Curcumin downregulates aquaporin-1 expression in cultured rat choroid plexus cells.

abstract：:Several species of Passiflora have been employed widely as a folk medicine because of sedative and tranquillizer activities. In this study, we evaluate the effects on anxiety and memory process of two popularly used Passiflora species. To this aim, male Wistar rats (weighing 250-300 g) were intraperitoneally injected ...

journal_title：Journal of medicinal food

authors： Barbosa PR,Valvassori SS,Bordignon CL Jr,Kappel VD,Martins MR,Gavioli EC,Quevedo J,Reginatto FH

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Carob (Ceratonia siliqua L.) contains a wide variety of polyphenols with high antioxidant properties. In this study, we investigated the effects of aqueous extract of carob pods (AECP) on emotional behavior impairments and metabolic disorders in ovariectomized (OVX) rats. Female Wistar rats were assigned to three grou...

journal_title：Journal of medicinal food

authors： Ammari M,Othman H,Rtibi K,Sakly M,Abdelmelek H

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Studies have shown that polyphenols reduce the risk of inflammation-related diseases and upregulates energy expenditure in adipose tissue. Here, we investigated the mechanism of the anti-inflammatory and antiobesity effects of almond skin polyphenol extract (ASP) in differentiated 3T3-L1 adipocytes. The antioxidant ef...

journal_title：Journal of medicinal food

authors： Huang WC,Chen CY,Wu SJ

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several studies have demonstrated a protective effect of estrogen against the risk of developing neurodegenerative diseases; however, the molecular mechanisms involved have not been fully addressed. Isoflavones have been proposed as potential alternatives to estrogen replacement therapy. Therefore, in the present stud...

journal_title：Journal of medicinal food

authors： Park YJ,Jang YM,Kwon YH

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of the administration of a whey protein isolate (WPI) and collagen hydrolysates on ethanol-induced ulcerative lesions was studied in rats. WPI and bovine or porcine collagen hydrolysate (BCH and PCH, respectively) were given to rats by gavage. In acute experiments, (single-dose) physiological saline (10 mL/...

journal_title：Journal of medicinal food

authors： Castro GA,Carvalho JE,Tinti SV,Possenti A,Sgarbieri VC

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was designed to test the hypothesis that kava kava induces a depressor response in the pulmonary vascular bed of the cat and to identify the pathways involved in the mediation or modulation of these effects. In separate experiments, the effects of L-N5-(1-iminoethyl)ornithine hydrochloride (L-NIO), a nitric...

journal_title：Journal of medicinal food

authors： Hoover JM,Kaye AD,Ibrahim IN,Fields AM,Richards TA

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diabetes is a chronic degenerative disease with no cure, is found in millions of people worldwide, and can cause life-threatening complications at any age. The plant Cissus sicyoides L. is a runner plant found abundantly in Brazil, especially in the Amazon. Its therapeutic properties are widely used in popular medicin...

journal_title：Journal of medicinal food

authors： Salgado JM,Mansi DN,Gagliardi A

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate the effectiveness of nutritional supplement Bao Khi Khang as an adjuvant therapy in acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) compared to conventional therapy alone. This was a prospective, randomized, open-label controlled trial in 60 patients presenting with acute exacerbatio...

journal_title：Journal of medicinal food

authors： Hoang BX,Han B,Nguyen HX,Dang KT

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fifty-four potential probiotic candidates were assayed for their phenotypic susceptibility to two batches of antibiotics manufactured by the same company, using the agar disc diffusion method on de Man, Rogosa, and Sharpe (MRS) agar. Cloxacillin was generally resisted (40.0-100%), while gentamicin (3.85-20.0%) was the...

journal_title：Journal of medicinal food

authors： Ogunshe AA

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the traditional system of medicine, the roots and rhizomes of Glycyrrhiza glabra have been employed clinically for centuries for their anti-inflammatory, anti-ulcer, expectorant, antimicrobial, and anxiolytic activities. The present study was undertaken to investigate the effects of G. glabra, popularly known as li...

