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Withaferin A – A natural multifaceted therapeutic compound [PDF]

, 2021
COVID 19, which has lead to the death of millions of people, is still spreading worldwide. The development of any new drug after proper trial is much time consuming.  This present global pandemic situation has lead the researchers around the world ...
Senthil, Kalaiselvi, Vinod, Sangeetha
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Withaferin A downregulates COX-2/NF-κB signaling and modulates MMP-2/9 in experimental endometriosis [PDF]

, 2022
Purpose: To study the effect of withaferin A on an experimentally-induced endometriosis (EM) model. Methods: Female Sprague-Dawley rats were induced EM by implantation of autologous endometrium.
Huimin, Wang, Dan, Wang, Xiaoxin, Yang, Yiling, Jiang, Jing, Fan, Chun, Li   +5 more
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Vimentin as a potential therapeutic target in sorafenib resistant HepG2, a HCC model cell line [PDF]

Clinical and Molecular Hepatology, 2020
Background/Aims Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common liver cancer with high mortality rate in patients suffering from liver diseases. The drug of choice used in advanced-stage of HCC is sorafenib.
Ankita Makol, Harpreet Kaur, Sakshi Sharma, Shruthi Kanthaje, Ramanpreet Kaur, Anuradha Chakraborti   +5 more
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The ameliorating effect of withaferin A on high-fat diet-induced non-alcoholic fatty liver disease by acting as an LXR/FXR dual receptor activator

Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2023
Introduction: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) incidence has been rapidly increasing, and it has emerged as one of the major diseases of the modern world.
Varsha D. Shiragannavar, Nirmala G. Sannappa Gowda, Lakshana D. Puttahanumantharayappa, Shreyas H. Karunakara, Smitha Bhat, Shashanka K. Prasad, Shashanka K. Prasad, Divya P. Kumar, Prasanna K. Santhekadur   +8 more
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Vimentin is a novel anti-cancer therapeutic target; insights from in vitro and in vivo mice xenograft studies. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2010
BACKGROUND:Vimentin is a ubiquitous mesenchymal intermediate filament supporting mechano-structural integrity of quiescent cells while participating in adhesion, migration, survival, and cell signaling processes via dynamic assembly/disassembly in ...
Guy Lahat, Quan-Sheng Zhu, Kai-Lieh Huang, Suizhao Wang, Svetlana Bolshakov, Jeffery Liu, Keila Torres, Robert R Langley, Alexander J Lazar, Mien Chie Hung, Dina Lev   +10 more
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Structural Elucidation and Antibacterial Activity Studies of Leaf Extracts of Withania somnifera

Indonesian Journal of Chemistry, 2022
Withania somnifera (W. somnifera), a small, woody shrub in the Solanaceae family, has been studied using a phytochemical test, antibacterial activity and partial characterizations. Air-dried and powdered leaves of the plant were extracted with maceration
Amsalu Genanaw Gebeyehu, Kumlachew Zelalem Walle, Meseret ZEbeaman Birhanu, Rahel Gebeyehu   +3 more
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Withaferin-A compound targeting α-amylase Suppl.files

, 2022
Withaferin-A compound targeting α ...
Aziz Unnisa
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Exploring the Multifaceted Therapeutic Potential of Withaferin A and Its Derivatives

Biomedicines, 2020
Withaferin A (WA), a manifold studied, C28-steroidal lactone withanolide found in Withania somnifera. Given its unique beneficial effects, it has gathered attention in the era of modern science.
Tapan Behl, Aditi Sharma, Lalit Sharma, Aayush Sehgal, Gokhan Zengin, Roxana Brata, Ovidiu Fratila, Simona Bungau   +7 more
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Molecular dynamics simulations and experimental studies reveal differential permeability of withaferin-A and withanone across the model cell membrane

Scientific Reports, 2021
Poor bioavailability due to the inability to cross the cell membrane is one of the major reasons for the failure of a drug in clinical trials. We have used molecular dynamics simulations to predict the membrane permeability of natural drugs—withanolides (
Renu Wadhwa, Neetu Singh Yadav, Shashank P. Katiyar, Tomoko Yaguchi, Chohee Lee, Hyomin Ahn, Chae-Ok Yun, Sunil C. Kaul, Durai Sundar   +8 more
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Electrically Polarized Withaferin A and Alginate-Incorporated Biphasic Calcium Phosphate Microspheres Exhibit Osteogenicity and Antibacterial Activity In Vitro

Molecules, 2022
Biphasic calcium phosphate microspheres were synthesized by the water on oil emulsion method and, subsequently, withaferin A was incorporated in the microspheres to evaluate their efficacy in biomedical applications.
Itishree Priyadarshini, Subhasmita Swain, Janardhan Reddy Koduru, Tapash Ranjan Rautray   +3 more
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