"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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| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Lignans" by people in Profiles.
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A lignan from Alnus japonica inhibits glioblastoma tumorspheres by suppression of FOXM1. Sci Rep. 2022 08 17; 12(1):13990.
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Pharmacokinetic and Metabolic Profiling of Key Active Components of Dietary Supplement Magnolia officinalis Extract for Prevention against Oral Carcinoma. J Agric Food Chem. 2020 Jun 17; 68(24):6576-6587.
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Honokiol protects hepatocytes from oxidative injury through mitochondrial deacetylase SIRT3. Eur J Pharmacol. 2018 Sep 05; 834:176-187.
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Neolignans from Aristolochia fordiana Prevent Oxidative Stress-Induced Neuronal Death through Maintaining the Nrf2/HO-1 Pathway in HT22 Cells. J Nat Prod. 2015 Aug 28; 78(8):1894-903.
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Dietary flavonoid intake and Barrett's esophagus in western Washington State. Ann Epidemiol. 2015 Oct; 25(10):730-5.e2.
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Dietary flavonoid and lignan intake and gastric adenocarcinoma risk in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) study. Am J Clin Nutr. 2012 Dec; 96(6):1398-408.
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Anti-inflammatory endiandric acid analogues from the roots of Beilschmiedia tsangii. J Nat Prod. 2011 Sep 23; 74(9):1875-80.
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Different redox states in malignant and nonmalignant esophageal epithelial cells and differential cytotoxic responses to bile acid and honokiol. Antioxid Redox Signal. 2009 May; 11(5):1083-95.
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Flaxseed lignan attenuates high-fat diet-induced fat accumulation and induces adiponectin expression in mice. Br J Nutr. 2008 Sep; 100(3):669-76.
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Dietary phytoestrogens and lung cancer risk. JAMA. 2005 Sep 28; 294(12):1493-504.