BACKGROUND 6-Shogaol is one of the major compounds in the ginger rhizome that may contribute to its anti-inflammatory properties. Confirmation of this contribution was sought in this study in Sprague- Dawley rats (200-250 g) treated with a single injection (0.5 ml of 1 mg/ml) of a commercial preparation of complete Freund's Adjuvant (CFA) to induce monoarthritis in the right knee over a period ...

The rhizome of ginger (Zingiber officinale Roscoe) is known to have several bioactive compounds including gingerols and shogaols which possess beneficial health properties such as anti-inflammatory and chemopreventive effects. Based on recent observations that 6-shogaol may have more potent bioactivity than 6-gingerol, we obtained a 6-shogaol-rich extract from ginger and examined its effects on...

Multitarget compounds are increasingly being pursued for the effective treatment of complex diseases. Herein, we describe the design and synthesis of a novel class of shogaol-huprine hybrids, purported to hit several key targets involved in Alzheimer's disease. The hybrids have been tested in vitro for their inhibitory activity against human acetylcholinesterase and butyrylcholinesterase and an...

Shogaols, the major constituents of thermally processed ginger, have been proven to be highly effective anticancer agents. Our group has identified cysteine-conjugated shogaols (M2, M2', and M2″) as the major metabolites of [6]-, [8]-, and [10]-shogaol in human and found that M2 is a carrier of its parent molecule [6]-shogaol in cancer cells and in mice, while being less toxic to normal colon f...

BACKGROUND: GSK-3 , has been shown to regulate APP cleavage resulting in the increased production of A and the inhibition of the GSK-3 reduced the amyloid beta induced neurotoxicity in several studies. OBJECTIVE: This study was designed to investigate the GSK-3 inhibitory effects of 6-gingerol and 6-shogaol the major components ofZingiber officinale could be able to recover the SHSY-5Y cells fr...

Background Myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) is a heterogeneous group of clonal stem cell disorders characterized by dysplastic and ineffective hematopoiesis and peripheral cytopenias. Elevated serum ferritin (SF) is often observed in nontransfused, lower risk MDS. It has been reported that ineffective erythropoiesis enhances iron absorption in MDS through downregulation of hepcidin and its prohor...

Red ginger ( Zingiber o fficinale var. Rubrum) is one of the traditional medicines Zingiberaceae family, which contains phenolic ketone compounds, including gingerol and shogaol. At high temperatures, compounds become unstable will change into This study optimized conditions for simultaneous separation 6-gingerol, 8-gingerol, 10-gingerol 6-shogaol from red extract using High-Performance Liquid ...

Ginger (Zingiber officinale) is a common kitchen spice that belongs to the family Zingiberaceae. It rich in phytochemistry promoting health benefits. used as home remedy support cold, headaches, and pharmacological properties such anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antiemetic, antiulcer, anti-cancer, antiplatelet, anti-diabetic lipid-lowering activities. Gingerols are key ingredients found ginger ...

We investigated the mechanism underlying the protective effects of ginger against gastric damage induced by aspirin in rats. Gastric mucosal lesions were produced by orally administering 200 mg/kg aspirin suspended in 1% carboxymethylcellulose solution to pyloric-ligated male Wistar rats. Ginger powder (200 mg/kg) markedly reduced the aspirin-induced gastric hemorrhagic ulcer area. The total ac...

The ethanolic extract of grains of paradise (Aframomum melegueta Schum, Zingiberaceae) has been evaluated for inhibitory activity on cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) enzyme, in vivo for the anti-inflammatory activity and expression of several pro-inflammatory genes. Bioactivity-guided fractionation showed that the most active COX-2 inhibitory compound in the extract was [6]-paradol. [6]-Shogaol, anothe...