Chinese herbal medicine for patients living with HIV in Guangxi province, China: A propensity score matching analysis of real-world data.

Background: From 2004 onwards, the Chinese government has freely offered complimentary Chinese herbal medicine (CHM) to Chinese HIV/AIDS patients, alongside the prescribed first line therapy of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). Thus, we aimed to explore the effectiveness and safety of CHM for patients with HIV/AIDS.

Methods: The data from the Guangxi pilot database and antiviral treatment sites database have been respectively developed into two datasets in this prospective cohort real-world study, the CHM combined HAART group (the integrated group) and the HAART group.

Cardioprotective effects of curcumin against Diabetic Cardiomyopathies: A systematic review and meta-analysis of preclinical studies.

Background: As a common complication of diabetes, diabetic cardiomyopathy (DCM) often leads to further damage to the heart muscle. Curcumin has been proven to have a variety of cardioprotective effects, however, the protective effect against DCM has not been systematically reviewed.

Purpose: In this study, we aimed to analyze the preclinical (animal model) evidence of curcumin's therapeutic effects in DCM.

Chinese medicine (Lu Gen) for acute respiratory tract infections: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

Acute respiratory tract infections (ARTIs) are the most common cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, with most people experiencing at least one episode per year. Current treatment options are mainly symptomatic therapy. Antivirals, antibiotics, and glucocorticoids are of limited benefit for most infections.

Comparative efficacy of different Chinese patent medicines in preventing restenosis after percutaneous coronary intervention: a systematic review and Bayesian network meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials.

Chinese patent medicines (CMPs) have curative effectiveness in preventing coronary restenosis. However, the relative efficacy between different CPMs has not been sufficiently investigated. Randomized clinical trials were searched from electronic databases including PubMed, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, Embase, CNKI, VIP, WanFang, SinoMed, Chinese Clinical Trial Registry, and ClinicalTrials.

Fermented mycelium products for preventing contrast-associated acute kidney injury: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials.

Background: To evaluate the efficacy, effectiveness and safety of fermented mycelium (FOSM) products for preventing contrast-associated acute kidney injury (CA-AKI).

Methods: Randomized controlled trials were searched from four Chinese and four English electronic databases and three clinical trial registries up to July 2023. Methodological quality was assessed by using the Cochrane risk-of-bias tool 2.

Cardioprotective effects of curcumin against myocardial I/R injury: A systematic review and meta-analysis of preclinical and clinical studies.

Myocardial ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) injury is a complex clinical problem that often leads to further myocardial injury. Curcumin is the main component of turmeric, which has been proved to have many cardioprotective effects. However, the cardioprotective potential of curcumin remains unclear.

Acupuncture for cancer-related conditions: An overview of systematic reviews.

Background: Acupuncture is commonly used for cancer-related conditions worldwide, and evidence is increasing year on year. There is a need to summarize the evidence of acupuncture for cancer-related conditions comprehensively and critically.

Objective: To evaluate and summarize the systematic reviews (SRs) that assess the effects and safety of acupuncture for cancer-related conditions, and to inform clinical practice and future studies.

for dyslipidemia: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials.

To evaluate the lipid-lowering effect and safety of (GP) used alone or as adjunctive therapy for dyslipidemia. Eight databases and three clinical trial registries were searched until January 2022. Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) assessing the effectiveness of GP for dyslipidemia were included.

[Mechanism of Ficus hirta-Hypericum perforatum in treatment of microvascular angina based on network pharmacology and molecular docking].

The active ingredients of Ficus hirta and Hypericum perforatum were collected from Traditional Chinese Medicine Database and Analysis Platform(TCMSP) and related papers. The potential targets of these two medicinal herbs were searched from HERB database, and those associated with microvascular angina were screened out from GeneCards, Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man(OMIM), Therapeutic Target Database(TTD), and HERB. Cytoscape was used to construct a protein-protein interaction(PPI) network of the common targets shared by the two herbs and microvascular angina based on the data of String platform.

Efficacy and safety of Shenqi Jiangtang Granules plus oral hypoglycemic agent in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: A protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis of 15 RCTs.

Objective: Shenqi Jiangtang Granules (SQJTG) has been widely used to treat patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). But whether there exists sufficient evidence on the efficacy of SQJTG in the treatment of T2DM is unclear. In order to assess the effects of SQJTG for T2DM, a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) were carried out.

[Meta-analysis of Xiaoer Xiaoji Zhike Oral Liqud combined with azithromycin in treatment of mycoplasma pneumonia in children].

Systematic evaluation of the effectiveness and safety of Xiaoer Xiaoji Zhike Oral Liqud combined with azithromycin in the treatment of mycoplasma pneumonia in children. Clinical literatures were retrieved from PubMed, Cochrane Library, EMbase, VIP, CNKI, SinoMed, WanFang from inception to September 2019. Two reviewers independently screened out the literatures, extracted data and assessed the risk of bias of the included studies.

[Clinical effect and safety of acupuncture in treatment of cardiac neurosis:a systematic review and meta-analysis].

Objective: To systematically evaluate the clinical effect and safety of acupuncture in the treatment of cardiac neurosis.

Methods: Chinese databases (including SinoMed, VIP, CNKI, and Wanfang Data) and English databases (including PubMed and The Cochrane Library) were searched for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) on acupuncture in the treatment of cardiac neurosis published up to March 2019. Two reviewers independently screened the literature, extracted data, and assessed the risk of bias of included studies, and then RevMan 5.