journal_title：Journal of medicinal food

authors： Parle M,Dhingra D,Kulkarni SK

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dietary patterns high in fat influence local and systemic oxidative stress through adipose tissue (AT) accrual and increased reactive oxygen species generation. Lycopene, a carotenoid with antioxidant functionality, may mitigate excess oxidative stress, yet the lipophilic nature of this compound may limit its function...

journal_title：Journal of medicinal food

authors： Senkus KE,Tan L,Crowe-White KM

更新日期：2020-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Essential oil preparation of the terpenic type was introduced for the first time in the 1930s for the management of urolithiasis. Although essential oil preparations are registered in 50 countries, including some developed countries such as the United Kingdom, Italy, and Japan, for use in urolithiasis, no literature h...

journal_title：Journal of medicinal food

authors： Al-Mosawi AJ

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study sought to characterize the effects of some citrus fruit juices (shaddock [Citrus maxima], grapefruit [Citrus paradisii], lemon [Citrus limoni], orange [Citrus sinensis], and tangerine [Citrus reticulata]) on acetylcholinesterase activity in vitro. The total phenolic content, radical scavenging abilities, an...

journal_title：Journal of medicinal food

authors： Ademosun AO,Oboh G

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:ABSTRACT This study reports the hypoglycemic effects of the crude exopolysaccharide (EPS) produced from submerged mycelial culture of Lentinus strigosus (Schwein.) Fr. (Family Polyporaceae) in streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetic rats. In a dose-dependent study, diabetic rats were treated with EPS at doses of 50-150 ...

journal_title：Journal of medicinal food

authors： Yamac M,Kanbak G,Zeytinoglu M,Bayramoglu G,Senturk H,Uyanoglu M

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The protective effect of beef and pig collagen hydrolysates and their fractions were tested as anti-ulcerogenic agents in rats (weighing 250-350 g) against ulcerative lesions caused by ethanol. Beef and pig collagen hydrolysates were fractionated by ultrafiltration into different molecular weight fractions. The protoc...

journal_title：Journal of medicinal food

authors： Castro GA,Sgarbieri VC,Carvalho JE,Tinti SV,Possenti A

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Propolis is a natural bee product, and it has many effects, including antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antihepatotoxic, and anticancer activity. In this study, we aimed to explore the potential in vivo anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and antiapoptotic properties of propolis extract on lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced i...

journal_title：Journal of medicinal food

authors： Yangi B,Cengiz Ustuner M,Dincer M,Ozbayer C,Tekin N,Ustuner D,Colak E,Kolac UK,Entok E

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prostatism and erectile dysfunction (ED) are highly prevalent and closely comorbid. Prescription treatments are limitingly expensive but robust in mechanisms of action (MoA). Nutritional supplements (NS) are low-cost but inadequately supported by evidence. Do any NS use robust MoA? Could their efficacy be amplified vi...

journal_title：Journal of medicinal food

authors： Pyke RE

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have provided a protocol for establishing an atopic dermatitis (AD) in vitro model, and evaluated the effects of Costaria costata (CC) extracts on AD in an in vitro model using keratinocytes and splenocytes from AD-induced mice and mast cells. HaCaT cells were each treated with 200 μg/mL of CC water extract (CCW), ...

journal_title：Journal of medicinal food

authors： Kim OK,Nam DE,Lee M,Kwon HO,Park J,You Y,Kim SI,Lee J,Jun W

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oxidative stress triggered by hyperglycemia is thought to be a major factor in the development of liver disease during diabetes mellitus (DM). The aim of this study was to determine the antioxidant capacity of aqueous extracts of selenium-enriched Auricularia auricular (AESA) and further investigate the hepatic protec...

journal_title：Journal of medicinal food

authors： Wei C,Wang J,Duan C,Fan H,Liu X

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pomegranate seed oil was investigated for possible skin cancer chemopreventive efficacy in mice. In the main experiment, two groups consisting each of 30, 4-5-week-old, female CD(1) mice were used. Both groups had skin cancer initiated with an initial topical exposure of 7,12-dimethylbenzanthracene and with biweekly p...

journal_title：Journal of medicinal food

authors： Hora JJ,Maydew ER,Lansky EP,Dwivedi C

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vitamin E is an essential human nutrient that was first isolated from wheat. Emmer wheat, the cereal of Old World agriculture and a precursor to durum wheat, grows wild in the Fertile Crescent. Evolution Canyon, Israel, provides a microsite that models effects of contrasting environments. The north-facing and south-fa...

