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Newman Osafo
Researcher at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
Publications - 41
Citations - 534
Newman Osafo is an academic researcher from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. The author has contributed to research in topics: Xylopia aethiopica & Dried fruit. The author has an hindex of 9, co-authored 41 publications receiving 314 citations. Previous affiliations of Newman Osafo include College of Health Sciences, Bahrain.
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Stigmasterol Modulates Allergic Airway Inflammation in Guinea Pig Model of Ovalbumin-Induced Asthma.
TL;DR: Taken together, stigmasterol possessed significant antiasthmatic properties and had suppressive effects on key features of allergen-induced asthma.
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Xylopia aethiopica (Annonaceae) fruit extract suppresses Freund's adjuvant-induced arthritis in Sprague-Dawley rats.
TL;DR: Xylopia aethiopica XAE suppresses joint inflammation and destruction in arthritic rats and significantly suppressed the systemic spread of the arthritis from the ipsilateral to the contralateral limbs.
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Phytochemical and Pharmacological Review of Cryptolepis sanguinolenta (Lindl.) Schlechter.
TL;DR: This review discusses the traditional importance as well as the phytochemical, ethnomedical, pharmacological, and toxicological importance of Cryptolepis sanguinolenta and some of its constituents.
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Stigmasterol inhibits lipopolysaccharide-induced innate immune responses in murine models.
TL;DR: Overall, stigmasterol inhibits LPS‐induced innate immune responses in murine models and alleviates lipopolysaccharide‐induced pyrexia in Wistar rats.
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Aqueous ethanol extract of the fruit of Xylopia aethiopica (Annonaceae) exhibits anti-anaphylactic and anti-inflammatory actions in mice
David D. Obiri,Newman Osafo +1 more
TL;DR: The findings suggest that XAE inhibits mast cell-dependent immediate allergic reactions and exhibit anti-inflammatory actions through the inhibition of histamine release from mast cells via stabilizing the cell membrane.