Full Description
This new volume looks at the applications of biomarkers as important tools for herbal drug discovery, presenting research on phytoconstituents with advanced nanotechnological applications for healthcare benefits.
Herbal drug discovery based on biomarkers is an emerging area in complementary and alternative medicine that has tremendous potential in healthcare. Conventional medications have limited efficacy and high toxicity, whereas herbal drugs are said to provide wide structural diversity that is not usually seen with conventional/synthetic drug molecules. Recognition of various herbal constituents, such as terpenoids, fatty acids, flavonoids and steroids, are well explored in the management and treatment of various disorders in this volume. These agents target various biomarkers such as nitric oxide (NO), cytokines, chemokines, adhesion molecules, NF- kβ, lipoxygenase (LOX), and arachidonic acid.
Biomarkers as Targeted Herbal Drug Discovery: A Pharmacological Approach to Nanomedicines discusses phytoconstituent-based nanotherapeutics with applications for some specific health issues, such as arthritis, leishmanicidal, cardiovascular diseases, cancer, ocular disorders, etc.
Contents
1. Inflammatory Biomarkers: An Important Tool for Herbal Drug Discovery 2. Herbal Anti-Arthritic Drug Discovery Tool Based on Inflammatory Biomarkers 3. Curcumin Nanomedicines and Their Application in the Management of Disease 4. Ursolic Acid: A Pentacyclic Triterpene from Plants in Nanomedicine 5. Phytoconstituent-Centered Byproducts and Nanomedicines as Leishmanicidal Scavengers 6. Delivery of Herbal Cardiovascular Drugs in the Scenario of Nanotechnology: An Insight 7. Nigella sativa Encapsulated Nano-Scaffold and Their Bioactivity Significance 8. Phytoconstituent-Loaded Nanomedicines for Arthritis Management 9. Phytoconstituent-Based Nanotherapeutics as Ocular Delivery Systems 10. Rosmarinic Acid: A Boon in the Management of Cardiovascular Disease 11. Long-Term Toxicity and Regulations for Bioactive-Loaded Nanomedicines 12. Resveratrol-Loaded Phytomedicines for Management of Cancer 13. Thymoquinone-Loaded Nanocarriers for Healthcare Applications
