Anticancer potential of alkaloids: a key emphasis to colchicine, vinblastine, vincristine, vindesine, vinorelbine and vincamine

P Dhyani, C Quispe, E Sharma, A Bahukhandi… - Cancer cell …, 2022 - Springer
Cancer, one of the leading illnesses, accounts for about 10 million deaths worldwide. The
treatment of cancer includes surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and drug therapy …

Natural antioxidants from some fruits, seeds, foods, natural products, and associated health benefits: An update

MM Rahaman, R Hossain… - Food science & …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Antioxidants are compounds that inhibit the oxidation of other molecules and protect the
body from the effects of free radicals, produced either by normal cell metabolism or as an …

Genistein: an integrative overview of its mode of action, pharmacological properties, and health benefits

J Sharifi-Rad, C Quispe, M Imran, A Rauf… - Oxidative medicine …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Genistein is an isoflavone first isolated from the brooming plant Dyer's Genista tinctoria L.
and is widely distributed in the Fabaceae family. As an isoflavone, mammalian genistein …

Chitosan nanoparticles as a promising tool in nanomedicine with particular emphasis on oncological treatment

J Sharifi-Rad, C Quispe, M Butnariu, LS Rotariu… - Cancer cell …, 2021 - Springer
The study describes the current state of knowledge on nanotechnology and its utilization in
medicine. The focus in this manuscript was on the properties, usage safety, and potentially …

Paclitaxel: application in modern oncology and nanomedicine‐based cancer therapy

J Sharifi-Rad, C Quispe, JK Patra… - Oxidative medicine …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Paclitaxel is a broad‐spectrum anticancer compound, which was derived mainly from a
medicinal plant, in particular, from the bark of the yew tree Taxus brevifolia Nutt. It is a …

Natural coumarins: exploring the pharmacological complexity and underlying molecular mechanisms

J Sharifi-Rad, N Cruz-Martins… - Oxidative Medicine …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Coumarins belong to the benzopyrone family commonly found in many medicinal plants.
Natural coumarins demonstrated a wide spectrum of pharmacological activities, including …

Therapeutic applications of curcumin in diabetes: a review and perspective

C Quispe, J Herrera-Bravo, Z Javed… - BioMed Research …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Diabetes is a metabolic disease with multifactorial causes which requires lifelong drug
therapy as well as lifestyle changes. There is now growing scientific evidence to support the …

A brief overview on antioxidant activity determination of silver nanoparticles

Z Bedlovičová, I Strapáč, M Baláž, A Salayová - Molecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
Our objective in this review article is to find out relevant information about methods of
determination of antioxidant activity of silver nanoparticles. There are many studies dealing …

The Pharmacological Activities of Crocus sativus L.: A Review Based on the Mechanisms and Therapeutic Opportunities of its Phytoconstituents

M Butnariu, C Quispe, J Herrera-Bravo… - Oxidative medicine …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Crocus species are mainly distributed in North Africa, Southern and Central Europe, and
Western Asia, used in gardens and parks as ornamental plants, while Crocus sativus …

The therapeutic potential of anthocyanins: current approaches based on their molecular mechanism of action

B Salehi, J Sharifi-Rad, F Cappellini, Ž Reiner… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Anthocyanins are natural phenolic pigments with biological activity. They are well-known to
have potent antioxidant and antiinflammatory activity, which explains the various biological …