Identifying potential therapeutic targets of mulberry leaf extract for the treatment of type 2 diabetes: a TMT-based quantitative proteomic analysis.

Mulberry leaf's therapeutic effect on type 2 diabetes is confirmed, but we don't know how it works. This study used proteomics to investigate the mechanism in skeletal muscle.

Shi L et al (2023).

BMC Complement Med Ther.

DOI:

10.1186/s12906-023-04140-3

PubMed:

37667364

Foliar application of chitosan-putrescine nanoparticles (CTS-Put NPs) alleviates cadmium toxicity in grapevine (Vitis vinifera L.) cv. Sultana: modulation of antioxidant and photosynthetic status.

Researchers found that a nano-conjugate of putrescine and chitosan improved the resistance of grapevines to cadmium stress, which could help protect crop productivity and human health.

Panahirad S et al (2023).

BMC Plant Biol.

DOI:

10.1186/s12870-023-04420-7

PubMed:

37667189

Suppression of pyrrolidine ring biosynthesis and its effects on gene expression and subsequent accumulation of anatabine in leaves of tobacco (N. tabacum L.).

Researchers studied transgenic plants with suppressed putrescine methyltransferase (PMT) activity to generate anatabine. The study examines how these plants respond to topping and the impact on alkaloid biosynthesis. Understanding this can improve tobacco production and synthesis of anatabine.

Kaminski KP et al (2023).

BMC Genomics.

DOI:

10.1186/s12864-023-09588-8

PubMed:

37667170

Author Correction: Potential anti-proliferative activity of Salix mucronata and Triticum spelta plant extracts on liver and colorectal cancer cell lines.

Ahmad GM et al (2023).

Sci Rep.

DOI:

10.1038/s41598-023-41534-2

PubMed:

37666911

Efficiency of Artemisia annua L. essential oil and its chitosan/tripolyphosphate or zeolite encapsulated form in controlling Sitophilus oryzae L.

Scientists tested the effectiveness of Artemisia annua essential oil (EO) against rice weevils. Encapsulating the EO in chitosan/TPP or zeolite increased toxicity and fumigant persistence, making it an environmentally friendly solution for controlling the pests in storage.

Mojarab-Mahboubkar M et al (2023).

Pestic Biochem Physiol.

DOI:

10.1016/j.pestbp.2023.105544

PubMed:

37666615

Putrescine (1,4-Diaminobutane) enhances antifungal activity in postharvest mango fruit against Colletotrichum gloeosporioides through direct fungicidal and induced resistance mechanisms.

Putrescine was found to delay anthracnose decay in mango fruit by enhancing disease resistance and inhibiting fungal growth. It also induced production of reactive oxygen species, causing damage to the fungus. Putrescine has potential for disease control in fruits.

Song Y et al (2023).

Pestic Biochem Physiol.

DOI:

10.1016/j.pestbp.2023.105581

PubMed:

37666606

The protective effects of benzaldehyde combined with albendazole against brain injury induced by Angiostrongylus cantonensis infection in mice.

Benzaldehyde, found in Gastrodia elata, improves body weight and cognitive function in rats with angiostrongyliasis. It reduces blood-brain barrier breakdown and cell apoptosis, offering a potential therapy for this disease.

Chen KY et al (2023).

Int J Antimicrob Agents.

DOI:

10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2023.106963

PubMed:

37666435

In situ self-induced electrical stimulation to plants: Modulates morphogenesis, photosynthesis and gene expression in Vigna radiata and Cicer arietinum.

Venkata Mohan S and Yeruva DK (2023).

Bioelectrochemistry.

DOI:

10.1016/j.bioelechem.2023.108550

PubMed:

37666049