Background: Antibiotic-resistant bacteria pose a global health threat. Traditional antibiotics
can lose their effectiveness, and the development of novel effective antimicrobials has …

Flavonoids display a broad range of health-promoting bioactivities. Among these, their
capacity to act as antioxidants has remained most prominent. The canonical reactive oxygen …

Plants due to the high content of various bioactive compounds are the main raw material for
production of valuable, and useful bio-products (eg., food, cosmetics, medicines …

Small molecule, dietary antioxidants exert a remarkably broad range of bioactivities, and
many of these can be explained by the influence of antioxidants on the redox homeostasis …

Background: Multi-drug-resistant bacteria such as Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus
aureus (MRSA) disseminate rapidly amongst patients in healthcare facilities and suppose …

Phenolic compounds have attracted much attention in recent times as their dietary intake
has been associated with the prevention of some chronic and degenerative diseases that …

Alternative treatments for neoplastic diseases with new drugs are necessary because the
clinical effectiveness of chemotherapy is often reduced by collateral effects. Several natural …

Objective: Berries are a rich source of anthocyanins, and clinical data suggest that a
polyphenol-rich diet may exert health-promoting effects by reducing oxidative stress. The …

A considerable amount of literature has been published claiming the cardiovascular benefits
of moderate (red) wine drinking, which has been considered a distinguishing trait of the …

IL‐1β is one of the main proinflammatory cytokines that regulates a broad range of immune
responses and also participates in several physiological processes. The canonical …