Artemisia sieversiana Ehrhart ex Willd. Essential Oil and Its Main Component, Chamazulene: Their Photoprotective Effect against UVB-Induced Cellular Damage and …

Y Zhou, L He, W Wang, G Wei, L Ma… - ACS Sustainable …, 2023 - ACS Publications
In the modern cosmetic industry, there has been growing interest in developing plant-
derived products for protecting human skin against ultraviolet (UV) radiation. This study was …

Natural DNA intercalators as promising therapeutics for cancer and infectious diseases

M Godzieba, S Ciesielski - Current cancer drug targets, 2020 - ingentaconnect.com
Cancer and infectious diseases are one of the greatest challenges of modern medicine. An
unhealthy lifestyle, the improper use of drugs, or their abuse are conducive to the increase of …

Molecular mechanism of anti-cancer activity of phycocyanin in triple-negative breast cancer cells

M Ravi, S Tentu, G Baskar, S Rohan Prasad… - BMC cancer, 2015 - Springer
Background Triple-negative breast cancers represent an important clinical challenge, as
these cancers do not respond to conventional endocrine therapies or other available …

Chemical Composition and Biological Activities of Prangos ferulacea Essential Oils

N Badalamenti, V Maresca, M Di Napoli, M Bruno… - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Prangos ferulacea (L.) Lindl, which belongs to the Apiaceae family, is a species that mainly
grows in the eastern Mediterranean region and in western Asia. It has been largely used in …

The chemical composition of the aerial parts of Stachys spreitzenhoferi (Lamiaceae) growing in Kythira Island (Greece), and their antioxidant, antimicrobial, and …

A Napolitano, M Di Napoli, G Castagliuolo… - Phytochemistry, 2022 - Elsevier
The Stachys L. genus has been used in traditional medicine to treat skin inflammations,
stomach disorders, and stress. The aim of this study was to investigate the chemical profile …

Gold-conjugated green tea nanoparticles for enhanced anti-tumor activities and hepatoprotection—Synthesis, characterization and in vitro evaluation

S Mukherjee, S Ghosh, DK Das, P Chakraborty… - The Journal of nutritional …, 2015 - Elsevier
Green tea (GT)-based chemoprevention has shown promising results in various cancer
models. However, the effective dose may not be far from the toxic dose because of inefficient …

Perspectives on the clinical development of NRF2-targeting drugs

D Lastra, R Fernández-Ginés, G Manda… - Reactive Oxygen …, 2021 - Springer
The transcription factor NRF2 (nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2) triggers
homeostatic responses against a plethora of environmental or endogenous deviations in …

Hydrogen sulfide (H2S)/cystathionine γ-lyase (CSE) pathway contributes to the proliferation of hepatoma cells

Y Pan, S Ye, D Yuan, J Zhang, Y Bai, C Shao - … Research/Fundamental and …, 2014 - Elsevier
Abstract Hydrogen sulfide (H 2 S)/cystathionine γ-lyase (CSE) pathway has been
demonstrated to play vital roles in physiology and pathophysiology. However, its role in …

Andrographolide analogue induces apoptosis and autophagy mediated cell death in U937 cells by inhibition of PI3K/Akt/mTOR pathway

D Kumar, B Das, R Sen, P Kundu, A Manna, A Sarkar… - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Background Current chemotherapeutic agents based on apoptosis induction are lacking in
desired efficacy. Therefore, there is continuous effort to bring about new dimension in control …

[HTML][HTML] Health-Promoting Effects, Phytochemical Constituents and Molecular Genetic Profile of the Purple Carrot 'Purple Sun' (Daucus carota L.)

V Maresca, L Capasso, D Rigano, M Stornaiuolo… - Nutrients, 2024 - mdpi.com
The purple carrot cultivar 'Purple Sun'(Daucus carota L.) is characterized by a relevant
content of phenolic compounds and anthocyanins, which may play an important role in …