Essential oils of culinary herbs and spices display agonist and antagonist activities at human aryl hydrocarbon receptor AhR.
In conclusion, EOs of culinary herbs and spices are agonists and antagonists of human AhR, implying a potential for food-drug interactions and interference with endocrine pathways. PMID: 29191726 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Food and Chemical Toxicology)
Source: Food and Chemical Toxicology - November 27, 2017 Category: Food Science Authors: Bartoňková I, Dvořák Z Tags: Food Chem Toxicol Source Type: research

Development of Optimized Self-Nanoemulsifying Lyophilized Tablets (SNELTs) to Improve Finasteride Clinical Pharmacokinetic Behavior.
CONCLUSIONS: Lyophilized tablets could be considered as a good alternative for conventional solid dosage forms especially when loaded with drug nanosystems. PMID: 29139305 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Drug Development and Industrial Pharmacy)
Source: Drug Development and Industrial Pharmacy - November 17, 2017 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Tags: Drug Dev Ind Pharm Source Type: research

Design, Preparation and Evaluation of HPMC-Based PAA or SA Freeze-Dried Scaffolds for Vaginal Delivery of Fluconazole
ConclusionsThe fluconazole/ β cyclodextrin inclusion complexes ensure a controlled release of fluconazole over a few days, the highest amount of drug release (92%) being observed after 43 h. These bioadhesive gel formulations could be very promising topical alternative for treatment of vaginal fungal infections. (Source: Pharmaceutical Research)
Source: Pharmaceutical Research - September 1, 2017 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research

Possible Molecular Mechanisms by Which an Essential Oil Blend from Star Anise, Rosemary, Thyme, and Oregano and Saponins Increase the Performance and Ileal Protein Digestibility of Growing Broilers
Journal of Agricultural and Food ChemistryDOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.7b01925 (Source: Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry)
Source: Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry - August 8, 2017 Category: Food Science Authors: Henry Reyer, Ju ̈rgen Zentek, Klaus Männer, Ibrahim M. I. Youssef, Tobias Aumiller, Julian Weghuber, Klaus Wimmers and Andreas S. Mueller Source Type: research

Characterization and influence of green synthesized of nano-sized zinc complex with 5-aminolevulinic acid on bioactive compounds of aniseed.
This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved. PMID: 28746739 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Chemistry and Biodiversity)
Source: Chemistry and Biodiversity - July 26, 2017 Category: Biochemistry Authors: Tavallali V, Rahmati S, Rowshan V Tags: Chem Biodivers Source Type: research