This review highlights the potential of plant-derived natural compounds as biocompatible and biodegradable materials in dermal and transdermal delivery systems, emphasizing their unexplored benefits and detailing recent advances in isolation techniques and drug delivery technologies.
7 citations
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January 2022 in “Scientific Reports” This study found that Acanthus ebracteatus extract and verbascoside induced dermal papilla cell proliferation and reduced inflammatory cytokine release in vitro, suggesting potential for anti-hair loss applications.
This study examined extracts from the heartwood of Kouyousan trees for anti-termite activity against Japanese termites. The researchers reported that cedrol showed strong anti-termite effects, with feeding deterrent activity at low concentrations and lethal effects at high concentrations, while isoabienol mainly contributed to feeding deterrence.
1 citations
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May 2025 in “Natural Products and Bioprospecting” In this study, PEVIII, a nanocomposite chitosan-coated vesicle containing both α-hederin and hederacoside C, demonstrated notable antibacterial activity against Pseudomonas aeruginosa in a keratitis model, showing significant lesion reduction, tissue improvement, and decreased bacterial load and inflammatory markers compared to other treatments.
October 2025 in “Actualización en Medicina de Familia” This review discusses several new pharmacological products, including those for cardiovascular prevention and overactive bladder, but notes challenges in defining their therapeutic roles and provides safety updates on existing medications; it reports no new clinical results.
11 citations
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November 2011 in “Neuroreport” In this study, paroxetine's antihyperalgesic effect in a rat model of neuropathic pain was shown to be mediated by increased levels of the neurosteroid allopregnanolone in the spine.
3 citations
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January 2003 in “Synthetic Communications” This research describes the synthesis of 16β-chloro- and 16β-bromo-cyproterone acetate, detailing the chemical processes involved, but reports no clinical outcomes.
3 citations
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April 2021 in “Oncology Times” This study reports that sacituzumab govitecan achieved a 33.3% overall response rate in patients with metastatic triple-negative breast cancer who had prior treatments, with a median response duration of 7.7 months.
The document concludes that scientists created various steroids with different properties, including a more effective semi-synthetic vitamin D.
70 citations
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January 2000 in “Drug Development Research” The researchers reported that a novel family of butyric acid prodrugs, including AN-9 and AN-10, showed potential for anticancer activity, hemoglobin expression induction, and hair follicle protection, with AN-9 in phase II trials.
January 2026 in “Journal of Sexual and Mental Health” This study reports that two oral hormonal agents, dimethandrolone undecanoate and 11β-methylnortestosterone dodecylcarbonate, may effectively suppress hormones to contraceptive levels in men with mild side effects, though longer-term trials are required to confirm their safety and efficacy.
November 2021 in “Pharmaceutical Sciences” This study found that the compound androstane-17-carboxamide 6 may serve as a lead for new drugs to treat BPH and prostate cancer by reducing the weight of androgen-dependent glands.
40 citations
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October 2009 in “Journal of Biomedical Nanotechnology” This review discusses pyrene excimer nucleic acid probes for detecting biomolecules and protein-DNA interactions and reports no new experimental findings.
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June 1995 in “Helvetica Chimica Acta” This article outlines the synthesis of spiro[cyclohexane‐1,2′‐[2 H ]indene] derivatives similar to known steroid 5α‐reductase inhibitors, but it does not report experimental findings.
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October 1992 in “Fundamental & Clinical Pharmacology” This review discusses the pharmacological properties and therapeutic potential of K+ channel opening compounds, noting their prospective use in treating cardiovascular and respiratory conditions, but reports no new results.
March 2023 in “Oxford University Press eBooks” 18 citations
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April 2011 in “Neuropharmacology” This study found that metyrapone and etomidate provide dose-dependent anticonvulsant effects against seizures, with delayed effectiveness linked to increased neurosteroid levels.
April 2026 in “Journal of Cancer” This review reports that the compound Cepharanthine shows promise as a cancer therapy by inducing cell death, arresting cell growth, inhibiting tumor progression, modulating key oncogenic pathways, and reversing multidrug resistance, suggesting its potential for further investigation in oncology.
3 citations
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September 2018 in “MOJ Toxicology” This review discusses the medicinal properties of Alpinia zerumbet Roxb. and highlights its potential for further research, but provides no new clinical results.
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March 2010 in “Steroids” This study found that specific steroids, particularly 5 and 7b, decreased growth of prostate and seminal vesicles and bound to the androgen receptor, showing comparable pharmacological activity to finasteride.
7 citations
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June 1989 in “Steroids” In this study, the synthesis of C-4 and C-6 bridged haptens of 11 alpha-hydroxyprogesterone revealed an unexpected formation of a C-4 substituted product using a 6-bromo derivative, contrary to prior reports.
This study synthesized new heterocyclic steroid derivatives and reported their promising antiproliferative activity against breast and prostate cancer cell lines, highlighting selectivity and impact on signaling pathways even in cells resistant to certain treatments.
2 citations
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February 2004 in “Biopolymers” This study found that 4-(4-Phenoxybenzoyl)benzoic acid derivatives may act as antioxidants by scavenging certain reactive oxygen species but exhibit prooxidant behavior under specific conditions.
This article provides no abstract or new findings and focuses on a patient registry related to spasticity care.
32 citations
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December 2003 in “Planta” This study found that hypaphorine alters cytoskeletal organization in Eucalyptus globulus root hairs, contributing to reduced root hair elongation by possibly disrupting vesicle delivery needed for growth.
8 citations
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January 2013 in “Medicinal chemistry” This study reported that among 10 tested 2-(4-chlorophenyl)-5-aryl-1,3,4-oxadiazole compounds, compound 4c showed the highest activity against cancer cell lines, with a 95.37% average growth rate.
100 citations
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May 2003 in “Journal of Neuroscience” This study found that neuroactive steroids like DHEA and pregnenolone influence cocaine-induced appetence in mice through their interaction with the ς1 receptor, suggesting a role in individual vulnerability to addiction.
60 citations
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December 2013 in “PLoS ONE” The researchers found that inhibiting soluble epoxide hydrolase, either genetically or pharmacologically, delayed the onset of chemically induced seizures related to GABA antagonism in experimental models.
23 citations
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March 2017 in “PTR. Phytotherapy research/Phytotherapy research” This study in mice found that butin, a component of Vernonia anthelmintica, increased melanin production and related proteins while reducing oxidative stress markers in a model of hydroquinone-induced vitiligo, suggesting support for its traditional use against this condition.
This study found that Anovlar effectively reduced pain in severe dysmenorrhea cases and regulated cycles in oligomenorrhea patients, but some side effects and occasional treatment failures were reported.