Stem cell therapy: A paradigm shift in breast cancer treatment

As per the latest Globocan statistics,the high prevalence rate of breast cancer in low-and middle-income countries has led to it becoming the most common cancer to be diagnosed,hence posing a major public health challenge.As per this data,more than 11.7%of the estimated new cancer cases in 2020 were due to breast cancer.A small but significant subpopulation of cells with self-renewing ability are present in the tumor stroma and have been given the nomenclature of cancer stem cells(CSCs).These cells display a high degree of plasticity owing to their ability to transition from the slowly cycling quiescent phase to the actively proliferating phenotype.This attribute of CSCs allows them to differentiate into various cell types having diverse functions.Breast CSCs have a pivotal role in development,metastasis,treatment resistance and relapse of breast cancers.This review focuses on the pathways regulating breast CSC maintenance and the current strategies that are being explored for directing the development of novel,targeted,therapeutic approaches for limiting and eradicating this aberrant stem cell population.

Mitigating and managing COVID-19: promises and propositions from traditional health care practices in India and China

Whole world is currently facing the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.The pandemic has affected globaleconomy,culture,societal structure,values and human psyche in an unprecedented deterrence.This review done through published researches in the relevant area proposes that it is highly imperative for traditional and modern health sciences to come together against COVID-19.Evi-dences collected through practical experience,published research and classical health care wisdom spread through Chinese and Indian traditional health care texts set a point for integrative health care needs to manage COVID-19.Evidences are also suggestive of the supportive role of Ayurveda and TCM in COVID-19 mitigation and management.These systems should therefore be fully explored for their potential as supportive care in on-going pandemic.

Pharmacological, Ethnomedicinal, and Evidence-Based Comparative Review of Moringa oleifera Lam.(Shigru) and Its Potential Role in the Management of Malnutrition in Tribal Regions of India, Especially Chhattisgarh

Moringa oleifera Lam.(Shigru)(Moringaceae family) is a traditional medicine used for control of diabetes, obesity, asthma, and cardiac,liver, gastrointestinal, infective, and brain disorders, such as depression and Alzheimer's disease. In Ayurvedic literature, Shigru is among few drugs having Balya(nourishing) as well as Medohara(antiobesity) property. This review focuses on valid connections between the properties documented in ancient literature and current pharmacological knowledge of Moringa, including pharmacological actions, phytochemistry,botanical description, and how Moringa can tackle malnutrition in India, especially Chhattisgarh. All information about M. oleifera was obtained from electronic scientific databases such as PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, ScienceDirect, Elsevier, Google Scholar, Traditional Knowledge Digital Library, and Indian Traditional Books(Ancient Ayurveda literatures, The Wealth of India, and The Ayurvedic Formulary of India), postgraduate/doctoral thesis, and googling the keyword M. oleifera. M. oleifera have anti-oxidant, antimicrobial, anti-diabetic,anti-obesity, anti-inflammatory, cardioprotective, hepatoprotective, neuroprotective, gastroprotective, wound-healing properties and it can potentially tackle malnutrition. This review describes the key information related to botanical description of M. oleifera, phytochemistry,pharmacological actions, clinical studies, toxicological studies, better utilization as food therapeutics, and ethnobotanical and evidence-based comparative review of M. oleifera. M. oleifera can effectively tackle malnutrition in India, especially Chhattisgarh. The authors emphasize the need for future in-depth ethnopharmacological lead-based research and clinical studies to expand M. oleifera pharmacological activities,clinical efficacy, and safety.