Applications of alginate-based nanomaterials in enhancing the therapeutic effects of bee products

MAI Al-Hatamleh, W Alshaer, MM Hatmal… - Frontiers in Molecular …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Since the ancient times, bee products (ie, honey, propolis, pollen, bee venom, bee bread,
and royal jelly) have been considered as natural remedies with therapeutic effects against a …

Rutin and selenium nanoparticles protected against STZ-induced diabetic nephropathy in rats through downregulating Jak-2/Stat3 pathway and upregulating Nrf-2/HO …

RA Zaghloul, AM Abdelghany, YA Samra - European Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is a renal complication of diabetic hyperglycemia. The Signal
transducer and activator of transcription 3 (Stat3) is a center molecule of the chronic …

[HTML][HTML] Protective effect of eriodictyol against hyperglycemia-induced diabetic nephropathy in rats entails antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects mediated by …

JZ AlTamimi, NA AlFaris, GM Alshammari… - Saudi Pharmaceutical …, 2023 - Elsevier
The pathogenesis of diabetic nephropathy (DN) involves cellular activation of oxidative
stress and inflammation. Eriodictyol is a citrus-derived flavonoid with multiple …

The role of NF-κB and Bax/Bcl-2/Caspase-3 signaling pathways in the protective effects of sacubitril/Valsartan (Entresto) against HFD/STZ-Induced diabetic kidney …

M Mohany, MM Ahmed, SS Al-Rejaie - Biomedicines, 2022 - mdpi.com
LCZ696 (valsartan/sacubitril) has the potential to slow the progression of diabetic kidney
disease (DKD) according to previous reports. However, the renoprotective mechanism …

Oridonin Attenuates Cisplatin‐Induced Acute Kidney Injury via Inhibiting Oxidative Stress, Apoptosis, and Inflammation in Mice

H Gu, MG Gwon, JH Kim, J Leem… - BioMed Research …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The use of cisplatin, a chemotherapy drug, is often limited due to its renal side effects such
as acute kidney injury (AKI). However, there are no validated medications to prevent or treat …

Terpenes in the management of chronic kidney disease

P Kulkarni, PB Yeram, A Vora - Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's Archives of …, 2024 - Springer
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a chronic and progressive systemic condition that
characterizes irreversible alterations in the kidneys' function and structure over an extended …

Exploration of artemisinin against IgA nephropathy via AKT/Nrf2 pathway by bioinformatics and experimental validation

W Yang, A Sun, R Zhu, N Liu, W He… - … Design, Development and …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Background Artemisinin (ART) is a safe and effective antimalarial drug. In recent years,
antimalarial drugs have demonstrated a good therapeutic efficacy in IgA nephropathy …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluation of flaxseed lignan-enriched extract targeting autophagy, apoptosis, and hedgehog pathways against experimentally induced obesity

SI Khater, M Shalabi, BB Alammash… - Journal of Advanced …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective: This research investigated secoisolariciresinol diglucoside (SDG) flax extract
effects on apoptosis, hedgehog (Hh), autophagy, and the anti-oxidation process in …

Ephedra alata Seeds Confer Kidney Protection against Early Life Exposure to Acephate by Regulating Oxidative Insult and Activating Autophagy

A Mufti, A Feriani, MM Contreras, S Nehdi, N Hfaeidh… - Life, 2023 - mdpi.com
The aim of the current work was to examine for the first time the nephropreventive capacity of
Ephedra alata seed extract (E) against maternal exposure to acephate in rat offspring. The in …

β-elemene attenuates renal fibrosis in the unilateral ureteral obstruction model by inhibition of STAT3 and Smad3 signaling via suppressing MyD88 expression

W Sun, DH Kim, CH Byon, HI Choi, JS Park… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Renal fibrosis is a chronic pathological process that seriously endangers human health.
However, the current therapeutic options for this disease are extremely limited. Previous …