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Mode of Action of the Sesquiterpene Lactones Psilostachyin and Psilostachyin C on Trypanosoma cruzi.

PLoS ONE, 2016
Trypanosoma cruzi is the causative agent of Chagas' disease, which is a major endemic disease in Latin America and is recognized by the WHO as one of the 17 neglected tropical diseases in the world.
Valeria P Sülsen, Vanesa Puente, Daniela Papademetrio, Alcira Batlle, Virginia S Martino, Fernanda M Frank, María E Lombardo   +6 more
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In Vitro Leishmanicidal Activities of Sesquiterpene Lactones from Tithonia diversifolia against Leishmania braziliensis Promastigotes and Amastigotes

Molecules, 2014
Natural compounds represent a rich and promising source of novel, biologically active chemical entities for treating leishmaniasis. Sesquiterpene lactones are a recognized class of terpenoids with a wide spectrum of biological activities, including ...
Juliano S. de Toledo, Sergio R. Ambrósio, Carly H. G. Borges, Viviane Manfrim, Daniel G. Cerri, Angela K. Cruz, Fernando B. Da Costa   +6 more
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Sesquiterpene lactones from Vernonia cinerascens sch. bip. and their in vitro antitrypanosomal activity [PDF]

, 2018
In the endeavor to obtain new antitrypanosomal agents, particularly sesquiterpene lactones, from Kenyan plants of the family Asteraceae, Vernonia cinerascens Sch. Bip. was investigated.
Brun, Reto, Kaiser, Marcel, Kimani, Njogu M., Matasyoh, Josphat C., Schmidt, Thomas J.   +4 more
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Contact Sensitization in Adults With Atopic Dermatitis: A 21‐Year Single‐Center Tertiary Experience

Contact Dermatitis, EarlyView.
A graphical abstract has been included as supplemental material. ABSTRACT Background Atopic dermatitis is a common chronic inflammatory skin condition. Data on contact sensitization in adults with atopic dermatitis remain limited. Objectives To investigate the prevalence of contact sensitization in adults with and without AD: Patients/Methods A ...
Francesca Caroppo, Anna Zambello, Giulia Biolo, Fortunato Cassalia, Laura Ventura, Anna Belloni Fortina   +5 more
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Polyphenols and Sesquiterpene Lactones from Artichoke Heads: Modulation of Starch Digestion, Gut Bioaccessibility, and Bioavailability following In Vitro Digestion and Large Intestine Fermentation

Antioxidants, 2020
Artichoke is a relevant source of health-promoting compounds such as polyphenols and sesquiterpene lactones. In this study, the bioaccessibility and gut bioavailability of artichoke constituents were evaluated by combining in vitro digestion and large ...
Gabriele Rocchetti, Gianluca Giuberti, Franco Lucchini, Luigi Lucini   +3 more
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Anthelmintic effects of forage chicory (Cichorium intybus) against gastrointestinal nematode parasites in experimentally infected cattle [PDF]

, 2016
Two experiments studied the effects of dietary chicory against gastrointestinal nematodes in cattle. In Experiment (Exp.) 1, stabled calves were fed chicory silage (CHI1; n = 9) or ryegrass/clover hay (CTL1; n = 6) with balanced protein/energy intakes ...
Desrues, Olivier, Enemark, Heidi, Hansen, Tina V.A., Pena-Espinoza, Miguel Angel, Thamsborg, Stig M.   +4 more
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Patch Testing in Individuals With Diabetes Using Medical Devices. Part 1—Contact Allergy to Baseline Series Allergens

Contact Dermatitis, EarlyView.
The contact allergy prevalence in individuals with diabetes and in diabetes medical device (MD) users is unknown. This study in 204 diabetes MD users (114 with rash to diabetes MDs, 90 without) aimed at investigating the contact allergy prevalence to baseline series allergens. Contact allergies to sesquiterpene lactone mix and myroxylon pereirae resin (
Thanisorn Sukakul, Josefin Ulriksdotter, Martin Mowitz, Magnus Bruze, Nils Hamnerius, Cecilia Svedman   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Targeting regulated cell death (RCD) with naturally derived sesquiterpene lactones in cancer therapy

Pharmacological Research
Regulated cell death (RCD) is a type of cell death modulated by specific signal transduction pathways. Currently, known RCD types include apoptosis, autophagy, ferroptosis, necroptosis, cuproptosis, pyroptosis, and NETosis.
Cong Xu, Shaodi Wen, Xiaoyue Du, Xinhua Zou, Elaine Lai-Han Leung, Guoren Zhou, Qibiao Wu, Bo Shen   +7 more
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Prospects for the use of natural terpenoids in agriculture [PDF]

BIO Web of Conferences
As a result of the conducted phytochemical studies of sesquiterpene lactones of some plants of the genus Artemisia, Centaurea, Jurinea, and Handelia of the Asteraceae family and the study of biostimulating, mutagenic, and insecticidal activity of ...
Mukhidova Zulfiya Sh., Zakirov Salakhutdin H., Khazratkulova Sevara M., Zakirova Nodira T.   +3 more
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Invasive and non-invasive congeneric Centaurea (Asteraceae) show contrasting patterns of herbivory by snails [PDF]

, 2016
Background and aims – Once introduced into new regions, exotic species often experience shifts in resource allocation in response to the different environmental conditions found in the introduction range. Plants naturally respond to specialist herbivores
Eren, Ozkan, Filipe, João C., Hierro, Jose Luis, Jorge, Andreia, Montesinos, Daniel, Sotes, Gastón   +5 more
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