Advances in Traditional Medicine最新文献

{"title":"In vitro and in silico assessment of anti-cholinesterase potential of Ricinus communis L. (Euphorbiaceae): furnished with network pharmacology","authors":"Isaac Karimi,&nbsp;Layth Jasim Mohammad,&nbsp;Namdar Yousofvand,&nbsp;Jasim Mohammed Abdulhussein,&nbsp;Baydaa Abed Hussein","doi":"10.1007/s13596-024-00749-y","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s13596-024-00749-y","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Searching for cholinesterase (ChE) inhibitory small molecules will open a new horizon to design eco-friendly antiinsectants and anti-Alzheimer’s disease agents since we encounter to drug resistance against available drugs/toxins. Here, the ChE inhibitory activity of methyl alcohol extracts of <i>Ricinus communis</i> L. (<i>RC</i>) has been investigated in vitro and its mechanism was mined computationally. The beans of <i>RC</i> showed anti-ChE properties for acetyl-ChE (AChE) of 65.33% and for butyryl-ChE (BChE) of 49.00%. The methyl alcohol extract of <i>RC</i> leaves showed lesser inhibitory effects of 27.67% for AChE than 5.67% for BChE. In silico findings showed that among phytochemicals found in <i>RC</i>, stigmasterol oleate, fucosterol, trachylobane, lupeol, casbene, and <i>alpha</i>-amyrin have a trustful binding affinity (BA) of − 12.2, − 11.9, − 10.6, − 10.4, − 10.2, and − 9.9 kcal/mol with AChE, respectively, while beta-tocopherol, beyerene and kaurene have same negative BA − 9.8 kcal/mol. <i>Alpha</i>-tocopherol and <i>gamma</i>-tocopherol showed identical BA of − 9.6 kcal/mol. In this regard, delta-tocopherol and beta-amyrin showed BA of − 9.5 (kcal/mol), therefore all phytochemicals may be considered putative binders of AChE. In this line, <i>alpha</i>- and <i>beta</i>-amyrin, lupeol, stigmasterol oleate, fucosterol, casbene, beyerene, and catechin found in <i>RC</i> showed greater BA of − 11.3, − 11, − 10.7, − 9.6, − 9.6, − 9.5, − 9.3, and − 9 kcal/mol while <i>alpha</i>-tocopherol, kaurene, and trachylobane have identical BA at − 8.8 kcal/mol, therefore, they may inhibit BChE. In sum, <i>RC</i> can be considered as a natural factory of anti-ChE lead-like molecules that was gifted by Mesopotamian medicine and Kurdish ethnomedicine to the modern biopharmaceuticals.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":7613,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Traditional Medicine","volume":"24 4","pages":"1115 - 1145"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-05-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142596106","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Deciphering the historical tapestry of medicinal plants and remedies in Brazil: an analysis of sales records from the Botica Real between 1806 and 1818","authors":"Leonardo de Souza Carvalho,&nbsp;Lorraynne Oliveira de Souza,&nbsp;Ygor Jessé Ramos,&nbsp;Nina Cláudia Barboza da Silva","doi":"10.1007/s13596-024-00759-w","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s13596-024-00759-w","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>This study aims to explore previously overlooked facets of the commercialization and utilization of medicinal plants and their derivatives in the \"Botica Real\" (Royal Apothecary) from 1806 to 1818. Using primary sources from the National Library of Brazil, the National Archives, the Brazilian Historical and Geographic Institute, and online newspaper libraries, a thorough document analysis was conducted. Key documents include the \"Regimento dos preços dos medicamentos símplices, preparados e compostos\", lists of shipments from the “Botica Real” in Minas Gerais and Rio de Janeiro (Brazilian states), \"Post-mortem Inventories\" of merchants, and the \"Pharmacopoeia Geral para o Reino e Domínios de Portugal\". The examination of these documents unveiled terms related to medicinal species, their scientific names, parts used, and application methods. These terms were categorized by their origin (animal, vegetable, or mineral), with a particular focus on plant species, where botanical nomenclature was updated. The research highlighted an evolution in the number of terms associated with medicinal plants, increasing from 219 in 1806 to 303 in 1818, with a total of 156 identified species across 58 botanical families. Notably, Lamiaceae had 15 species, followed by Asteraceae (14) and Fabaceae (12). Exotic species constituted 85%, while naturalized and native Brazilian species comprised 9% and 5%, respectively. The study documented various pharmaceutical preparations, predominantly in solid, liquid, and semi-solid forms, with spirits, elixirs, and solutions being the most common, along with tinctures, fluid extracts, and compounded powders. This historical survey not only sheds light on past pharmaceutical practices with medicinal plants but also offers valuable insights for contemporary phytotherapy.