Therapeutic potential of quercetin: new insights and perspectives for human health

B Salehi, L Machin, L Monzote, J Sharifi-Rad… - ACS …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Quercetin (Que) and its derivatives are naturally occurring phytochemicals with promising
bioactive effects. The antidiabetic, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antimicrobial, anti …

Control of reactive oxygen species for the prevention of Parkinson's disease: the possible application of flavonoids

TY Kim, E Leem, JM Lee, SR Kim - Antioxidants, 2020 - mdpi.com
Oxidative stress reflects an imbalance between the production of reactive oxygen species
(ROS) and antioxidant defense systems, and it can be associated with the pathogenesis and …

Sweet and bitter oranges: An updated comparative review of their bioactives, nutrition, food quality, therapeutic merits and biowaste valorization practices

MA Farag, B Abib, L Ayad, AR Khattab - Food Chemistry, 2020 - Elsevier
Sweet and bitter oranges are two of the most commercially-important fruit with a total world
production of 75.4 Mt, well-recognized for their unique sensory characters in addition to …

Nobiletin ameliorates NLRP3 inflammasome-mediated inflammation through promoting autophagy via the AMPK pathway

H Wang, Y Guo, Y Qiao, J Zhang, P Jiang - Molecular neurobiology, 2020 - Springer
Multiple lines of evidence have shown that neuroinflammation and autophagy are highly
involved in the process of depression. Nobiletin (NOB) displays neuroprotective effects and …

Tangeretin ameliorates glucose-induced podocyte injury through blocking epithelial to mesenchymal transition caused by oxidative stress and hypoxia

MK Kang, SI Kim, SY Oh, W Na, YH Kang - International Journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Podocyte injury inevitably results in leakage of proteins from the glomerular filter and is vital
in the pathogenesis of diabetic nephropathy (DN). The underlying mechanisms of podocyte …

Inhibition or reversal of the epithelial-mesenchymal transition in gastric cancer: pharmacological approaches

J Kozak, A Forma, M Czeczelewski, P Kozyra… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) constitutes one of the hallmarks of carcinogenesis
consisting in the re-differentiation of the epithelial cells into mesenchymal ones changing the …

Polymethoxyflavones from citrus inhibited gastric cancer cell proliferation through inducing apoptosis by upregulating RARβ, both in vitro and in vivo

Y Wang, Y Chen, H Zhang, J Chen, J Cao… - Food and Chemical …, 2020 - Elsevier
In order to discover the active anti-tumor ingredients during the flavonoids separation
process of Ougan (Citrus reticulata cv. Suavissima), gastric cancer cell lines including AGS …

Efficacy and mechanisms of flavonoids against the emerging opportunistic nontuberculous Mycobacteria

S Mickymaray, FA Alfaiz, A Paramasivam - Antibiotics, 2020 - mdpi.com
Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are the causative agent of severe chronic pulmonary
diseases and is accountable for post-traumatic wound infections, lymphadenitis …

Expression and functional analysis of the nobiletin biosynthesis-related gene CitOMT in citrus fruit

M Seoka, G Ma, L Zhang, M Yahata, K Yamawaki… - Scientific Reports, 2020 - nature.com
Nobiletin, a polymethoxy flavone (PMF), is specific to citrus and has been reported to exhibit
important health-supporting properties. Nobiletin has six methoxy groups at the 3′, 4′, 5 …

Citrus flavone tangeretin is a potential insulin sensitizer targeting hepatocytes through suppressing MEK-ERK1/2 pathway

J Guo, J Chen, W Ren, Y Zhu, Q Zhao, K Zhang… - Biochemical and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Tangeretin, a flavonoid derived from citrus peel, showed anti-diabetic effects.
However, the role of tangeretin on liver, the organ that act as target of insulin and play the …