"Withania" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A plant genus of the family SOLANACEAE. Members contain withanolides. Withania somnifera is the source of ashwagandha and aswal.
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D032341
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.650.940.800.575.912.250.905.950
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| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Withania" by people in Profiles.
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Pandit S, Srivastav AK, Sur TK, Chaudhuri S, Wang Y, Biswas TK. Effects of Withania somnifera Extract in Chronically Stressed Adults: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Nutrients. 2024 Apr 26; 16(9).
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Kalpana K, Yap S, Tsuji M, Kawamura A. Molecular Mechanism behind the Safe Immunostimulatory Effect of Withania somnifera. Biomolecules. 2023 05 12; 13(5).
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Khazal KF, Hill DL, Grubbs CJ. Effect of Withania somnifera root extract on spontaneous estrogen receptor-negative mammary cancer in MMTV/Neu mice. Anticancer Res. 2014 Nov; 34(11):6327-32.
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Khazal KF, Samuel T, Hill DL, Grubbs CJ. Effect of an extract of Withania somnifera root on estrogen receptor-positive mammary carcinomas. Anticancer Res. 2013 Apr; 33(4):1519-23.
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Youn UJ, Chai X, Park EJ, Kondratyuk TP, Simmons CJ, Borris RP, Mirza B, Pezzuto JM, Chang LC. Biologically active withanolides from Withania coagulans. J Nat Prod. 2013 Jan 25; 76(1):22-8.
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Ichikawa H, Takada Y, Shishodia S, Jayaprakasam B, Nair MG, Aggarwal BB. Withanolides potentiate apoptosis, inhibit invasion, and abolish osteoclastogenesis through suppression of nuclear factor-kappaB (NF-kappaB) activation and NF-kappaB-regulated gene expression. Mol Cancer Ther. 2006 Jun; 5(6):1434-45.