Objective: Cuscuta campestris or common dodder is a holoparasitic  plant  that  has  been valorized for treatment of liver injury and cancer prevention in traditional medicine. Recently, extract of C. campestris had shown moderate antimicrobial properties and cytotoxic effects. In this study, we examined the level of cellular oxidants, cytotoxicity, apoptosis and differentiation induced by hydr...

Cuscuta seeds and whole plant have been used to nourish the liver and kidney. This study was aimed to investigate the hepatoprotective activity of the ethanol extract of Cuscuta campestris Yunck. whole plant (CCEtOH). The hepatoprotective effect of CCEtOH (20, 100 and 500 mg/kg) was evaluated on carbon tetrachloride (CCl₄)-induced chronic liver injury. Serum alanine aminotransferase, aspartate ...

Cuscuta species are obligate parasitic plants that infect the stems of a wide range hosts including many crop and weed causing severe agricultural problems. Using in vitro experiments to screen organic extracts prepared from fifteen autotrophic found fields infested with campestris, we have identified for first time strong phytotoxic activity Conyza bonariensis extract against C. campestris. Ad...

Amaç: Kanser tahrip edici, ölümcül bir hastalıktır ve dünya çapındaki ölüm nedenleri arasında ikinci sırada yer almaktadır. Mide kanseri gibi kanser türleri için farklı tedavi yöntemleri mevcut olsa da çoğu birçok yan etkiye sahiptir. Çeşitli iyileştirici özelliklere sahip Cuscuta campestris' in hücreleri üzerindeki etkilerinin araştırılması yeni alandır etkileri tam olarak çalışılmamış aydınla...

Cuscuta campestris, a stem parasitic plant, commences its behavior by forming specialized disk-like adhesive structure called holdfast, which facilitates tight adhesion to the surface of host plant. The morphology epidermal cells in holdfast is similar that leaf trichome and root hairs dicotyledonous plants. However, regulatory network underlying development has not been elucidated date. In thi...

Efficient approaches aimed at restricting Cuscuta campestris distribution can be based on the control of seed germination. Thus, data effects environmental factors, age, longevity and viability, hosts C. germination emergence would provide valuable information in that context. Seeds 26 populations were collected from different locations Serbia during field season August–October between 2005 201...

Cuscuta campestris is a parasitic weed species with noxious effects in broadleaf crops worldwide. The control of the majority affected limited or non-existing. We tested, for first time, effect eighteen metabolites vitro-grown seedlings. found that 2-benzoxazolinone, hydrocinnamic acid and pisatin caused strongest inhibition seedling growth. In addition to growth, necrosis seedling, occurring m...

Abstract Cuscuta campestris is one of the most widespread and harmful parasitic plants in world. It regularly infests economically important crops substantially reducing their yield. Its host preference has been frequently investigated natural habitats, but studies have usually performed at only site. In this study, I tested hypothesis that host-preference a single site provide information abou...