Withaferin A: A Pleiotropic Anticancer Agent from the Indian Medicinal Plant Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal

S Kumar, SO Mathew, RP Aharwal, HS Tulli… - Pharmaceuticals, 2023 - mdpi.com
Cancer represents the second most deadly disease and one of the most important public
health concerns worldwide. Surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and immune therapy …

New developments in the treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis

R Dinc - Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Leishmaniasis, including the cutaneous form, poses an important public health threat
around the world, while no vaccine is currently available against any form of leishmaniasis …

[HTML][HTML] Multi-target withaferin-A analogues as promising anti-kinetoplastid agents through the programmed cell death

D San Nicolás-Hernández… - Biomedicine & …, 2023 - Elsevier
Leishmaniasis and Chagas disease, two of the most prevalent neglected tropical diseases,
are a world health problem. The harsh reality of these infective diseases is the absence of …

Novel pyrazole and imidazolone compounds: synthesis, X-ray crystal structure with theoretical investigation of new pyrazole and imidazolone compounds anticipated …

MA Shalaby, MH BinSabt, SA Rizk, AM Fahim - RSC advances, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
In this study, we synthesized (2-propoxyphenyl)(3-(p-tolyl) oxiran-2-yl) methanone through
oxidizing the double bond of the respective chalcone via the Weitz–Scheffer epoxidation …

[HTML][HTML] Withaferin A-silyl ether analogs as potential anti-kinetoplastid agents targeting the programmed cell death

D San Nicolás-Hernández… - Biomedicine & …, 2023 - Elsevier
Current therapies of leishmaniasis and Chagas disease, two of the most widespread
neglected tropical diseases, have limited efficacy and toxic side effects. In this regard …

Revisiting the Multifaceted Therapeutic Potential of Withaferin A (WA), a Novel Steroidal Lactone, W-ferinAmax Ashwagandha, from Withania Somnifera (L) Dunal

P Kumar, SP Banik, A Goel, S Chakraborty… - Journal of the …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal, abundant in the Indian subcontinent as Ashwagandha or
winter cherry, is a herb of unprecedented therapeutic value. The number of ailments for …

Chantriolides F–P, Highly Oxidized Withanolides with Hepatoprotective Activity from Tacca chantrieri

Y Yang, F Zhou, M Wang, M Turanazarov, XR Wang… - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Eleven highly oxidized withanolides, chantriolides F–P (1–11), together with six known
analogues (12–17), were isolated from the rhizomes of Tacca chantrieri. Their structures …

Genus Physalis L.: A review of resources and cultivation, chemical composition, pharmacological effects and applications

Y Liang, L Liang, R Shi, R Luo, Y Yue, J Yu… - Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Ethnopharmacological relevance The genus Physalis L.(Solanaceae) is commonly
used in the treatment of dermatitis, leprosy, bronchitis, pneumonia, hepatitis and rheumatism …

Molecular docking/dynamics simulations, MEP analysis, and pharmacokinetics prediction of some withangulatin A derivatives as allosteric glutaminase C inhibitors in …

K Saghiri, I Daoud, N Melkemi, F Mesli - Chemical Data Collections, 2023 - Elsevier
The current study aims to understand the binding mechanism and intermolecular
interactions of the novel Withangulatin A derivatives towards the allosteric site of …

Treatment using vanillin-derived synthetic molecules incorporated into polymeric micelles is effective against infection caused by Leishmania amazonensis species

IAG Pereira, CS Freitas, RSB Câmara, MM Jesus… - Experimental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Treatment against leishmaniasis presents problems, mainly due to the toxicity of the
drugs, high cost, and the emergence of resistant strains. A previous study showed that two …