Yupingfeng San exhibits anticancer effect in hepatocellular carcinoma cells via the MAPK pathway revealed by HTS technology.

Ethnopharmacological Relevance: Yupingfeng San (YPFS) is a classic rousing prescription in Chinese medicine, with widly clinical application and remarkably curative effect. It consists of three herbs named Astragalus mongholicus Bunge (Huangqi), Atractylodes rubra Dekker (Baizhu) and Saposhnikovia divaricata (Turcz.) Schischk.

Luteolin Inhibited the Self-Renewal and Altered the Polarization of Primary Alveolar Macrophages.

Pure plant extract luteolin has been demonstrated to possess numerous biological and immunological effects. However, how luteolin affects mice alveolar macrophages' self-renewal and polarization closely related to inflammatory and immunomodulatory is still unknown. In our study, the transcriptomic analysis showed that several self-renewal-related pathways in luteolin-pretreated alveolar macrophages were inhibited compared to the granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF)-treated group.

A Meta-analysis of Xiaoyin Granules Combined with Acitretin Capsule in the Treatment of Psoriasis Vulgaris.

Background: Psoriasis is a chronic noncommunicable dermatological condition, and psoriasis vulgaris is the most common phenotype. Acitretin is the most widely used systemic retinoid in the treatment of psoriasis. This review evaluates the clinical therapeutic effects of Xiaoyin granule, a Chinese herbal medicine, combined with acitretin capsule in the treatment of psoriasis vulgaris.