Lipid-lowering nutraceuticals in clinical practice: position paper from an International Lipid Expert Panel

AFG Cicero, A Colletti, G Bajraktari… - Nutrition …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
In recent years, there has been growing interest in the possible use of nutraceuticals to
improve and optimize dyslipidemia control and therapy. Based on the data from available …

Nutraceuticals: Opening the debate for a regulatory framework

A Santini, SM Cammarata, G Capone… - British journal of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Currently, nutraceuticals do not have a specific definition distinct from those of other food‐
derived categories, such as food supplements, herbal products, pre‐and probiotics …

The role of nutraceuticals in statin intolerant patients

M Banach, AM Patti, RV Giglio, AFG Cicero… - Journal of the American …, 2018 - jacc.org
Statins are the most common drugs administered for patients with cardiovascular disease.
However, due to statin-associated muscle symptoms, adherence to statin therapy is …

Nutraceuticals and functional foods for the control of plasma cholesterol levels. An intersociety position paper

A Poli, CM Barbagallo, AFG Cicero, A Corsini… - Pharmacological …, 2018 - Elsevier
Current evidence shows that cholesterol management either reduces the likelihood of
cardiovascular disease (CVD) or slows down its progression. Hence, it is important that all …

Drug-induced liver injury: highlights of the recent literature

M Real, MS Barnhill, C Higley, J Rosenberg, JH Lewis - Drug safety, 2019 - Springer
Drug-induced liver injury (DILI), herbal-induced liver injury, and herbal and dietary
supplement (HDS)-induced liver injury are an important aspect of drug safety. Knowledge …

[HTML][HTML] Red yeast rice: a systematic review of the traditional uses, chemistry, pharmacology, and quality control of an important Chinese folk medicine

B Zhu, F Qi, J Wu, G Yin, J Hua, Q Zhang… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Red yeast rice (RYR), a Chinese traditional folk medicine produced by the fermentation of
cooked rice kernels with a Monascaceae mold, Monascus purpureus, has long been used to …

[HTML][HTML] Worldwide use of RUCAM for causality assessment in 81,856 idiosyncratic DILI and 14,029 HILI cases published 1993–mid 2020: a comprehensive analysis

R Teschke, G Danan - Medicines, 2020 - mdpi.com
Background: A large number of idiosyncratic drug induced liver injury (iDILI) and herb
induced liver injury (HILI) cases of variable quality has been published but some are a …

[HTML][HTML] Red yeast rice for the improvement of lipid profiles in mild-to-moderate hypercholesterolemia: a narrative review

AFG Cicero, F Fogacci, AP Stoian, PP Toth - Nutrients, 2023 - mdpi.com
Reducing low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) levels is a key target for lowering
cardiovascular risk and preventing atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD). Red …

[HTML][HTML] Optimized microwave assisted extraction (MAE) of alkaloids and polyphenols from Berberis roots using multiple-component analysis

T Belwal, A Pandey, ID Bhatt, RS Rawal - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
Berberis, one of the major sources of berberine and polyphenols, is widely accepted genus
for its medicinal properties. The inclusion of these phytochemicals in different health …

Acute liver injury following turmeric use in Tuscany: An analysis of the Italian Phytovigilance database and systematic review of case reports

N Lombardi, G Crescioli, V Maggini… - British journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Aims Several cases of acute non‐infectious cholestatic hepatitis recently appeared in Italy
following consumption of Curcuma longa‐containing dietary supplements. The aim of this …