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Green Synthesized Silver Nanoparticles as Potent Antifungal Agent against Asper...
Anum, F; Jabeen, K; Javad, S; Iqbal, S; Tahir, A; Javed, Z; Martins, N; Ayatollahi, SA; Sharifi-Rad, J; Alshehri, MM; Cho, WCMedicinal plants are composed of a rich pool of biomolecules and have been increasingly recognized for their antimicrobial properties; however, increasing concerns have been put on the bioavailability features. Thus, this study is aimed at exploring the synthesis and characterization of silver nanoparticles synthesized by Chenopodium album L. leaf extract and assessing the antifungal activity against Aspergillu...
Paclitaxel: Application in Modern Oncology and Nanomedicine-Based Cancer Therapy
Sharifi-Rad, J; Quispe, C; Patra, JK; Singh, YD; Panda, MK; Das, G; Adetunji, CO; Michael, OS; Sytar, O; Polito, L; Živkovic, J; Martins, NPaclitaxel is a broad-spectrum anticancer compound, which was derived mainly from a medicinal plant, in particular, from the bark of the yew tree Taxus brevifolia Nutt. It is a representative of a class of diterpene taxanes, which are nowadays used as the most common chemotherapeutic agent against many forms of cancer. It possesses scientifically proven anticancer activity against, e.g., ovarian, lung, and brea...
Phenolic Bioactives as Antiplatelet Aggregation Factors: The Pivotal Ingredient...
Sharifi-Rad, J; Quispe, C; Zam, W; Kumar, M; Cardoso, SM; Pereira, OR; Ademiluyi, AO; Adeleke, O; Moreira, AC; Živkovic, J; Noriega, F; Ayatollahi, SACardiovascular diseases (CVD) are one of the main causes of mortality in the world. The development of these diseases has a specific factor-alteration in blood platelet activation. It has been shown that phenolic compounds have antiplatelet aggregation abilities and a positive impact in the management of CVD, exerting prominent antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antitumor, cardioprotective, antihyperglycemic, and ...
Chemical Composition, Biological Activity, and Health-Promoting Effects of With...
Sharifi-Rad, J; Quispe, C; Ayatollahi, SA; Kobarfard, F; Staniak, M; Stepien, A; Czopek, K; Sen, S; Acharya, K; Matthews, KR; Sener, B; Devkota, HPThe Withania genus comes from the Solanaceae family and includes around 23 species, spread over some areas of the Mediterranean, Asia, and East Africa. Widely used in traditional medicine for thousands of years, these plants are rich in secondary metabolites, with special emphasis on steroidal lactones, named withanolides which are used as ingredients in numerous formulations for a plethora of diseases, such as...
Naturally Occurring Bioactives as Antivirals: Emphasis on Coronavirus Infection
Ayatollahi, SA; Sharifi-Rad, J; Tsouh Fokou, PV; Mahady, GB; Ansar Rasul Suleria, H; Krishna Kapuganti, S; Gadhave, K; Giri, R; Garg, N; Sharma, RThe current coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak is a significant threat to human health and the worldwide economy. Coronaviruses cause a variety of diseases, such as pneumonia-like upper respiratory tract illnesses, gastroenteritis, encephalitis, multiple organ failure involving lungs and kidneys which might cause death. Since the pandemic started there have been more than 107 million COVID-19 infections ca...
Prosopis plant chemical composition and pharmacological attributes: Targeting c...
Sharifi-Rad, J; Kobarfard, F; Ata, A; Ayatollahi, SA; Khosravi-Dehaghi, N; Jugran, AK; Tomas, M; Capanoglu, E; Matthews, KR; Popovic-Djordjevic, JMembers of the Prosopis genus are native to America, Africa and Asia, and have long been used in traditional medicine. The Prosopis species most commonly used for medicinal purposes are P. africana, P. alba, P. cineraria, P. farcta, P. glandulosa, P. juliflora, P. nigra, P. ruscifolia and P. spicigera, which are highly effective in asthma, birth/postpartum pains, callouses, conjunctivitis, diabetes, diarrhea, e...