Laura Cornara

Dr. Laura Cornara

Department of Earth, Environment and Life Sciences (DISTAV), University of Genoa, Corso Europa 26, 16132 Genoa, Italy
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Academic Career Length

41Years (1986-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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17 August 2018 in Phytotherapy Research
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GPGiulia Pastorino
Giulia Pastorino
Laura CornaraLaura Cornara
Laura Cornara
SSSónia Eduarda Ferrás Soares
Sónia Eduarda Ferrás Soares
Francisca RodriguesFrancisca Rodrigues
Francisca Rodrigues
Beatriz OliveiraBeatriz Oliveira
Beatriz Oliveira

28 June 2017 in Frontiers in Pharmacology
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Laura CornaraLaura Cornara
Laura Cornara
Marco BiagiMarco Biagi
Marco Biagi
Jianbo XiaoJianbo Xiao
Jianbo Xiao
BBBruno Burlando
Bruno Burlando
Honeybees produce honey, royal jelly, propolis, bee venom, bee pollen, and beeswax, which potentially benefit to humans due to the bioactives in them. Clinical standardization of these products is hindered by chemical variability depending on honeybee and botanical sources, but different molecules have been isolated and pharmacologically characterized. Major honey bioactives include phenolics, methylglyoxal, royal jelly proteins (MRJPs), and oligosaccharides. In royal jelly there are antimicrobial jelleins and royalisin peptides, immunomodulatory MRJPs, and hydroxy-decenoic acid derivatives, notably 10-hydroxy-2-decenoic acid (10-HDA), with antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, immunomodulatory, neuromodulatory, metabolic syndrome preventing, and antiaging activities. Propolis contains caffeic acid phenethyl ester (CAPE) and artepillin C, specific of Brazilian propolis, with antiviral, immunomodulatory, anti-inflammatory and anticancer effects. Bee venom consists of toxic peptides like pain-inducing melittin, SK channel blocking apamin, and allergenic phospholipase A2. Bee pollen is vitaminic, contains antioxidant and anti-inflammatory plant phenolics, as well as antiatherosclerotic, antidiabetic, and hypoglycemic flavonoids, unsaturated fatty acids, and sterols. Beeswax is widely used in cosmetics and makeup. Given the importance of drug discovery from natural sources, this review is aimed at providing an exhaustive screening of the bioactive compounds detected in honeybee products and of their curative or adverse biological effects.

1 August 2009 in Journal of Ethnopharmacology
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Laura CornaraLaura Cornara
Laura Cornara
ARA. La Rocca
A. La Rocca
SMS. Marsili
S. Marsili
Mauro MariottiMauro Mariotti
Mauro Mariotti

28 January 2017 in Phytochemistry Reviews
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HCHui Cao
Hui Cao
Tsun-Thai ChaiTsun-Thai Chai
Tsun-Thai Chai
XWXin Wang
Xin Wang
MMMaria Flaviana Bezerra Morais-Braga
Maria Flaviana Bezerra Morais-Braga
JYJing-Hua Yang
Jing-Hua Yang
HCHenrique Coutinho
Henrique Coutinho

4 December 2013 in Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology
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BBBruno Burlando
Bruno Burlando
Laura CornaraLaura Cornara
Laura Cornara

1 September 2006 in Chemosphere
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ATA. Trotta
A. Trotta
PFP. Falaschi
P. Falaschi
Laura CornaraLaura Cornara
Laura Cornara
VMVincenzo Minganti
Vincenzo Minganti
AFA. Fusconi
A. Fusconi
GBG. Berta
G. Berta