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5. Complexing the Marine Sesquiterpene Euplotin C by Means of Cyclodextrin-Based Nanosponges: A Preliminary Investigation

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Bertoli, Alessandra, primary, LoBue, Anthea, additional, Quattrini, Luca, additional, Sartini, Stefania, additional, Polini, Beatrice, additional, Carpi, Sara, additional, Frontini, Francesco Paolo, additional, Di Giuseppe, Graziano, additional, Guella, Graziano, additional, Nieri, Paola, additional, and La Motta, Concettina, additional

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2022
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9. Lavender aromatherapy: A systematic review from essential oil quality and administration methods to cognitive enhancing effects.

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Malloggi, Eleonora, Menicucci, Danilo, Cesari, Valentina, Frumento, Sergio, Gemignani, Angelo, and Bertoli, Alessandra

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ESSENTIAL oils, AROMATHERAPY, LAVENDERS, COGNITIVE ability, VEGETABLE oils
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Modern society is reviving the practice of aromatherapy, and lavender is reported being the most worldwide purchased plant for essential oil (EO) extraction. Since recent studies reported cognitive enhancing effects of lavender besides the hypno‐inducing effects, a literature review is needed. Considering EO quality and diffusion devices, we conducted a systematic review on the effects of lavender EO inhalation on arousal, attention and memory in healthy subjects. Starting from this new multidisciplinary perspective, cognitive effects were reviewed to link outcomes to effective and reproducible protocols. A systematic search on MEDLINE, ERIC, PsycInfo, Google Scholar, and Scopus databases using Cognitive Atlas and plant‐related keywords was conducted. Among the 1,203 articles yielded, 11 met eligibility criteria. Subjects administered with lavender EO displayed arousal decrease and sustained attention increase. Controversial results emerged regarding memory. Lack of EO quality assessment and protocols heterogeneity did not allow assessing whether different EO composition differentially modulates cognition and whether placebo effect can be discerned from EO effect itself. However, GABAergic pathway modulation exerted by linalool, a major lavender EO constituent, might explain cognitive functions empowerment. We speculate aromatherapy could be a burgeoning cognition enhancing tool, although further investigation is required to reach robust conclusions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2022
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16. Biological Effects of Saponin Fractions from Astragalus verrucosus in Tumor and Non-tumor Human cells

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Facioni, Maria Sole, primary, Soares, Joana, additional, Adinolfi, Barabara, additional, Gomes, Sara, additional, Raimundo, Liliana, additional, Contini, Adele, additional, Ruffoni, Barbara, additional, Azzarà, Alessia, additional, Tavanti, Arianna, additional, Bertoli, Alessandra, additional, Pistelli, Luisa, additional, Saraiva, Lucilia, additional, and Scarpato, Roberto, additional

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2018
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23. Biological Effects of Saponin Fractions from Astragalus verrucosusin Tumor and Non-tumor Human cells

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Facioni, Maria Sole, Soares, Joana, Adinolfi, Barabara, Gomes, Sara, Raimundo, Liliana, Contini, Adele, Ruffoni, Barbara, Azzarà, Alessia, Tavanti, Arianna, Bertoli, Alessandra, Pistelli, Luisa, Saraiva, Lucilia, and Scarpato, Roberto

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Among natural chemicals used as cancer chemo-preventive and/or chemotherapeutic agents, saponins represent one of the most promising and interesting family of compounds. In this work, we aimed to elucidate the biological effects on human cells of six saponin fractions (SFs) obtained from in vitrocultures of Astragalus verrucosusMoris, a poorly characterized species. Interestingly, SF (3) showed a strongly inhibitory effect on the proliferation of human colon adenocarcinoma cell line (HCT116) via activation of a p53-dependent apoptotic pathway. In addition, SF (3) and the other SFs did not display genotoxic activity in human peripheral lymphocytes.

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2018
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