Botanical polysaccharides: macrophage immunomodulation and therapeutic potential

IA Schepetkin, MT Quinn - International immunopharmacology, 2006 - Elsevier
Botanical polysaccharides exhibit a number of beneficial therapeutic properties, and it is
thought that the mechanisms involved in these effects are due to the modulation of innate …

Cancer chemopreventive and tumoricidal properties of saffron (Crocus sativus L.)

FI Abdullaev - Experimental biology and medicine, 2002 - journals.sagepub.com
Since cancer is the most common cause of death in the world population, the possibility that
readily available natural substances from plants, vegetables, herbs, and spices may be …

Biomedical properties of saffron and its potential use in cancer therapy and chemoprevention trials

FI Abdullaev, JJ Espinosa-Aguirre - Cancer Detection and prevention, 2004 - Elsevier
INTRODUCTION:: Chemoprevention strategies are very attractive and have earned serious
consideration as potential means of controlling the incidence of cancer. An important …

New applications and mechanisms of action of saffron and its important ingredients

SZ Bathaie, SZ Mousavi - Critical reviews in food science and …, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
Saffron (Crocus sativus L.) has been an important subject of interest for research teams in
the past two decades because of its various biological properties. Chemical analysis has …

Natural products as inducers of apoptosis: Implication for cancer therapy and prevention

AK Taraphdar, M Roy, RK Bhattacharya - Current science, 2001 - JSTOR
Apoptosis is a programmed cell death and a highly organized physiological mechanism to
destroy injured or abnormal cells. Apoptotic cells exhibit remarkable morphological features …

[图书][B] Сигнальные системы клеток растений

ИА Тарчевский - 2002 - elibrary.ru
Рассматриваются звенья информационных цепей взаимодействия патогенов и
растений, включающие элиситоры, рецепторы элиситоров, G-белки, протеинкиназы и …

Biology, biotechnology and biomedicine of saffron.

JA Fernández - 2004 - cabidigitallibrary.org
Saffron is made with the dried stigmas of Crocus sativus, an Iridaceae that has been
traditionally cultivated in different countries of Asia and the Mediterranean region. Saffron …

Immunoregulatory actions of polysaccharides from Chinese herbal medicine

MH Jiang, L Zhu, JG Jiang - Expert opinion on therapeutic targets, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
Importance of the field: Polysaccharides, one of main classes of bioactive substances from
Chinese herbal medicine (CHM), have been indicated to have wide pharmacological …

Saffron: A potential drug-supplement for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (COVID) management

AM Husaini, KN Jan, GA Wani - Heliyon, 2021 - cell.com
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19), came as a
significant health care challenge for humans in 2019–20. Based on recent laboratory and …

Use of in vitro assays to assess the potential antigenotoxic and cytotoxic effects of saffron (Crocus sativus L.)

FI Abdullaev, L Riveron-Negrete, H Caballero-Ortega… - Toxicology in vitro, 2003 - Elsevier
Saffron is harvested from the dried, dark red stigmas of Crocus sativus L. flowers. It is used
as a spice for flavoring and coloring food and as a perfume. It is often used for treating …