Identification of foods that affect the anti-cancer activity of pitavastatin in cells (2022)
Journal Article
Jawad, M., Ibrahim, S., Kumar, M., Burgert, C., Li, W., & Richardson, A. (2022). Identification of foods that affect the anti-cancer activity of pitavastatin in cells. Oncology Letters, https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2022.13193

Statins inhibit the synthesis of mevalonate, a precursor isoprenoid molecule to geranylgeraniol that is necessary for the post-translational modification of several small GTPase oncogenes. Despite numerous preclinical studies suggesting that statins... Read More about Identification of foods that affect the anti-cancer activity of pitavastatin in cells.

Terminalia bentzoë, a Mascarene Endemic Plant, Inhibits Human Hepatocellular Carcinoma Cells Growth In Vitro via G0/G1 Phase Cell Cycle Arrest (2020)
Journal Article
Li. (2020). Terminalia bentzoë, a Mascarene Endemic Plant, Inhibits Human Hepatocellular Carcinoma Cells Growth In Vitro via G0/G1 Phase Cell Cycle Arrest. Pharmaceuticals, https://doi.org/10.3390/ph13100303

Tropical forests constitute a prolific sanctuary of unique floral diversity and potential medicinal sources, however, many of them remain unexplored. The scarcity of rigorous scientific data on the surviving Mascarene endemic taxa renders bioprospect... Read More about Terminalia bentzoë, a Mascarene Endemic Plant, Inhibits Human Hepatocellular Carcinoma Cells Growth In Vitro via G0/G1 Phase Cell Cycle Arrest.

Discovery, synthesis and antibacterial evaluation of phenolic compounds from Cylicodiscus gabunensis (2019)
Journal Article
Aldulaimi, O., Drijfhout, F., Uche, F. I., Horrocks, P., & Li, W. (2019). Discovery, synthesis and antibacterial evaluation of phenolic compounds from Cylicodiscus gabunensis. BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 183 -?. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12906-019-2589-2

BACKGROUND
Cylicodiscus gabunensis Harms (Family Leguminosae) (CG) is an African medicinal plant used as a treatment of various ailments including malaria, liver diseases, and gastrointestinal disturbances. Its extracts showed potent in vitro antiba... Read More about Discovery, synthesis and antibacterial evaluation of phenolic compounds from Cylicodiscus gabunensis.