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Photoperiod Conditions Modulate Serum Oxylipins Levels in Healthy and Obese Rats: Impact of Proanthocyanidins and Gut Microbiota
(Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI), 2023)
Seasonal rhythms are emerging as a key factor influencing gut microbiota and bioactive compounds functionality as well as several physiological processes such as inflammation. In this regard, their impact on the modulation ...
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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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Lack of biochemical correlation between the protective effect of prostaglandins and nitric oxide pathway on NSAID-induced gastric injury
(Publishing House Zaslavsky, 1998-04)
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Effects of Oleacein, a New Epinutraceutical Bioproduct from Extra Virgin Olive Oil, in LPS-Activated Murine Immune Cells
(MDPI, 2022)
The present study was designed to evaluate the immunomodulatory effects of the secoiridoid from extra virgin olive oil, oleacein (OLA), deepening into the possible signaling pathways involved in LPS-activated murine ...
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New Eunicellin-Type Diterpenes from the Panamanian Octocoral Briareum Asbestinum
(MDPI, 2020)
Gorgonian octocorals are considered a prolific source of secondary metabolites with a wide range of biological activities, including anti-inflammatory activity. In particular, the genus Briareum is known for producing a ...
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Dietary Manipulation of Amino Acids for Cancer Therapy
(MDPI, 2023)
Cancer cells cannot proliferate and survive unless they obtain sufficient levels of the 20 proteinogenic amino acids (AAs). Unlike normal cells, cancer cells have genetic and metabolic alterations that may limit their ...
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Screening for selective anticancer activity of 65 extracts of plants collected in Western Andalusia, Spain
(Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI), 2021)
Finding cytotoxic drugs with a high selectivity towards cancer cells is crucial to improve the low survival rates of patients diagnosed with metastatic cancers. Since plants are an important source of anticancer drugs, we ...
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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)