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  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
9,095 Views
10 Pages

22 October 2020

Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are one of the most common reasons for antibiotic prescriptions among women worldwide. UTIs are also associated with intra- and postoperative catheterization, which is an essential component of many gynecological surgi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
5,415 Views
14 Pages

Modulation of Hepatic Functions by Chicory (Cichorium intybus L.) Extract: Preclinical Study in Rats

  • Lubov V. Krepkova,
  • Alexandra N. Babenko,
  • Svetlana V. Lemyaseva,
  • Olga L. Saybel,
  • Catherine M. Sherwin and
  • Elena Y. Enioutina

16 October 2023

The liver is important in detoxifying organisms from xenobiotics, supporting immune functions, and metabolizing lipids and glucose. In addition, a growing number of drug-induced liver injuries and diseases associated with liver dysfunction make the d...

  • Review
  • Open Access
99 Citations
14,587 Views
23 Pages

Recent Advances in Nanoparticle-Mediated Delivery of Anti-Inflammatory Phytocompounds

  • Raffaele Conte,
  • Valentina Marturano,
  • Gianfranco Peluso,
  • Anna Calarco and
  • Pierfrancesco Cerruti

Phytocompounds have been used in medicine for decades owing to their potential in anti-inflammatory applications. However, major difficulties in achieving sustained delivery of phyto-based drugs are related to their low solubility and cell penetratio...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,179 Views
16 Pages

Effects of Chicory (Cichorium intybus L.) Extract on Male Rat Reproductive System, Pregnancy and Offspring Development

  • Alexandra N. Babenko,
  • Lubov V. Krepkova,
  • Marina V. Borovkova,
  • Olga S. Kuzina,
  • Vladimir A. Mkhitarov,
  • Kathleen M. Job and
  • Elena Y. Enioutina

Background: We recently reported that extract prepared from the aerial part of Cichorium intybus L. (CE) possesses hepatoprotective, hypolipidemic, and hypoglycemic properties. This paper focuses on the effects of CE on the male rat reproductive syst...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,501 Views
24 Pages

Theoretical–Cheminformatic Study of Four Indolylphytoquinones, Prospective Anticancer Candidates

  • Edgar Daniel Moyers-Montoya,
  • María Jazmín Castañeda-Muñoz,
  • Daniel Márquez-Olivas,
  • René Miranda-Ruvalcaba,
  • Carlos Alberto Martínez-Pérez,
  • Perla E. García-Casillas,
  • Wilber Montejo-López,
  • María Inés Nicolás-Vázquez and
  • René Gerardo Escobedo-González

26 November 2024

Background/Objectives: Breast cancer is a disease with a high mortality rate worldwide; consequently, urgent achievements are required to design new greener drugs, leaving natural products and their derivatives as good options. A constant antineoplas...