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Obesity: will withaferin win the war?

Nature Medicine, 2016
A new study shows that withaferin A, a steroidal lactone isolated from Withania somnifera, can exert profound metabolic benefits in mice, including body-weight loss, reduced hepatic steatosis and improved glucose control.
Paul T Pfluger, Matthias H Tschöp
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Benefits of Withania somnifera (Ashwagandha) supplementation in obesity

Journal of Education, Health and Sport, 2023
Introduction and purpose: Ashwagandha (fam. Solanaceae) also known as Withania somnifera, is an herb commonly used in traditional Ayurvedic medicine. It is sometimes called Indian ginseng or winter cherry and it is used for its extensive health benefits
Alicja Nowak, Klaudia Bogusz, Natalia Baran, Marcela Maksymowicz, Adriana Bielak, Aleksandra Nowak, Łucja Cywka, Weronika Szwed, Piotr Machowiec   +8 more
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Withania somnifera root extract inhibits mammary cancer metastasis and epithelial to mesenchymal transition. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2013
Though clinicians can predict which patients are at risk for developing metastases, traditional therapies often prove ineffective and metastatic disease is the primary cause of cancer patient death; therefore, there is a need to develop anti-metastatic ...
Zhen Yang, Anapatricia Garcia, Songli Xu, Doris R Powell, Paula M Vertino, Shivendra Singh, Adam I Marcus   +6 more
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Estimating the production of withaferin A and withanolide A in Withania somnifera (L.) dunal using aquaponics for sustainable development in hill agriculture

Frontiers in Plant Science, 2023
IntroductionHumanity is suffering from huge and severe difficulties, including changes in climate, soil degradation, scarcity of water and the security of food and medicines, among others.
Manali Singh, Shivani Bhutani, Nisha Dinkar, Anita Mishra, Kahkashan Perveen, Alanoud T. Alfagham, Mehrun Nisha Khanam, Santosh Chandra Bhatt, Deep Chandra Suyal   +8 more
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Withaferin A for COVID-19: a Network Pharmacology Approach

Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology, 2023
COVID-19 has become a global challenge as there are very few treatment options available. This has proved to impact several physiological implications like immunological injury, myocardial infarction, micro-thrombus formation, neurological complications and multi-organ dysfunction. A combination therapy or a systems pharmacology approach can be adopted
Ashasmita S. Mishra, Bhuvaneswari Varadarajan, Srayaa Sathish, Sujata Roy   +3 more
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Evaluation of the Cytotoxic, Anti-Inflammatory, and Immunomodulatory Effects of Withaferin A (WA) against Lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-Induced Inflammation in Immune Cells Derived from BALB/c Mice

Pharmaceutics, 2022
(1) Background: Inflammation is one of the primary responses of the immune system and plays a key role in the pathophysiology of various diseases. Recent reports suggest that various phytochemicals exhibit promising anti-inflammatory and immunomodulation
Abdullah M. Alnuqaydan, Abdulmajeed Almutary, Gh Rasool Bhat, Tanveer Ahmad Mir, Shadil Ibrahim Wani, Mohd Younis Rather, Shabir Ahmad Mir, Bader Alshehri, Sulaiman Alnasser, Faten M. Ali Zainy, Bilal Rah   +10 more
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Evaluation of the geroprotective effects of withaferin A in Drosophila melanogaster

Aging, 2021
Withanolides are a class of compounds usually found in plant extracts which are an attractive geroprotective drug design starting point. We evaluated the geroprotective properties of Withaferin A (WA) in vivo using the Drosophila model. Flies were supplemented by nutrient medium with WA (at a concentration of 1, 10, or 100 μM dissolved in ethanol) for ...
Koval, Liubov, Zemskaya, Nadezhda, Aliper, Alexander, Zhavoronkov, Alex, Moskalev, Alexey   +4 more
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Withaferin-A inhibits colorectal cancer growth and metastasis by targeting the HSP90/HIF-1α/EMT axis

Archives of Medical Science
Introduction Withaferin-A (WA) derived from natural products can inhibit the growth and metastasis of colorectal cancer (CRC) in vitro and in vivo. Transcriptome sequencing showed that WA inhibited the epithelial-mesenchymal transition pathway (EMT ...
Wen-qi Lu, Xiang-de Li, Yunman Gu, Jiang-ming Huang, Yan-kai Qin, Xiao-yong Cai, Chun-ming Wang   +6 more
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Pharmacokinetics and bioequivalence of Withania somnifera (Ashwagandha) extracts – A double blind, crossover study in healthy adults

Heliyon, 2023
Introduction: Withania somnifera (WS) or ashwagandha is an adaptogenic plant used extensively in traditional medicines and as a food supplement. Despite a long history of use and numerous clinical trials, the human pharmacokinetics of withanolides, the ...
Se-Kwon Kim, Jayachandran Venkatesan, Priyank Rathi, Benny Antony   +3 more
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Proinflammatory Cytokines IL-6 and TNF-α Increased Telomerase Activity through NF-κB/STAT1/STAT3 Activation, and Withaferin A Inhibited the Signaling in Colorectal Cancer Cells

Mediators of Inflammation, 2017
There are increasing evidences of proinflammatory cytokine involvement in cancer development. Here, we found that two cytokines, IL-6 and TNF-α, activated colorectal cancer cells to be more invasive and stem-like.
Seyung S. Chung, Yong Wu, Quincy Okobi, Debbie Adekoya, Mohammad Atefi, Orette Clarke, Pranabananda Dutta, Jaydutt V. Vadgama   +7 more
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