Exploring the pivotal immunomodulatory and anti‐inflammatory potentials of glycyrrhizic and glycyrrhetinic acids

SA Richard - Mediators of Inflammation, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Licorice extract is a Chinese herbal medication most often used as a demulcent or elixir. The
extract usually consists of many components but the key ingredients are glycyrrhizic (GL) …

Natural products in licorice for the therapy of liver diseases: Progress and future opportunities

X Li, R Sun, R Liu - Pharmacological Research, 2019 - Elsevier
Liver diseases related complications represent a significant source of morbidity and mortality
worldwide, creating a substantial economic burden. Oxidative stress, excessive …

Plant derived therapeutics for the treatment of Leishmaniasis

R Sen, M Chatterjee - Phytomedicine, 2011 - Elsevier
Diseases caused by insect borne trypanosomatid parasites are significant, yet remain a
neglected public health problem. Leishmania, a unicellular protozoan parasite is the …

The pathogenicity and virulence of Leishmania-interplay of virulence factors with host defenses

AK Gupta, S Das, M Kamran, SA Ejazi, N Ali - Virulence, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Leishmaniasis is a group of disease caused by the intracellular protozoan parasite of the
genus Leishmania. Infection by different species of Leishmania results in various host …

Carnosic acid modulates Akt/IKK/NF-κB signaling by PP2A and induces intrinsic and extrinsic pathway mediated apoptosis in human prostate carcinoma PC-3 cells

S Kar, S Palit, WB Ball, PK Das - Apoptosis, 2012 - Springer
This study investigates the efficacy of carnosic acid (CA), a polyphenolic diterpene, isolated
from the plant rosemary (Rosemarinus officinalis), on androgen-independent human …

A systematic review of pentacyclic triterpenes and their derivatives as chemotherapeutic agents against tropical parasitic diseases

MB Isah, MA Ibrahim, A Mohammed, AB Aliyu… - Parasitology, 2016 - cambridge.org
Parasitic infections are among the leading global public health problems with very high
economic and mortality burdens. Unfortunately, the available treatment drugs are beset with …

18β‐glycyrrhetinic acid induces apoptosis through modulation of Akt/FOXO3a/Bim pathway in human breast cancer MCF‐7 cells

G Sharma, S Kar, S Palit, PK Das - Journal of cellular …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Triterpenes found in plants display a multitude of biological activities, including anti‐tumor
properties. The present study investigates the effect of 18β‐glycyrrhetinic acid (GRA) a …

Glycyrrhizic acid suppresses Cox-2-mediated anti-inflammatory responses during Leishmania donovani infection

S Bhattacharjee, A Bhattacharjee… - Journal of …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Objectives The aim of the present study was to characterize glycyrrhizic acid (GA) and
assess its immunomodulatory potential in a model of experimental visceral leishmaniasis …

Natural products: insights into leishmaniasis inflammatory response

IA Rodrigues, AM Mazotto, V Cardoso… - Mediators of …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Leishmaniasis is a vector‐borne disease that affects several populations worldwide, against
which there are no vaccines available and the chemotherapy is highly toxic. Depending on …

Function of macrophage and parasite phosphatases in leishmaniasis

D Soulat, C Bogdan - Frontiers in immunology, 2017 - frontiersin.org
The kinetoplastid protozoan parasites belonging to the genus Leishmania are the causative
agents of different clinical forms of leishmaniasis, a vector-borne infectious disease with …