[HTML][HTML] Network pharmacology and experimental verification reveal the mechanism of safranal against glioblastoma (GBM)

X Yang, D Lu, Y Sun, T Wei, D Man, A Chen… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Safranal is an active component of the traditional Tibetan medicine (TTM)
saffron, which has potential anticancer activity. Methods and results Here, we studied the …

Crocetin and related oxygen diffusion‐enhancing compounds: Review of chemical synthesis, pharmacology, clinical development, and novel therapeutic applications

HM Shah, AS Jain, SV Joshi… - Drug Development …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The current pandemic forced us to introspect and revisit our armamentarium of medicinal
agents which could be life‐saving in emergency situations. Oxygen diffusion‐enhancing …

Crocin restores the balance of Th1/Th2 immune cell response in ConA-treated human lymphocytes

H Abdi, Z Aganj, H Hosseinzadeh, F Mosaffa - Pharmacological Reports, 2022 - Springer
Background Following antigen stimulation, naive CD4+ T cells differentiate into different T
helper (Th) subsets characterized by lineage-specific transcriptional factors and cytokines …

Identification of the therapeutic mechanism of the saffron crocus on glioma through network pharmacology and bioinformatics analysis

X Yang, D Man, P Zhao, X Li - Medical Oncology, 2023 - Springer
Saffron crocus is a herbal medicine of traditional Tibetan medicine (TTM). Saffron extract has
been indicated to inhibit tumor cell growth and promote tumor cell apoptosis in a variety of …

[HTML][HTML] Crocin induces autophagic cell death and inhibits cell invasion of cervical cancer SiHa cells through activation of PI3K/AKT

J Zhang, S Yang, K Wang, Y Huang… - Annals of …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Cervical cancer is a prevalent tumor mainly induced by Human Papilloma Virus
(HPV). Autophagy was inactivated with HPV to promote cancer progression. Here we …

[HTML][HTML] Bio-guided bioactive profiling and HPLC-DAD fingerprinting of Ukrainian saffron (Crocus sativus stigmas): moving from correlation toward causation

O Mykhailenko, V Petrikaitė, M Korinek… - … medicine and therapies, 2021 - Springer
Background Saffron or stigmas of Crocus sativus L. is one of the most valuable food
products with interesting health-promoting properties. C. sativus has been widely used as a …

Medicinal properties of saffron with special reference to cancer—A review of preclinical studies

HR Siddique, H Fatma, MA Khan - Saffron, 2020 - Elsevier
Saffron (Crocus sativus) is a perennial herb, mainly grown in Mediterranean Europe,
western Asia, and Kashmir region of India. The dried stigmas of the C. sativus have been …

[HTML][HTML] Crocin promotes apoptosis in human EBV-transformed B-lymphocyte via intrinsic pathway

AS Jahromi, M Kargar, F Kafilzadeh… - … of Hematology and …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background As a major carotenoid in saffron, crocin demonstrates potent anti-cancer
impacts. However, its anti-lymphoma effects remain vague, especially in the human EBV …

Pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia management using multitargeting bioactive natural compounds: A systematic and critical review

F Nabizadeh, S Momtaz, M Ghanbari-Movahed… - Pharmacological …, 2022 - Elsevier
Pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia (pALL), a malignancy of the lymphoid line of blood
cells, accounts for a large percentage of all childhood leukemia cases. Although the 5-year …

[HTML][HTML] Revealing the dynamics of saffron growth: Optimizing corm size and planting depth for increased yield synergies

G Sarwar, T Anwar, H Qureshi, M Younus, MW Hassan… - Plos one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Saffron, the" golden spice" derived from Crocus sativus L., is renowned for its richness in
secondary metabolites such as crocin and safranal, contributing to its unique properties …