Seaweed extracts are considered effective therapeutic alternatives to synthetic anticancer,
antioxidant, and antimicrobial agents, owing to their availability, low cost, greater efficacy …