Sentences with phrase «contains aristolochic acid»

At least one of the four medicines that contained Aristolochia DNA also contained aristolochic acid.

In 2001, the Food and Drug Administration issued a consumer advisory note about dietary supplements and other products containing aristolochic acid, calling for its use to be discontinued.

When a member of Rozen's team spotted the same type of mutation in liver cancer, the group wondered if plants that contain aristolochic acid might increase a person's risk of developing the disease.

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Many traditional pharmacopeias include Aristolochia and related plants, which contain nephrotoxins and mutagens in the form of aristolochic acids and similar compounds (collectively, AA).

Genomic sequencing experts at Johns Hopkins partnered with pharmacologists at Stony Brook University to reveal a striking mutational signature of upper urinary tract cancers caused by aristolochic acid, a plant compound contained in herbal remedies used for thousands of years to treat a variety of ailments such as arthritis, gout and inflammation.