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The Use of Plants in Skin-Care Products, Cosmetics and Fragrances: Past and Present
(MDPI, 2018)
This work discusses the way people have used plants over time (basically since Ancient Egypt) to care for their physical aspect, and also how natural resources (especially plants) are currently used in personal-care products. ...
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Propionyl-L-carnitine corrects metabolic and cardiovascular alterations in diet-induced obese mice and improves liver respiratory chain activity
(2012)
Aims: Obesity is a primary contributor to acquired insulin resistance leading to the development of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular alterations. The carnitine derivate, propionyl-L-carnitine (PLC), plays a key role in ...
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Potential therapeutic applications of the genus Annona: Local and traditional uses and pharmacology
(Elsevier, 2018)
Ethno-pharmacological relevance Annona species (Annonaceae) have long been used as traditional herbal medicines by native peoples in tropical areas. In different countries they are used against a large variety of illnesses, ...
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Comment on ‘Quiescence and γH2AX in neuroblastoma are regulated by Ouabain/Na,K-ATPase': ouabain and cáncer
(Nature Publishing Group, 2013)
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The sterols isolated from evening primrose oil inhibit human colon adenocarcinoma cell proliferation and induce cell cycle arrest through upregulation of LXR
(Elsevier, 2015)
Evening primrose oil (EPO) is widely used as a dietary supplement from which beneficial effects have been reported in rheumatic and arthritic conditions, atopic dermatitis, psoriasis, premenstrual and menopausal syndrome, ...
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Understanding why aspirin prevents cancer and why consuming very hot beverages and foods increases esophageal cancer risk. Controlling the division rates of stem cells is an important strategy to prevent cancer.
(2015)
Cancer is, in essence, a stem cell disease. The main biological cause of cancer is that stem cells acquire DNA alterations during cell division. The more stem cell divisions a tissue accumulates over a lifetime, the higher ...
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Misión y visión del farmacéutico clínico a través de un caso de sospecha de alopecia yatrogénica
(Ibañez & Plaza Asociados, S.L., 2016)
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Fucoxanthin-Containing Cream Prevents Epidermal Hyperplasia and UVB-Induced Skin Erythema in Mice
(MDPI, 2018-10-10)
Microalgae represent a source of bio-active compounds such as carotenoids with potent anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties. We aimed to investigate the effects of fucoxanthin (FX) in both in vitro and in vivo skin ...
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Bioactive constituents from "triguero" asparagus improve the plasma lipid profile and liver antioxidant status in hypercholesterolemic rats
(Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI), 2013)
We have previously shown that the Andalusian-cultivated Asparagus officinalis L. “triguero” variety produces hypocholesterolemic and hepatoprotective effects on rats. This asparagus is a rich source of phytochemicals ...
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Ácidos grasos poliinsaturados de microalgas inhiben la producción de TNF-a en células THP-1 y reducen la inflamación intestinal en un estudio animal
(Sociedad Española de Farmacología : Fundación Teófilo Hernando, 2012)