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 …

Medicinal Profile, Phytochemistry, and Pharmacological Activities of Murraya koenigii and Its Primary Bioactive Compounds

R Balakrishnan, D Vijayraja, SH Jo, P Ganesan… - Antioxidants, 2020 - mdpi.com
The discovery of several revitalizing molecules that can stop or reduce the pathology of a
wide range of diseases will be considered a major breakthrough of the present time …

Green synthesis of copper oxide nanoparticles from Murraya koenigii and its corrosion resistivity on Ti-6Al-4V dental alloy

D Devadoss, A Asirvatham, A Kujur, G Saaron… - Journal of the …, 2023 - Elsevier
The present work describes green-mediated copper oxide nanoparticles as a potential
corrosion inhibitor for the dental alloy Ti-6Al-4V. The salt of copper was reduced to metal …

Multi-Target Approach of Murraya koenigii Leaves in Treating Neurodegenerative Diseases

MA Tan, N Sharma, SSA An - Pharmaceuticals, 2022 - mdpi.com
Neurodegenerative diseases (NDs) mainly affect neurons and gradually lead to a loss of
normal motor and cognitive functions. Atypical protein homeostasis—misfolding …

Vincamine, an active constituent of Vinca rosea ameliorates experimentally induced acute lung injury in Swiss albino mice through modulation of Nrf-2/NF-κB …

AP Renushe, AK Banothu, KK Bharani, L Mekala… - International …, 2022 - Elsevier
Acute lung injury (ALI) or acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is one of the leading
pulmonary inflammatory disorders causing significant morbidity and mortality. Vincamine is …

Identification of microRNAs from Medicinal Plant Murraya koenigii by High-Throughput Sequencing and Their Functional Implications in Secondary Metabolite …

C Gutiérrez-García, SSSJ Ahmed, S Ramalingam… - Plants, 2021 - mdpi.com
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small noncoding RNA molecules that play crucial post-
transcriptional regulatory roles in plants, including development and stress-response …

Yttrium oxide nanoparticles attenuate L-arginine induced chronic pancreatitis

A Khurana, MA Saifi, C Godugu - Biological Trace Element Research, 2023 - Springer
In this work, we tested the efficacy of yttrium oxide nanoparticles (NY), a promising
antioxidant and anti-inflammatory agent, in L-arginine (L-Arg) induced chronic pancreatitis …

Is nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 a target for the intervention of cytokine storms?

Z Liu, P Deng, S Liu, Y Bian, Y Xu, Q Zhang, H Wang… - Antioxidants, 2023 - mdpi.com
The term “cytokine storm” describes an acute pathophysiologic state of the immune system
characterized by a burst of cytokine release, systemic inflammatory response, and multiple …

Chemopreventive potential of hydroethanolic Murraya koenigii leaves extract against DMBA induced breast carcinogenesis: In-silico and in-vivo study

S Sadwal, S Bharati, ZA Dar, S Kaur - Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 2024 - Elsevier
Ethnopharmacological relevance Murraya koenigii (MK), a member of the Rutaceae family
and widely known as the curry-leaf tree, is indigenous to India, Sri Lanka, and other south …

Crocin, an active constituent of Crocus sativus ameliorates cerulein induced pancreatic inflammation and oxidative stress

C Godugu, LP Pasari, A Khurana, P Anchi… - Phytotherapy …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Acute pancreatitis (AP) is a disorder of the pancreas marked by profound inflammation and
oxidative stress. Phytoconstituents presents an important toolbox of preventive strategies to …