First-time oral administration of resveratrol-loaded layer-by-layer nanoparticles to rats – a pharmacokinetics study

The Analyst ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 144 (6) ◽  
pp. 2062-2079 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Cláudia Santos ◽  
Francisco J. Veiga ◽  
Joana A. D. Sequeira ◽  
Ana Fortuna ◽  
Amílcar Falcão ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oral Administration ◽  
Broad Spectrum ◽  
Layer By Layer ◽  
Pharmacokinetics Study ◽  
Therapeutic Activities ◽  
First Time

trans-Resveratrol (RSV) is a plant-derived polyphenol endowed with a broad spectrum of promising therapeutic activities.

scholarly journals Phytochemical and Ethnopharmacological Perspectives of Ehretia laevis

Molecules ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (12) ◽  
pp. 3489
Author(s):  
Pooja Sharma ◽  
Richa Shri ◽  
Fidele Ntie-Kang ◽  
Suresh Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Pentacyclic Triterpenoids ◽  
Diverse Range ◽  
Plant Parts ◽  
Tribal Communities ◽  
Crude Extracts ◽  
Traditional Remedy ◽  
Botanical Description ◽  
Pharmacological Screening ◽  
Therapeutic Activities ◽  
First Time

Ehretia laevis Roxb. (Boraginaceae) has been extensively used as a traditional remedy for the treatment of a diverse range of ailments related to the respiratory system, the gastrointestinal tract, the reproductive system, and against several infections. This review critically assesses and documents, for the first time, the fragmented information on E. laevis, including its botanical description, folklore uses, bioactive phyto metabolites and pharmacological activities. The goal is to explore this plant therapeutically. Ethnomedicinal surveys reveal that E. laevis has been used by tribal communities in Asian countries for the treatment of various disorders. Quantitative and qualitative phytochemical investigations of E. laevis showed the presence of important phytoconstituents such as pentacyclic triterpenoids, phenolic acids, flavonoids, fatty acids, steroids, alkaloids, aliphatic alcohols, hydrocarbons, amino acids, carbohydrates, vitamins and minerals. Fresh plant parts, crude extracts, fractions and isolated compounds have been reported to exhibit broad spectrum of therapeutic activities viz., antioxidant, antiarthritic, antidiabetic, anti-inflammatory, antiulcer, antidiarrheal, antidysenteric, wound healing and anti-infective activities. E. laevis is shown to be an excellent potential source of drugs for the mitigation of jaundice, asthma, dysentery, ulcers, diarrhea, ringworm, eczema, diabetes, fissure, syphilis, cuts and wounds, inflammation, liver problems, venereal and infectious disorders. Although few investigations authenticated its traditional uses but employed uncharacterized crude extracts of the plant, the major concerns raised are reproducibility of therapeutic efficacy and safety of plant material. The outcomes of limited pharmacological screening and reported bioactive compounds of E. laevis suggest that there is an urgent need for in-depth pharmacological investigations of the plant.

scholarly journals Evolution of Metastable Structures at Bimetallic Surfaces from Microscopy and Machine-Learning Molecular Dynamics

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jin Soo Lim ◽  
Jonathan Vandermause ◽  
Matthijs A. van Spronsen ◽  
Albert Musaelian ◽  
Yu Xie ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Machine Learning ◽  
Molecular Dynamics ◽  
Materials Science ◽  
Automated Analysis ◽  
Layer By Layer ◽  
Surface Restructuring ◽  
Bimetallic Systems ◽  
Metastable Structures ◽  
Mechanistic Investigation ◽  
First Time

