Overview of Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor (MIF) as a Potential Biomarker Relevant to Adiposity [0.03%]
巨噬细胞迁移抑制因子(MIF)作为与肥胖相关生物标志物的概述研究
Jun Nishihira,Shinji Sakaue
Jun Nishihira
The cytokine "macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF)" is generally recognized as a proinflammatory cytokine, and MIF is involved in broad range of acute and chronic inflammatory states. With regard to glucose metabolism and insulin se...
Yuh-Ying Lin Wang,Sheng-Hung Wang,Ming-Yie Jan et al.
Yuh-Ying Lin Wang et al.
The pulse examination ( mài zhěn) is a unique diagnostic approach of Traditional Chinese Medicine. The description of pulse examination in the history of Traditional Chinese Medicine is full of amazement and mythology. After researching i...
Building an Evidence-Base for TCM and Integrative East-West Medicine: A Review of Recent Developments in Innovative Research Design [0.03%]
中医药和整合中西医学的循证体系建设——创新研究设计近况述评
Sonya Pritzker,Ka Kit Hui
Sonya Pritzker
There are many challenges to developing an evidence base for Traditional Chinese Medicine and Integrative East-West Medicine. This article offers a review of these challenges alongside an introduction and review of several innovations in he...
Hai-Xia Li,Jie Fan,Wen Hu et al.
Hai-Xia Li et al.
In vitro anti-allergic screening of medicinal herbal extracts revealed that the 80% acetone extract of the rhizome of Kadsura coccinea inhibited nitric oxide (NO) production in a lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and recombinant mouse interferon-γ ...
Ethanolic Extract of Agaricus blazei Fermentation Product Inhibits the Growth and Invasion of Human Hepatoma HA22T/VGH and SK-Hep-1 Cells [0.03%]
阿魏菇發酵菌絲体乙醇提取物抑制人肝癌HA22TVGH和SK-Hep-1细胞的生长及侵袭性
Yen-Chen Tung,Zheng-Yuan Su,Min-Liang Kuo et al.
Yen-Chen Tung et al.
Hepatoma is a leading cause of death in the world. SK-Hep-1 and HA22T/VGH cells are poorly differentiated human hepatocellular carcinoma cell lines with invasive and migratory abilities. Agaricus blazei (AB) is a mushroom with many biologic...
The Antidiabetic Effect of Garlic Oil is Associated with Ameliorated Oxidative Stress but Not Ameliorated Level of Pro-inflammatory Cytokines in Skeletal Muscle of Streptozotocin-induced Diabetic Rats [0.03%]
蒜油的抗糖尿病作用与改善氧化应激有关，但与链脲佐菌素诱导的糖尿病大鼠骨骼肌中炎症细胞因子水平无关
Cheng-Tzu Liu,Tien-Wei Hsu,Ke-Ming Chen et al.
Cheng-Tzu Liu et al.
Oxidative stress and inflammatory condition has been broadly accepted being associated with the progression of diabetes. On the other hand, garlic ( dà suàn, bulb of Allium sativum) has been shown to possess both antioxidant and anti-infl...
The Relationship between Qi Deficiency, Cancer-related Fatigue and Quality of Life in Cancer Patients [0.03%]
癌症患者气虚与癌因性疲乏和生活质量的关系
Chung-Hua Hsu,Chia-Jung Lee,Tsai-Ju Chien et al.
Chung-Hua Hsu et al.
Background: Qi ( qì) refers to the vital energy of the body in Traditional Chinese medicines (TCM). Qi deficiency ( qì xū) is the most common symptom in cancer patients according to the concept of TCM. We hypothesized ...
Nou-Ying Tang,Chung-Hsiang Liu,Hsu-Jan Liu et al.
Nou-Ying Tang et al.
A stroke often results in post-stroke dementia, a rapid decline in memory and intelligence causing dysfunctions in daily life. The Chinese medicine doctor uses 4 examinations of inspection, listening, smelling, and feeling to determine the ...
Kuan-Hung Lu,Chun-Ting Liu,Rajasekaran Raghu et al.
Kuan-Hung Lu et al.
Alcoholic liver disease (ALD) is a complex chronic disease and is associated with a spectrum of liver injury ranging from steatosis and steatohepatitis to fibrosis and cirrhosis. Since effective therapies for ALD are still limited, Chinese ...
Hsin-Yi Lo,Chia-Cheng Li,Hui-Chi Huang et al.
Hsin-Yi Lo et al.
Transcriptomics using DNA microarray has become a practical and popular tool for herbal medicine study because of high throughput, sensitivity, accuracy, specificity, and reproducibility. Therefore, this article focuses on the overview of D...