khaya senegalensis/glutathione

The antimalarial activity of the crude water extract of Khaya grandifoliola (Welw) CDC (Meliaceae) stem bark in mice has been reported. The biochemical effects of the crude water extract at doses of 100, 200 and 500 mg/day were examine in plasma, liver, and heart after 7 and 21 days of

Drug-induced liver injury (DILI) is a major clinical problem where natural compounds hold promise for its abrogation. Khaya grandifoliola (Meliaceae) is used in Cameroonian traditional medicine for the treatment of liver related diseases and has been studied for its hepatoprotective properties. Till

The fatality of cancer is mostly dependent on the possibility of occurrence of metastasis. Thus, if the development of metastasis can be prevented through novel therapeutic strategies targeted against this process, then the success of cancer treatment will drastically increase. In this study,

BACKGROUND Khaya grandifoliola (Meliaceae) and Entada africana (Fabaceae) are traditionally used in Bamun (a western tribe of Cameroon) traditional medicine for the treatment of liver related diseases. In this study, the synergistic hepatoprotective effect of respective active fractions of the

The rise of diabetes incidence in Nigeria enhances the use of popular remedies that may interact with conventional therapies. The aqueous extracts of 27 popular Nigerian "antidiabetic" plants were tested for their in vitro effects on glutathione levels within HepG2 cells,