[HTML][HTML] Oral mucositis: the hidden side of cancer therapy

C Pulito, A Cristaudo, CL Porta, S Zapperi… - Journal of experimental …, 2020 - Springer
Inflammation response of epithelial mucosa to chemo-radiotherapy cytotoxic effects leads to
mucositis, a painful side effect of antineoplastic treatments. About 40% of the patients treated …

[HTML][HTML] Antimicrobial peptides—Mechanisms of action, antimicrobial effects and clinical applications

J Talapko, T Meštrović, M Juzbašić, M Tomas, S Erić… - Antibiotics, 2022 - mdpi.com
The growing emergence of antimicrobial resistance represents a global problem that not
only influences healthcare systems but also has grave implications for political and …

In pursuit of next-generation therapeutics: Antimicrobial peptides against superbugs, their sources, mechanism of action, nanotechnology-based delivery, and clinical …

A Thakur, A Sharma, HK Alajangi, PK Jaiswal… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) attracted attention as potential source of novel antimicrobials.
Multi-drug resistant (MDR) infections have emerged as a global threat to public health in …

[HTML][HTML] Natural products for the prevention and treatment of oral mucositis—a review

AS Ferreira, C Macedo, AM Silva… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Cancer, a major world public health problem, is associated with chemotherapy treatments
whose administration leads to secondary concerns, such as oral mucositis (OM). The OM …

Matricaria chamomilla: A valuable insight into recent advances in medicinal uses and pharmacological activities

MM El Joumaa, JM Borjac - Phytochemistry Reviews, 2022 - Springer
Throughout history, Matricaria chamomilla L.(M. chamomilla) has had countless applications
in traditional medicine. Its extracts, oils and teas have been used for treating diverse …

[HTML][HTML] Oral administration of probiotics reduces chemotherapy-induced diarrhea and oral mucositis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

J Feng, M Gao, C Zhao, J Yang, H Gao, X Lu… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background Chemotherapy generally causes serious diarrhea and oral mucositis in cancer
patients, and subsequently affects treatment. Oral administration of probiotics provides a …

Severe oral mucositis after intensity-modulated radiation therapy for head and neck cancer

AJ Iovoli, L Turecki, ML Qiu, M Khan, K Smith… - JAMA Network …, 2023 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Oral mucositis (OM) is a common and debilitating adverse effect observed in
patients with head and neck cancer (HNC) receiving radiation therapy (RT). Previous …

[HTML][HTML] Benzydamine—An affordable over-the-counter drug with psychoactive properties—From chemical structure to possible pharmacological properties

BE Ősz, G Jîtcă, A Sălcudean, CM Rusz, CE Vari - Pharmaceuticals, 2023 - mdpi.com
Benzydamine is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug with distinct pharmacological
properties from other compounds in the same therapeutic class. The differences are …

[HTML][HTML] Biomedical relevance of novel anticancer peptides in the sensitive treatment of cancer

OO Bakare, A Gokul, R Wu, LA Niekerk, A Klein… - Biomolecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
The global increase in cancer mortality and economic losses necessitates the cautious
quest for therapeutic agents with compensatory advantages over conventional therapies …

Oral mucositis: an update on innate immunity and new interventional targets

C Chen, Q Zhang, W Yu, B Chang… - Journal of Dental …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Oral mucositis (OM), a common debilitating toxicity associated with chemo-and radiation
therapies, is a significant unmet clinical need for head and neck cancer patients. The …