Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the second-leading cause of cancer death, with a worldwide incidence rate constantly increasing; thus, new strategies for its prevention or treatment are needed. Here, we describe the adjuvant effect of the polyphenol-enriched fractions of cinnamon, from cinnamon bark and buds, when co-administered with a potent anticancer drug, cetuximab, used for CRC therapy. The co-administration significantly reduces the cetuximab dose required for the antiproliferative activity against colorectal cancer cell line E705, which is sensitive to EGFR-targeted therapy.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCinnamon bark is widely used for its organoleptic features in the food context and growing evidence supports its beneficial effect on human health. The market offers an increasingly wide range of food products and supplements enriched with cinnamon extracts which are eliciting beneficial and health-promoting properties. Specifically, the extract of spp.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe food waste generated by small and medium agro-industrial enterprises requires appropriate management and valorization in order to decrease environmental problems and recover high-value products, respectively. In this study, the seed by-product was used as a source of glucosinolates. To begin, the chemical profile of the extract obtained using an international organization for standardization (ISO) procedure was determined by UPLC-HRMS/MS analysis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFL. is an African leafy vegetable of high nutritional interest. To assess its agricultural suitability to sustainable cultivation conditions and its potential benefits for human nutrition, its phytochemical content in response to conservation agriculture practices [i.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFColorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the most common types of cancer, especially in Western countries, and its incidence rate is increasing every year. In this study, for the first time Vigna unguiculata L. Walp.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBeneficial effects of probiotics on gut microbiota homeostasis and inflammatory immune responses suggested the investigation of their potential clinical efficacy in experimental models of autoimmune diseases. Indeed, administration of two bifidobacteria and lactobacilli probiotic strains prevented disease manifestations in the Lewis rat model of Myasthenia Gravis (EAMG). Here, we demonstrate the clinical efficacy of therapeutic administration of vital bifidobacteria (i.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe D14S7 locus defines the breakpoint on chromosome 14 of a t (8;14) (q24;q11) present in the T-cell line KE37-R in which DI4S7 sequences translocate 3' to the c-myc oncogene. It has been shown previously that DI4S7 rearranges specifically in some but not all T cell clones and in the present study we investigated the frequency and specificity of its rearrangements in human fresh lymphoma samples. DI4S7 rearrangements were extremely specific since they were detected in 3 out of 5 T-cell lymphoma samples positive for TCR beta and gamma but not in 17 miscellaneous non-T lymphomas, 4 non neoplastic lymphnodes as well as unstimulated and activated polyclonal T-cells.
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