Dietary supplementation with procyanidin-rich Pinus pinaster extract is associated with attenuated Ehrlich tumor development in mice.

Inflammation and oxidative stress are related to cancer initiation and progression. We hypothesized that dietary supplementation with a procyanidin-rich Pinus pinaster extract (Pyc) with known antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects could induce systemic protection, thereby attenuating tumor development. To test our hypothesis, mice were subjected to long-term supplementation (20 days, every 24 h) with saline, 25 mg/kg resveratrol or 100 mg/kg Pyc.

Healing effect of Dillenia indica fruit extracts standardized to betulinic acid on ultraviolet radiation-induced psoriasis-like wounds in rats.

Context: Dillenia indica Linn. (Dilleniaceae) is traditionally used to treat skin inflammation.

Objective: This study evaluated the healing effect of Dillenia indica fruit extracts on induced psoriasis-like wounds in Wistar rats.