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Antonella Smeriglio
Researcher at University of Messina
Publications - 97
Citations - 2919
Antonella Smeriglio is an academic researcher from University of Messina. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Biology. The author has an hindex of 21, co-authored 70 publications receiving 1606 citations.
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Proanthocyanidins and hydrolysable tannins: occurrence, dietary intake and pharmacological effects
TL;DR: This review summarizes the current literature on tannins, focusing on the main, recently proposed mechanisms of action that underlie their pharmacological and disease‐prevention properties, as well as their bioavailability, safety and toxicology.
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Chemistry, Pharmacology and Health Benefits of Anthocyanins.
TL;DR: The aim of this review is to cover the current literature on anthocyanins, their biological in vitro and in vivo effects and their potential therapeutic applications, as well as their bioavailability and pharmacokinetics, all of which are essential to gain a better understanding of their biological effectiveness and potential toxicity.
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Flavanones: Citrus phytochemical with health-promoting properties.
Davide Barreca,Giuseppe Gattuso,Ersilia Bellocco,Antonella Calderaro,Domenico Trombetta,Antonella Smeriglio,Giuseppina Laganà,Maria Daglia,Silvia Meneghini,Seyed Mohammad Nabavi +9 more
TL;DR: This review analyzes the biochemistry, pharmacology, and biology of Citrus flavanones, emphasizing the occurrence in Citrus fruits and juices and their bioavailability, structure‐function correlations and ability to modulate signal cascades both in vitro and in vivo.
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Evaluation of the nutraceutical, antioxidant and cytoprotective properties of ripe pistachio (Pistacia vera L., variety Bronte) hulls
Davide Barreca,Giuseppina Laganà,Ugo Leuzzi,Antonella Smeriglio,Domenico Trombetta,Ersilia Bellocco +5 more
TL;DR: Methanol extraction gave the highest yields for all classes of compounds and presented a higher scavenging activity in all the antioxidant assays performed, highlighting the strong antioxidant and cytoprotective activity of the extract components.
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Polyphenolic Compounds and Antioxidant Activity of Cold-Pressed Seed Oil from Finola Cultivar of Cannabis sativa L.
Antonella Smeriglio,Enza Maria Galati,M. T. Monforte,Francesco Lanuzza,Valeria D'Angelo,C. Circosta +5 more
TL;DR: The findings indicate that the significant antioxidant properties shown from Finola seed oil might generally depend on the phenolic compounds, especially flavonoids, such as flavanones, flavonols, flavanols and isoflavones.