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  • Open Access
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Multifunctionality and Possible Medical Application of the BPC 157 Peptide—Literature and Patent Review

  • Michalina Józwiak,
  • Marta Bauer,
  • Wojciech Kamysz and
  • Patrycja Kleczkowska

30 January 2025

BPC 157, known as the “Body Protection Compound”, is a pentadecapeptide isolated from human gastric juice that demonstrated its pleiotropic beneficial effects in various preclinical models mimicking medical conditions, such as tissue inju...

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  • Open Access
383 Citations
72,556 Views
11 Pages

The Role of AI in Drug Discovery: Challenges, Opportunities, and Strategies

  • Alexandre Blanco-González,
  • Alfonso Cabezón,
  • Alejandro Seco-González,
  • Daniel Conde-Torres,
  • Paula Antelo-Riveiro,
  • Ángel Piñeiro and
  • Rebeca Garcia-Fandino

Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to revolutionize the drug discovery process, offering improved efficiency, accuracy, and speed. However, the successful application of AI is dependent on the availability of high-quality data, the addres...

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382 Citations
71,324 Views
31 Pages

18 July 2023

Quercetin, a flavonoid found in fruits and vegetables, has been a part of human diets for centuries. Its numerous health benefits, including antioxidant, antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, antiviral, and anticancer properties, have been extensively st...

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  • Open Access
681 Citations
68,492 Views
54 Pages

15 November 2023

Antibiotics have revolutionized medicine, saving countless lives since their discovery in the early 20th century. However, the origin of antibiotics is now overshadowed by the alarming rise in antibiotic resistance. This global crisis stems from the...

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  • Open Access
4 Citations
49,851 Views
28 Pages

Extraction Yields of Psilocybin and Psilocin: A Short Review of Current Methods and Their Implications

  • Taynah P. Galdino,
  • Lucas C. Oliveira,
  • Mateus A. Luz,
  • Raquel A. Jesus,
  • Eunice P. N. Lima,
  • Maria C. M. Torres,
  • Katia Sivieri,
  • Victor I. Afonso,
  • João M. P. Q. Delgado and
  • Antonio G. B. Lima
  • + 2 authors

The growing body of evidence supporting the therapeutic efficacy of psychoactive substances, like psilocybin, has driven significant interest in recent decades due to their low toxicity and potential applications in treating various mental health dis...

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41 Citations
46,485 Views
22 Pages

Role and Mechanisms of Phytochemicals in Hair Growth and Health

  • Periyanaina Kesika,
  • Bhagavathi Sundaram Sivamaruthi,
  • Subramanian Thangaleela,
  • Muruganantham Bharathi and
  • Chaiyavat Chaiyasut

30 January 2023

Hair health is associated with personal distress and psychological well-being. Even though hair loss (alopecia) does not affect humans’ biological health, it affects an individual’s social well-being. So, treatment for hair problems and i...

  • Systematic Review
  • Open Access
52 Citations
38,366 Views
15 Pages

16 January 2023

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic represents one of the world’s most important challenges for global public healthcare. Various studies have found an association between severe vitamin D deficiency and COVID-19-related outcomes. Vitamin D plays a cru...

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  • Open Access
15 Citations
32,120 Views
30 Pages

Stable Gastric Pentadecapeptide BPC 157 May Recover Brain–Gut Axis and Gut–Brain Axis Function

  • Predrag Sikiric,
  • Slaven Gojkovic,
  • Ivan Krezic,
  • Ivan Maria Smoday,
  • Luka Kalogjera,
  • Helena Zizek,
  • Katarina Oroz,
  • Hrvoje Vranes,
  • Vlasta Vukovic and
  • May Labidi
  • + 14 authors

30 April 2023

Conceptually, a wide beneficial effect, both peripherally and centrally, might have been essential for the harmony of brain–gut and gut–brain axes’ function. Seen from the original viewpoint of the gut peptides’ significance a...

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50 Citations
32,095 Views
35 Pages

Overview of Caffeine Effects on Human Health and Emerging Delivery Strategies

  • Sofia M. Saraiva,
  • Telma A. Jacinto,
  • Ana C. Gonçalves,
  • Dário Gaspar and
  • Luís R. Silva

27 July 2023

Caffeine is a naturally occurring alkaloid found in various plants. It acts as a stimulant, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and even an aid in pain management, and is found in several over-the-counter medications. This naturally derived bioactive com...

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  • Open Access
146 Citations
32,066 Views
34 Pages

Exploring the Benefits of Phycocyanin: From Spirulina Cultivation to Its Widespread Applications

  • Raquel Fernandes,
  • Joana Campos,
  • Mónica Serra,
  • Javier Fidalgo,
  • Hugo Almeida,
  • Ana Casas,
  • Duarte Toubarro and
  • Ana I. R. N. A. Barros

14 April 2023

Large-scale production of microalgae and their bioactive compounds has steadily increased in response to global demand for natural compounds. Spirulina, in particular, has been used due to its high nutritional value, especially its high protein conte...

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