Probiotics mechanism of action on immune cells and beneficial effects on human health

C Mazziotta, M Tognon, F Martini, E Torreggiani… - Cells, 2023 - mdpi.com
Immune cells and commensal microbes in the human intestine constantly communicate with
and react to each other in a stable environment in order to maintain healthy immune …

Current trends in health-promoting potential and biomaterial applications of edible mushrooms for human wellness

A Hamza, S Ghanekar, DS Kumar - Food Bioscience, 2023 - Elsevier
Edible mushrooms are ubiquitous around the world due to their enormous health benefits.
Mushrooms have been used as folk medicine and healthy food from ancient times but their …

Bioactive compounds from mushrooms: Emerging bioresources of food and nutraceuticals

H Kour, D Kour, S Kour, S Singh, SAJ Hashmi… - Food Bioscience, 2022 - Elsevier
Mushrooms have been an indispensable element of the human culture since antiquity and
are cherished all over the globe for their nutritive and therapeutic benefits. Being …

The link between obesity, microbiota dysbiosis, and neurodegenerative pathogenesis

E Vamanu, SN Rai - Diseases, 2021 - mdpi.com
Current research in medicine in several parts of the world has attempted to establish a link
between the occurrence of neurodegenerative pathologies, microbiota dysbiosis, and the …

Essential Oil of Calotropis procera: Comparative Chemical Profiles, Antimicrobial Activity, and Allelopathic Potential on Weeds

SL Al-Rowaily, AM Abd-ElGawad, AM Assaeed… - Molecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
Plants are considered green resources for thousands of bioactive compounds. Essential oils
(EOs) are an important class of secondary compounds with various biological activities …

Wide Spectrum of Active Compounds in Sea Buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides) for Disease Prevention and Food Production

A Jaśniewska, A Diowksz - Antioxidants, 2021 - mdpi.com
Growing demand for value-added products and functional foods is encouraging
manufacturers to consider new additives that can enrich their products and help combat …

Leaves and Fruits Preparations of Pistacia lentiscus L.: A Review on the Ethnopharmacological Uses and Implications in Inflammation and Infection

E Milia, SM Bullitta, G Mastandrea, B Szotáková… - Antibiotics, 2021 - mdpi.com
There is an increasing interest in revisiting plants for drug discovery, proving scientifically
their role as remedies. The aim of this review was to give an overview of the …

Physicochemical characterization and antitumor activity in vitro of a selenium polysaccharide from Pleurotus ostreatus

Y Zhang, Z Zhang, H Liu, D Wang, J Wang… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Selenium-enriched polysaccharides have been gaining great attention for their antitumor
activity in recent years. In this study, a novel selenium polysaccharide fraction (Se-POP-3) …

Targeting DNA methylation in the adult brain through diet

J Allison, A Kaliszewska, S Uceda, M Reiriz, N Arias - Nutrients, 2021 - mdpi.com
Metabolism and nutrition have a significant role in epigenetic modifications such as DNA
methylation, which can influence gene expression. Recently, it has been suggested that …

Plant-Based Polyphenols: Anti-Helicobacter pylori Effect and Improvement of Gut Microbiota

M Guerra-Valle, P Orellana-Palma, G Petzold - Antioxidants, 2022 - mdpi.com
Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection affects more than half of the world's population, and
thus, about 10 to 20% of people with H. pylori suffer from peptic ulcers, which may ultimately …