Restructuring of interfaces plays a crucial role in materials science and heterogeneous catalysis. Bimetallic systems, in particular, often adopt very different composition and morphology at surfaces compared to the bulk. For the first time, we reveal a detailed atomistic picture of long-timescale restructuring of Pd deposited on Ag, using microscopy, spectroscopy, and novel simulation methods. By developing and performing accelerated machine-learning molecular dynamics followed by an automated analysis method, we discover and characterize previously unidentified surface restructuring mechanisms in an unbiased fashion, including Pd-Ag place exchange and Ag pop-out, as well as step ascent and descent. Remarkably, layer-by-layer dissolution of Pd into Ag is always preceded by an encapsulation of Pd islands by Ag, resulting in a significant migration of Ag out of the surface and a formation of extensive vacancy pits within a period of microseconds. These metastable structures are of vital catalytic importance, as Ag-encapsulated Pd remains much more accessible to reactants than bulk-dissolved Pd. Our approach is broadly applicable to complex multimetallic systems and enables the previously intractable mechanistic investigation of restructuring dynamics at atomic resolution.

scholarly journals Long-Term Oral Administration ofCapsicum baccatumExtracts Does Not Alter Behavioral, Hematological, and Metabolic Parameters in CF1 Mice

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aline Rigon Zimmer ◽  
Bianca Leonardi ◽  
Eduardo Rigon Zimmer ◽  
Eduardo Kalinine ◽  
Diogo Onofre de Souza ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Weight ◽  
Animal Models ◽  
Oral Administration ◽  
Biochemical Markers ◽  
Antioxidant Properties ◽  
Relative Weight ◽  
Total Phenolic ◽  
Phenolic Contents ◽  
First Time

Our group showed that crude ethanol (CE) and butanol (BUT) extracts ofCapsicum baccatumpresented anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties. Furthermore, the flavonoid and total phenolic contents were positively correlated with both of these properties observed forC. baccatumextracts. The present study demonstrated that 60 days of oral administration of CE and BUT (200 mg/kg) in mice did not cause significant differences in the following parameters evaluated: hematological profile, body weight and relative weight of visceral organs, systemic lipid profile, glucose homeostasis (GTT), kidney and hepatic biochemical markers, and spontaneous locomotion and anxiety-like behavior. Altogether, these results indicate for the first time that the long-term oral administration ofC. baccatumextracts does not affect specific aspects of CF1 mice physiology, suggesting their safety, building up the venue to test their efficacy in animal models underlying persistent activation of oxidative and inflammatory pathways.

scholarly journals A First Approach to the Chemical Composition and Antioxidant Potential of Guinea-Bissau Propolis

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (5) ◽  
pp. 1934578X1984413 ◽  
Author(s):  
Soraia I. Falcão ◽  
Mélissa Lopes ◽  
Miguel Vilas-Boas
Keyword(s):  
Antioxidant Activity ◽  
Chemical Composition ◽  
Physicochemical Properties ◽  
Natural Product ◽  
Broad Spectrum ◽  
Biological Activities ◽  
Chemical Diversity ◽  
Antioxidant Potential ◽  
Phenolic Composition ◽  
First Time

Propolis is a natural product derived from plant resins collected by honeybees and used in the beehive as a construction and defensive material. The broad spectrum of biological activities is dependent on the chemical diversity of its composition which is determined by the floral sources at the site of collection. For the first time, the chemical composition of Guinean propolis as well as its physicochemical properties, phenolic composition, and antioxidant activity was assessed. Eight compounds were identified through LC/DAD/ESI-MS n , mostly isoflavonoids, resembling Nigerian and Brazilian red propolis from the genus Dalbergia.

Layer-by-layer self-assembly of polydopamine/gold nanoparticle/thiol coating as the stationary phase for open tubular capillary electrochromatography

2015 ◽  
Vol 7 (19) ◽  
pp. 8227-8234 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiu-Ju Li ◽  
Qi-Feng Fu ◽  
Qi-Hui Zhang ◽  
Xue-Mei Jiang ◽  
Feng-Qing Yang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gold Nanoparticles ◽  
Stationary Phase ◽  
Gold Nanoparticle ◽  
Self Assembly ◽  
Capillary Electrochromatography ◽  
Phase Ratio ◽  
Layer By Layer ◽  
Novel Method ◽  
First Time ◽  
High Phase

A novel method for the preparation of permanent coating columns with a high phase ratio based on the multiple properties of PDA and LBL self-assembly of polydopamine/gold nanoparticles/thiols has been developed for the first time.

