Extraction, isolation, structural characterization, and antioxidant activity of polysaccharides from elderberry fruit
Front Nutr. 2022 Jul 19;9:947706. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2022.947706. eCollection 2022. ABSTRACT The isolation, purification, and antioxidant activity of polysaccharides extracted from elderberry fruits were studied. Two...
A Review with Updated Perspectives on the Antiviral Potentials of Traditional Medicinal Plants and Their Prospects in Antiviral Therapy
Life (Basel). 2022 Aug 22;12(8):1287. doi: 10.3390/life12081287. ABSTRACT Exploration of the traditional medicinal plants is essential for drug discovery and development for various pharmacological targets....
Comparison of the Chemical Composition of Selected Varieties of Elderberry with Wild Growing Elderberry
Molecules. 2022 Aug 9;27(16):5050. doi: 10.3390/molecules27165050. ABSTRACT Elderberries of wild-growing shrubs are most often used; however, various cultivated varieties of this shrub appear more and...
First report of Cladosporium cladosporioides causing leaf blight on Sambucus chinensis in China
Plant Dis. 2022 Aug 30. doi: 10.1094/PDIS-05-22-1030-PDN. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT Sambucus chinensis, belonging to the Caprifoliaceae family, is an economically large herb plant...
Use of Nutraceuticals in Elderly to Fight Inflammation and Immuno-Senescence: A Randomized Case-Control Study
Nutrients. 2022 Aug 24;14(17):3476. doi: 10.3390/nu14173476. ABSTRACT Elderly people are at high risk of suffering from infection and being affected by severe forms of disease...
Antioxidative Properties and Acrylamide Content of Functional Wheat-Flour Cookies Enriched with Wild-Grown Fruits
Molecules. 2022 Aug 28;27(17):5531. doi: 10.3390/molecules27175531. ABSTRACT This study aimed to evaluate the impact of widely grown fruits (wild roses, elderberries, sea buckthorns, rowans, chokeberries,...
Immunomodulatory effects of new phytotherapy on human macrophages and TLR4- and TLR7/8-mediated viral-like inflammation in mice
Front Med (Lausanne). 2022 Aug 22;9:952977. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2022.952977. eCollection 2022. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: While all efforts have been undertaken to propagate the vaccination and develop remedies...
Label compliance for ingredient verification: regulations, approaches, and trends for testing botanical products marketed for “immune health” in the United States
Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr. 2022 Sep 19:1-20. doi: 10.1080/10408398.2022.2124230. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT During the COVID-19 pandemic, the botanical product market saw a...
An elderberry-supplemented diet improves spermatogenesis in mice with busulfan-induced azoospermia
Reprod Fertil Dev. 2022 Oct;34(17):1078-1088. doi: 10.1071/RD22178. ABSTRACT CONTEXT: Approximately 40-50% of all infertility cases are due to male infertility, and one of the most...
Structure and Biological Properties of Ribosome-Inactivating Proteins and Lectins from Elder (Sambucus nigra L.) Leaves
Toxins (Basel). 2022 Sep 1;14(9):611. doi: 10.3390/toxins14090611. ABSTRACT Ribosome-inactivating proteins (RIPs) are a group of proteins with rRNA N-glycosylase activity that catalyze the removal of...
The Association between Clusterin Sialylation Degree and Levels of Oxidative-Antioxidant Balance Markers in Seminal Plasmas and Blood Sera of Male Partners with Abnormal Sperm Parameters
Int J Mol Sci. 2022 Sep 13;23(18):10598. doi: 10.3390/ijms231810598. ABSTRACT Nearly 30% of infertility cases are caused by male factor. This study aimed at checking...
Short- and Long-Term Effects of a Prebiotic Intervention with Polyphenols Extracted from European Black Elderberry-Sustained Expansion of Akkermansia spp
J Pers Med. 2022 Sep 9;12(9):1479. doi: 10.3390/jpm12091479. ABSTRACT (1) Background: The intestinal microbiome has emerged as a central factor in human physiology and its...
Detection of Sialic Acids on the Cell Surface Using Flow Cytometry
Methods Mol Biol. 2022;2556:31-35. doi: 10.1007/978-1-0716-2635-1_3. ABSTRACT We described a method to detect α2-3 linked and α2-6 linked sialic acids on the cell surface with...
Lectin Staining to Detect Human and Avian Influenza Virus Receptors in the Airway of Nonhuman Primates
Methods Mol Biol. 2022;2556:37-43. doi: 10.1007/978-1-0716-2635-1_4. ABSTRACT Hemagglutinin (HA) on the surface of influenza viruses binds to sialic acids, mainly N-acetylneuraminic acid (Neu5Ac) or N-glycolylneuraminic...
Analysis of COVID-19 Pandemic on Supplement Usage and Its Combination with Self-Medication within the State of Arkansas
J Diet Suppl. 2022 Sep 30:1-28. doi: 10.1080/19390211.2022.2128500. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is a novel coronavirus responsible...