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The preventive effect of Berberis vulgaris extract on contrastinduced acute kidney injury [PDF]

Journal of Nephropathology, 2017
Background: Oxygen free radicals are known as one of the causes of kidney injury. Therefore, Berberis vulgaris which has high level of antioxidant activity may be able to prevent this injury by elimination of free radicals.
Shirin Asgharian, Zahra Lorigooini, Reza Rafieian, Mahmoud Rafieian-Kopaei, Soleiman Kheiri, Hamid Nasri   +5 more
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Obesity and Natural Products: Mechanisms, Therapeutic Potential, and Future Directions

Food Science &Nutrition, Volume 14, Issue 3, March 2026.
Natural products such as EGCG, berberine, curcumin, and capsaicin modulate key metabolic pathways including AMPK activation, adipogenesis inhibition, and inflammatory signaling. While clinical trials demonstrate modest benefits on body weight and metabolic parameters, translational challenges related to bioavailability, dose feasibility, and regulatory
Ohoud M. Marie, Abdelghafar Abu‐Elsaoud   +1 more
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DETERMINATION OF THE ACTIVE COMPOUNDS IN THE EXTRACT OF THE BERBERIS VULGARIS LEAVES PREPARATION FOR ITS APPLICATION TO PREVENT A PEPTIC GASTRIC ULCER

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Objective: To establish a reliable method of preparing Berberis vulgaris leaves extract and determining its active components. Methods: The spectrophotometric method was used to determine the active components in the alcohol extract of Berberis ...
Kapitonova Marina, Alyautdin Renad Nikolaevich, Morokhina Svetlana Lvovna, Sergunova Ekaterina Vyacheslavovna, Talip Saiful Bahri, Ramli Norhida, Ibrahim Abdel Aziz Ibrahim   +6 more
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A Comprehensive Review of Acne Treatments: Unpacking the Chemical Structures and Effective Bioactive Compounds

Health Science Reports, Volume 9, Issue 2, February 2026.
ABSTRACT Background and Aims Acne vulgaris is a frequent skin disorder, affecting a large part of the population worldwide, and strongly influencing not only the physical but also the mental aspects of health. The choice of therapy for acne vulgaris is a very difficult one because the multifactorial causality of the disease and interindividual ...
Mobina Tajdari, Setare Abolghasemi, Elham Khanniri, Maryam Bayanati, Rahil Hakimimofrad, Mohammad Mahboubi‐Rabbani   +5 more
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Spatiotemporal Impacts of Forest Fires on Mountain Vegetation: A Case Study From Langtang National Park, Nepal Himalaya

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 1, January 2026.
A good positive correlation was found between maximum temperature and burn area; increased temperature relates to an increase in fire activity and larger burn areas. Grassland and needle leaf forests are the major land cover types with relatively high fire frequency, likely due to flammable biomass and seasonal dryness, while broad leaved closed ...
Shiva Pokhrel, Sudeep Thakuri, Chandra Kanta Subedi, Ripu Mardan Kunwar, Krishna Prasad Sharma, Ram Prasad Chaudhary, Suresh Kumar Ghimire   +6 more
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Antibacterial activity of leaf extracts of some selected traditional medicinal plants of Uttarakhand, North East India [PDF]

, 2012
Screenings of methanolic leaf extracts of nine medicinal plants (Cotinus coggygria, Adhatoda vesica, Argemone mexicana, Zanthoxylum armatum, Berberis asiatica, Corissa opaca, Euphorbia hirta, Cassio fistula and Ricinus communis), belonging to selected ...
Dhingra, Gulshan Kumar, Kishor, Kunal, Singh, Suneel Kumar, Vishnoi, Ritu   +3 more
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Natural Dietary Compounds Targeting NF‐κB Signaling in Cancer: Implications for Nutrition‐Based Prevention and Therapy

Food Frontiers, Volume 7, Issue 1, January 2026.
ABSTRACT Dysregulation of the nuclear factor kappa B (NF‐κB) signaling pathway is closely associated with inflammation‐driven carcinogenesis, tumor progression and resistance to conventional therapies. Sustained NF‐κB activation enhances malignant cell survival, proliferation and immune evasion by promoting proinflammatory and antiapoptotic gene ...
Maria Sharif, Iqra Mutiullah, Kafila Kausar, Rashid Khan, Muhammad Irfan, Solomon Habtemariam, Khushbukhat Khan, Cristina Quispe, William C. Cho, Javad Sharifi‐Rad, Daniela Calina   +10 more
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Edible Seeds in the Fight Against Hypertension: A Review of In Vitro, In Vivo, and Clinical Evidences With a Mechanistic Insight of Bioactive Compounds

Food Frontiers, Volume 7, Issue 1, January 2026.
The presented review provides the potential antihypertensive benefits of traditionally employed edible seeds, presenting new perspectives and avenues for future research. ABSTRACT Hypertension, often referred to as a silent killer, is responsible for 7.5 million deaths, representing approximately 12.8% of all global mortality.
Jinmin Shi, Mohamad Fawzi Mahomoodally, Ahmed Abduljalal Abduljabbar, Ruttun Bushra Umme Zainab, Katharigatta N. Venugopala, Gokhan Zengin, Sakina Yagi, Meng‐Yao Li, Xuebo Hu   +8 more
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Olfactory orientation of the seven-spot ladybird beetle, Coccinella septempunctata (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae): Attraction of adults to plants and conspecific females

European Journal of Entomology, 2000
The olfactory orientation of the aphidophagous ladybird Coccinella septempunctata L. was assessed in a Y-tube olfactometer and a choice arena. The response of the predator to 22 plants, aphid prey and conspecifics was tested.
Mara SCHALLER, Wolfgang NENTWIG
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Berberis vulgaris and its constituent berberine as antidotes and protective agents against natural or chemical toxicities [PDF]

Iranian Journal of Basic Medical Sciences, 2017
Berberis vulgaris L (B. vulgaris) and its main constituent berberine have been used in traditional medicine for a long time. This medicinal plant and berberine have many properties that have attracted the attention of researchers over the time. According
Nooshin Mohammadzadeh, Soghra Mehri, Hossein Hosseinzadeh   +2 more
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