Integumentary System This system includes the skin, hair, sweat glands, and nails. It protects the body against loss of water, abrasion and infection. Common disorders include skin cancer, warts, acne, burns, eczema, vitiligo, and psoriasis.
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Cinnamaldehyde and nitric oxide attenuate advanced glycation end products-induced the JAK/STAT signaling in human renal tubular cells.
Huang J-S, Lee Y-H, Chuang L-Y, Guh J-Y, Hwang J-Y. Journal of Cellular Biochemistry, 2015 ABSTRACT: Cinnamaldehyde is a major and a bioactive compound isolated from the leaves of Cinnamomum osmophloeum kaneh. It possesses anti-diabetic properties in vitro and in vivo and has anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer effects. To explore whether cinnamaldehyde was linked to altered… Read more »
The bioactivity and toxicological actions of carvacrol
Suntres ZE, Coccimiglio J, Alipour M Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, 2015 ABSTRACT: Carvacrol is a monoterpenic phenol produced by an abundant number of aromatic plants, including thyme and oregano. Presently, carvacrol is used in low concentrations as a food flavoring ingredient and preservative, as well as a fragrance ingredient in cosmetic formulations…. Read more »
Chemical Composition and Anti-Inflammatory, Cytotoxic and Antioxidant Activities of Essential Oil from Leaves of Mentha piperita Grown in China
Sun Z, Wang H, Wang J, Zhou L, Yang P
PLoS One, 2014
Antimetastatic and Anti-Inflammatory Potentials of Essential Oil from Edible Ocimum sanctum Leaves.
Manaharan T, Thirugnanasampandan R, Jayakumar R, Ramya G, Ramnath G, Kanthimathi MS
TheScientificWorldJournal, 2014
Effect of phytoncide from trees on human natural killer cell function
Li Q, Kobayashi M, Wakayama Y, Inagaki H, Katsumata M, Hirata Y, Hirata K, Shimizu T, Kawada T, Park BJ, Ohira T, Kagawa T, Miyazaki Y
International Journal of Immunopathology and Pharmacology, 2009
α-Pinene isolated from Schinus terebinthifolius Raddi (Anacardiaceae) induces apoptosis and confers antimetastatic protection in a melanoma model
Matsuo AL, Figueiredo CR, Arruda DC, Pereira FV, Scutti JA, Massaoka MH, Travassos LR, Sartorelli P, Lago JH
Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, 2011
Frankincense oil derived from Boswellia carteri induces tumor cell specific cytotoxicity
Frank MB, Yang Q, Osban J, Azzarello JT, Saban MR, Saban R, Ashley RA, Welter JC, Fung KM, Lin HK
BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2009
In vitro screening of tumoricidal properties of international medicinal herbs: part II
Mazzio EA, Soliman KF
Phytotherapy Research, 2010
Mammary carcinomas induced in human c-Ha-ras proto-oncogene transgenic rats are estrogen-independent, but responsive to d-limonene treatment.
Asamoto M, Ota T, Toriyama-Baba H, Hokaiwado N, Naito A, Tsuda H
Japanese Journal of Cancer Research: Gann, 2002