"Lignans" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A class of dibenzylbutane derivatives which occurs in higher plants and in fluids (bile, serum, urine, etc.) in man and other animals. These compounds, which have a potential anti-cancer role, can be synthesized in vitro by human fecal flora. (From Singleton & Sainsbury, Dictionary of Microbiology and Molecular Biology, 2d ed)
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D017705
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.455.426.559.389.140.450
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| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Lignans" by people in Profiles.
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Small Molecule NF-?B Inhibitors as Immune Potentiators for Enhancement of Vaccine Adjuvants. Front Immunol. 2020; 11:511513.
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Honokiol, an activator of Sirtuin-3 (SIRT3) preserves mitochondria and protects the heart from doxorubicin-induced cardiomyopathy in mice. Oncotarget. 2017 May 23; 8(21):34082-34098.
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Honokiol blocks and reverses cardiac hypertrophy in mice by activating mitochondrial Sirt3. Nat Commun. 2015 Apr 14; 6:6656.
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Chemical constituents of the plants from the genus Oplopanax. Chem Biodivers. 2014 Feb; 11(2):181-96.
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Compounds from Kadsura heteroclita and related anti-HIV activity. Phytochemistry. 2008 Mar; 69(5):1266-72.
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Dietary lignan intakes and risk of breast cancer by tumor estrogen receptor status. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2006 Oct; 99(3):309-11.
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Cytochrome P4503A-dependent metabolism of tocopherols and inhibition by sesamin. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2000 Nov 02; 277(3):531-4.