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7-Keto-Cholesterol and Cholestan-3beta, 5alpha, 6beta-Triol Induce Eryptosis through Distinct Pathways Leading to NADPH Oxidase and Nitric Oxide Synthase Activation

scientific article published on 01 January 2019

Absorption, excretion, and distribution of dietary antioxidant betalains in LDLs: potential health effects of betalains in humans.

scientific article

Anti-Proliferative Activity of A Hydrophilic Extract of Manna from Fraxinus angustifolia Vahl through Mitochondrial Pathway-Mediated Apoptosis and Cell Cycle Arrest in Human Colon Cancer Cells

scientific article published on 30 October 2020

Antioxidant activities of sicilian prickly pear (Opuntia ficus indica) fruit extracts and reducing properties of its betalains: betanin and indicaxanthin.

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Antioxidant activity of Sicilian pistachio (Pistacia vera L. var. Bronte) nut extract and its bioactive components

scientific article published on 01 February 2007

Antioxidant and Anti-Inflammatory Properties of Plants Extract

scientific article published on 14 November 2019

Antioxidant betalains from cactus pear (Opuntia ficus-indica) inhibit endothelial ICAM-1 expression

scientific article published in December 2004

Betacyanins as phenol antioxidants. Chemistry and mechanistic aspects of the lipoperoxyl radical-scavenging activity in solution and liposomes.

scientific article published in August 2009

Betanin inhibits the myeloperoxidase/nitrite-induced oxidation of human low-density lipoproteins

scientific article published on 01 March 2007

Biothiols, taurine, and lipid-soluble antioxidants in the edible pulp of Sicilian cactus pear (Opuntia ficus-indica) fruits and changes of bioactive juice components upon industrial processing

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Brain Distribution and Modulation of Neuronal Excitability by Indicaxanthin From Opuntia Ficus Indica Administered at Nutritionally-Relevant Amounts.

scientific article published on 9 May 2018

Chemical and physical properties and potential mechanisms: melatonin as a broad spectrum antioxidant and free radical scavenger.

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Cross-talk between minimally primed HL-60 cells and resting HUVEC reveals a crucial role for adhesion over extracellularly released oxidants ⬇️

scientific article published on November 4, 2010

Cytoprotective effects of the antioxidant phytochemical indicaxanthin in beta-thalassemia red blood cells.

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Dietary indicaxanthin from cactus pear (Opuntia ficus-indica L. Mill) fruit prevents eryptosis induced by oxysterols in a hypercholesterolaemia-relevant proportion and adhesion of human erythrocytes to endothelial cell layers

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Distribution of betalain pigments in red blood cells after consumption of cactus pear fruits and increased resistance of the cells to ex vivo induced oxidative hemolysis in humans

scientific article published in February 2005

Exposure to malondialdehyde induces an early redox unbalance preceding membrane toxicity in human erythrocytes

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Hyaluronic acid and α-elastin based hydrogel for three dimensional culture of vascular endothelial cells

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Increased eryptosis in smokers is associated with the antioxidant status and C-reactive protein levels

scientific article published on 29 October 2018

Increased resistance to oxidation of betalain-enriched human low density lipoproteins.

scientific article published in June 2003

Indicaxanthin from (L. Mill) Inhibits Oxidized LDL-Mediated Human Endothelial Cell Dysfunction through Inhibition of NF-B Activation

scientific article published on 18 February 2019

Indicaxanthin from Opuntia Ficus Indica (L. Mill) impairs melanoma cell proliferation, invasiveness, and tumor progression

scientific article published on 18 September 2018

Indicaxanthin from Opuntia ficus-indica Crosses the Blood-Brain Barrier and Modulates Neuronal Bioelectric Activity in Rat Hippocampus at Dietary-Consistent Amounts

scientific article published on 13 August 2015

Indicaxanthin from cactus pear fruit exerts anti-inflammatory effects in carrageenin-induced rat pleurisy

scientific article published on 4 December 2013

Indicaxanthin, a multi-target natural compound from Opuntia ficus-indica fruit: From its poly-pharmacological effects to biochemical mechanisms and molecular modelling studies

scientific article published on 03 July 2019

Kinetics of the lipoperoxyl radical-scavenging activity of indicaxanthin in solution and unilamellar liposomes

scientific article published on 01 February 2007

Mechanism of interaction of betanin and indicaxanthin with human myeloperoxidase and hypochlorous acid

scientific article published in July 2005

Mechanism of reaction of melatonin with human myeloperoxidase

scientific article published in March 2001

Melatonin activates the peroxidase-oxidase reaction and promotes oscillations.

scientific article published in June 2001

Melatonin: reducing molecular pathology and dysfunction due to free radicals and associated reactants.

scientific article

Monofloral honeys by Sicilian black honeybee (Apis mellifera ssp. sicula) have high reducing power and antioxidant capacity

scientific article (publication date: November 2016)

Neutrophil accumulation induced by bacterial lipopolysaccharide: effects of dexamethasone and annexin 1

scientific article published on 01 January 2001

Oxidation of melatonin by oxoferryl hemoglobin: a mechanistic study

scientific article published in December 2001

Oxysterol mixture in hypercholesterolemia-relevant proportion causes oxidative stress-dependent eryptosis.

scientific article

Partition of indicaxanthin in membrane biomimetic systems. A kinetic and modeling approach

scientific article published in November 2009

Phenolic Composition of Hydrophilic Extract of Manna from Sicilian Fraxinus angustifolia Vahl and its Reducing, Antioxidant and Anti-Inflammatory Activity in Vitro

scientific article published on 18 October 2019

Phytochemical indicaxanthin suppresses 7-ketocholesterol-induced THP-1 cell apoptosis by preventing cytosolic Ca(2+) increase and oxidative stress.

scientific article published on 11 December 2012

Polymeric proanthocyanidins from Sicilian pistachio (Pistacia vera L.) nut extract inhibit lipopolysaccharide-induced inflammatory response in RAW 264.7 cells

scientific article published on 7 July 2011

Pro-oxidant activity of indicaxanthin from Opuntia ficus indica modulates arachidonate metabolism and prostaglandin synthesis through lipid peroxide production in LPS-stimulated RAW 264.7 macrophages.

scientific article published on 21 July 2014

Protective effect of melatonin against cytotoxic actions of malondialdehyde: an in vitro study on human erythrocytes

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Quality, functional and sensory evaluation of pasta fortified with extracts from Opuntia ficus-indica cladodes

scientific article published on 19 March 2019

Reaction of melatonin with hemoglobin-derived oxoferryl radicals and inhibition of the hydroperoxide-induced hemoglobin denaturation in red blood cells

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Redox intermediates of plant and mammalian peroxidases: a comparative transient-kinetic study of their reactivity toward indole derivatives

scientific article published in February 2002

Short-term cactus pear [ (L.) Mill] fruit supplementation ameliorates the inflammatory profile and is associated with improved antioxidant status among healthy humans

scientific article published on 20 August 2018

The Phytochemical Indicaxanthin Synergistically Enhances Cisplatin-Induced Apoptosis in HeLa Cells via Oxidative Stress-Dependent p53/p21waf1 Axis

scientific article published on 02 July 2020

Trans-epithelial transport of the betalain pigments indicaxanthin and betanin across Caco-2 cell monolayers and influence of food matrix

scientific article published on 18 July 2012

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