Flavonoids against depression: a comprehensive review of literature.

Background: Depression is a state of low mood and aversion to activity, which affects a person's thoughts, behavior, motivation, feelings, and sense of wellbeing. Pharmacologic therapies are still the best effective treatment of depression. Still, most antidepressant drugs have low efficacy and delayed onset of therapeutic action, have different side effects, and even exacerbate depression.

The role of helminths and their antigens in cancer therapy: insights from cell line models.

Background: Recent articles have explored the effect of worms on cancer cells. This review focused on various cell cultures employed to understand which cells are more commonly and less utilized.

Methods: The present review analyzed studies published between 2013 and 2023 to obtain information about different cell cultures used in cancer studies involving helminths.

Brain mitochondrial damage attenuation by quercetin and N-acetyl cysteine: peripheral and central antiemetic effects.

Nausea serves as a protective mechanism in organisms to prevent excessive consumption of toxic substances. Due to the adverse effects of chemical anti-nausea drugs, there is a growing interest in using herbal remedies and natural antioxidants. In this study, we evaluated the neuroprotective effects of quercetin (QU) and N-acetylcysteine (NAC) against oxidative damage induced by nausea.

Weight Change and the Risk of Micro and Macro Vascular Complications of Diabetes: A Systematic Review.

Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a metabolic disease that can be a significant cause of cardiovascular disease (CVD), leading to macrovascular and microvascular diseases. Many researchers around the world have investigated the effects of weight change on micro and macro CVD in patients with T2DM. This study aimed to investigate the effect of weight change (weight gain and loss) on microvascular and macrovascular complications in patients with T2DM.

Health Literacy Among University Students in the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review.

Background: The purpose of this systematic review was to assess different studies that worked on university students' health literacy during covid19 pandemic and to make an overview of this issue to recognize possible determinants associated with health literacy.

Methods: This review was conducted following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analysis (PRISMA). Four databases (Google Scholar, Web of Science, Pubmed, and Scopus) were used for searching cross-sectional works that assessed the health literacy of university students.

Detecting High-Energy Neutrinos from Galactic Supernovae with ATLAS.

We show that ATLAS, a collider detector, can measure the flux of high-energy supernova neutrinos, which can be produced from days to months after the explosion. Using Monte Carlo simulations for predicted fluxes, we find at most O(0.1-1) starting events and O(10-100) throughgoing events from a supernova 10 kpc away.

Regulatory effects of curcumin on nitric oxide signaling in the cardiovascular system.

The continuously rising prevalence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) globally substantially impacts the economic growth of developing countries. Indeed, one of the leading causes of death worldwide is unfavorable cardiovascular events. Reduced nitric oxide (NO) generation is the pathogenic foundation of endothelial dysfunction, which is regarded as the first stage in the development of a number of CVDs.

Neopterin as a Potential Biomarker for the Early Diagnosis of Heart Failure: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

Background: Neopterin (NEO) is an inflammatory biomarker with proposed diagnostic value in cardiovascular diseases. Some correlations have been discovered between NEO levels and the incidence, severity, and adverse outcomes of heart failure (HF). However, there are discrepancies in the results reported in the literature.

Polymorphism of LRP4 Gene (rs9667108) among Post Menopause Women with Osteoporosis.

Background: Many studies have been done to identify the factors that influence the development and progression of osteoporosis. One genetic factor is polymorphisms of gene. Regarding the lack of comprehensive study on polymorphisms of gene in the north of Iran, mainly Mazandaran Province, we decided to investigate the polymorphism of this gene in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis.

Evaluation of curcumin effect on Il6, Sirt1, TNFα and NFkB expression of liver tissues in diabetic mice with STZ.

Background: Curcumin is active ingredient of turmeric The main purpose of this study is evaluating impact of curcumin on suger, hypoalgesia and inflammatory factors in diabetic mice.

Materials And Methods: Male mice divided into six groups of 6. One group as a negative and the other five groups injected with Streptozotocin (STZ) (200 mg/kg).

