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Natural products-based antiangiogenic agents: new frontiers in cancer therapy
Azevedo, T; Ferreira, T; Pena-Corona, SI; Cortes, H; Silva-Reis, R; Gil da Costa, RM; Faustino-Rocha, Ana I; Oliveira, PA; Calina, D; Cardoso, MAngiogenesis, vital for tumor growth and metastasis, is a promising target in cancer therapy. Natural compounds offer potential as antiangiogenic agents with reduced toxicity. This review provides a comprehensive overview of natural product-based antiangiogenic therapies, focusing on molecular mechanisms and therapeutic potential. A systematic search identified relevant articles from 2019 to 2023. Various natur...
Global age-sex-specific mortality, life expectancy, and population estimates in...
Schumacher, AE; Kyu, HH; Aali, A; Abbafati, C; Abbas, J; Abbasgholizadeh, R; Abbasi, MA; Abbasian, M; Abd ElHafeez, S; Abdelmasseh, M; Abd Elsalam, SBackground: Estimates of demographic metrics are crucial to assess levels and trends of population health outcomes. The profound impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on populations worldwide has underscored the need for timely estimates to understand this unprecedented event within the context of long-term population health trends. The Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study (GBD) 2021 provides n...
Natural Coumarins: Exploring the Pharmacological Complexity and Underlying Mole...
Sharifi-Rad, J; Martins, N; López-Jornet, P; Lopez, EPF; Harun, N; Yeskaliyeva, B; Beyatli, A; Sytar, O; Shaheen, S; Sharopov, F; Taheri, Y; Docea, AOCoumarins belong to the benzopyrone family commonly found in many medicinal plants. Natural coumarins demonstrated a wide spectrum of pharmacological activities, including anti-inflammatory, anticoagulant, anticancer, antibacterial, antimalarial, casein kinase-2 (CK2) inhibitory, antifungal, antiviral, Alzheimer's disease inhibition, neuroprotective, anticonvulsant, phytoalexins, ulcerogenic, and antihypertensi...
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...
Bioactive Compounds as Potential Agents for Sexually Transmitted Diseases Manag...
Sharifi-Rad, J; Quispe, C; Rahavian, A; Pereira Carneiro, JN; Rocha, JE; Alves Borges Leal, AL; Bezerra Morais Braga, MF; Melo Coutinho, HDSexually transmitted diseases (STDs) are produced by pathogens like bacteria, fungi, parasites, and viruses, and may generate severe health problems such as cancer, ulcers, and even problems in the newborn. This narrative review aims to present updated information about the use of natural bioactive compounds for the prevention and treatment of sexually transmitted infections. A search of the literature was perf...
Chitosan nanoparticles as a promising tool in nanomedicine with particular emph...
Sharifi-Rad, J; Quispe, C; Butnariu, M; Rotariu, LS; Sytar, O; Sestito, S; Rapposelli, S; Akram, M; Iqbal, M; Krishna, A; Kumar, NVA; Braga, SSThe study describes the current state of knowledge on nanotechnology and its utilization in medicine. The focus in this manuscript was on the properties, usage safety, and potentially valuable applications of chitosan-based nanomaterials. Chitosan nanoparticles have high importance in nanomedicine, biomedical engineering, discovery and development of new drugs. The manuscript reviewed the new studies regarding ...
Production, Transmission, Pathogenesis, and Control of Dengue Virus: A Literatu...
Islam, MT; Quispe, C; Herrera-Bravo, J; Sarkar, C; Sharma, R; Garg, N; Fredes, LI; Martorell, M; Alshehri, MM; Sharifi-Rad, J; Dastan, SD; Calina, DDengue remains one of the most serious and widespread mosquito-borne viral infections in human beings, with serious health problems or even death. About 50 to 100 million people are newly infected annually, with almost 2.5 billion people living at risk and resulting in 20,000 deaths. Dengue virus infection is especially transmitted through bites of Aedes mosquitos, hugely spread in tropical and subtropical envi...
Lasia spinosa Chemical Composition and Therapeutic Potential: A Literature-Base...
Hossain, R; Quispe, C; Herrera-Bravo, J; Islam, MS; Sarkar, C; Islam, MT; Martorell, M; Martins, N; Al-Harrasi, A; Al-Rawahi, A; Sharifi-Rad, JLasia spinosa (L.) is used ethnobotanically for the treatment of various diseases, including rheumatoid arthritis, inflammation of the lungs, bleeding cough, hemorrhoids, intestinal diseases, stomach pain, and uterine cancer. This review is aimed at summarizing phytochemistry and pharmacological data with their molecular mechanisms of action. A search was performed in databases such as PubMed, Science Direct, a...
Curcumin’s nanomedicine formulations for therapeutic application in neurologica...
Salehi, B; Calina, D; Docea, AO; Koirala, N; Aryal, S; Lombardo, D; Pasqua, L; Taheri, Y; Castillo, CMS; Martorell, M; Martins, N; Iriti, MThe brain is the body’s control center, so when a disease affects it, the outcomes are devastating. Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease, and multiple sclerosis are brain diseases that cause a large number of human deaths worldwide. Curcumin has demonstrated beneficial effects on brain health through several mechanisms such as antioxidant, amyloid ß-binding, anti-inflammatory, tau inhibition, metal chelation, ne...
Avocado–Soybean unsaponifiables: A panoply of potentialities to be exploited
Salehi, B; Rescigno, A; Dettori, T; Calina, D; Docea, AO; Singh, L; Cebeci, F; Özçelik, B; Bhia, M; Beirami, AD; Sharifi-Rad, J; Sharopov, F; Cho, WCAvocado and soybean unsaponifiables (ASU) constitute vegetable extracts made from fruits and seeds of avocado and soybean oil. Characterized by its potent anti-inflammatory effects, this ASU mixture is recommended to act as an adjuvant treatment for osteoarthritic pain and slow-acting symptomatic treatment of hip and knee osteoarthritis; autoimmune diseases; diffuse scleroderma and scleroderma-like states (e.g....