Interactive wound dressings have displayed promising outcomes in enhancing the wound healing process. This study focuses on creating a nanocomposite wound dressing with interactive and bioactive properties, showcasing potent antioxidant effects. To achieve this, we developed cerium oxide nanoparticles utilizing curcumin as both the reducing and capping agent.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBrassicaceae sprouts are promising candidates for functional food because of their unique phytochemistry and high nutrient density compared to their seeds and matured vegetables. Despite being admired for their health-promoting properties, white cabbage sprouts have been least explored for their nutritional significance and behavior to lactic acid fermentation. This study aimed to investigate the role of lactic acid fermentation, i.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To assess the perception and attitude of physicians related to breaking bad news.
Methods: The cross-sectional study was conducted at three teaching hospitals in Karachi and Mirpurkhas, Pakistan, from April 2019 to February 2020, after approval from Hamdard University, Karachi, and comprised physicians of either gender having direct patient contact. Data was collected using a questionnaire based on literature.
Diabetes mellitus is a multifaceted metabolic disorder, which often required frequent blood glucose monitoring, poly-pharmacy and timely adjustments for its management. The present study focuses to check the effectiveness of empagliflozin add-on therapy in diabetic patients already taking metformin and glimepiride. This was observational, comparative and follow-up cohort study, conducted in a tertiary care hospital of Pakistan.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPharmacological strategies to lower the viral load among patients suffering from severe diseases were researched in great detail during the SARS-CoV-2 outbreak. The viral protease M (3CLpro) is necessary for viral replication and is among the main therapeutic targets proposed, thus far. To stop the pandemic from spreading, researchers are working to find more effective M inhibitors against SARS-CoV-2.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEthnopharmacological Relevance: Several studies revealed that different parts of Azadirachta indica A. Juss, has therapeutic potential against inflammatory issues and dyslipidemia which is a major contributing cause to cardiovascular diseases, oxidative stress and serum glucose levels, etc. AIM OF STUDY: Present study was conducted to evaluate anti-dyslipidemic capacity of Azadirachta indica leaf extract in dyslipidemic rabbits.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTriggering through abiotic stress, including chemical triggers like heavy metals, is a new technique for drug discovery. In this research, the effect of heavy metal Nickel on actinobacteria SH-1327 to obtain a stress-derived compound was firstly investigated. A new compound cyclo-(D)-Pro-(D)-Phe (CDPDP) was triggered from the actinobacteria strain SH-1327 with the addition of nickel ions 1 mM.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF, one of the causative agents of brucellosis, is Gram-negative intracellular bacteria that may be found all over the globe and it is a significant facultative zoonotic pathogen found in livestock. It may adapt to a phagocytic environment, reproduce, and develop resistance to harmful environments inside host cells, which is a crucial part of the Brucella life cycle making it a worldwide menace. The molecular underpinnings of Brucella pathogenicity have been substantially elucidated due to comprehensive methods such as proteomics.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFRheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis overlap many molecular mechanisms of cartilage destruction. Wear and tear in cartilage is chondrocyte-mediated, where chondrocytes act both as effector and target cells. In current study, role of β2-AR was studied in chondrocytes both and .
View Article and Find Full Text PDFFluvoxamine, a selective serotonin re uptake inhibitor, is used to treat depression. The aim of present study was to evaluate fluvoxamine in acute (egg albumin-induced inflammation) and chronic inflammatory rat models (formaldehyde and complete Freund's adjuvant (CFA)-induced arthritis). Fluvoxamine showed highly significant (p<0.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe prevalence of hypertension reported around the world is increasing and is an important public health challenge. This study was designed to explore the disease's genetic variations and to identify new hypertension-related genes and target proteins. We analyzed 22 publicly available Affymetrix cDNA datasets of hypertension using an integrated system-level framework involving differential expression genetic (DEG) analysis, data mining, gene enrichment, protein-protein interaction, microRNA analysis, toxicogenomics, gene regulation, molecular docking, and simulation studies.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFFerroptosis is a recently described programmed cell death mechanism that is characterized by the buildup of iron (Fe)-dependent lipid peroxides in cells and is morphologically, biochemically, and genetically distinct from other forms of cell death, having emerged to play an important role in cancer biology. Ferroptosis has significant importance during cancer treatment because of the combination of factors, including suppression of the glutathione peroxidase 4 (Gpx4), cysteine deficiency, and arachidonoyl (AA) peroxidation, which cause cells to undergo ferroptosis. However, the physiological significance of ferroptosis throughout development is still not fully understood.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFUbiquitination is a modification of proteins that has a powerful impact on protein function along with other cellular functions. This reaction is regulated through major enzymes, including E3 ligase as a chief enzyme. The Cullin-5 ubiquitin ligase (Cul5) possesses a variety of substrates that maintain the process of ubiquitination as well as proteasomal degradation.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFQuinoa is a climate-resilient food grain crop that has gained significant importance in the last few years due to its nutritional composition, phytochemical properties and associated health benefits. Quinoa grain is enriched in amino acids, fiber, minerals, phenolics, saponins, phytosterols and vitamins. Quinoa possesses different human-health promoting biological substances and nutraceutical molecules.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFElicitation through abiotic stress, including chemical elicitors like heavy metals, is a new technique for drug discovery. In this research, the effect of heavy metals on actinobacteria sp. SH-1312 for secondary metabolite production, with strong pharmacological activity, along with pharmacokinetics profile, was firstly investigated.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Natural products from herbs are abundant and display powerful anti-cancer activities.
Objectives: In the current study, B-Raf kinase protein (PDB: 3OG7), a potent target for melanoma, was tested against two guaiane-type sesquiterpene dimers, xylopin E-F, obtained from Xylopia vielana.
Methods: In this work, a systematic in silico study using ADMET analysis, bioactivity score forecasts, and molecular docking along with its simulations was conducted to understand compounds' pharmacological properties.
Although the rates of many cancers are controlled in Western countries, those of some cancers, such as lung, breast, and colorectal cancer are currently increasing in many low- and middle-income countries due to increases in risk factors caused by development and societal problems. Additionally, endogenous factors, such as inherited mutations, steroid hormones, insulin, and insulin-like growth factor systems, inflammation, oxidative stress, and exogenous factors (including tobacco, alcohol, infectious agents, and radiation), are believed to compromise cell functions and lead to carcinogenesis. Chemotherapy, surgery, radiation therapy, hormone therapy, and targeted therapies are some examples of the approaches used for cancer treatment.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCamellia sinensis is being used for decades for its therapeutic efficacies against physiological problems and microbial infections. This study was undertaken to investigate the antibacterial and antifungal potential of aqueous extract of Camellia sinensis. Antibacterial activity was determined by disc and well diffusion assay.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFGlioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is the deadliest form of heterogeneous brain cancer. It affects an enormous number of patients every year and the survival is approximately 8 to 15 months. GBM has driven by complex signaling pathways and considered as a most challenging to treat.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBiologically active natural products are spontaneous medicinal entrants, which encourage synthetic access for enhancing and supporting drug discovery and development. Marine bioactive peptides are considered as a rich source of natural products that may provide long-term health, in addition to many prophylactic and curative medicinal drug treatments. The large literature concerning marine peptides has been collected, which shows high potential of nutraceutical and therapeutic efficacy encompassing wide spectra of bioactivities against a number of infection-causing agents.
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