Herbal Extracts Mixed with Essential Oils: A Network Approach for Gastric and Intestinal Motility Disorders
Roberta Budriesi,
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Ivan Corazza,
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Simone Roncioni
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et al.
Nutrients,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
16(24), P. 4357 - 4357
Published: Dec. 17, 2024
Background:
Three
herbal
extracts
(Asparagus
racemosus
Willd.,
Tabebuia
avellanedae
Lorentz,
and
Glycyrrhiza
glabra
L.)
were
mixed
with
three
essential
oils
(Foeniculum
vulgare
Mill.,
Mentha
piperita
L.,
Pimpinella
anisum
to
formulate
a
product
(HEMEO)
whose
active
compounds
include
saponins
steroids
in
Asparagus
racemosus,
known
for
their
anti-inflammatory
properties;
glycyrrhizin
flavonoids
glabra,
which
exhibit
gastroprotective
antispasmodic
effects;
menthol
piperita,
contributing
antimicrobial
anethole
polyphenols
anisum,
modulate
intestinal
motility
offer
activity.
Objective:
HEMEO
was
formulated
applications
disorders.
Methods:
evaluated
spontaneous
induced
effects
isolated
guinea
pig
ileum,
colon,
stomach.
Ex
vivo
experiments
conducted
using
LabChart
software
v7.0,
the
product’s
antibacterial
action
against
Helicobacter
pylori
its
antioxidant
assessed
through
disc
diffusion
FRAP
assays.
The
presence
of
volatile
formulation
confirmed
by
GC-MS
analysis;
TPC
HEMEO,
determined
Folin–Ciocalteu
method,
9.925
±
0.42
mg
GAE/g.
Conclusions:
showed
phenolic
content
correlated
potential
addition
inhibited
H.
growth
demonstrated
notable
properties,
suggesting
role
as
supportive
agent
digestive
processes
managing
Language: Английский
MOMAST® Downregulates AQP3 Expression and Function in Human Colon Cells
Antioxidants,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
14(1), P. 26 - 26
Published: Dec. 28, 2024
The
water
channel
AQP3
is
an
aquaglyceroporin
expressed
in
villus
epithelial
cells,
and
it
plays
a
role
transport
across
human
colonic
surface
cells.
Beyond
water,
can
mediate
glycerol
H2O2
transport.
Abnormal
expression
function
of
have
been
found
various
diseases
often
characterized
by
altered
cell
growth
proliferation.
Here,
the
beneficial
effects
MOMAST®
evaluated.
antioxidant-patented
natural
phenolic
complex
obtained
from
olive
wastewater
(OWW)
Coratina
cultivar.
Treatment
colon
HCT8
cells
with
reduced
viability.
Confocal
studies
Western
Blotting
analysis
demonstrated
that
treatment
significantly
decreased
staining
AQP3.
Importantly,
functional
revealed
reduction
abundance
correlates
significant
decrease
uptake.
Indeed,
was
partially
but
presence
or
DFP00173,
selective
inhibitor
In
addition,
MOMAST®-induced
associated
epithelial-mesenchymal
transition
(EMT)-related
proteins
such
as
vimentin
β-catenin.
Together,
these
findings
propose
potential
adjuvant
abnormal
targeting
Language: Английский