Disease relevance of Anacardium

• Modulating effect of Semecarpus anacardium Linn. nut extract on glucose metabolizing enzymes in aflatoxin B1-induced experimental hepatocellular carcinoma [1].
• These results indicate that S. anacardium is hypocholesterolemic in action and prevents cholesterol induced atheroma [2].
• The ethyl acetate extract of stem bark of Semecarpus anacardium showing in vivo anti-in fl ammatory activity in carrageenan induced rat paw edema assay was investigated in order to identify its active compounds [3].

High impact information on Anacardium

• Ana o 3, an important cashew nut (Anacardium occidentale L.) allergen of the 2S albumin family [4].
• A study has been made of the semi-synthesis of 1,3-diols (anacardic alcohols) from natural phenolic lipid resources from Anacardium occidentale and Anacardium giganteum which have given C15 and C11 derivatives, respectively [5].
• Characterization of alkyl phenols in cashew (Anacardium occidentale) products and assay of their antioxidant capacity [6].
• S. anacardium nut extract administration to dimethyl benzanthracene-tumour-induced animals significantly increased the activities of mitochondrial enzymes, thereby suggesting its role in mitochondrial energy production [7].
• S. anacardium nut extract administration to tumour-induced animals significantly lowered the glycolytic enzyme activities (hexokinase, phosphoglucoisomerase and aldolase) and there was a rise in gluconeogenic enzymes (glucose-6-phosphatase and fructose 1,6-diphosphatase), which indicated an antitumour and anticancer effect [7].

Chemical compound and disease context of Anacardium

• Semecarpus anacardium Linn. nut milk extract administered orally at a dose of 200 mg/kg/day for 14 days exerted an in vivo stabilizing effect on lysosomal membrane and glycoprotein content in rat hepatocellular carcinoma [8].

Anatomical context of Anacardium

• Semecarpus anacardium L, nuts inhibit lipopolysaccharide induced NO production in rat macrophages along with its hypolipidemic property [9].

Associations of Anacardium with chemical compounds

• Ana o 1, a cashew (Anacardium occidental) allergen of the vicilin seed storage protein family [10].
• Process for isolation of cardanol from technical cashew (Anacardium occidentale L.) nut shell liquid [11].
• Commercially available technical cashew (Anacardium occidentale L.) nut shell liquid (CNSL) contains mainly cardanol (decarboxylated anacardic acid) and cardol [11].
• Anacardic acids and (E)-2-hexenal characterized from the cashew Anacardium occidentale L [12].
• In this study cashew (Anacardium occidentale) plants were exposed to a short- and long-term exposure to NaCl in order to establish the importance of the salt-induced proteolysis and the glutamine synthetase activity on the proline accumulation [13].

Gene context of Anacardium

• Cyclooxygenase inhibitory flavonoids from the stem bark of Semecarpus anacardium Linn [3].
• Tyrosinase inhibitors from Anacardium occidentale fruits [14].
• The analysis of marker enzyme activities clearly indicates the antitumour efficacy of Semecarpus anacardium Linn. nut extract on aflatoxin B1 induced hepatocellular carcinoma [15].
• Anticancer potency of the milk extract of Semecarpus anacardium Linn. nuts against aflatoxin B1 mediated hepatocellular carcinoma bearing Wistar rats with reference to tumour marker enzymes [15].
• Modulation of antioxidant potential in liver of mice by kernel oil of cashew nut (Anacardium occidentale) and its lack of tumour promoting ability in DMBA induced skin papillomagenesis [16].

Analytical, diagnostic and therapeutic context of Anacardium

• The ethanolic extract of S. anacardium (100 mg/kg) reduced the blood glucose of normal rat from 84 +/- 1.4 to 67 +/- 1.7 mg/dl, 3 hours after oral administration of the extract (P < 0.05) [17].

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