journal_title：Journal of medicinal food

authors： Watts EJ,Shen Y,Lansky EP,Nevo E,Bobe G,Traber MG

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Soy products are mainly composed of proteins, phytochemicals such as isoflavones, soy lipids, and carbohydrates. It is unclear whether an individual component alone or a combined effect of multiple bioactive compounds contributes to the beneficial properties of soy. We investigated the effect of dietary genistein (the...

journal_title：Journal of medicinal food

authors： Yang JY,Lee SJ,Park HW,Cha YS

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Irradiation technology can improve the biological activities of natural molecules through a structural modification. This study was conducted to investigate the enhancement of the anticancer effects of chrysin upon exposure to gamma irradiation. Gamma irradiation induces the production of new radiolytic peaks simultan...

journal_title：Journal of medicinal food

authors： Song HY,Kim HM,Mushtaq S,Kim WS,Kim YJ,Lim ST,Byun EB

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Worldwide prevalence of noncommunicable chronic degenerative diseases is among the main causes of death worldwide. The consumption of some foods such as nuts and seeds may be beneficial in preventing these diseases. Dipteryx alata Vogel (DA), known popularly as Baru, belongs to the family Fabaceae and is a native frui...

journal_title：Journal of medicinal food

authors： Ragassi Fiorini AM,Barbalho SM,Guiguer ÉL,Oshiiwa M,Mendes CG,Vieites RL,Chies AB,de Oliveira PB,de Souza MDSS,Nicolau CCT

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The emergence of antimicrobial resistance, coupled with the availability of fewer antifungal agents with fungicidal actions, prompted this present study to characterize Candida species in our environment and determine the effectiveness of virgin coconut oil as an antifungal agent on these species. In 2004, 52 recent i...

journal_title：Journal of medicinal food

authors： Ogbolu DO,Oni AA,Daini OA,Oloko AP

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Obesity is characterized by an increase in the infiltration of monocytes into the adipose tissue, causing an inflammatory condition associated with, for example, the development of insulin resistance. Thus, anti-inflammatory-based treatments could emerge as a novel and interesting approach. It has been reported that C...

journal_title：Journal of medicinal food

authors： Reyes-Farias M,Vasquez K,Ovalle-Marin A,Fuentes F,Parra C,Quitral V,Jimenez P,Garcia-Diaz DF

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Frondoside A, a major triterpene glycoside from North Atlantic commercially harvested sea cucumber Cucumaria frondosa, possesses strong immunomodulatory properties in subtoxic doses. Frondoside A stimulates lysosomal activity of mouse macrophages in vivo at a maximal effective stimulatory dose of 0.2 microg per mouse ...

journal_title：Journal of medicinal food

authors： Aminin DL,Agafonova IG,Kalinin VI,Silchenko AS,Avilov SA,Stonik VA,Collin PD,Woodward C

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:High-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) or capillary electrophoresis (CE) is particularly suited to the separation and analysis of a wide range of biological compounds. When investigating such compounds in complex matrices (e.g., blood, tissue, urine, foods), specificity of the detection method becomes an import...

journal_title：Journal of medicinal food

authors： Barnes S,Wang CC,Smith-Johnson M,Kirk M

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In traditional Korean medicine, lotus (Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn) roots have been used as an antidiabetic and an antiproliferative remedy. However, scientific publications on lotus properties are very limited. Therefore, it was decided to investigate the Korean white lotus cultivars in order to find out their bioactivit...

journal_title：Journal of medicinal food

authors： Park YS,Towantakavanit K,Kowalska T,Jung ST,Ham KS,Heo BG,Cho JY,Yun JG,Kim HJ,Gorinstein S

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The anticonvulsant properties of ethanol leaf extract of Spathodea campanulata, a plant used in traditional medicine to treat convulsion and epilepsy, were studied in mice using pentylenetetrazole-, picrotoxin-, and electroshock-induced models in mice. Other central nervous system effects and anticonvulsant-related ac...

journal_title：Journal of medicinal food

authors： Ilodigwe EE,Akah PA,Nworu CS

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00