Betulinic and ursolic acids from Nauclea latifolia roots mediate their antimalarial activities through docking with PfEMP-1 and PfPKG proteins

EE Asanga, ND Ekpo, AA Edeke, CM Ekeleme… - … Medicine and Therapies, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Background Chemotherapies target the PfEMP-1 and PfPKG proteins in
Plasmodium falciparum, the parasite that causes malaria, in an effort to prevent the …

Fatty Acid Esters and Acyclic Monoterpenoid from Justicia insularis Leaf Fractions Attenuated Malaria Pathogenesis Through Docking with Plasmodium falciparum …

VJ Enyiekere, EE Asanga, JE Okokon… - Natural Product …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Background Justicia insularis (Acanthaceae) T. Anderson is ethnopharmacologically used in
Nigeria for the treatment of diseases including malaria. Therefore, this study was designed …

Antimalarial activity of Mangifera indica aqueous extract in Plasmodium berghei's apicoplast

EE Asanga, H Okoroiwu, UO Edet, D Amaechi… - Tropical Journal of …, 2023 - ajol.info
Purpose: To investigate the in vivo antiplasmodial effect of Mangifera indica aqueous extract
in Plasmodium berghei-infected mice, and to characterize its phytochemical constituents …

Antiplasmodial Profiling of Mangifera indica's Herbal Formulation and Its Ability to Ameliorate Hematological Derangements in Plasmodium berghei-Infected Mice

EE Asanga, HU Okoroiwu, EAA Umoh… - Natural Product …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Background Malaria caused by Plasmodium falciparum with an average prevalence of 75%
in Nigeria, can be treated. Chemical-based medications, one of the methods used to treat it …

New Perspectives on the Therapeutic Potentials of Bioactive Compounds from Curcuma longa: Targeting COX-1 & 2, PDE-4B, and Antioxidant Enzymes to …

EE Asanga, A Joseph, EAA Umoh… - Natural Product …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Background Inflammations, oxidative stress, and pains underlie the pathogenesis of non-
communicable diseases (NCDs) like respiratory disorders and cancer; however, they are …

Unravelling therapeutic potentials of Solanum anomalum fruits: antiplasmodial, hepatoprotective, and anti-oxidative stress activities, semi-purification, GC-MS, and in …

MO Anagboso, EE Asanga, CM Ekeleme… - Journal of Parasitic …, 2025 - Springer
Background The high prevalence rate of malaria due to the proliferation of drug-resistant
strains of Plasmodium falciparum could mitigate the realization of sustainable development …

Isolation of a Lauryl Alcohol (1-Dodecanol) from the Antioxidant Bioactive Fractions of Justicia insularis (Acanthaceae) Leaves

RA Umoh, EE Asanga, PS Thomas… - Natural Product …, 2025 - journals.sagepub.com
Background Scientific and ethnopharmacological studies have shown that Justicia insularis
leaves are used in the treatment of oxidative stress, heart problems, labour pains, and …

The antimalarial profiling of Mangifera indica's herbal formulation attenuated biochemical alterations and improved hepatocytes' histoarchitecture in Plasmodium …

EE Asanga, AP Joseph, HU Okoroiwu… - Journal of Parasitic …, 2024 - Springer
Plasmodium parasite causes malaria and affects the biochemical, physiological, and
histoarchitecture of the hepatocytes and blood. The resultant effect leads to alterations in the …

Abietic acid ameliorates pancreatic injury in acute pancreatitis by modulating MAPK pathway

H Ye, J Wang, J Mao, D Pan - Tropical Journal of Pharmaceutical Research, 2023 - ajol.info
Purpose: To examine the effect of abietic acid (AA) in the treatment of acute pancreatitis (AP)
in mice. Methods: C57BL/6J mice were randomly assigned to 4 groups: sham, AP, AP+ 20 …