Straightforward Three-Component Synthesis of N′,N′′-Disubstituted N-Alkyl-1,3,5-Triazinanes

Synlett ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 31 (11) ◽  
pp. 1067-1072 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexey V. Kletskov ◽  
Antonio Frontera ◽  
Anna A. Sinelshchikova ◽  
Mikhail S. Grigoriev ◽  
Vladimir P. Zaytsev ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cytotoxic Activity ◽  
Multicomponent Reaction ◽  
Broad Spectrum ◽  
Domino Reaction ◽  
In Vitro Bioassays ◽  
First Time

Efficient approaches towards the synthesis of various N-substituted 1,3,5-triazinanes based on a transformation of N-alkyl-1,5,3-dioxazepanes or on a domino reaction involving condensation of various amines, amides, and paraformaldehyde are described for the first time. Mg(ClO4)2 was shown to be one of the most potent additives for the condensation. The proposed approaches permit the synthesis of a broad spectrum of substituted sym-triazinanes in good yields with relatively easy workup. In the case of the multicomponent reaction, the approach allows the preparation of the target substances from simple and easily accessible reagents. The representatives of the resulting compounds were found to possess no antimicrobial or cytotoxic activity in in vitro bioassays.

Isolierung von Venturicidin X, dem Aglycon der Venturicidine A und B aus Streptomyceten / Isolation of Venturicidin X, the Aglycon of Venturicidines A and B from Streptopyces sp

1994 ◽  
Vol 49 (7) ◽  
pp. 977-980 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hartmut Laatsch ◽  
Michael Kellner ◽  
Yong-Se Lee ◽  
Gerhard Wolf
Keyword(s):  
Natural Product ◽  
Broad Spectrum ◽  
Pathogenic Fungi ◽  
Plant Pathogenic Fungi ◽  
Streptomyces Sp ◽  
Highly Active ◽  
First Time

Abstract Venturicidin X (la ), the aglycon of the venturicidins A (1b) and B (1c) was isolated for the first time as a natural product from an unidentified Streptomyces sp. Venturicidin X (1a) is highly active against a broad spectrum of plant pathogenic fungi.

scholarly journals Administration of Glucose at Litter Equalization as a Strategy to Increase Energy in Intrauterine Growth Restricted Piglets

Animals ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (7) ◽  
pp. 1221
Author(s):  
Joanna Klaaborg ◽  
Charlotte Amdi
Keyword(s):  
Body Weight ◽  
Oral Administration ◽  
Rectal Temperature ◽  
Intrauterine Growth Restriction ◽  
Body Weight Gain ◽  
Intrauterine Growth ◽  
Average Temperature ◽  
Management Actions ◽  
Level 3 ◽  
First Time

Hyper-prolific sows give birth to large litters and up to 25% of piglets born have been subjected to intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR). The aim of this study was to test whether an oral administration of glucose impacts the survival rate and body weight gain of IUGR piglets at weaning. Different methods (injection versus oral administration of glucose 6 mL or 12 mL, respectively) were tested on IUGR piglets at litter equalization (i.e., when piglets are handled the first time at 5–20 h after birth). Injecting glucose generated the highest whole-blood glucose level + 3 h after treatment, however, after this no differences were observed. Of the 237 IUGR piglets studied, 98 piglets died or were removed from the nurse sow (41%). Rectal temperature at litter equalization (0 h) was related to the survival of the piglets with an average temperature of 37.1 ± 0.1 °C in surviving piglets and 36.6 ± 0.1 °C in piglets that died. In conclusion, providing these extra management actions at litter equalization is too late to help piglets that have a low rectal temperature and are low on energy. More research investigating different management methods to deal with IUGR piglets are needed as many of these underdeveloped piglets will not survive.

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