Nutraceuticals, Volume 4, Issue 3

Red clover (Trifolium pratense L.) is found in southeast Europe and Anatolia. Its primary traditional medicinal use includes the treatment of various conditions of the upper respiratory tract. In recent years, its isoflavones have become the focus of...

Avocado seed contains 64% of the phenolic compounds of the whole fruit. This makes avocado seed a potential candidate for the development of treatments for different illnesses, including obesity (the major risk factor for metabolic disorders). The ai...

γ-Tocopherol (γT) is the major form of vitamin E contained in plants and seed oils. Although it is readily metabolized in the liver, the function of the metabolites is not fully understood. This study investigated the antioxidant activiti...

The enteric nervous system (ENS) interacts bidirectionally with the local immune system, responding to inflammation within the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. In a previous study using the same samples, several gene targets were identified as being diff...

Colorectal cancer is the third leading cause of cancer-related deaths, and the five-year survival rate of the metastatic disease is less than 15%. Treatment approaches include surgery, systemic chemotherapy and radiotherapy. The aggressive nature and...

Jabuticaba fruit (Plinia cauliflora) is widely consumed in various forms such as juice, jam, wine, and liquors; however, its potential therapeutic effects on diabetic complications remain inadequately explored. We aimed to investigate the potential a...

Seaweeds have been utilized for millennia in Asian countries, although they have only more recently become popular in Western society. They began to be used in ancient times because of their long-term properties and, nowadays, seaweeds are being targ...