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­­­­Evaluation of Design and Fabrication of Food-Grade Nanofibers from Chitosan-Gelatin for Nanoencapsulation of Stigmasterol Using the Electrospinning Method [PDF]

Advanced Pharmaceutical Bulletin, 2021
Purpose: In this research, electrospinning method was employed to fabricate food-grade nanofibers (NFs) from chitosan-gelatin combination for stigmasterol encapsulation.
Mir-Michael Mousavi, Mohammadali Torbati, Parastou Farshi, Hedayat Hosseini, Masoud Aman Mohammadi, Seyede Marzieh Hosseini, Simzar Hosseinzadeh   +6 more
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In vitro cytotoxic effect of stigmasterol derivatives against breast cancer cells

BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies, 2023
Background Stigmasterol is an unsaturated phytosterol that belong to the class of tetracyclic steroids abundant in Rhoicissus tridentata. Stigmasterol is an important constituent since it has shown impressive pharmacological effects such as anti ...
Nondumiso Premilla Dube, Vuyelwa Jacqueline Tembu, Getrude R Nyemba, Candace Davison, Goitsemodimo Herckious Rakodi, Douglas Kemboi, Jo-Anne de la Mare, Xavier Siwe-Noundou, Amanda-Lee Ezra Manicum   +8 more
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Stigmasterol Causes Ovarian Cancer Cell Apoptosis by Inducing Endoplasmic Reticulum and Mitochondrial Dysfunction

Pharmaceutics, 2020
Background: Phytosterols have physiological effects and are used as medicines or food supplements. Stigmasterol has shown anticancer effects against various cancers such as hepatoma, cholangiocarcinoma, gall bladder carcinoma, endometrial adenocarcinoma ...
Hyocheol Bae, Gwonhwa Song, Whasun Lim
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Structure and Properties of Organogels Prepared from Rapeseed Oil with Stigmasterol

Foods, 2022
This work used the natural ingredient stigmasterol as an oleogelator to explore the effect of concentration on the properties of organogels. Organogels based on rapeseed oil were investigated using various techniques (oil binding capacity, rheology ...
Caili Tang, Zheng Wan, Yilu Chen, Yiyun Tang, Wei Fan, Yong Cao, Mingyue Song, Jingping Qin, Hang Xiao, Shiyin Guo, Zhonghai Tang   +10 more
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Stigmasterol Restores the Balance of Treg/Th17 Cells by Activating the Butyrate-PPARγ Axis in Colitis

Frontiers in Immunology, 2021
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a chronic inflammatory disorder with gut microbiota disequilibrium and regulatory T (Treg)/T helper 17 (Th17) immune imbalance. Stigmasterol, a plant-derived sterol, has shown anti-inflammatory effects. Our study aimed
Shuting Wen, Long He, Zhuotai Zhong, Runyuan Zhao, Senhui Weng, Hong Mi, Fengbin Liu, Fengbin Liu, Fengbin Liu   +8 more
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Comparative effects of dietary stigmasterol and oxidised stigmasterol on cholesterol absorption and metabolism in mice. [PDF]

Br J Nutr
Abstract Dietary phytosterols exert hypocholesterolemic effects by inhibiting cholesterol absorption in the small intestine. However, oxidised phytosterols exert harmful effects. In this study, we compared the effects of dietary stigmasterol or oxidised stigmasterol (OS) on cholesterol absorption and metabolism in
Ohara Y, Osada K.
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PHYSIOLOGICAL EFFECT OF STIGMASTEROL ON SALINITY CONTROL OF SUGAR BEET (Beta vulgaris, L.) [PDF]

Journal of Plant Production, 2001
The promotive role of stigmasterol under salinized soil level is well documented in this report to elucidate the physiological effect of stigmasterol (10-6 and 10-4 M) to overcome soil salinity (0.59, 0.67 and 0.96m mos) on growth aspects, yield ...
Z. Ali, M. Abd El Wahed,
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Pharmacological and Phytochemical Insights Into <i>Ficus benghalensis</i> (Indian Banyan): Anti-Inflammatory, Antioxidant, and Anticancer Potentials. [PDF]

Food Sci Nutr
The aim of this review is to critically evaluate the therapeutic potential of Ficus benghalensis L. by integrating ethnomedicinal knowledge with contemporary scientific evidence. The objectives are to summarize its phytochemical profile, analyze antioxidant, antimicrobial, antidiabetic, anti‐inflammatory, and anticancer activities, elucidate underlying
Ali Z, Awlqadr FH, Ali U, Ullah I, Arshad MT, Rauf A, Parveen H, Mukhtar S, Faridi U, Hossain MS.   +9 more
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Structural characterization of inclusion complex of stigmasterol with alpha-cyclodextrin using spectroscopy and molecular modeling

Biomedical and Biotechnology Research Journal, 2022
Background: Stigmasterol possesses numerous physiological effects and is used as food supplements and behaves as a pharmaceutical agent. It exhibits anticancer effects against various cancers.
Kuruz Francy, Johnson Prema Kumari, Simon Lizy Roselet   +2 more
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SBT (Composed of Panax ginseng and Aconitum carmichaeli) and Stigmasterol Enhances Nitric Oxide Production and Exerts Curative Properties as a Potential Anti-Oxidant and Immunity-Enhancing Agent

Antioxidants, 2022
Immune dysregulation is a risk factor for several diseases, including infectious diseases. Immunostimulatory agents have been used for the treatment of immune dysregulation, but deleterious adverse effects have been reported.
Na-Ra Han, Kyeoung-Cheol Kim, Ju-Sung Kim, Hi-Joon Park, Seong-Gyu Ko, Phil-Dong Moon   +5 more
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