Results 51 to 60 of about 48,877 (264)

Herbal Databases for PDAs: Advice from Two Librarians [PDF]

, 2004
With more Americans using herbal remedies and dietary supplements, health practitioners are striving to increase their knowledge in this area. Health care providers are also increasingly turning to handheld computers for access to medical information at ...
Hartel, Lynda Jones, Kupferberg, Natalie
core   +1 more source

Toward Predictable Nanomedicine: Current Forecasting Frameworks for Nanoparticle–Biology Interactions

Advanced Intelligent Discovery, EarlyView.
Predictive models successfully screen nanoparticles for toxicity and cellular uptake. Yet, complex biological dynamics and sparse, nonstandardized data limit their accuracy. The field urgently needs integrated artificial intelligence/machine learning, systems biology, and open‐access data protocols to bridge the gap between materials science and safe ...
Mariya L. Ivanova, Michael Nicholls, Nicola Russo, Gueorgui Mihaylov, Konstantin Nikolic   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Potential pharmacokinetic interactions with concurrent use of herbal medicines and a ritonavir-boosted COVID-19 protease inhibitor in low and middle-income countries

Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2023
The COVID-19 pandemic sparked the development of novel anti-viral drugs that have shown to be effective in reducing both fatality and hospitalization rates in patients with elevated risk for COVID-19 related morbidity or mortality.
Dallas J. Smith, Dallas J. Smith, Huichang Bi, Josias Hamman, Xiaochao Ma, Constance Mitchell, Kumbukani Nyirenda, Tsitsi Monera-Penduka, Hellen Oketch-Rabah, Mary F. Paine, Syril Pettit, Wihan Pheiffer, Richard B. Van Breemen, Michelle Embry   +13 more
doaj   +1 more source

How safe are herbal products? [PDF]

, 2000
In the search for cures for his ailments, man discovered many healing and toxic properties of plants. Some were found to cure certain diseases while others were found to exert dramatic effects on the body.
Forte, John Stephen
core  

An assessment of the impact of herb-drug combinations used by cancer patients [PDF]

, 2016
Background Herb/Dietary Supplements (HDS) are the most popular Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) modality used by cancer patients and the only type which involves the ingestion of substances which may interfere with the efficacy and safety of
A Fugh-Berman, A Goey, A Molassiotis, AA Izzo, AA Izzo, AH Lee, C Gratus, E Ernst, E Russo, Elizabeth M. Williamson, EM Williamson, EM Williamson, FU Afifi, I Meijerman, J Hübner, J Mclay, JR Suchard, JS McCune, K Chrystal, KA Vickers, M Heinrich, M Rotblatt, M Thomsen, O Kelber, P Champy, R Hermann, R Tian, R Zachariae, Rachel L. Howard, RH Mathijssen, RS Wold, S Engdal, S Tuna, Saud M. Alsanad, SM Alsanad, T Zeller, U Werneke, W Abebe, Y Cui   +38 more
core   +1 more source

Methylophiopogonanone a attenuates pulmonary fibrosis by inhibiting SPP1‐mediated macrophage polarization via the PI3K/Akt pathway

Animal Models and Experimental Medicine, EarlyView.
Transcriptome sequencing identified secreted phosphoprotein 1 (SPP1) as a crucial target through which methylophiopogonanone A (MOA) ameliorates pulmonary fibrosis. Molecular docking and microscale thermophoresis (MST) assays confirmed a favorable binding affinity between MOA and SPP1.
Fan Yang, Tian Li, Weiran Jia, Dingjie Xu, Liangdan Sun, Yanlei Ge, Yiwei Shi, Hong Xu, Xudong Song, Fuyu Jin, Na Mao   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

In vitro interaction between Agrimonia eupatoria L.: Extracts and antibiotic [PDF]

Kragujevac Journal of Science, 2017
Synergistic activity between water, acetone, ethanol and diethyl ether extract of Agrimonia eupatoria L. and commonly used antibiotic (ampicillin) were evaluated.
Muruzović Mirjana Ž., Mladenović Katarina G., Stefanović Olgica 0000-0003-1255-7706, Žugić-Petrović Tanja K., Čomić Ljiljana R.   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effect of Combined Leaf Extracts of Vernonia amygdalina (Bitter Leaf) and Gongronema latifolium (Utazi) on the Pancreatic beta-Cells of Streptozotocin- Induced Diabetic Rats [PDF]

, 2011
The study evaluated the effect of combined extracts of Vernonia amygdalina (VA) and Gongronema latifolium (GL) on the pancreas of streptozotocin (STZ) induced diabetic Wistar rats. Thirty-two (32) albino rats were divided equally into 4 groups.
Akpantah, Amabe, Akpaso, Mfon I, Atangwho, Item J, Ebong, Patrick E, Fischer, Victor A, Igiri, Anozeng O.   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Pharmacological evaluation of Adenostemma lavenia acetone extract in Swiss Albino mice: Analgesic, anti‐inflammatory, and thrombolytic insights from in vivo, in vitro, density functional theory, and molecular docking studies

Animal Models and Experimental Medicine, EarlyView.
Adenostemma lavenia, a traditionally used medicinal plant, has been employed to manage pain, inflammation, and circulatory issues. This study investigates the analgesic, anti‐inflammatory, and thrombolytic potentials of the acetone extract of A. lavenia leaves (AEAL) using in vivo, in vitro, and in silico methods.
Nusrat Jahan Moon, Mahathir Mohammad, Md. Jahirul Islam Mamun, Fahmina Binty Azim Nova, Nazmul Hasan Eshaque, Md. Hossain Rasel, Zobayed Islam, Md. Mahmudul Hasan, Md. Liakot Ali, Md. Tanvir Chowdhury, S. M. Moazzem Hossen   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Simultaneous Determination of Schisandrin and Promethazine with Its Metabolite in Rat Plasma by HPLC-MS/MS and Its Application to a Pharmacokinetic Study

International Journal of Analytical Chemistry, 2019
This study aimed to develop a selective, simple, and sensitive HPLC-MS/MS method for the simultaneous determination of schisandrin and promethazine (PMZ) with its metabolite in rat plasma, which was further used for a pharmacokinetic herb-drug ...
Sijia Gao, Xuelin Zhou, Liwei Lang, Honghong Liu, Jianyu Li, Haotian Li, Shizhang Wei, Dan Wang, Zhuo Xu, Huadan Cai, Yanling Zhao, Wenjun Zou   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source