Arginase: a multifaceted enzyme important in health and disease

RW Caldwell, PC Rodriguez, HA Toque… - Physiological …, 2018 - journals.physiology.org
The arginase enzyme developed in early life forms and was maintained during evolution. As
the last step in the urea cycle, arginase cleaves l-arginine to form urea and l-ornithine. The …

Traditional medicines and kidney disease in low-and middle-income countries: opportunities and challenges

JW Stanifer, K Kilonzo, D Wang, G Su, W Mao… - Seminars in …, 2017 - Elsevier
Traditional medicines are a principal form of health care for many populations, particularly in
low-and middle-income countries, and they have gained attention as an important means of …

Effect of dietary supplementation of ginger and turmeric rhizomes on angiotensin-1 converting enzyme (ACE) and arginase activities in L-NAME induced hypertensive …

AJ Akinyemi, GR Thome, VM Morsch… - journal of functional …, 2015 - Elsevier
Ginger and turmeric rhizomes are used in folk medicine for the treatment of hypertension but
the mechanism remains unclear. This study evaluated the effects of ginger and turmeric …

Protective action of Cecropia pachystachya extract and enriched flavonoid fraction against memory deficits, inflammation and oxidative damage in lipopolysaccharide …

NP Bona, MSS de Aguiar, L Spohr, NS Pedra… - Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Ethnopharmacological relevance Cecropia pachystachya (CP) Trécul is a medicinal plant
native to South and Central America with several pharmacological properties, such as anti …

Selection of chemical markers for the quality control of medicinal plants of the genus Cecropia

A Rivera-Mondragón, OO Ortíz, S Bijttebier… - Pharmaceutical …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract Context: Several Cecropia (Cecropiaceae) species are traditionally used in Latin
America for the treatment of a variety of diseases including diabetes, arterial hypertension …

[HTML][HTML] Oral treatments with a flavonoid-enriched fraction from Cecropia hololeuca and with rutin reduce articular pain and inflammation in murine zymosan-induced …

FM Teixeira, MN Coelho… - Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Ethnopharmacological relevance Cecropia Loefl. species (Urticaceae) are widely
spread across the rainforest in tropical and subtropical regions of Central and South …

Effects of n‐hexane fraction of Piper guineense seed extract on Nω‐nitro‐L‐arginine methyl ester hydrochloride‐induced hypertension in rats

EO Olopade, AE Morakinyo, JO Alao… - Cell Biochemistry and …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
This study aimed to investigate the effects of the n‐hexane fraction of the ethanolic seed
extract of PG (NFESEPG) on hypertension induced by Nω‐nitro‐L‐arginine methyl ester (L …

[HTML][HTML] Ethnopharmacological investigations of the leaves of Cecropia pachystachya Trécul (Urticaceae): A native Brazilian tree species

CD Machado, LM Klider, CAS Tirloni… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Ethnopharmacological relevance Cecropia pachystachya Trécul (Urticaceae) is a
medicinal plant popularly known as 'embaúba'. In Brazil, the leaves of this species are used …

Cecropia pachystachya Trécul: identification, isolation of secondary metabolites, in silico study of toxicological evaluation and interaction with the enzymes 5-LOX and …

P Sousa Mourão, R de Oliveira Gomes… - Journal of Toxicology …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Cecropia pachystachya Tréc., popularly known as embaúba, belongs to the Cecropiaceae
family and is used by the native population in the treatment of bronchitis, asthma, high blood …

[HTML][HTML] Prosopis africana extract inhibits critical enzymes associated with hypertension in vitro and in cyclosporine-induced hypertensive rats

OC Obode, C Li, AH Adebayo - Scientific African, 2024 - Elsevier
Objective This study evaluated the antihypertensive properties of leaf extracts of Prosopis
africana (PA) in vitro and in hypertensive rats. Methods Ethanol (ELPA) and differential …