1. Modern extraction techniques and their impact on the pharmacological profile of Serenoa repens extracts for the treatment of lower urinary tract symptoms.
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De Monte C, Carradori S, Granese A, Di Pierro GB, Leonardo C, and De Nunzio C
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- Chemical Fractionation, Chromatography, Supercritical Fluid, Enzymes, Humans, Ionic Liquids, Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms etiology, Male, Microwaves, Prostatic Hyperplasia complications, Solvents, Ultrasonics, Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms drug therapy, Pharmacognosy methods, Phytotherapy, Plant Extracts isolation & purification, Plant Extracts therapeutic use, Prostatic Hyperplasia drug therapy, Serenoa
- Abstract
Background: Bioactive compounds from plants (i.e., Serenoa repens) are often used in medicine in the treatment of several pathologies, among which benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) associated to lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS)., Discussion: There are different techniques of extraction, also used in combination, with the aim of enhancing the amount of the target molecules, gaining time and reducing waste of solvents. However, the qualitative and quantitative composition of the bioactives depends on the extractive process, and so the brands of the recovered products from the same plant are different in terms of clinical efficacy (no product interchangeability among different commercial brands)., Summary: In this review, we report on several and recent extraction techniques and their impact on the composition/biological activity of S. repens-based available products.
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- 2014
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