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Hypericum sp. : essential oil composition and biological activities

Phytochemical composition of Hypericum genus has been investigated for many years. In the recent past, studies on the essential oils (EO) of this genus have been progressing and many of them have reported interesting biological activities. Variations in the EO composition of Hypericum species influenced by seasonal variation, geographic distribution, phenological cycle and type of the organ in which EO are prod...

Hypericum androsaemum water extract inhibits proliferation in human colorectal ...

MAP kinase and PI3K/Akt signalling pathways are commonly altered in colorectal carcinoma (CRC) leading to tumor growth due to increased cell proliferation and inhibition of apoptosis. Several species of the genus Hypericum are used in Portugal to prepare herbal teas to which digestive tract effects are attributed. In the present study, the antiproliferative and proapoptotic effects of the water extracts of H. a...

Rosmarinic acid, major phenolic constituent of Greek sage herbal tea, modulates...

Scope: Previous results suggested that the effects of Salvia fruticosa tea (SFT) drinking on glucose regulation might be at the intestinal level. Here we aim to characterize the effects of SFT treatment and of its main phenolic constituent – rosmarinic acid (RA) – on the levels and localization of the intestinal Na+/glucose cotransporter-1 (SGLT1), the facilitative glucose transporter 2 and glucagon-like peptid...

Ursolic acid and luteolin-7-glucoside improves rat plasma lipid profile and inc...

Documento submetido para revisão pelos pares. A publicar em Phytotherapy Research. ISSN 0951-418X ; In the present study, two phytochemicals – ursolic acid (UA) and luteolin-7-glucoside (L7G) – were assessed in vivo in healthy rats regarding effects on plasma glucose and lipid profi le (total cholesterol, HDL and LDL), as well as liver glycogen content, in view of their importance in the aetiology of diabetes ...

Sage tea drinking improves lipid profile and antioxidant defences in Humans

Salvia officinalis (common sage) is a plant with antidiabetic properties. A pilot trial (non-randomized crossover trial) with six healthy female volunteers (aged 40-50) was designed to evaluate the beneficial properties of sage tea consumption on blood glucose regulation, lipid profile and transaminase activity in humans. Effects of sage consumption on erythrocytes’ SOD and CAT activities and on Hsp70 expressio...

Salvia fruticosa, salvia officinalis and rosmarinic acid induce apoptosis and i...

Epidemiologic studies have shown that nutrition is a key factor in modulating sporadic colorectal carcinoma (CRC) risk. Aromatic plants of the genus Salvia (sage) have been attributed many medicinal properties, which include anticancer activity. In the present study, the antiproliferative and pro-apoptotic effects of water extracts of Salvia fruticosa (SF) and Salvia officinalis (SO) and of their main phenolic ...

Luteolin, quercetin and ursolic acid are potent inhibitors of proliferation and...

KRAS and BRAF mutations are frequent in colorectal carcinoma (CRC) and have the potential to activate proliferation and survival through MAPK/ERK and/or PI3K signalling pathways. Because diet is one of the most important determinants of CRC incidence and progression, we studied the effects of the dietary phytochemicals quercetin (Q), luteolin (L) and ursolic acid (UA) on cell proliferation and apoptosis in two ...

Essencial oil components of Hypericum androsaemum infusions and their nematotox...

Antigenotoxic effects of quercetin, rutin and ursolic acid on HepG2 cells : eva...

In the present study, the chemoprotective effects of quercetin, rutin and ursolic acid on tert-butyl hydroperoxide (t-BHP)-induced DNA damage in a human hepatoma cell line (HepG2) were investigated by the comet assay. To determine whether protection was due to direct chemical interactions alone or to cellular-mediated responses three different types of treatments were used: simultaneous incubation of cells with...

Water and methanolic extracts of Salvia officinalis protect HepG2 cells from t-...

Common sage (Salvia officinalis L., Lamiaceae) is an aromatic and medicinal plant well known for its antioxidant properties. Some in vivo studies have shown the biological antioxidant effects of sage. However, the intracellular antioxidant mechanisms of action are still poorly understood. In this study, we evaluated the cytoprotective effects of two sage extracts (a water and a methanolic extract) against tert-...