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Cardiac glycosides, steroid derivatives extracted from the foxglove plants, have been used for the treatment of heart failure since the 18th century. A method based on liquid chromatography coupled with high-resolution tandem mass spectrometry (LC/MS2 ...
Baradwaj Gopal Ravi +3 more
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An endemic Aurès chemotype of Salvia balansae emerges as a rich source of luteolin, rosmarinic acid, and other polyphenols with potent antioxidant and NLRP3‐linked anti‐inflammatory activities. Protection against experimental inflammation, favorable enzyme‐modulating properties, and a wide safety margin highlight its promise as a pharmaceutical and ...
Khadra Afaf Bendrihem +16 more
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Aposematic animals rely on diverse secondary metabolites for defence. Various hypotheses, such as competition, life history and multifunctionality, have been posited to explain defence variability and diversity.
P. Rubiano-Buitrago +5 more
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Allamanda cathartica leaves do not contain cardioactive glycosides [PDF]
Allamanda cathartica, a plant used in traditional medicine for different purposes, has been considered a cardiotoxic plant. However, the alleged cardiac glycoside was not further studied. Thus, the present study aimed to determine whether the leaves of A.
B.P. Santos +4 more
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Modulation of the DNA repair pathway is an emerging target for the development of anticancer drugs. DNA interstrand cross-links (ICLs), one of the most severe forms of DNA damage caused by anticancer drugs such as cisplatin and mitomycin C (MMC ...
Dong Wha Jun +5 more
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ABSTRACT Obesity, a severe worldwide health concern, is characterized as an excessive deposit of fat in the human body. It has various ramifications that endanger human health and increase the financial expense. Obesity raises the risk of several illnesses, notably cardiovascular disease, NALFD, and diabetes, and has been associated with shorter ...
Sakhawat Riaz +6 more
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A New Cytotoxic Pregnanone from Calotropis gigantea
A new pregnanone, named calotropone (1), was isolated from the EtOH extract of the roots of Calotropis gigantea L. together with a known cardiac glycoside. The structures were elucidated by a study of their physical and spectral data.
Mao-Yuan Wang +4 more
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Obesity and hypertension co‐exist and share molecular mechanisms in terms of dietary therapy, modulated by food bioactive constituents. ABSTRACT Obesity and hypertension are among the most pressing global public health challenges. They frequently co‐exist, with obesity‐related hypertension accounting for an estimated 75% of the hypertension burden ...
Samuel Oluwasegun Maccarthy +3 more
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The genus Strophantus belongs to the Apocynaceae family of flowering plants which grows primarily in tropical Africa. The plants are widely used in traditional herbal medicine. S. sarmentosus, in particular, is used for the treatment of, e.g., joint pain
Simone König
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Identification of Cardiac Glycoside Molecules as Inhibitors of c-Myc IRES-Mediated Translation
Translation initiation is a fine-tuned process that plays a critical role in tumorigenesis. The use of small molecules that modulate mRNA translation provides tool compounds to explore the mechanism of translational initiation and to further validate ...
Marie-Cécile Didiot +11 more
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