[HTML][HTML] Tea bioactive modulate innate immunity: In perception to COVID-19 pandemic

P Chowdhury, AK Barooah - Frontiers in Immunology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Innate immunity impairment led to disruption in cascade of signaling pathways upregulating
pro-inflammatory cytokines, diminish interferons, depleted natural killer cells and activate …

[HTML][HTML] Research progress on the effects of selenium on the growth and quality of tea plants

J Xiang, S Rao, Q Chen, W Zhang, S Cheng, X Cong… - Plants, 2022 - mdpi.com
Selenium (Se) is an essential trace element for humans and animals, and it plays an
important role in immune regulation and disease prevention. Tea is one of the top three …

Simultaneous voltammetric detection of six biomolecules using a nanocomposite of titanium dioxide nanorods with multi-walled carbon nanotubes

BR Patel, S Imran, W Ye, H Weng, M Noroozifar… - Electrochimica …, 2020 - Elsevier
In this proof-of-concept study, a novel nanocomposite of titanium dioxide nanorods with multi-
walled carbon nanotubes (TiO 2 NRs-MWCNTs) was synthesized using a solvo-thermal …

Health benefits of methylxanthines in neurodegenerative diseases

A Oñatibia‐Astibia, R Franco… - Molecular nutrition & …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Methylxanthines (MTXs) are consumed by almost everybody in almost every area of the
world. Caffeine, theophylline and theobromine are the most well‐known members of this …

[HTML][HTML] Phosphodiesterase inhibitors: could they be beneficial for the treatment of COVID-19?

M Giorgi, S Cardarelli, F Ragusa, M Saliola… - International Journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
In March 2020, the World Health Organization declared the severe acute respiratory
syndrome corona virus 2 (SARS-CoV2) infection to be a pandemic disease. SARS-CoV2 …

[HTML][HTML] Microglial adenosine receptors: from preconditioning to modulating the M1/M2 balance in activated cells

R Franco, A Lillo, R Rivas-Santisteban, I Reyes-Resina… - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
Neuronal survival depends on the glia, that is, on the astroglial and microglial support.
Neurons die and microglia are activated not only in neurodegenerative diseases but also in …

[HTML][HTML] A novel, pan-PDE inhibitor exerts anti-fibrotic effects in human lung fibroblasts via inhibition of TGF-β signaling and activation of cAMP/PKA signaling

K Wójcik-Pszczoła, G Chłoń-Rzepa… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Phosphodiesterase (PDE) inhibitors are currently a widespread and extensively studied
group of anti-inflammatory and anti-fibrotic compounds which may find use in the treatment …

[HTML][HTML] Myopia, its prevalence, current therapeutic strategy and recent developments: A Review

H Singh, H Singh, U Latief, GK Tung… - Indian journal of …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Myopia is a widespread and complex refractive error in which a person's ability to see
distant objects clearly is impaired. Its prevalence rate is increasing worldwide, and as per …

Microbial metabolism of caffeine and potential applications in bioremediation

MB Mock, RM Summers - Journal of Applied Microbiology, 2024 - academic.oup.com
With increasing global consumption of caffeine-rich products, such as coffee, tea, and
energy drinks, there is also an increase in urban and processing waste full of residual …

An unexpected deuterium-induced metabolic switch in doxophylline

S Aprile, G Colombo, M Serafini… - ACS Medicinal …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Precision deuteration has become part of the medicinal chemist's toolbox, but its usefulness
can be undermined by unpredictable metabolic switch effects. Herein we report the …