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Protective effect of Spirulina and Lagenaria siceraria on betamethasone adverse effects in rats [PDF]

Open Veterinary Journal
Background: Betamethasone (BM) is a long-acting synthetic fluorinated glucocorticoid with metabolic, immunosuppressive, anti-inflammatory, and anti-proliferative effects. However, its use is associated with adverse effects, particularly in the liver and
Fady E. AbdelKhalek, Elsayed Abdel-Aziz, Gamal Shams, Abdelalim Fouad, Sameh Elnabtity, Wageh Sobhy Darwish   +5 more
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Prophylactic impacts of Lagenaria siceraria against cardiomyopathy induced by doxorubicin in a rat model [PDF]

Open Veterinary Journal
Background: Doxorubicin (DOX) is a chemotherapeutic drug applied clinically for the remedy of cancer, but its possibly life-threatening cardiotoxicity effects remain a concern.
Najlaa H. Almohmadi, Mona Zahran, Sameh M. El-Nabtity, Hazem M. Shaheen   +3 more
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Morpho-Agronomic Evaluation of Lagenaria siceraria Landraces and Their F₁ Populations [PDF]

Plants, 2022
Lagenaria siceraria is one of the most important cucurbitaceous vegetables due to its prolific bearing habit, its edibility as a cooked vegetable, and its low cost of cultivation.
Lungani Siyabonga Nkosi, Nontuthuko Rosemary Ntuli, Sydney Mavengahama   +2 more
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In vivo antimalarial activity of the 80% methanolic crude fruit extract of Lagenaria siceraria (Molina) Standl. against Plasmodium berghei infected mice [PDF]

Heliyon, 2023
Background: Malaria is a public health menace. Resistance to therapeutic armamentarium is impeding its control. Therefore, research targeting the discovery of novel antimalarial drug arsenals is a priority.
Getu Habte, Sanbato Tamiru, Kedir Eyasu
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Naphthalene acetic acid induced morphological and biochemical alterations in Lagenaria siceraria under alkaline stress [PDF]

Scientific Reports
Alkaline stress exacerbates ionic toxicity, leading to a decline in plant growth and yield. Lagenaria siceraria (Molina) Stndl., commonly known as squash, an annual plant belonging to the Cucurbitaceae family, is sensitive to alkalinity because of its ...
Uswa Ashiq Nadeem, Naila Ali, Zaib-un Nisa, Toqeer Abbas, Anis Ali Shah, Muhammad Arif, Mansour K. Gatasheh, Shifa Shaffique   +7 more
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Lagenaria siceraria fruit: A review of its phytochemistry, pharmacology, and promising traditional uses [PDF]

Frontiers in Nutrition, 2022
Since ancient times, the Cucurbitaceae family is used as a therapeutic option in human medicine. This family has around 130 genera and 800 species. Researchers have studied the various plants of this family including Lagenaria siceraria due to their ...
Muhammad Saeed, Muhammad Saeed, Muhammad Sajjad Khan, Kinza Amir, Jannat Bi Bi, Muhammad Asif, Asadullah Madni, Asghar Ali Kamboh, Zahid Manzoor, Umair Younas, Sun Chao   +10 more
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Chitosan-Loaded Lagenaria siceraria and Thymus vulgaris Potentiate Antibacterial, Antioxidant, and Immunomodulatory Activities against Extensive Drug-Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Vancomycin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus: In Vitro and In Vivo Approaches [PDF]

Antioxidants
Antimicrobial resistance poses considerable issues for current clinical care, so the modified use of antimicrobial agents and public health initiatives, coupled with new antimicrobial approaches, may help to minimize the impact of multidrug-resistant ...
Selwan M. Taha, Norhan K. Abd El-Aziz, Adel Abdelkhalek, Ioan Pet, Mirela Ahmadi, Sameh M. El-Nabtity   +5 more
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Exogenous Sodium Nitroprusside Alleviates Drought Stress in Lagenaria siceraria [PDF]

Plants
Drought is one of the non-biological stresses that affect the growth and development of plants globally, especially Lagenaria siceraria plants. As a common nitric oxide (NO) donor, sodium nitroprusside plays a significant role in enhancing the resistance
Xiaodi Zhang, Saike Qi, Shan Liu, Hongmei Mu, Yiyue Jiang   +4 more
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Characterization and phylogenetic analysis of the complete mitochondrial genome sequence of Lagenaria siceraria, a cucurbit crop [PDF]

Frontiers in Plant Science
Bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria)belongs to cucurbit crop and hasunique semi-autonomous organelle genome. Using Illumina short-read and Nanopore long-read sequencing data, we sequenced and annotated the complete mitochondrial genome of L. siceraria. And
Xuan Du, Kuanhong Wang, Yuying Tang, Jue Wu, Xiaofeng Yang, Hongmei Zhang, Na Liu, Zhaohui Zhang   +7 more
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Caractérisation botanique et agronomique de trois espèces de cucurbites consommées en sauce en Afrique de l'Ouest : Citrullus sp., Cucumeropsis mannii Naudin et Lagenaria siceraria (Molina) Standl [PDF]

Biotechnologie, Agronomie, Société et Environnement, 2003
Botanical and agronomical characterisation of three species of cucurbit consumed as sauce in West Africa: Citrullus sp., Cucumeropsis mannii Naudin and Lagenaria siceraria (Molina) Standl.
Zoro Bi I.A., Koffi K.K., Djè Y.
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