[HTML][HTML] Natural medicine in neuroprotection for ischemic stroke: Challenges and prospective

T Tao, M Liu, M Chen, Y Luo, C Wang, T Xu… - Pharmacology & …, 2020 - Elsevier
There is a growing interest in using natural medicines to treat stroke as the leading cause of
disability worldwide. Especially plant-derived natural medicines have multiple beneficial …

Shikonin, a naphthalene ingredient: Therapeutic actions, pharmacokinetics, toxicology, clinical trials and pharmaceutical researches

Q Sun, T Gong, M Liu, S Ren, H Yang, S Zeng, H Zhao… - Phytomedicine, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Shikonin is one of the major phytochemical components of Lithospermum
erythrorhizon (Purple Cromwell), which is a type of medicinal herb broadly utilized in …

Berberine is a suppressor of Hedgehog signaling cascade in colorectal cancer

Q Sun, Q Tao, T Ming, S Tang, H Zhao, M Liu, H Yang… - Phytomedicine, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a malignant affliction that burdens people globally.
Overactivated Hedgehog signal is highly implicated in CRC pathogenesis. Phytochemical …

Andrographolide: A review of its pharmacology, pharmacokinetics, toxicity and clinical trials and pharmaceutical researches

B Zeng, A Wei, Q Zhou, M Yuan, K Lei… - Phytotherapy …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Andrographis paniculata (Burm. f.) Wall. ex Nees, a renowned herb medicine in
China, is broadly utilized in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) for the treatment of cold and …

Oridonin: a review of its pharmacology, pharmacokinetics and toxicity

X Li, CT Zhang, W Ma, X Xie, Q Huang - Frontiers in pharmacology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Oridonin, as a natural terpenoids found in traditional Chinese herbal medicine Isodon
rubescens (Hemsl.) H. Hara, is widely present in numerous Chinese medicine preparations …

Combination of DNA damage, autophagy, and ERK inhibition: novel evodiamine-inspired multi-action Pt (IV) prodrugs with high-efficiency and low-toxicity antitumor …

XM Liu, Z Li, XR Xie, JQ Wang, X Qiao… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Exploring multi-targeting chemotherapeutants with advantages over single-targeting agents
and drug combinations is of great significance in drug discovery. Herein, we employed …

Natural-derived alkaloids exhibit great potential in the treatment of ulcerative colitis

C Li, J Wang, R Ma, L Li, W Wu, D Cai, Q Lu - Pharmacological Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a chronic nonspecific inflammatory disease of colon and rectum
with unknown etiology, and the lesions are mainly confined to the mucosa and submucosa …

Recent advances in the synthesis of β-carboline alkaloids

T Szabó, B Volk, M Milen - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
β-Carboline alkaloids are a remarkable family of natural and synthetic indole-containing
heterocyclic compounds and they are widely distributed in nature. Recently, these alkaloids …

Traditional Chinese medicine and colorectal cancer: implications for drug discovery

Q Sun, M He, M Zhang, S Zeng, L Chen… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
As an important part of complementary and alternative medicine, traditional Chinese
medicine (TCM) has been applied to treat a host of diseases for centuries. Over the years …

Analgesic alkaloids derived from traditional Chinese medicine in pain management

W Jiang, M Tang, L Yang, X Zhao, J Gao… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Chronic pain is one of the most prevalent health problems. The establishment of chronic
pain is complex. Current medication for chronic pain mainly dependent on anticonvulsants …