Effect of Supplemental Antioxidant-Based Therapy on the Oxidative Stress Level in COVID-19 Patients DOI Open Access
Dragica Zendelovska, Emilija Atanasovska, Katerina Spasovska

et al.

PRILOZI, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 44(1), P. 7 - 16

Published: March 1, 2023

Background: COVID-19 is a disease in several stages starting with virus replication to dysregulation immune system response, organ failure and recovery/death. Our aim was determine the effect of Ganoderma lucidum, lycopene, sulforaphane, royal jelly resveratrol extract on markers oxidative stress, inflammation, routine laboratory analyses duration symptoms patients. Methods: The stress parameters interleukines 6 8 (IL-6, IL-8), tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) were determined order estimate antioxidant anti-inflammatory product using spectrophotometric magnetic bead-based multiplex assay serum 30 patients mild form COVID-19. Results: Statistically significant differences obtained for all investigated between treated control group. Moreover, observed leukocytes, neutrophil leukocyte ratio iron. average 9.4±0.487 days versus 13.1±0.483 treatment group, respectively (p=0.0003). Conclusion: results demonstrated promising Ge132+NaturalTM reducing IL-6, IL-8 TNF-α levels, evidence presented herein suggest that combination lucidum extract, could be used as potent an adjuvant therapy diseases accompanied by increased inflammation.

Language: Английский

Current Landscape of Methods to Evaluate Antimicrobial Activity of Natural Extracts DOI Creative Commons
Rebeca González‐Pastor, Saskya E. Carrera-Pacheco, Johana Zúñiga-Miranda

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Molecules, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 28(3), P. 1068 - 1068

Published: Jan. 20, 2023

Natural extracts have been and continue to be used treat a wide range of medical conditions, from infectious diseases cancer, based on their convenience therapeutic potential. products derived microbes, plants, animals offer broad variety molecules chemical compounds. are not only one the most important sources for innovative drug development animal human health, but they also an inspiration synthetic biology chemistry scientists towards discovery new bioactive compounds pharmaceuticals. This is particularly relevant in current context, where antimicrobial resistance has risen as global health problem. Thus, efforts being directed toward studying natural compounds’ composition potential generate drugs with better efficacy lower toxicity than existing molecules. Currently, methodologies analyze vitro activity determine suitability agents. Despite traditional technologies employed, technological advances contributed implementation methods able circumvent issues related analysis capacity, time, sensitivity, reproducibility. review produces updated conventional evaluate

Language: Английский

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Understanding chronic inflammation: couplings between cytokines, ROS, NO, Cai2+, HIF-1α, Nrf2 and autophagy DOI Creative Commons
Katarzyna Michalak,

Alicja Michalak

Frontiers in Immunology, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 16

Published: April 8, 2025

Chronic inflammation is an important component of many diseases, including autoimmune intracellular infections, dysbiosis and degenerative diseases. An element this state the mainly positive feedback between inflammatory cytokines, reactive oxygen species (ROS), nitric oxide (NO), increased calcium, hypoxia-inducible factor 1-alpha (HIF-1α) stabilisation mitochondrial oxidative stress, which, under normal conditions, enhance response against pathogens. Autophagy nuclear erythroid 2-related 2 (Nrf2)-mediated antioxidant are negatively coupled with above-mentioned elements to maintain defence at a level appropriate severity infection. The current review first attempt build multidimensional model cellular self-regulation chronic inflammation. It describes feedbacks involved in explains possible pathways by which becomes chronic. multiplicity suggests that symptomatic treatment should focus on inhibiting multiple effectively suppress all dysregulated inflammation, calcium mito-stress other metabolic disturbances.

Language: Английский

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Recent Advances in the Preparation, Structure, and Biological Activities of β-Glucan from Ganoderma Species: A Review DOI Creative Commons
Henan Zhang,

Jingsong Zhang,

Yanfang Liu

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Foods, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 12(15), P. 2975 - 2975

Published: Aug. 7, 2023

has served as a valuable food supplement and medicinal ingredient with outstanding active compounds that are essential for human protection against chronic diseases. Modern pharmacology studies have proven

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4-Coumarate-CoA ligase (4-CL) enhances flavonoid accumulation, lignin synthesis, and fruiting body formation in Ganoderma lucidum DOI
Li Meng,

Ruyue Zhou,

Lidan Liang

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Gene, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 899, P. 148147 - 148147

Published: Jan. 6, 2024

Language: Английский

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Broad-spectrum antiviral activity of Ganoderma microsporum immunomodulatory protein: Targeting glycoprotein gB to inhibit EBV and HSV-1 infections via viral fusion blockage DOI
Di Ngoc Kha Vo,

Ha Phan Thanh Ho,

Lin Wu

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International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 142179 - 142179

Published: March 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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In Silico and In Vitro Studies of the Approved Antibiotic Ceftaroline Fosamil and Its Metabolites as Inhibitors of SARS-CoV-2 Replication DOI Creative Commons
Cássia P. Delgado, Pablo A. Nogara, Milene Dias Miranda

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Viruses, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 17(4), P. 491 - 491

