Reprint

Inflammation and Natural Products

Edited by
November 2023
338 pages
  • ISBN978-3-0365-9477-4 (Hardback)
  • ISBN978-3-0365-9476-7 (PDF)

This book is a reprint of the Special Issue Inflammation and Natural Products that was published in

Biology & Life Sciences
Medicine & Pharmacology
Public Health & Healthcare
Summary

Terrestrial and marine environments are inexhaustible sources of compounds and active extracts which have been employed in medicine since ancient times. The aim of this reprint is to collect new approaches around compounds and extracts isolated from natural products and their biological activity, with a focus on anti-inflammatory pathways. Thus, this reprint compiles full original papers and reviews articles published during 2023 in a Special Issue of Life, titled “Inflammation and Natural products”. The publications within this reprint are focused on secondary metabolites of plants demonstrating significant antioxidants and anti-inflammatory properties, among others, and clinical relevance in various pathological conditions. It also includes reviews that focus on natural therapies for topics such as arthritis, lung diseases, neuroprotection, skin photoprotection, and the impact of gender in the use of medicinal plants in relation to vascular diseases. The reprint of this Special Issue will serve as a reference text for researchers and academics, as well as those studying natural products and their pharmacological activities.

Format
  • Hardback
License
© 2022 by the authors; CC BY-NC-ND license
Keywords
Laurus nobilis; Arbutus undeo; volatile compounds; anti-diabetic; anti-inflammatory; antimicrobial; Ziziphus jujuba leaves; rutin; quercetin; chlorogenic acid; lipophilic ointment; healing activity; anti-inflammatory properties; Alzheimer’s disease; biflavonoids; ginkgetin; neuroprotection; ginkgo; vascular dysfunction; endothelium; plant extracts; gender; safety; botanicals; garlic; traditional medicine; anti-inflammatory properties; ethnopharmacology; hesperidin; inflammation; respiratory lung diseases; flavonoids; usnic acid; anti-inflammatory; enantioselective; plumbagin; plumbaginaceae; natural compound; inflammation; anti-inflammatory; antioxidant; antibacterial; antiparasitic; anti-senescence; stem cells; Polypodium leucotomos; Fernblock®; photoprotection; photodermatoses; photoaging; hyperpigmentation; rheumatoid arthritis; inflammation; triterpenes; celastrol; betulinic acid; ginsenosides; saponins; essential oils; Melissa officinalis; oregano; lavender; Chios Mastic (Mastiha); glucocorticoid receptor; anti-inflammatory actions; apoptosis; anti-hyperglycemic actions; royal jelly; anti-inflammatory activity; antioxidant activity; natural products; anticancer potential; biological activity; systemic lupus erythematosus; clinical; autoimmune diseases; natural product; supplement; medicinal plant; inflammation; immunomodulatory; review; herbal medicine; psoriasis; Ficus carica fruit extract; JAK–STAT modulation