Phytochemicals and gastrointestinal cancer: cellular mechanisms and effects to change cancer progression

RK Al-Ishaq, AJ Overy, D Büsselberg - Biomolecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
Gastrointestinal (GI) cancer is a prevailing global health disease with a high incidence rate
which varies by region. It is a huge economic burden on health care providers. GI cancer …

Pleiotropic effects of modified citrus pectin

I Eliaz, A Raz - Nutrients, 2019 - mdpi.com
Modified citrus pectin (MCP) has a low-molecular-weight degree of esterification to allow
absorption from the small intestinal epithelium into the circulation. MCP produces pleiotropic …

Pectin based multi-particulate carriers for colon-specific delivery of therapeutic agents

S Das - International Journal of Pharmaceutics, 2021 - Elsevier
In case of colon-specific delivery of therapeutic agents through oral route, microbial/enzyme-
triggered release approach has several advantages over other approaches due to unique …

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 …

Lactobacillus salivarius LI01 encapsulated in alginate-pectin microgels ameliorates d-galactosamine-induced acute liver injury in rats

A Zhuge, B Li, Y Yuan, L Lv, Y Li, J Wu, L Yang… - Applied Microbiology …, 2020 - Springer
Acute liver failure is a clinical emergency associated with high mortality. Accumulating
evidence indicates that gut microbiota participates in the progression of liver injury, and …

Highlights on the Role of Galectin-3 in Colorectal Cancer and the Preventive/Therapeutic Potential of Food-Derived Inhibitors

A Aureli, M Del Cornò, B Marziani, S Gessani, L Conti - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Colorectal cancer (CRC) incidence is increasing worldwide and
represents an important health problem. Therapy failure and progression to metastatic …

[HTML][HTML] Modified pectins with activity against colon cancer

M Pérez-Loyola, M Valdés-González… - J Pharm Pharmacogn …, 2022 - jppres.com
Context: Colon cancer is a serious disease that can be hereditary or arise from exposure to
carcinogens in unhealthy food. Current chemotherapy treatment has serious cardiovascular …

Behaviour of citrus pectin and modified citrus pectin in an azoxymethane/dextran sodium sulfate (AOM/DSS)-induced rat colorectal carcinogenesis model

A Ferreira-Lazarte, J Fernandez… - International journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Large intestine cancer is one of the most relevant chronic diseases taking place at present.
Despite therapies have evolved very positively, this pathology is still under deep …

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 …

Courier properties of modified citrus pectinate-chitosan nanoparticles in colon delivery of curcumin

R Sabra, CJ Roberts, N Billa - Colloid and Interface Science …, 2019 - Elsevier
We aimed to probe the carrier properties of a colon-targeted curcumin-containing modified
pectinate-chitosan nanoparticulate carrier system (MCPCNPs), in simulated colonic …