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 179865
  • - Research Article

Iron (FeII) Chelation, Ferric Reducing Antioxidant Power, and Immune Modulating Potential of Arisaema jacquemontii (Himalayan Cobra Lily)

Rasleen Sudan | Madhulika Bhagat | ... | Anupurna Koul
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2014
  • - Article ID 135082
  • - Research Article

Phyllanthus wightianus Müll. Arg.: A Potential Source for Natural Antimicrobial Agents

D. Natarajan | R. Srinivasan | M. S. Shivakumar
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2014
  • - Article ID 867547
  • - Research Article

Phytochemical Screening, Physicochemical Properties, Acute Toxicity Testing and Screening of Hypoglycaemic Activity of Extracts of Eremurus himalaicus Baker in Normoglycaemic Wistar Strain Albino Rats

Ahlam Mushtaq | Seema Akbar | ... | Bashir A. Ganai
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2014
  • - Article ID 606021
  • - Research Article

Fenugreek Seed Extract Inhibit Fat Accumulation and Ameliorates Dyslipidemia in High Fat Diet-Induced Obese Rats

Parveen Kumar | Uma Bhandari | Shrirang Jamadagni
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2014
  • - Article ID 512369
  • - Research Article

Role of Dried Fruits of Carissa carandas as Anti-Inflammatory Agents and the Analysis of Phytochemical Constituents by GC-MS

N. Anupama | G. Madhumitha | K. S. Rajesh
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2014
  • - Article ID 915797
  • - Research Article

In Vitro Larvicidal and Antioxidant Activity of Dihydrophenanthroline-3-carbonitriles

A. Bharathi | Selvaraj Mohana Roopan | ... | Govindasamy Rajakumar
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2014
  • - Article ID 695678
  • - Research Article

Amelioration of Paracetamol-Induced Hepatotoxicity in Rat by the Administration of Methanol Extract of Muntingia calabura L. Leaves

N. D. Mahmood | S. S. Mamat | ... | Z. A. Zakaria
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2014
  • - Article ID 127021
  • - Research Article

Evaluation of Anti-Candida Activity of Vitis vinifera L. Seed Extracts Obtained from Wine and Table Cultivars

Giovanna Simonetti | Anna Rita Santamaria | ... | Gabriella Pasqua
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2014
  • - Article ID 680879
  • - Research Article

Topical Application of Cleome viscosa Increases the Expression of Basic Fibroblast Growth Factor and Type III Collagen in Rat Cutaneous Wound

Aadesh Upadhyay | Pronobesh Chattopadhyay | ... | Vijay Veer
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2014
  • - Article ID 595479
  • - Research Article

Effect of Dietary Intake of Avocado Oil and Olive Oil on Biochemical Markers of Liver Function in Sucrose-Fed Rats

Octavio Carvajal-Zarrabal | Cirilo Nolasco-Hipolito | ... | Dulce Ma. Barradas-Dermitz
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