Effects of the use of curcumin on ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease: A systematic review

RA Goulart, SM Barbalho, VM Lima… - Journal of medicinal …, 2021 - liebertpub.com
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is an umbrella term used to describe chronic inflammatory
disorders related to a substantial reduction in the quality of life of patients. Some patients …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular mechanisms underlying curcumin-mediated microRNA regulation in carcinogenesis; Focused on gastrointestinal cancers

A Akbari, M Sedaghat, J Heshmati, SP Tabaeian… - Biomedicine & …, 2021 - Elsevier
Curcumin is a bioactive ingredient found in the Rhizomes of Curcuma longa. Curcumin is
well known for its chemopreventive and anti-cancer properties. Recent findings have …

Suppressing effects of green tea extract and Epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) on TGF-β-induced Epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition via ROS/Smad signaling in …

M Panji, V Behmard, Z Zare, M Malekpour… - Gene, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β)-induced Epithelial-to-mesenchymal
transition (EMT) process is a fundamental target for preventing cervical cancer cells' …

Synergistic effects of green tea extract and paclitaxel in the induction of mitochondrial apoptosis in ovarian cancer cell lines

M Panji, V Behmard, Z Zare, M Malekpour… - Gene, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Green tea is a natural compound with anti-neoplastic properties. Paclitaxel
(PTX) is a natural anti-tumor medication used to manage patients with advanced ovarian …

Silibinin exerts anti-cancer activity on human ovarian cancer cells by increasing apoptosis and inhibiting epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT)

N Maleki, N Yavari, M Ebrahimi, AF Faiz, RK Ravesh… - Gene, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Silibinin, the principal flavonoid derived from milk thistle seeds, has been
demonstrated to have strong inhibitory effects against human malignancies. The inhibitory …

[HTML][HTML] The synergistic combination of cisplatin and piperine induces apoptosis in MCF-7 cell line

A Fattah, A Morovati, Z Niknam, L Mashouri… - Iranian Journal of …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Piperine is a natural compound obtained from the Piper nigrum that exhibits
anti-proliferative and anti-cancer activity in cancer cell lines. We analyzed the cytotoxic effect …

Quercetin improves pancreatic cancer chemo‐sensitivity by regulating oxidative‐inflammatory networks

Y Hu, R Li, J Jin, Y Wang, R Ma - Journal of Food Biochemistry, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Chemotherapy is the main method for controlling pancreatic cancer metastasis but the
prevalent chemotherapy resistance limits its utilization. The response of oxidation and …

Chinese herbal medicines and active metabolites: potential antioxidant treatments for atherosclerosis

L Song, J Zhang, R Lai, Q Li, J Ju, H Xu - Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Atherosclerosis is a complex chronic disease that occurs in the arterial wall. Oxidative stress
plays a crucial role in the occurrence and progression of atherosclerotic plaques. The …

Comparative effects of estrogen and silibinin on cardiovascular risk biomarkers in ovariectomized rats

N Maleki, RK Ravesh, S Salehiyeh, AF Faiz… - Gene, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Silibinin is a polyphenolic compound that could modulate estrogen receptor
activation. Vascular dysfunction is considered a key initiator in atherosclerosis and may …

Mechanisms of COVID-19 entry into the cell: potential therapeutic approaches based on virus entry inhibition in COVID-19 patients with underlying diseases

H Musavi, O Abazari, MS Safaee… - Iranian Journal of …, 2021 - publish.kne-publishing.com
Abstract The Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) virus spread from Wuhan, China, in
2019 and is spreading rapidly around the world. COVID-19 victims are almost associated …