Antioxidants,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
13(11), P. 1369 - 1369
Published: Nov. 8, 2024
Inflammatory
bowel
diseases
(IBD)
pose
a
growing
public
health
challenge
with
unclear
etiology
and
limited
efficacy
of
traditional
pharmacological
treatments.
Alternative
therapies,
particularly
antioxidants,
have
gained
scientific
interest.
This
systematic
review
analyzed
studies
from
MEDLINE,
Cochrane,
Web
Science,
EMBASE,
Scopus
using
keywords
like
“Inflammatory
Bowel
Diseases”
“Antioxidants.”
Initially,
925
publications
were
identified,
after
applying
inclusion/exclusion
criteria—covering
July
2015
to
June
2024
murine
models
or
clinical
trials
in
humans
evaluating
natural
synthetic
substances
affecting
oxidative
stress
markers—368
articles
included.
comprised
344
animal
24
human
studies.
The
most
investigated
antioxidants
polyphenols
active
compounds
medicinal
plants
(n
=
242;
70.3%).
found
strong
link
between
inflammation
IBD,
especially
on
nuclear
factor
kappa
B
erythroid
2-related
2
pathways.
However,
it
remains
whether
occurs
first
IBD.
Lipid
peroxidation
was
the
studied
damage,
followed
by
DNA
damage.
Protein
damage
rarely
investigated.
relationship
gut
microbiota
examined
103
Human
markers
scarce,
reflecting
major
research
gap
IBD
treatment.
PROSPERO
registration:
CDR42022335357
CRD42022304540.
Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
167, P. 115571 - 115571
Published: Sept. 25, 2023
Colorectal
cancer
is
a
prevalent
malignant
tumor
with
complex
and
diverse
pathogenesis.
In
recent
years,
natural
products
have
shown
promising
application
prospects
as
sources
of
anticancer
drugs.
BBR,
class
benzoquinoline
alkaloids
extracted
from
various
plants,
widely
used
in
disease
treatments
owing
to
its
pharmacological
activities,
including
antibacterial,
anti-inflammatory,
antioxidant,
anticancer,
anti-angiogenesis
properties.
Research
has
demonstrated
that
BBR
exerts
an
anti-Salmonella
-Escherichia
coli
infection
effect,
attenuating
inflammatory
reactions
by
inhibiting
harmful
bacteria.
During
the
stage
colorectal
precancerous
lesions,
inhibits
activity
cell
cyclin
regulating
PI3K/AKT,
MAPK,
Wnt
signaling
pathways,
thereby
decelerating
cycle
progression
polyp
or
adenoma
cells.
Moreover,
inhibitory
effect
on
primarily
occurs
through
regulation
cycle,
anti-angiogenesis,
gut
microbiota,
antioxidant
pathways.
The
specific
involved
pathways
include
MPK/ERK,
NF-kB,
EGFR
encompassing
Bcl-2
family
proteins,
vascular
endothelial
growth
factor,
superoxide
dismutase.
This
study
reviews
summarizes,
for
first
time,
mechanisms
action
carcinogenesis
process
cancer,
providing
novel
insights
clinical
intestinal
diseases.
International Immunopharmacology,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
130, P. 111693 - 111693
Published: March 1, 2024
Oxidative
stress
and
neuroinflammation
are
two
major
causes
leading
to
early
brain
injury
after
subarachnoid
hemorrhage
(SAH).
Nuclear
factor
E2-related
2
(Nrf2)
is
a
critical
transcription
that
contributes
antioxidant
responses.
Additionally,
Nrf2
could
inhibit
transforming
growth
beta-activated
kinase
1
(TAK1),
which
plays
vital
role
in
microglial
activation-mediated
neuroinflammation.
Neferine
(NE)
exhibits
considerable
protective
effects
diverse
disease
models.
However,
the
detailed
effect
mechanism
of
NE
on
SAH
remain
unknown.
Our
data
showed
treatment
significantly
reduced
behavior
cognitive
impairment,
edema
period
SAH.
In
addition,
mitigated
SAH-induced
oxidative
damage,
neuroinflammation,
neural
death.
Moreover,
inhibited
M1
polarization
enhanced
M2
phenotype
microglia
both
vivo
vitro.
Further
investigations
revealed
Nrf2-antioxidant
response
element
(ARE)
signaling
pathway
suppressed
TAK1-NF-κB
signaling.
contrast,
depletion
by
ML385
Nrf2-ARE
signaling,
induced
activation,
further
promoted
polarization.
abated
neuroprotective
against
Notably,
LPS
also
aggravated
activation
reversed
beneficial
summary,
provides
protection
inhibiting
modulating
through
suppression.
Phytomedicine,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
133, P. 155941 - 155941
Published: Aug. 6, 2024
Ulcerative
colitis
(UC),
a
chronic
idiopathic
inflammatory
bowel
disease
(IBD),
presents
with
limited
current
drug
treatment
options.
Consequently,
the
search
for
safe
and
effective
UC
prevention
is
imperative.
Our
prior
studies
have
demonstrated
that
phenolic
compound
p-Hydroxybenzaldehyde
(HD)
from
Nostoc
commune,
effectively
mitigates
intestinal
inflammation.
However,
mechanisms
underlying
HD's
anti-inflammatory
effects
remain
unclear.
International Journal of Molecular Sciences,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
25(16), P. 8789 - 8789
Published: Aug. 13, 2024
The
leaves
of
Rhamnus
erythroxylon
Pall.
are
widely
used
as
tea
substitutes
in
northwest
China
for
their
fragrant
aroma,
anti-irritability,
and
digestion-enhancing
properties.
Ombuin,
a
main
flavonoid
compound
found
the
leaves,
exhibited
notable
anti-inflammatory
antioxidant
effects.
However,
its
potential
role
treating
neuroinflammatory-related
diseases
remains
unexplored.
Thus,
this
study
aims
to
evaluate
anti-neuroinflammatory
effects
ombuin
explore
underlying
molecular
mechanisms.
According
our
findings,
dramatically
reduced
release
interleukin-6
(IL-6),
tumor
necrosis
factor-α
(TNF-α),
IL-1β,
nitric
oxide
(NO),
reactive
oxygen
species
(ROS)
lipopolysaccharide
(LPS)-stimulated
BV-2
microglia.
Further
analysis,
including
transcriptomics,
network
pharmacology,
docking,
cellular
heat
transfer
assays,
revealed
that
Src
was
direct
target
ombuin.
Western
blot
analysis
showed
effectively
suppressed
phosphorylation
inhibited
downstream
expressions
p-PI3K
p85,
p-AKT1,
p-IKKα/β,
p-IκBα,
nuclear
factor
κB
(NF-κB).
Meanwhile,
repression
significantly
reversed
activity
Our
results
identified
implied
exerted
an
effect
by
inhibiting
suppressing
activation
PI3K-AKT
NF-κB
pathways,
which
might
provide
alternative
therapeutic
strategy
neurodegenerative
diseases.