</p><h3>Graphical abstract</h3>\u0000<div><figure><div><div><picture><source><img></source></picture></div></div></figure></div></div>","PeriodicalId":7613,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Traditional Medicine","volume":"24 4","pages":"1093 - 1113"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-05-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142596105","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Inhibition of phosphodiesterase 4 attenuates myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury by inhibiting cardiomyocytes apoptosis","authors":"Hyun Jeong Kwak","doi":"10.1007/s13596-024-00755-0","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s13596-024-00755-0","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The effects of selective inhibitors of phosphodiesterase type 4 (PDE4), rolipram on gastric and brain ischemia/reperfusion injuries were investigated. However, the effects of rolipram on myocardial ischemic/reperfusion (I/R) are not fully understood. Here, it was investigated whether rolipram has protective effects on in vitro and in vivo myocardial I/R. Treatment with rolipram on H9c2 cells significantly inhibited cell death during I/R in a concentration-dependent manner. Rolipram also exerted a profound protective effect on apoptosis by decreasing the apoptosis-induced protein Bax and increasing the inhibitory protein Bcl-2 during I/R. Furthermore, rolipram suppressed the caspase-3 activity in cardiomyocytes exposed to I/R. To further investigate the role of rolipram on in vivo myocardial I/R, in vivo myocardial I/R model was established by ligating left anterior descending artery (LAD) for 1 h followed by 1 h of reperfusion. Compared to ischemic control group, administration of rolipram reduced infarct size and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) level against myocardial I/R injury model. These findings indicate that rolipram has protective effect against I/R injury in cardiomyocytes. This beneficial effect is partly dependent on decreased Bax, caspase-3 as well as increased Bcl-2.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":7613,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Traditional Medicine","volume":"24 4","pages":"1087 - 1092"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-05-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142596074","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Nanoform of curcumin: expansion in therapeutic applications","authors":"Harshita Mohanty,&nbsp;Raman P. Yadav","doi":"10.1007/s13596-024-00760-3","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s13596-024-00760-3","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Curcumin is a well-known natural compound for therapeutic applications. Despite being a promising candidate, its poor water solubility, physicochemical instability, rapid degradation, poor bioactive absorption, low pharmacokinetics, low penetration and targeting efficacy, alkaline sensitivity, heat and light sensitivity limits its usage. Continuous efforts are being carried out to improve the properties of native curcumin into nanocurcumin preparation with change in structural organisation with improved properties. Several nanoformulations such as nanotube, nanopolymer, nanogel, micelle, liposome, dendrimer, quantum dot based nanocurcumin has been constructed and their potential applications explored. This has led to opening of new avenue in therapeutics domain for combating various diseases such as anti-microbial, anti-cancer, anti-diabetes, neuroprotective effect, immunomodulatory effect etc. Further, nanoform of curcumin is highlighted in reference to reversal of drug resistance and drug sensitivity enhancement. Apart from these, the review also summarizes about some clinical trials conducted using nanocurcumin in various disease domain.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":7613,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Traditional Medicine","volume":"25 1","pages":"39 - 55"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-05-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143465931","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The association between brain temperament and anxiety in mothers with premature infants hospitalized in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) based on Persian medicine","authors":"Fatemeh Hashemi,&nbsp;Ghazaleh Heydarirad,&nbsp;Fatemeh Asadollah,&nbsp;Lida Nikfarid","doi":"10.1007/s13596-024-00757-y","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s13596-024-00757-y","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>During the postpartum period, anxiety emerges as a significant health concern for women, particularly among mothers whose infants are born prematurely. According to Persian Medicine, also known as Traditional Iranian Medicine (PM), anxiety disorders are caused by an imbalance in the brain’s temperament. Recent studies have found a strong connection between one's temperament and overall happiness. Our research aims to explore the link between brain temperament and anxiety levels in mothers of premature infants receiving care in NICUs, drawing upon the principles of PM. In this particular study, 105 mothers with premature infants admitted to NICUs were enrolled based on meeting specific inclusion criteria. The assessment utilized both the “State-Trait Anxiety Inventory” and the “Brain Mizaj Temperament Questionnaire.” The results showed that there was a significant difference in the mean scores of state (overt) anxiety (<i>P</i> = 0.009) and trait (hidden) anxiety (<i>P</i> = 0.006) based on the mothers’ brain temperament, and mothers with a hotter brain temperament had higher levels of overt and hidden anxiety. Consequently, the study’s outcomes suggest a correlation between brain temperament and anxiety levels among mothers with preterm infants hospitalized in NICUs.