Author Archives: Taylor Mercado

PMID:  J Integr Med. 2017 03 ;15(2):158-164. PMID: 28285621 Abstract Title:  Antidiarrheal activity of hexane extract of Citrus limon peel in an experimental animal model. Abstract:  OBJECTIVE: Acute diarrhea is one of the major illnesses that cause death in children, despite clinical interventions and the use of oral rehydration therapy. Thus, there is need to …

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PMID:  Appl Physiol Nutr Metab. 2017 May ;42(5):479-486. Epub 2016 Dec 15. PMID: 28177735 Abstract Title:  Protective effects of essential oil of Citrus limon against aspirin-induced toxicity in IEC-6 cells. Abstract:  Aspirin, one of the widely used nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, is the most highly consumed pharmaceutical product in the world. However, it has several side …

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PMID:  Biomed Pharmacother. 2016 Oct ;83:1327-1334. Epub 2016 Aug 27. PMID: 27571876 Abstract Title:  The protective effect of Citrus limon essential oil on hepatotoxicity and nephrotoxicity induced by aspirin in rats. Abstract:  Citrus limon is a member of the large Rutaceae family characterized by its therapeutic proprieties and has been widely used in traditional medicine …

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PMID:  Biomed Res Int. 2018 ;2018:6251546. Epub 2018 Jan 15. PMID: 29568760 Abstract Title:  from Tunisia: Phytochemical and Physicochemical Properties and Biological Activities. Abstract:  Natural plant extracts contain a variety of phenolic compounds which are assigned various biological activities. Our work aims to make a quantitative and qualitative characterization of the Zest (ZL) and the …

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PMID:  J Nat Med. 2017 Oct ;71(4):735-744. Epub 2017 Jul 11. PMID: 28699128 Abstract Title:  Structures of antimutagenic constituents in the peels of Citrus limon. Abstract:  The methanolic extracts from the peels of Citrus limon were found to show antimutagenic effects against 3-amino-1,4-dimethyl-5H-pyrido[4,3-b]indole, and 2-amino-1-methyl-6-phenylimidazo[4,5-b]pyridine (PhIP) in the Ames test. From the methanolic extracts, four …

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PMID:  Curr Pharm Biotechnol. 2018 ;19(11):877-885. PMID: 30332948 Abstract Title:  Exosome-like Nanovesicles Isolated from Citrus limon L. Exert Antioxidative Effect. Abstract:  BACKGROUND: Exosome-like nanovesicles are biological nanostructures mediating cell-tocell communication and capable to load selected cargos also in the interaction among different species.OBJECTIVE: We aimed to explore the content of exosome-like nanovesicles derived from Citrus …

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PMID:  Oncotarget. 2015 Aug 14 ;6(23):19514-27. PMID: 26098775 Abstract Title:  Citrus limon-derived nanovesicles inhibit cancer cell proliferation and suppress CML xenograft growth by inducing TRAIL-mediated cell death. Abstract:  Nanosized vesicles are considered key players in cell to cell communication, thus influencing physiological and pathological processes, including cancer. Nanovesicles have also been found in edible-plants and …

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PMID:  Biomolecules. 2019 Dec 5 ;9(12). Epub 2019 Dec 5. PMID: 31817563 Abstract Title:  Lemon Peel Polyphenol Extract Reduces Interleukin-6-Induced Cell Migration, Invasiveness, and Matrix Metalloproteinase-9/2 Expression in Human Gastric Adenocarcinoma MKN-28 and AGS Cell Lines. Abstract:  Among plant polyphenols, lemon peels extract (LPE) from the residues of the industrial processing of lemon (shows anti-proliferative …

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PMID:  Molecules. 2019 Dec 13 ;24(24). Epub 2019 Dec 13. PMID: 31847295 Abstract Title:  Polyphenols, Antioxidant, Antibacterial, and Biofilm Inhibitory Activities of Peel and Pulp ofL.,, andcv. Salò Cultivated in Southern Italy. Abstract:  The aim of this paper was to study the polyphenols of peel and pulp of threetaxa-, andcv. Salò-cultivated in the Cosenza province, …

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