Naunyn Schmiedebergs Arch Pharmacol
December 2024
Diabesity, the concurrent occurrence of obesity and type-2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), represents a pressing global health challenge characterized by intricate pathophysiological mechanisms and a wide range of associated comorbidities. Central to its development are insulin resistance, metabolic syndrome, and chronic low-grade inflammation mediated by dysregulated adipokine secretion and systemic metabolic dysfunction. These mechanisms underpin the progression of diabesity and its complications, including cardiovascular disease and hypertension.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The use of herbal medicines is on the rise throughout the world due to their perceived safety profile. However, incidences of herb-drug, herb-herb and herb-food interactions considering safety aspects have opened new arenas for discussion.
Objective: The current study aims to provide comprehensive insights into the various types of herb interactions, the mechanisms involved, their assessment, and historical developments, keeping herbal safety at the central point of discussion.
Warfarin is a popular anticoagulant with high global demand. However, studies have underlined serious safety issues when warfarin is consumed concomitantly with herbs or its formulations. This review aimed to highlight the mechanisms behind herb-warfarin interactions while laying special emphasis on its PKPD interactions and evidence on Herb-Warfarin Interaction (HWI) with regards to three different scenarios, such as when warfarin is consumed with herbs, taken as foods or prescribed as medicine, or when used in special situations.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIn recent years, the growing demand for herbal-based formulations, including functional foods, has acquired significant attention. This study highlights historical, botanical, ecological, and phytochemical descriptions and different extraction mechanisms of utilized in its processing. Besides this, it explores the utilization of as a functional food ingredient in various food products such as bakery products (biscuits, bread), dairy products (herbal milk, cheese), and beverages (tea, juice, wine) while focusing on their evaluation parameters, preparation techniques, and pharmacological activities.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFType 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is the inability of the body's cells to retaliate to insulin, which can periodically culminate into absolute insulin deficiency. Hyperinsulinemia can be alleviated by administering oral medications or insulin. Prevailing medicaments engender repercussions with prolonged use, as they transmute to an inefficacious form.
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