BioMed Research International

Therapeutic Potential of Natural Pharmacological Agents in the Treatment of Human Diseases


Publishing date
18 Jul 2014
Status
Published
Submission deadline
28 Feb 2014

Lead Editor

1Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555, USA

2Department of Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases Research, Beckman Research Institute, City of Hope, National Medical Center, Duarte, CA, USA

3School of Life Sciences, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh 500046, India


Therapeutic Potential of Natural Pharmacological Agents in the Treatment of Human Diseases

Description

The natural products produced by a living organism from the nature with significant pharmacological activity regulate various vital cell signaling pathways that cause mitogenic, cytotoxic, and genotoxic reactions leading to various disease pathologies. Several natural products derived from plants for thousands of years have been traditionally used to treat various types of human illnesses. Nowadays, most of the natural products are processed and developed as potential pharmacological agents with effective antioxidative, antimitotic, anti-infective, anti-inflammatory, antiangiogenic, and anticarcinogenic properties. Some natural products have been employed as lead compounds to obtain highly biologically relevant semisynthetic pharmacological derivatives with increased efficiency and efficacy for the therapeutic use. The aim of the special issue will be to assemble original research articles, clinical studies, and review articles describing the current findings on pharmacologically promising valuable natural products with remarkable therapeutic activities to control human diseases.

We invite authors to submit articles that explore aspects of therapeutic potential of natural products in the treatment of human diseases. Potential topics include, but are not limited to:

  • Pharmacology and biological activities of natural products
  • Mechanism of action of natural products
  • Natural products as enzyme inhibitors and receptor antagonists
  • Natural products as anti-infective and anti-inflammatory agents
  • Natural products as anticancer agents
  • Novel methods to identify the pharmacological activity of natural products
  • Elucidating the efficacy of natural products in controlling human diseases related to cardiovascular, central, and peripheral nervous system and the endocrine system
  • Immunomodulatory (immunosuppressive and immunostimulatory) effects in the treatment of human diseases

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Articles

  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2014
  • - Article ID 291271
  • - Research Article

In Vitro Antioxidant, Antiproliferative, and Phytochemical Study in Different Extracts of Nyctanthes arbortristis Flowers

Manjulatha Khanapur | Ravi K. Avadhanula | Oruganti H. Setty
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2014
  • - Article ID 136757
  • - Research Article

A Quantitative Ethnopharmacological Documentation of Natural Pharmacological Agents Used by Pediatric Patients in Mauritius

M. Fawzi Mahomoodally | D. Priyamka Sreekeesoon
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2014
  • - Article ID 474953
  • - Research Article

Antiproliferative and Apoptotic Effects of Sesbania grandiflora Leaves in Human Cancer Cells

Sankar Pajaniradje | Kumaravel Mohankumar | ... | Rukkumani Rajagopalan
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2014
  • - Article ID 942927
  • - Research Article

Pycnogenol Ameliorates Depression-Like Behavior in Repeated Corticosterone-Induced Depression Mice Model

Lin Mei | Miyako Mochizuki | Noboru Hasegawa
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2014
  • - Article ID 348647
  • - Research Article

Propolis Varnish: Antimicrobial Properties against Cariogenic Bacteria, Cytotoxicity, and Sustained-Release Profile

Mariana P. De Luca | Juçara R. Franca | ... | Vagner R. Santos
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2014
  • - Article ID 872139
  • - Review Article

Glycyrrhizic Acid in the Treatment of Liver Diseases: Literature Review

Jian-yuan Li | Hong-yan Cao | ... | Ming-yu Sun
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2014
  • - Article ID 261745
  • - Research Article

Gastric Antiulcerogenic and Hypokinetic Activities of Terminalia fagifolia Mart. & Zucc. (Combretaceae)

Paulo Humberto M. Nunes | Maria do Carmo C. Martins | ... | Fernanda Regina C. Almeida
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2014
  • - Article ID 562173
  • - Research Article

Synergistic Effect and Antiquorum Sensing Activity of Nymphaea tetragona (Water Lily) Extract

Md. Akil Hossain | Ji-Yong Park | ... | Seung-Chun Park
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2014
  • - Article ID 391512
  • - Research Article

Cytotoxic Effect of Icaritin and Its Mechanisms in Inducing Apoptosis in Human Burkitt Lymphoma Cell Line

Zi-Jian Li | Can Yao | ... | Guang-Sen Zhang
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2014
  • - Article ID 762620
  • - Research Article

In Vitro Screening for β-Hydroxy-β-methylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitory and Antioxidant Activity of Sequentially Extracted Fractions of Ficus palmata Forsk

Danish Iqbal | M. Salman Khan | ... | Paramdeep Bagga
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