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Inhibition of Hedgehog-dependent tumors and cancer stem cells by a newly identified naturally occurring chemotype [PDF]

, 2016
Hedgehog (Hh) inhibitors have emerged as valid tools in the treatment of a wide range of cancers. Indeed, aberrant activation of the Hh pathway occurring either by ligand-dependent or -independent mechanisms is a key driver in tumorigenesis.
Alfonsi, Romina, Bernardi, Flavia, Botta, Bruno, Canettieri, Gianluca, D'Acquarica, Ilaria, Di Magno, Laura, DI MARCOTULLIO, Lucia, Ghirga, Francesca, Gulino, Alberto, Infante, Paola, Ingallina, Cinzia, Mori, Mattia, Quaglio, Deborah, Screpanti, Isabella   +13 more
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YIELD PARAMETERS OF OKRA (ABELMOSCHUS ESCULENTUS) PLANT AND NUTRITIONAL CONTENTS OF THE HARVESTED OKRA FRUITS AS INFLUENCED BY THE APPLICATION OF PLANT EXTRACTS AND SYNTHETIC INSECTICIDES [PDF]

Journal of Plant Development
At Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Teaching and Research Farm, Ogbomoso, we conducted this experiment during the major planting seasons of 2019 and 2020 to determine the effects of Petiveria alliacea and Azadirachta indica extracts as botanical
Fatai Olaitan ALAO, Funmilayo Grace ONI, Hakeem Bayonle AMODU   +2 more
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Comparative Analysis of Bacteria, Fungi, and Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi in Medicinal Plants Lippia alba and Petiveria alliacea in Colombia

Diversity, 2023
Medicinal plants maintain structures and diversities of bacteria, fungi, and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) that can interact to promote growth and therapeutic properties.
Glever Alexander Vélez-Martínez, Juan Diego Duque-Zapata, Wendy Lorena Reyes-Ardila, Jaime Eduardo Muñoz Flórez, Sergio Alberto Díaz Gallo, Lucia Ana Díaz Ariza, Diana López-Álvarez   +6 more
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The Use of Medicinal Plants in the Riverside Community of the Mazagão River in the Brazilian Amazon, Amapá, Brazil: Ethnobotanical and Ethnopharmacological Studies

Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Volume 2019, Issue 1, 2019., 2019
The inhabitants of the floodplain of the Mazagão River in the State of Amapá in the Brazilian Amazon have inherited from indigenous African and Cabocla cultures indications for the use and forms of preparation of medicinal plants to cure diseases of the body and spirit. This study aimed to perform an ethnopharmacological survey of medicinal plants used
Rosângela do Socorro Ferreira Rodrigues Sarquis, Ícaro Rodrigues Sarquis, Iann Rodrigues Sarquis, Caio Pinho Fernandes, Gabriel Araújo da Silva, Raullyan Borja Lima e Silva, Mário Augusto Gonçalves Jardim, Brenda Lorena Sánchez-Ortíz, José Carlos Tavares Carvalho, Filippo Fratini   +9 more
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Local Knowledge and Conservation Priorities of Medicinal Plants near a Protected Area in Brazil

Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Volume 2019, Issue 1, 2019., 2019
We investigated the influence of socioeconomic factors (age, gender, and occupation) on the local knowledge of medicinal plants in the Araripe National Forest, Brazil, and the priority of conservation of the species as perceived by people. Additionally, priority species for in situ conservation were identified by calculating conservation priority (CP).
Noelia Ferreira da Silva, Natalia Hanazaki, Ulysses Paulino Albuquerque, Juliana Loureiro Almeida Campos, Ivanilda Soares Feitosa, Elcida de Lima Araújo, Shan-Yu Su   +6 more
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Actividad larvicida de especies vegetales de la flora salvadoreña para el control de Aedes aegypti

Revista Minerva, 2020
En la lucha por la protección del medio ambiente y la salud de la población, es de vital importancia encontrar formas alternativas de control para el combate de insectos vectores como el Aedes aegypti.
Susana Hernández-Doño, Angélica Dalila Moreno, Eduardo Romero, Rina Antonieta Toledo-Mendoza, Miguel Ángel Serrano-Melgar, Miguel Ángel Moreno-Mendoza, Marvin José Nuñez-Rivas   +6 more
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Anticancer Properties of Graviola (Annona muricata): A Comprehensive Mechanistic Review

Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity, Volume 2018, Issue 1, 2018., 2018
Graviola (Annona muricata) is a small deciduous tropical evergreen fruit tree, belonging to the Annonaceae family, and is widely grown and distributed in tropical and subtropical regions around the world. The aerial parts of graviola have several functions: the fruits have been widely used as food confectionaries, while several preparations, especially
Islam Rady, Melissa B. Bloch, Roxane-Cherille N. Chamcheu, Sergette Banang Mbeumi, Md Rafi Anwar, Hadir Mohamed, Abiola S. Babatunde, Jules-Roger Kuiate, Felicite K. Noubissi, Khalid A. El Sayed, G. Kerr Whitfield, Jean Christopher Chamcheu, Italo Tempera   +12 more
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The Confrontation between Ethnopharmacology and Pharmacological Tests of Medicinal Plants Associated with Mental and Neurological Disorders

Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Volume 2018, Issue 1, 2018., 2018
For neurological disorders, pharmacological tests have shown promising results in the reduction of side effects when using plants with known therapeutic effects in the treatment of some types of dementia. Therefore, the goals of this study are to gather data about the major medicinal plants used in the nervous system as described in ...
Giovanna Felipe Cavalcante e Costa, Hisao Nishijo, Leonardo Ferreira Caixeta, Tales Alexandre Aversi-Ferreira, Letizia Angiolella   +4 more
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EFECTIVIDAD DEL EXTRACTO ACUOSO DE LA PLANTA Petiveria alliacea (mapurite) SOBRE LA EVOLUCI 3N DEL MELANOMA MALIGNO EN RATONES C57BL/6 [PDF]

, 2016
Con el objetivo de determinar la efectividad de la planta Petiveria alliacea (mapurite) sobre la evoluci\uf3n del melanoma maligno (mortalidad, peso corporal y volumen del melanoma) en ratones C57BL/6, 64 ratones fueron distribuidos en tres grupos ...
Bofante, Rafael
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Characterization of Endophytic Microbiomes of Medicinal Plants for their Antimicrobial Activities [PDF]

, 2022
Emerging new infectious diseases and developing antimicrobial resistance are serious global health threats. New approaches are needed for the discovery and development of new antimicrobial compounds with novel modes of action to overcome the problem of ...
Khadka, Ganesh
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