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Scientia Pharmaceutica, Volume 89, Issue 2

2021 June - 15 articles

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Articles (15)

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
5,506 Views
11 Pages

Memory is an essential aspect of human cognition. A decrease in this aspect is well associated with Alzheimer’s disease (AD). The development of a novel cognitive enhancer (CE) may help overcome AD-related problems. In this study, we evaluated the CE...

  • Article
  • Open Access
27 Citations
8,547 Views
17 Pages

Characterization of Phytochemical Components of Crocus sativus Leaves: A New Attractive By-Product

  • Olha Mykhailenko,
  • Liudas Ivanauskas,
  • Ivan Bezruk,
  • Lyudmila Sidorenko,
  • Roman Lesyk and
  • Victoriya Georgiyants

Crocus sativus L. is one of the world’s most famous saffron production crops and its enormous by-products, such as leaves, are an excellent source of bioactive compounds with potential nutritional applications. The total phenolic content of Crocus le...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
6,871 Views
8 Pages

Antihyperuricemic, Anti-Inflammatory and Antihypertensive Effect of a Dry Extract from Solidago virgaurea L. (Asteraceae)

  • Mircea Tămaş,
  • Oliviu Vostinaru,
  • Loredana Soran,
  • Ildiko Lung,
  • Ocsana Opris,
  • Anca Toiu,
  • Alexandru Gavan,
  • Elena Dinte and
  • Cristina Mogosan

Solidago virgaurea L. is a perennial plant used in European traditional medicine as a diuretic or a remedy for inflammatory conditions of the urinary tract but also for gout, especially in the Balkans. The present study was focused on a preclinical,...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
5,392 Views
13 Pages

Exerting DNA Damaging Effects of the Ilimaquinones through the Active Hydroquinone Species

  • Apisada Jiso,
  • Laphatrada Yurasakpong,
  • Sirorat Janta,
  • Kulathida Chaithirayanon and
  • Anuchit Plubrukarn

Possessing the quinone moiety, ilimaquinone (1), a sponge–derived sesquiterpene quinone, has been hypothesised to express its cytotoxicity through a redox cycling process, yielding active product(s) that can cause DNA damage. To determine the DNA dam...

  • Article
  • Open Access
41 Citations
7,780 Views
10 Pages

Zolmitriptan is a potent second-generation triptan prescribed for migraine attacks. It suffers low bioavailability (40%) after oral administration due to the hepatic first-pass metabolism. Spanlastics are surfactant-based elastic vesicular drug carri...

  • Article
  • Open Access
38 Citations
9,021 Views
16 Pages

Olanzapine Loaded Nanostructured Lipid Carriers via High Shear Homogenization and Ultrasonication

  • Adejumoke Lara Ajiboye,
  • Uttom Nandi,
  • Martin Galli and
  • Vivek Trivedi

The aim of this study was to understand the effect of high shear homogenization (HSH) and ultrasonication (US) on the physicochemical properties of blank and olanzapine loaded nanostructured lipid carriers (NLCs) along with their drug loading potenti...

  • Article
  • Open Access
24 Citations
7,903 Views
10 Pages

Quercetin Inhibits Colorectal Cancer Cells Induced-Angiogenesis in Both Colorectal Cancer Cell and Endothelial Cell through Downregulation of VEGF-A/VEGFR2

  • Tamonwan Uttarawichien,
  • Chantra Kamnerdnond,
  • Tasanee Inwisai,
  • Prasit Suwannalert,
  • Nathawut Sibmooh and
  • Witchuda Payuhakrit

Colorectal cancer (CRC) aggressiveness is caused by cancer angiogenesis which promotes the cancer growth and metastasis associated with poor prognosis and poor survival. The vascular endothelial growth factor-A (VEGF-A) and its receptor (VEGFR-2) for...

  • Article
  • Open Access
45 Citations
8,249 Views
11 Pages

The emergence of multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) has become a major problem in treating tuberculosis (TB) and shows the need to develop new and efficient drugs for better TB control. This study aimed to use in silico techniques t...

  • Article
  • Open Access
41 Citations
6,947 Views
11 Pages

Antiproliferative Activity of Triterpenoid and Steroid Compounds from Ethyl Acetate Extract of Calotropis gigantea Root Bark against P388 Murine Leukemia Cell Lines

  • Kartini Hasballah,
  • Murniana Sarong,
  • Renzavaldy Rusly,
  • Herdina Fitria,
  • Dewi Rara Maida and
  • Muhammad Iqhrammullah

Calotropis gigantea has been known to produce bioactive secondary metabolites with antiproliferative activities against cancer cells. Herein, we extracted the secondary metabolites using ethyl acetate from its root bark and further tested its antipro...

  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
7,017 Views
10 Pages

Evaluation of Anticonvulsant Activity of Dual COX-2/5-LOX Inhibitor Darbufelon and Its Novel Analogues

  • Mariia Mishchenko,
  • Sergiy Shtrygol’,
  • Andrii Lozynskyi,
  • Semen Khomyak,
  • Volodymyr Novikov,
  • Olexandr Karpenko,
  • Serhii Holota and
  • Roman Lesyk

Neuroinflammation is an integral part of epilepsy pathogenesis and other convulsive conditions, and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) present a potent tool for the contemporary search and design of novel anticonvulsants. In the present p...

  • Review
  • Open Access
20 Citations
14,508 Views
18 Pages

Clofazimine as a Treatment for Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis: A Review

  • Rhea Veda Nugraha,
  • Vycke Yunivita,
  • Prayudi Santoso,
  • Rob E. Aarnoutse and
  • Rovina Ruslami

Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) is an infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis which is resistant to at least isoniazid and rifampicin. This disease is a worldwide threat and complicates the control of tuberculosis (TB). Long...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
4,944 Views
13 Pages

Flavanols consist of a great family of bioactive molecules displaying a wide range of health-promoting attributes for humans, including antioxidant, antimicrobial or anti-inflammatory effects. As a result, botanical species rich in this type of compo...

  • Communication
  • Open Access
13 Citations
6,587 Views
8 Pages

Preliminary Protocol Development of a HPLC-TBARS-EVSC (Ex Vivo Stratum Corneum) Assay for Skin Research: Application in a Sunscreen System

  • Rafael Sauce,
  • Claudinéia Aparecida Sales de Oliveira Pinto,
  • Carmen Ayala-Jara,
  • Zulita Adriana Prieto,
  • Maria Valéria Robles Velasco and
  • André Rolim Baby

Considering the importance of the cutaneous tissue investigation and the need for the development of new protocols to non-invasively establish the safety and efficacy of dermocosmetics and topical products, we aimed at developing an HPLC-TBARS-EVSC (...

  • Article
  • Open Access
19 Citations
11,491 Views
15 Pages

Development of a Novel, Fast, Simple HPLC Method for Determination of Atorvastatin and its Impurities in Tablets

  • Nataliia Shulyak,
  • Marjan Piponski,
  • Sergiy Kovalenko,
  • Tanja Bakovska Stoimenova,
  • Trajan Balkanov,
  • Hussein I. El-Subbagh,
  • Iryna Drapak,
  • Joy Oluwatobiloba Omotosho and
  • Liliya Logoyda

Our main target and concept was to develop a method for the determination of the most prescribed antilipemic drug, atorvastatin, together with its related substances, with a single sample preparation and during a single chromatographic run, in the sh...

  • Technical Note
  • Open Access
34 Citations
9,191 Views
8 Pages

Introduction: Bioactive encapsulation and drug delivery systems have already found their way to the market as efficient therapeutics to combat infections, viral diseases and different types of cancer. The fields of food fortification, nutraceutical s...

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