[HTML][HTML] Pharmaceutical and drug delivery applications of pectin and its modified nanocomposites

WM Kedir, EM Deresa, TF Diriba - Heliyon, 2022 - cell.com
Due to their natural availability, biocompatibility, biodegradability, nontoxicity, flexibility, as
well as improved structural and functional characteristics, pectin and pectin-based …

[HTML][HTML] Potential Biomedical Applications of Modified Pectin as a delivery system for bioactive substances

F Odun-Ayo, L Reddy - Polysaccharides, 2023 - mdpi.com
Pectin is a polysaccharide that has been recently gaining attention because it is renewable,
inexpensive, biocompatible, degradable, non-toxic, non-polluting, and has mechanical …

[HTML][HTML] The Pivotal Role of Galectin-3 in Viral Infection: A Multifaceted Player in Host–Pathogen Interactions

BS Stojanovic, B Stojanovic, J Milovanovic… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Galectin-3 (Gal-3), a beta-galactoside-binding lectin, plays a pivotal role in various cellular
processes, including immune responses, inflammation, and cancer progression. This …

[HTML][HTML] An oral galectin inhibitor in COVID-19—a phase II randomized controlled trial

A Sigamani, KH Mayo, MC Miller, H Chen-Walden… - Vaccines, 2023 - mdpi.com
Background: SARS-CoV-2 vaccines play an important role in reducing disease severity,
hospitalization, and death, although they failed to prevent the transmission of SARS-CoV-2 …

[HTML][HTML] Gastrointestinal microbiota dysbiosis associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection in colorectal cancer: the implication of probiotics

F Odun-Ayo, L Reddy - Gastroenterology Insights, 2022 - mdpi.com
The complexity of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)'s pathophysiology is such that
microbial dysbiosis in the lung and gastrointestinal (GI) microbiota may be involved in its …

Insights into the impact of modification methods on the structural characteristics and health functions of pectin: A comprehensive review

Z Yang, Y Zhang, G Jin, D Lei, Y Liu - International Journal of Biological …, 2024 - Elsevier
Pectin is a complex polysaccharide that is widely present in plant cells and has multiple
physiological functions. However, most pectin exists in the form of protopectin, which has a …

Diversity of rationally modified polysaccharides for pharmaceutical applications

R Fatima, M Sharma, P Prasher, SK Singh… - …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The pressing need for the development of diversified and non‐toxic biomaterials in recent
decades has led to the emergence of novel and valuable structural modifications in …

Pectin: A review with recent advances in the emerging revolution and multiscale evaluation approaches of its emulsifying characteristics

Y Jia, C Wang, I Khalifa, Y Zhu, Z Wang, H Chen… - Food …, 2024 - Elsevier
Pectin has emerged as the third-largest food hydrocolloid by revenue, and is a crucial
natural source of polysaccharides in the food, biological, and medical industries. Since …

[HTML][HTML] Targeting Myeloid Differentiation Primary Response Protein 88 (MyD88) and Galectin-3 to Develop Broad-Spectrum Host-Mediated Therapeutics against …

KU Saikh, K Anam, H Sultana, R Ahmed… - International Journal of …, 2024 - mdpi.com
Nearly six million people worldwide have died from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19)
outbreak caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) …

Galectin approach to lower covid transmission-Drug Development for clinical use

A Sigamani, KH Mayo, H Chen-Walden, S Reddy… - medRxiv, 2022 - medrxiv.org
Background SARS-CoV-2 vaccines play an important role in reducing disease severity,
hospitalization, and death, although they failed to prevent the transmission of SARS-CoV-2 …