Hawthorn (Crataegus spp.): An Updated Overview on Its Beneficial Properties

A Nazhand, M Lucarini, A Durazzo, M Zaccardelli… - Forests, 2020 - mdpi.com
Medicinal plants, many of which are wild, have recently been under the spotlight worldwide
due to growing requests for natural and sustainable eco-compatible remedies for …

Genoprotective activities of plant natural substances in cancer and chemopreventive strategies in the context of 3P medicine

L Koklesova, A Liskova, M Samec, T Qaradakhi, A Zulli… - EPMA Journal, 2020 - Springer
Severe durable changes may occur to the DNA structure caused by exogenous and
endogenous risk factors initiating the process of carcinogenesis. By evidence, a large …

Polyphenolic Compounds of Crataegus Berry, Leaf, and Flower Extracts Affect Viability and Invasive Potential of Human Glioblastoma Cells

N Żurek, O Karatsai, MJ Rędowicz, IT Kapusta - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Crataegus contains numerous health-promoting compounds that are also proposed to have
anti-cancer properties. Herein, we aimed at a contemporaneous evaluation of the effects of …

Redox/enzyme sensitive chondroitin sulfate-based self-assembled nanoparticles loading docetaxel for the inhibition of metastasis and growth of melanoma

M Liu, H Du, AR Khan, J Ji, A Yu, G Zhai - Carbohydrate polymers, 2018 - Elsevier
In this report, redox/enzyme responsive chondroitin sulfate-ss-deoxycholic acid (CSCD)
conjugates were synthesized using cystamine as the linkage which could self-assemble to …

The fading wild plant food–medicines in upper Chitral, NW Pakistan

M Abdul Aziz, Z Ullah, M Adnan, R Sõukand, A Pieroni - Foods, 2021 - mdpi.com
The subject of food–medicines (foods ingested in order to obtain a therapeutic activity or to
prevent diseases) is garnering increasing attention from both ethnobiologists and …

Phytochemical composition and bioactivities of hawthorn (Crataegus spp.): Review of recent research advances

PR Venskutonis - Journal of food bioactives., 2018 - epubl.ktu.edu
Abstract [eng] Hawthorn (Crataegus spp.) is one of the most famous plants which has been
used as natural medicine and nutraceutical. Its phytochemical composition, bioactive …

Molecular mechanisms of hawthorn extracts in multiple organs disorders in underlying of diabetes: a review

I Gheitasi, F Savari, G Akbari… - International Journal …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Diabetes mellitus (DM) is one of the most important metabolic disorders associated with
chronic hyperglycemia and occurs when the body cannot manage insulin secretion, insulin …

The wild edible plants of Paddar valley, Jammu division, Jammu and Kashmir, India

S Gairola, K Singh, P Kumar… - Ethnobotany …, 2021 - ethnobotanyjournal.org
Background: The present study has been designed to document the wild edible plants used
by the local populace of the Paddar Valley, district Kishtwar, Union Territory of Jammu and …

Dietary supplementation with chitosan oligosaccharides alleviates oxidative stress in rats challenged with hydrogen peroxide

R Lan, Q Chang, L An, Z Zhao - Animals, 2019 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Oxidative stress adversely affects animal health and performance. Feed
additives with antioxidant abilities supplementation can alleviate oxidative stress. The aim of …

Melatonin modulates acute cardiac muscle damage induced by carbon tetrachloride—involvement of oxidative damage, glutathione, and arginine and nitric oxide …

S Ćirić Zdravković, T Kostić, ZP Marcetić… - Canadian Journal of …, 2021 - cdnsciencepub.com
The present study was designed to evaluate the cardioprotective effects of melatonin (a
single dose of 50 mg· kg–1), a naturally occurring polypharmacological molecule, in Wistar …