Bibliometric Analysis of Curcumin Based on CiteSpace: Landscapes, Hotspots, and Frontiers.

Curcumin, the main active compound in turmeric, has garnered significant interest for its wide range of pharmacological properties. In this study, CiteSpace was used to visually analyze curcumin-related publications to elucidate the current landscape and explore emerging frontiers in curcumin research. In total, 23,184 publications on curcumin from January 1, 2014, to December 31, 2023, were scrutinized.

BCN-driven interfacial effect: A novel strategy to remarkably enhance the capacitance of CoO/NiO for supercapacitor.

A BCN/CoO/NiO (BCN/CNOs) hetero-interface was developed to introduce a novel strategy that remarkably enhances the specific capacitance of transition metal oxides (TMOs). The engineered hetero-interface driven by BCN was characterized by plentiful electrons accumulation and effectively increased the specific capacitance of the as-prepared BCN/CNOs electrode to 8533 mF cm at 2 mA cm, obtaining 154 % improvement compared to acid-treated carbon cloth loaded CNOs (ACC/CNOs). DFT theoretical calculations indicated that the BCN-driven interfacial effect primarily accelerates the charge transfer due to charge accumulation at interface between BCN and CNOs.

An updated review of the pharmacological effects and potential mechanisms of hederagenin and its derivatives.

Hederagenin (HG) is a natural pentacyclic triterpenoid that can be isolated from various medicinal herbs. By modifying the structure of HG, multiple derivatives with superior biological activities and safety profiles have been designed and synthesized. Accumulating evidence has demonstrated that HG and its derivatives display multiple pharmacological activities against cancers, inflammatory diseases, infectious diseases, metabolic diseases, fibrotic diseases, cerebrovascular and neurodegenerative diseases, and depression.

Theoretical insights into the effect of ligands on platinum(ii) complexes with a bidentate bis(o-carborane) ligand structure.

Carboranes feature a wealth of unique structures and properties in phosphorescent transition-metal complexes (PTMCs). Herein, we identify the influence between the electronic structure in carboranes and the main ligand based on the density functional theory (DFT) and time-dependent density functional theory (TD-DFT), which affects the phosphorescence properties of carborane-containing Pt compounds. Furthermore, the mechanism, including singlet-triplet splitting energies ΔE(Sn - T1), transition dipole moment for S0 - Sn transitions, the zero-field splitting (ZFS), the radiative decay rate constant (kr), the Huang-Rhys factor (S), and the spin-orbit coupling (SOC) matrix elements have been carefully investigated.

What accounts for the color purity of tetradentate Pt complexes? A computational analysis.

In order to improve the texture of human visual perception and broaden the range of certain optical applications, many phosphorescent complexes exhibiting narrow emission spectra have been prepared through reasonable molecular design. For example, by adding a particular group such as tert-butyl (tbu) to a suitable position of PtON1 and PtON7, the peak width of a relevant vibronic band caused by the specific vibrational normal modes could be dramatically restrained in the emission spectra at room temperature. For the purpose of finding an effective approach to replace the trial-and-error manner, the microscopic mechanism of such high color purity was elucidated by computational investigation.

[Yiqigushen capsule combined with levofloxacin highly effective for type III A prostatitis].

Objective: To evaluate the clinical efficacy of the Chinese medicine Yiqigushen Capsule combined with levofloxacin on type III A prostatitis.

Methods: A total of 180 patients with type III A prostatitis were equally randomized into a treatment group, which received Yiqigushen Capsule combined with levofloxacin, and a control group, which was given Yiqigushen Capsule only, both for 4 weeks. NIH-CPSI scores and leukocyte counts in the expressed prostatic secretions of all the patients were analyzed before and after the treatment.