Published: March 28, 2025

The SARS-CoV-2 proteases Mpro and PLpro are critical targets for antiviral drug development the treatment of COVID-19. 1,2,4-thiadiazole functional group is an inhibitor cysteine proteases, such as papain cathepsins. This chemical moiety also present in ceftaroline fosamil (CF), FDA-approved fifth-generation cephalosporin antibiotic. study investigates interactions between CF, its primary metabolites (M1 dephosphorylated CF M2 opened β-lactam ring) derivatives (protonated M1H M2H), open rings (open-M1H open-M2H) with evaluates CF’s effects on vitro viral replication. In silico analyses (molecular docking molecular dynamics (MD) simulations) demonstrated that potential inhibitors Mpro. Docking analysis indicated majority ligands were more stable than PLpro; however, biochemical preferred target CF. inhibited replication human Calu-3 cell model at submicromolar concentrations when added to culture medium 12 h. Our results suggest should be evaluated a repurposing agent COVID-19, considering not only but other relevant cellular pathways. Additionally, reactivity sulfur warrants further exploration protease inhibitors.

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The Lingzhi or Reishi Medicinal Mushroom Ganoderma lucidum (Agaricomycetes) Can Combat Cytokine Storm and Other COVID-19 Related Pathologies: A Review DOI
Adekunle Babajide Rowaiye, Akwoba Joseph Ogugua, Doofan Bur

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International journal of medicinal mushrooms, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 25(5), P. 1 - 15

Published: Jan. 1, 2023

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by SARS-CoV-2 is characterized acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) facilitated cytokine storm and other risk factors that increase susceptibility complications leading to death. Emerging as a major global public health challenge, the has claimed more than 6 million lives catastrophic economic disruptions. However, there are concerns about safety well efficacy of drugs vaccines presently used control pandemic, therefore necessitating intense search for safe natural products can effectively safely combat it. This work reviews studies on lingzhi or reishi medicinal mushroom, <i>Ganoderma lucidum</i> its properties may potentially infection co-morbidities. Available evidence suggests <i>Ganoderma</i> mushroom co-morbidities aggravate severity disease. Preclinical clinical evaluation establish dose, efficacy, potential toxicity possible use in management COVID-19 recommended.

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GMI, a fungal immunomodulatory protein, ameliorates SARS-CoV-2 envelope protein-induced inflammation in macrophages via inhibition of MAPK pathway DOI Open Access

Zhi‐Hu Lin,

Hsin Yeh,

Hung-Chih Lo

et al.

International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 241, P. 124648 - 124648

Published: April 28, 2023

Language: Английский

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Unlocking the therapeutic potential of edible mushrooms: Ganoderma and their secondary metabolites as novel antiviral agents for combating COVID-19 DOI
Samantha C. Karunarathna, Wenhua Lu,

Nimesha Patabedige

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New Zealand Journal of Botany, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 1 - 59

Published: Aug. 8, 2024

The global COVID-19 pandemic, caused by SARS-CoV-2, has created an urgent need for novel antiviral agents, as it led to a devastating loss of lives worldwide. In response, numerous vaccines were developed in 2022, with ongoing efforts more candidates. Despite significant progress, reports vaccine-related issues and side effects have emerged. effectiveness been challenged new viral variants, lack well-designed vivo experiments, randomised controlled trials. Currently, no clinically approved medications exist treating COVID-19. However, few broad-spectrum drugs shown promising outcomes clinical studies. Many scientists believe that natural compounds derived from herbal medicines mushrooms could offer substantial benefits patients. Ganoderma, known its traditional use promoting health longevity, rich history therapeutic applications dietary supplementation. Numerous epidemiological studies demonstrated Ganoderma derivatives can enhance innate adaptive immune responses against various pathogens, including viruses, laboratory settings living organisms. Therefore, the secondary metabolites such triterpenoids, polysaccharides, glycoproteins, hold potential developing drugs. These mechanisms, inhibition replication, modulation responses, direct virucidal effects. Given search effective treatments COVID-19, bioactive stand out candidates further research development. Their multifaceted mechanisms make them suitable exploration agents potentially contributing enhancing existing treatments.

Language: Английский

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Integrin αV Inhibition by GMI, a Ganoderma Microsporum Immunomodulatory Protein, Abolish Stemness and Migration in EGFR‐Mutated Lung Cancer Cells Resistant to Osimertinib DOI
Yuting Kang, Huiyi H. Chang,

Y.‐S. Hsieh

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Environmental Toxicology, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 39(12), P. 5238 - 5249

Published: Aug. 17, 2024

ABSTRACT Integrins, the receptors of extracellular matrix, are critical in proliferation and metastasis cancer cells. GMI, a Ganoderma microsporum immunomodulatory protein, possesses anticancer antivirus abilities. The object this study is to investigate role GMI integrins signaling pathway lung cells that harbor EGFR L858R/T790M double mutation osimertinib‐resistance. Liquid chromatography‐mass spectrometry western blot assay were used effect on inhibiting protein expressions H1975 migration ability xenograft tumor growth suppressed by GMI. To elucidate integrin family resistant osimertinib (AZD‐9291, Tagrisso), establish osimertinib‐resistant cells, named H1975/TR Integrin αV stemness markers much higher than cell viability, spheroid growth, β1 Furthermore, formation spheres via blocking cascade. This first reveal novel function constraining stem abolishing αV‐related EGFR‐mutated

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