Ling-gui-zhu-gan promotes adipocytes browning via targeting the miR-27b/PRDM16 pathway in 3T3-L1 cells.

Obesity, a global epidemic, is caused by an imbalance between energy intake and expenditure. The induction of white adipose browning to increase heat production has emerged as a potential effective strategy to address obesity. Ling-gui-zhu-gan (LGZG), a traditional Chinese medicine formula, has been proved to achieve promising results to combat obesity and related metabolic diseases, yet the mechanisms remain largely unexplored.

Emerging insights into the pathogenesis and therapeutic strategies for vascular endothelial injury-associated diseases: focus on mitochondrial dysfunction.

As a vital component of blood vessels, endothelial cells play a key role in maintaining overall physiological function by residing between circulating blood and semi-solid tissue. Various stress stimuli can induce endothelial injury, leading to the onset of corresponding diseases in the body. In recent years, the importance of mitochondria in vascular endothelial injury has become increasingly apparent.

SiJunZi decoction ameliorates bone quality and redox homeostasis and regulates advanced glycation end products/receptor for advanced glycation end products and WNT/β-catenin signaling pathways in diabetic mice.

Ethnopharmacological Relevance: SiJunZi decoction (SJZD), one of the traditional Chinese medicine formulas, has been clinically and traditionally used to improve glucose and lipid metabolism and promote bone remodeling.

Aim Of The Study: To study the actions and mechanisms of SJZD on bone remodeling in a type 2 diabetes mouse model.

Materials And Methods: Diabetic mice generated with a high-fat diet (HFD) and streptozotocin (STZ) were subjected to SJZD treatment for 8 weeks.

Yunvjian Improves Glucose and Insulin Function in Diabetic Rats by Regulating Gastric Emptying Function.

Background: Diet acts on the human body through digestion in the stomach and absorption in the intestines. Thus, the emptying of the stomach should be the focus of the research mechanism of the combined medicine and food treatment of diabetes. The emptying function of the stomach and the secretion of related hormones may be the key points of traditional Chinese medicine.

Effects of diabetes on the development of radiation pneumonitis.

Radiation pneumonia (RP) is a common adverse reaction to radiation therapy in patients with chest tumors. Recent studies have shown that diabetes mellitus (DM), which can cause systemic multisystem damage, specifically targets lungs, and the incidence of RP in patients with a history of diabetes is higher than that in other patients with tumors who have undergone radiotherapy. DM is an important risk factor for RP in tumor patients undergoing RT, and patients with DM should be treated with caution.

Traditional chinese medicine for diabetic retinopathy: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has been used to treat diabetic complications including diabetic retinopathy for many years.

Objectives: This review was performed to systematically assess the efficacy and safety of TCM for treating non- proliferative diabetic retinopathy (NPDR).

Methods: Retrieval from 7 electronic databases was conducted to determine eligible trials published until March 1, 2018.

Effect of Social Factors and the Natural Environment on the Etiology and Pathogenesis of Diabetes Mellitus.

Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is currently a public health problem worldwide and a threat to human health and social development. The incidence rate of the disease is steadily increasing. Various genetic and environmental factors have been established as influencing the pathogenesis of this disease.

Prognostic role of snail in lung cancer: Protocol for a systematic review.

Background: Increasing studies were performed to explore the prognostic value of snail in lung cancer (LC), however, with inconsistent results. Hence, this systematic review is aimed to evaluate the prognostic role of snail in patients with LC.

Methods: A comprehensive literature search in the PubMed, Embase, the Cochrane Library, and Web of Science databases will be conducted to identify eligible studies.

Effectiveness of Acupuncture for Early Recovery of Bowel Function in Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of acupuncture therapy to reduce the duration of postoperative ileus (POI) and to enhance bowel function in cancer patients.

Methods: A systematic search of electronic databases for studies published from inception until January 2017 was carried out from six databases. Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) involving the use of acupuncture and acupressure for POI and bowel function in cancer patients were identified.

[Carinal resection and reconstruction, and bronchoplasty and pulmonary arterioplasty in the treatment of central-type lung cancer].

Background: Boonchoplasty can not only remove tumor but also reserve lung tissue maximally, and it becomes an alternative choice for patient with poor pulmonary function who could not accept pneumonectomy. The aim of this study is to summarize the experience of carinal resection and reconstruction, bronchoplasty and pulmonary arterioplasty in the treatment of central-type lung cancer.

Methods: From March, 1987 to March, 2005, A total of 79 patients with central-type lung cancer underwent operation.