Suppression of tomato wilt by cell-free supernatants of Acinetobacter baumannii isolates from wild cacao from the Colombian Amazon
World J Microbiol Biotechnol. 2023 Sep 2;39(11):297. doi: 10.1007/s11274-023-03719-9. ABSTRACT Tomato vascular wilt caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici (Fol) is one of the...
Cocoa flavanols improve peakVO2 and exercise capacity in a randomized double blinded clinical trial in healthy elderly people
Food Funct. 2023 Aug 14;14(16):7562-7573. doi: 10.1039/d3fo01737k. ABSTRACT Background: Loss of functional capacity is one of the hallmarks in cardiovascular aging. Cocoa flavanols (CF) exert...
Effects of xuezhikang versus pravastatin on triglyceride level in patients with T2DM and dyslipidemia: study protocol for a multicenter randomized controlled trial
Curr Vasc Pharmacol. 2023 Mar 28. doi: 10.2174/1570161121666230328110215. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Hypertriglyceridemia, is commonly found in patients with diabetes. Xuezhikang, an extract...
Chamomile and Urtica dioica extracts improve immunological and histological alterations associated with polycystic ovarian syndrome in DHEA -induced mice
BMC Complement Med Ther. 2023 Apr 3;23(1):102. doi: 10.1186/s12906-023-03936-7. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: One of the novel mechanisms in the pathogenesis of Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is...
Role of Dietary Defatted Rice Bran in the Modulation of Gut Microbiota in AOM/DSS-Induced Colitis-Associated Colorectal Cancer Rat Model
Nutrients. 2023 Mar 22;15(6):1528. doi: 10.3390/nu15061528. ABSTRACT Defatted rice bran (DRB) is a by-product of rice bran derived after the oil extraction. DRB contains several...
Exploring the Nutritional Composition and Bioactive Compounds in Different Cocoa Powders
Antioxidants (Basel). 2023 Mar 14;12(3):716. doi: 10.3390/antiox12030716. ABSTRACT Cocoa, the main derivative of the seeds of Theobroma cacao L., has been recognized to have several...
Spermidine-Eugenol Supplement Preserved Inflammation-Challenged Intestinal Cells by Stimulating Autophagy
Int J Mol Sci. 2023 Feb 18;24(4):4131. doi: 10.3390/ijms24044131. ABSTRACT Increases in non-communicable and auto-immune diseases, with a shared etiology of defective autophagy and chronic...
Chlorella sp.-ameliorated undesirable microenvironment promotes diabetic wound healing
Acta Pharm Sin B. 2023 Jan;13(1):410-424. doi: 10.1016/j.apsb.2022.06.012. Epub 2022 Jun 23. ABSTRACT Chronic diabetic wound remains a critical challenge suffering from the complicated negative...
Rhabdomyolysis Related to Red Yeast Rice Ingestion
Cureus. 2023 Jan 9;15(1):e33532. doi: 10.7759/cureus.33532. eCollection 2023 Jan. ABSTRACT Red yeast rice is made by fermenting white rice with the fungus Monascus purpureus. It...
Novel Therapeutic Potentials of Taxifolin for Obesity-Induced Hepatic Steatosis, Fibrogenesis, and Tumorigenesis
Nutrients. 2023 Jan 10;15(2):350. doi: 10.3390/nu15020350. ABSTRACT The molecular pathogenesis of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) includes a complex interaction of metabolic stress and inflammatory stimuli. Considering...
Clinical response to EPA supplementation in patients with major depressive disorder is associated with higher plasma concentrations of pro-resolving lipid mediators
Neuropsychopharmacology. 2023 Jan 12. doi: 10.1038/s41386-022-01527-7. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT Chronic inflammation has been implicated in the pathophysiology of major depressive disorder (MDD). Activating...
Flavan-3-ol-methylxanthine interactions: Modulation of flavan-3-ol bioavailability in volunteers with a functional colon and an ileostomy
Free Radic Biol Med. 2023 Jan 5:S0891-5849(23)00004-7. doi: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2023.01.003. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT Flavan-3-ols, including the flavan-3-ol monomer (-)-epicatechin, are dietary bioactives known to...
Seaweed Derived Lipids Are a Potential Anti-Inflammatory Agent: A Review
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Dec 30;20(1):730. doi: 10.3390/ijerph20010730. ABSTRACT Chronic, low-grade inflammation is linked to the development of non-communicable diseases, including cancer,...
Quercetin and polycystic ovary syndrome
Front Pharmacol. 2022 Dec 16;13:1006678. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2022.1006678. eCollection 2022. ABSTRACT Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a reproductive endocrine disease, and results to opsomenorrhea or amenorrhea,...
Memory-Enhancing Effect of 8-Week Consumption of the Quercetin-Enriched Culinary Herbs-Derived Functional Ingredients: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial
Foods. 2022 Sep 2;11(17):2678. doi: 10.3390/foods11172678. ABSTRACT Due to great demand for memory enhancers, the memory-enhancing effects and the possible underlying mechanisms of the functional...