Correction to: Evaluation of curcumin effect on Il6, Sirt1, TNFα and NFkB expression of liver tissues in diabetic mice with STZ.

[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1007/s40200-022-01090-4.].

The effect of gabapentin and pregabalin administration on memory in clinical and preclinical studies: a meta-analysis and systematic review.

Background: Today, gabapentinoids such as Gabapentin (GBP) and pregabalin (PGB) are widely used as painkillers. This may alter the function of the nervous system; hence their results may include a difference in memory and processes that end in memory formation. This study aims to conclude whether gabapentinoids can alter memory or not by reviewing and analyzing clinical and preclinical studies.

Endoplasmic reticulum as a target in cardiovascular diseases: Is there a role for flavonoids?

Flavonoids are found in natural health products and plant-based foods. The flavonoid molecules contain a 15-carbon skeleton with the particular structural construction of subclasses. The most flavonoid's critical subclasses with improved health properties are the catechins or flavonols (e.

Antiviral Potential of Melissa officinalis L.: A Literature Review.

The use of synthetic drugs has increased in recent years; however, herbal medicine is yet more trusted among a huge population worldwide; This could be due to minimal side effects, affordable prices, and traditional beliefs. Lemongrass () has been widely used for reducing stress and anxiety, increasing appetite and sleep, reducing pain, healing wounds, and treating poisonous insect bites and bee stings for a long time. Today, research has shown that this plant can also fight viruses including Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV), and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) through various mechanisms such as inhibiting HSV-1 from binding to host cell, inhibiting HSV-1 replication during the post-adsorption or inhibiting main protease and spike protein of SARS-CoV-2, furthermore, be effective in treating related diseases.

Endoplasmic reticulum as a therapeutic target in type 2 diabetes: Role of phytochemicals.

Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a metabolic disorders characterized by insulin resistance and β-cell dysfunction with an increasing worldwide incidence. Several studies have revealed that long-term glucotoxicity results in β-cell failure and death through induction of endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress. Owing to the chronic progression of T2DM and the low effectiveness of antidiabetic drugs in long-term use, medicinal plants and their secondary metabolites seem to be the promising alternatives.

Dynamic Antibody Response: a Biomarker for COVID-19.

Background: Novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is the cause of the third pneumonia-like outbreak of coronaviruses in humans during the 21st century. The status of the host immune system is a critical factor that affects the severity and outcomes of COVID-19. In particular, antibody responses are an indicator of the anti-viral defense; so, a delayed or inappropriate induction of these responses would correlate with a defect in the viral clearance.

Methylation Assessment of Two and Genes in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma Patients.

Background: Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is one of the most important types of oral malignancies. gene family members as well as have critical roles in regulation of Wnt signaling as one of the main determining pathway in oral carcinogenesis. This study aimed to identify promoter methylation status of genes to provide possible biomarkers for early detection and treatment of OSCC patients.

Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) receptor and SARS-CoV-2: Potential therapeutic targeting.

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is a beta coronavirus that uses the human angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) receptor as a point of entry. The present review discusses the origin and structure of the virus and its mechanism of cell entry followed by the therapeutic potentials of strategies directed towards SARS-CoV2-ACE2 binding, the renin-angiotensin system, and the kinin-kallikrein system. SARS-CoV2-ACE2 binding-directed approaches mainly consist of targeting receptor binding domain, ACE2 blockers, soluble ACE2, and host protease inhibitors.

Imaging Galactic Dark Matter with High-Energy Cosmic Neutrinos.

We show that the high-energy cosmic neutrinos seen by the IceCube Neutrino Observatory can be used to probe interactions between neutrinos and the dark sector that cannot be reached by current cosmological methods. The origin of the observed neutrinos is still unknown, and their arrival directions are compatible with an isotropic distribution. This observation, together with dedicated studies of Galactic plane correlations, suggests a predominantly extragalactic origin.