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":7613,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Traditional Medicine","volume":"24 4","pages":"1079 - 1085"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-05-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141124294","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Ilex kudingcha extract ameliorates alterations in behaviors, neurochemical markers and Purkinje cells in the sodium valproate murine model of autism spectrum disorder","authors":"Hang Thi Nguyet Pham,&nbsp;Ly Thi Nguyen,&nbsp;Xoan Thi Le,&nbsp;Ha Thi Do,&nbsp;Chien Le Nguyen,&nbsp;Tung Manh Vu,&nbsp;Kinzo Matsumoto,&nbsp;Zhentian Lei,&nbsp;William R. Folk","doi":"10.1007/s13596-024-00758-x","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s13596-024-00758-x","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p><i>Ilex kudingcha</i> C.J. Tseng is a nootropic used throughout Asia that shares a number of metabolites with <i>Ilex paraguariensis</i> used throughout South America. Our previous study using a <i>Drosophila melanogaster rugose</i> model of autism spectrum disorders (ASD) showed that consumption of an <i>Ilex kudingcha</i> extract (IKE) mitigates phenotypic characteristics of ASD and in normal mice, alters gene expression involved in cognition, metabolism, and protein synthesis. This study investigated the effects of IKE on prenatal sodium valproate (VPA) treatment-induced ASD core behavioral deficits and ASD associated behaviors, neurochemical markers and histological changes. IKE administration significantly mitigated these behavioral deficits and damaged Purkinje cells, PTEN expression and oxidative stress and resembled treatment with methylphenidate in its effect upon social behavior. These findings extend our previous study with <i>D. melanogaster</i> and together, indicate that IKE consumption ameliorates ASD-like properties in two animal models of ASD with different etiologies. Potential mechanisms involve reduction of oxidative stress, increased PTEN expression and cerebral Purkinje cell health. These data support further studies of IKE and related species for treatment of ASD.</p><h3>Graphical abstract</h3>\u0000<div><figure><div><div><picture><source><img></source></picture></div></div></figure></div></div>","PeriodicalId":7613,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Traditional Medicine","volume":"24 4","pages":"1065 - 1077"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-05-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141125144","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Selective apoptotic and genotoxic effects of pomegranate peel extract against human hepatocellular carcinoma HepG2 cell line","authors":"Wesam T. Basal,&nbsp;Medhat El-Sakka,&nbsp;Neima K. El-Sonousy,&nbsp;Aliaa M. Issa","doi":"10.1007/s13596-024-00753-2","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s13596-024-00753-2","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Finding a therapeutic agent that is selective, non-toxic to normal cells, and does not develop resistance or unpleasant side effects became the most challenging aspect in cancer therapy. Our study investigates the potential antitumorigenic effects of pomegranate peel extract against human hepatocellular carcinoma HepG₂ cell line. The effect of the extract on cell viability, DNA fragmentation, cell cycle arrest, and expression of cancer related genes in human hepatocellular carcinoma cell line (HepG₂), and normal human hepatocyte cell line (THLE₂) was evaluated using MTT, comet assay, flow cytometry and real time PCR, respectively. Unlike THLE₂ cells, the pomegranate peel extract significantly decreased cell viability accompanied by DNA fragmentation and cell cycle arrest in HepG₂ cells. It also significantly decreased the expression levels of Cyclooxygenase-2, B-cell lymphoma 2, vascular permeability factor, matrix metalloproteinase -9, cyclin B1, and cyclin dependent kinase1 while the expression levels of BCL2-associated X protein, and p21 genes were significantly increased. The obtained results suggest a potential antitumorigenic effect of pomegranate peel extract against HepG₂ cell lines.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":7613,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Traditional Medicine","volume":"24 4","pages":"1053 - 1064"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-05-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140975400","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Investigation of bioactive fractions from fenugreek seeds (Trigonella foenum-graecum L.): chemical profiling, in vitro anti-inflammatory activity, and their potential against LPS-stimulated J774A.1 cells","authors":"Ensieh Kalantari,&nbsp;Mostafa Pournamdari,&nbsp;Mehrnaz Mehrabani,&nbsp;Mojdeh Esmaeili Tarzic,&nbsp;Neda Mohamadi,&nbsp;Amir Asadi,&nbsp;Sheida Illaghi,&nbsp;Fariba Sharififar","doi":"10.1007/s13596-024-00751-4","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s13596-024-00751-4","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Despite the known anti-inflammatory effect of fenugreek seeds (<i>Trigonella foenum-graecum</i> L.), the specific mechanism and