Limited effects of long-term daily cranberry consumption on the gut microbiome in a placebo-controlled study of women with recurrent urinary tract infections
BMC Microbiol. 2021 Feb 18;21(1):53. doi: 10.1186/s12866-021-02106-4. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Urinary tract infections (UTIs) affect 15 million women each year in the United States, with >...
Does cranberry extract reduce antibiotic use for symptoms of acute uncomplicated urinary tract infections (CUTI)? A feasibility randomised trial
BMJ Open. 2021 Feb 22;11(2):e046791. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-046791. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVES: To determine the feasibility of conducting a randomised trial of the effectiveness of cranberry extract in...
High dose versus low dose standardized cranberry proanthocyanidin extract for the prevention of recurrent urinary tract infection in healthy women: a double-blind randomized controlled trial
BMC Urol. 2021 Mar 23;21(1):44. doi: 10.1186/s12894-021-00811-w. ABSTRACT PURPOSE: Our objective was to assess the efficacy of a high dose cranberry proanthocyanidin extract for the...
Cranberry Proanthocyanidins-PANI Nanocomposite for the Detection of Bacteria Associated with Urinary Tract Infections
Biosensors (Basel). 2021 Jun 19;11(6):199. doi: 10.3390/bios11060199. ABSTRACT Consumption of cranberries is associated with the putative effects of preventing urinary tract infections (UTIs). Cranberry proanthocyanidins...
Consumption of cranberry as adjuvant therapy for urinary tract infections in susceptible populations: A systematic review and meta-analysis with trial sequential analysis
PLoS One. 2021 Sep 2;16(9):e0256992. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0256992. eCollection 2021. ABSTRACT The efficacy of cranberry (Vaccinium spp.) as adjuvant therapy in preventing urinary tract infections (UTIs)...
Kombucha: Formulation, chemical composition, and therapeutic potentialities
Curr Res Food Sci. 2022 Feb 4;5:360-365. doi: 10.1016/j.crfs.2022.01.023. eCollection 2022. ABSTRACT Kombucha is a millennial beverage with great potential due to its functional claims....
Chemical Antioxidant Quality Markers of Chrysanthemum morifolium Using a Spectrum-Effect Approach
Front Pharmacol. 2022 Feb 7;13:809482. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2022.809482. eCollection 2022. ABSTRACT Traditionally, the quality evaluation of Chrysanthemum morifolium (CM) cv. (Juhua) attributes its habitats and processing...
ietary curcumin supplementation ameliorates placental inflammation in rats with intra-uterine growth retardation by inhibiting the NF-kappaB signaling pathway
J Nutr Biochem. 2022 Feb 20:108973. doi: 10.1016/j.jnutbio.2022.108973. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT Intra-uterine growth restriction (IUGR) is a serious, commonly occurring reproductive problem in...
The Impact on Dental Staining Caused by Beverages in Combination with Chlorhexidine Digluconate
Eur J Dent. 2022 Feb 23. doi: 10.1055/s-0041-1742123. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVES: There are several hypotheses regarding how chlorhexidine (CHX) digluconate causes staining...
Quercetin mitigates rheumatoid arthritis by inhibiting adenosine deaminase in rats
Mol Med. 2022 Feb 22;28(1):24. doi: 10.1186/s10020-022-00432-5. ABSTRACT Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory joint disease characterized by synovial proliferation and bone destruction. Adenosine...
Himalayan orogeny and monsoon intensification explain species diversification in an endemic ginger (Hedychium: Zingiberaceae) from the Indo-Malayan Realm
Mol Phylogenet Evol. 2022 Feb 19:107440. doi: 10.1016/j.ympev.2022.107440. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT The Indo-Malayan Realm is a biogeographic realm that extends from the Indian...
Curcumin Inhibits Cell Damage and Apoptosis Caused by Thapsigargin-Induced Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress Involving the Recovery of Mitochondrial Function Mediated by Mitofusin-2
Neurotox Res. 2022 Feb 22. doi: 10.1007/s12640-022-00481-y. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT Endoplasmic reticulum stress (ERS) and mitochondrial dysfunction have been suggested to relate with...
Lemon grass (Cymbopogon citratus) essential oil as a potent anti-inflammatory and antifungal drugs
Libyan J Med. 2014 Sep 19;9:25431. doi: 10.3402/ljm.v9.25431. eCollection 2014. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Volatile oils obtained from lemon grass [Cymbopogon citratus (DC.) Stapf, Poaceae family] are...
Effect of feeding dried sweet orange (Citrus sinensis) peel and lemon grass (Cymbopogon citratus) leaves on growth performance, carcass traits, serum metabolites and antioxidant status in broiler during the finisher phase
Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2016 Sep;23(17):17077-82. doi: 10.1007/s11356-016-6879-7. Epub 2016 May 21. ABSTRACT The current experiment was conducted to evaluate the effects of feeding...
Lemon grass (Cymbopogon citratus) essential oil as a potent anti-inflammatory and antifungal drugs
Libyan J Med. 2014 Jan;9(1):25431. doi: 10.3402/ljm.v9.25431. ABSTRACT Background Volatile oils obtained from lemon grass [Cymbopogon citratus (DC.) Stapf, Poaceae family] are used in traditional...