scholarly journals Potential of Usnic Acid Compound from Lichen Genus Usnea sp. as Antidiabetic Agents

2022 ◽  
Vol 71 (1) ◽  
pp. 127-134
Author(s):  
Maulidiyah Maulidiyah ◽  
Akhmad Darmawan ◽  
Wahyu Wahyu ◽  
Andi Musdalifah ◽  
La Ode Agus Salim ◽  
...  
Planta Medica ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 74 (09) ◽  
Author(s):  
B Legouin ◽  
M Chollet-Krugler ◽  
S Tomasi ◽  
P Uriac ◽  
P van de Weghe

Planta Medica ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 78 (11) ◽  
Author(s):  
AIO Salloum ◽  
R Lucarini ◽  
MG Tozatti ◽  
J Medeiros ◽  
MLA Silva ◽  
...  

Planta Medica ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 80 (16) ◽  
Author(s):  
M Gomide Tozatti ◽  
D da Silva Ferreira ◽  
G Morette Mazza ◽  
T da Silva Moraes ◽  
CH Gomes Martins ◽  
...  

Diabetes ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 67 (Supplement 1) ◽  
pp. 2364-PUB
Author(s):  
ELISABETTA PATORNO ◽  
MUFADDAL MAHESRI ◽  
CHANDRASEKAR GOPALAKRISHNAN ◽  
KIMBERLY BRODOVICZ ◽  
ANDREA MEYERS ◽  
...  

Author(s):  
Semeleva E.V. ◽  
Blinova E.V. ◽  
Zaborovsky A.V. ◽  
Vasilkina O.V. ◽  
Shukurov A.S.

In this work, we studied the pharmacological activity of zinc and magnesium salts of 2-aminoethanesulfonic acid in white non-linear male rats with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, which was modeled by neurotoxicantsimplication into the pelvic part of spinal cord. After the reproduction of the pathology in animals, the indices of motor activity were recorded in the Rotarod test, and morphological studies of spinal cord sections stained according to Nisl in the Belshovsky modification were carried out. It was shown that the magnesium salt of 2-aminoethanesulfonic acid (compound LHT-317) to a greater extent reduces the development of motor disorders in experimental animals compared with the control group on the 4th day of observation. The course of intravenous administration of the studied compounds of 2-aminoethanesulfonic acid did not inhibit morphological changes in the spinal cord that develop in degenerative-dystrophic pathology of the central nervous system: connections. Moreover, if, against the background of treatment with zinc salt, the total area of motor zones in animals of the experimental group exceeded that of control rats, then the number of motoneurons did not differ from the control.


2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (12) ◽  
pp. 1463-1472 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nil Kiliç ◽  
Yasemin Ö. Islakoğlu ◽  
İlker Büyük ◽  
Bala Gür-Dedeoğlu ◽  
Demet Cansaran-Duman

Objective: Breast Cancer (BC) is the most common type of cancer diagnosed in women. A common treatment strategy for BC is still not available because of its molecular heterogeneity and resistance is developed in most of the patients through the course of treatment. Therefore, alternative medicine resources as being novel treatment options are needed to be used for the treatment of BC. Usnic Acid (UA) that is one of the secondary metabolites of lichens used for different purposes in the field of medicine and its anti-proliferative effect has been shown in certain cancer types, suggesting its potential use for the treatment. Methods: Anti-proliferative effect of UA in BC cells (MDA-MB-231, MCF-7, BT-474) was identified through MTT analysis. Microarray analysis was performed in cells treated with the effective concentration of UA and UA-responsive miRNAs were detected. Their targets and the pathways that they involve were determined using a miRNA target prediction tool. Results: Microarray experiments showed that 67 miRNAs were specifically responsive to UA in MDA-MB-231 cells while 15 and 8 were specific to BT-474 and MCF-7 cells, respectively. The miRNA targets were mostly found to play role in Hedgehog signaling pathway. TGF-Beta, MAPK and apoptosis pathways were also the prominent ones according to the miRNA enrichment analysis. Conclusion: The current study is important as being the first study in the literature which aimed to explore the UA related miRNAs, their targets and molecular pathways that may have roles in the BC. The results of pathway enrichment analysis and anti-proliferative effects of UA support the idea that UA might be used as a potential alternative therapeutic agent for BC treatment.


2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 431-443
Author(s):  
Nesrin Coşkunmeriç ◽  
Neslihan Üstündağ Okur ◽  
Mehmet Evren Okur ◽  
Şule Ayla ◽  
Ayşegül Yoltaş ◽  
...  

2021 ◽  
pp. 101194
Author(s):  
Masataka Ijiri ◽  
Koji Yamaguchi ◽  
Shoichi Kikuchi ◽  
Fumihiro Kato ◽  
Yui Kunieda ◽  
...  

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