compounds responsible for this effect have been less studied so far. This research aimed to fractionate the total methanolic extract and investigate their impact on the iNOS expression in J774A.1 macrophage induced by lipopolysaccharide (LPS). The fractions of the total extract were obtained using semi-preparative HPLC. J774A.1 cells were treated with the highest non-toxic concentration of the samples and bacterial LPS (5 μg/ml). After 24 h, treated and untreated cells were used for RNA extraction, and mRNA levels were determined by qRT-PCR analysis. A total of 30 fractions were obtained with 9 main fractions (F3, F6, F9, F12, F15, F18, F21, F24, and F27) selected for cell studies. F9, total extract, and F15 significantly decreased iNOS gene expression compared to the LPS-treated group (up to 99.3%, 84.7% and 76.5% respectively). Overall, these results suggest that the anti-inflammatory effect of fenugreek seeds and/or fractions may be partially due to the suppression of iNOS. This effect can be attributed to various plant compounds, and further isolation may help identify novel anti-inflammatory compounds become a new inflammation. These findings support the potential of both the extract and the fractions as promising candidates for the treatment of inflammation-related diseases in future research.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":7613,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Traditional Medicine","volume":"24 4","pages":"1045 - 1052"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-05-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140998161","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Phytochemical quantification and optimization of synergistic antioxidant potency of Moroccan medicinal plants using constrained mixture design","authors":"Ikrame Zeouk,&nbsp;Wessal Ouedrhiri,&nbsp;Chaimae Rais,&nbsp;Chaimae Slimani,&nbsp;Khadija Bekhti","doi":"10.1007/s13596-024-00754-1","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s13596-024-00754-1","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Natural products provide a promising source of efficient bioactive compounds against oxidative damage. However, the interactions between phytochemicals affect the antioxidant potency. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the in vitro antioxidant potency of twelve plants used in the central north of Morocco and to analyze the combined effect between the most active extracts. The main active plant extracts were subjected to binary and ternary combinations using the simplex-centroid design. Important synergetic effects were observed and the constrained mixture design allowed the optimization of the mixture presenting the highest antioxidant activity at 90.47%. The results from the present work showed that Moroccan plants such as <i>Inula viscosa</i>, <i>Punica granatum</i> and <i>Crataegus oxyacantha</i> could constitute a promising source for developing antioxidants. Moreover, the antioxidant potency can be enhanced using constrained mixture design.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":7613,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Traditional Medicine","volume":"24 4","pages":"1037 - 1043"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-05-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141009453","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Capparis zeylanica-mediated Ag/ZnO nanoparticles and their antiproliferative efficacy via nuclear apoptosis","authors":"P. Suresh,&nbsp;A. Doss,&nbsp;G. Rajeswari,&nbsp;T. P. Kumari Pushpa Rani,&nbsp;R. P. Praveen Pole,&nbsp;S. Satheesh","doi":"10.1007/s13596-024-00752-3","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s13596-024-00752-3","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Nanobiotechnology has been emerging as an interesting scientific branch holds its applicability in biology, medicine etc. Exploiting the capacity of biogenic metal nanoparticles in areas like biomedicine and therapeutics with peculiarities such as eco-friendly, cheap and biocompatible, the green synthesized bimetallic nanopaticles, silver-zinc oxide nanopaticles (Ag–ZnO NPs), were chosen to find out their anticancer properties. Herein, the Ag–ZnO NPs were fabricated by using the leaf extract of <i>Capparis zeylanica</i> (<i>C. zeylanica</i>) plant. Further, the Ag–ZnO NPs were subjected to characterization, and they were tested for their anticancer potential on the breast cancer cells, MDA-MB-231.The cell viability study implied that the IC₅₀ value of MDA-MB-231 cells was 43.46 ± 2.56, achieved at a 10 μg/ml concentration of Ag–ZnO NPs. The NPs-treated cancer cells exhibited the ROS-mediated apoptotic changes that were visualized through fluorescent microscopic images using acridine orange/ethydium bromide (AO/EB) staining, 4′,6-diamidino-2-phenylindole (DAPI), and propidium iodide (PI) staining. The findings of the current study point out that the green Ag–ZnO NPs seem to be an efficient anticancer agent.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":7613,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Traditional Medicine","volume":"24 3","pages":"935 - 946"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-05-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141013867","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}