Senolytics and senomorphics: Natural and synthetic therapeutics in the treatment of aging and chronic diseases

SM Lagoumtzi, N Chondrogianni - Free Radical Biology and Medicine, 2021 - Elsevier
Cellular senescence is a heterogeneous process guided by genetic, epigenetic and
environmental factors, characterizing many types of somatic cells. It has been suggested as …

Piper Species: A Comprehensive Review on Their Phytochemistry, Biological Activities and Applications

B Salehi, ZA Zakaria, R Gyawali, SA Ibrahim… - Molecules, 2019 - mdpi.com
Piper species are aromatic plants used as spices in the kitchen, but their secondary
metabolites have also shown biological effects on human health. These plants are rich in …

COVID-19, cytokines, inflammation, and spices: How are they related?

AB Kunnumakkara, V Rana, D Parama, K Banik… - Life sciences, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Cytokine storm is the exaggerated immune response often observed in viral
infections. It is also intimately linked with the progression of COVID-19 disease as well as …

NF-κB-mediated neuroinflammation in Parkinson's disease and potential therapeutic effect of polyphenols

SS Singh, SN Rai, H Birla, W Zahra, AS Rathore… - Neurotoxicity …, 2020 - Springer
Different animal and human studies from last two decades in the case of Parkinson's
disease (PD) have concentrated on oxidative stress due to increased inflammation and …

[HTML][HTML] Neuroprotective effects of natural compounds on LPS-induced inflammatory responses in microglia

J An, B Chen, X Kang, R Zhang, Y Guo… - American journal of …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Neuroinflammation is one of the main mechanisms involved in the progression of
neurodegeneration. The activation of microglia is the main feature of neuroinflammation …

Mangiferin inhibited neuroinflammation through regulating microglial polarization and suppressing NF-κB, NLRP3 pathway

LEI Li-Yan, W Rui-Cheng, PAN Ya-Lei… - Chinese journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Inflammation plays important roles in the progress of neurodegenerative diseases, such as
Parkinson's disease and Alzheimer's disease. Microglia is responsible for the homeostasis …

[HTML][HTML] Phytotherapy for treatment of cytokine storm in COVID-19

L Sapra, A Bhardwaj, Z Azam, D Madhry… - Frontiers in Bioscience …, 2021 - imrpress.com
In 2020, a novel strain of coronavirus (COVID-19) has led to a significant morbidity and
mortality worldwide. As of the date of this writing, a total of 116 M cases has been diagnosed …

[HTML][HTML] New insights in drug development for Alzheimer's disease based on microglia function

O Qiao, H Ji, Y Zhang, X Zhang, X Zhang, N Liu… - Biomedicine & …, 2021 - Elsevier
One of the biggest challenges in drug development for Alzheimer's disease (AD) is how to
effectively remove deposits of amyloid-beta (Aβ). Recently, the relationship between …

Piperlongumine is an NLRP3 inhibitor with anti-inflammatory activity

J Shi, Y Xia, H Wang, Z Yi, R Zhang… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Piperlongumine (PL) is an alkaloid from Piper longum L. with anti-inflammatory and
antitumor properties. Numerous studies have focused on its antitumor effect. However, the …

[HTML][HTML] Repression of hexokinases II-mediated glycolysis contributes to piperlongumine-induced tumor suppression in non-small cell lung cancer cells

L Zhou, M Li, X Yu, F Gao, W Li - International Journal of Biological …, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Deregulation of glycolysis is a common phenomenon in human non-small cell lung cancer
(NSCLC). In the present study, we reported the natural compound, piperlongumine, has a …