Urban-rural differences in preferences for traditional Chinese medicine services among chronic disease patients: a discrete choice experiment.

Background: With the increasing prevalence of chronic diseases, the demand for medical services from chronic disease patients has become diversified and personalized. The advantages and role of traditional Chinese medicine in the prevention and treatment of chronic diseases gradually emerging. The preferences and willingness to pay for traditional Chinese medicine services (TCMS) among patients with chronic diseases, as well as any disparities between urban and rural patients, have not been examined in past studies.

Resident vascular Sca1 progenitors differentiate into endothelial cells in vascular remodeling via miR-145-5p/ERG signaling pathway.

Endothelial cell (EC) damage or dysfunction serves as the initial event in the pathogenesis of various cardiovascular diseases. Progenitor cells have been postulated to be able to differentiate into ECs, facilitate endothelial regeneration, and alleviate vascular pathological remodeling. However, the precise cellular origins and underlying mechanisms remain elusive.

The conversion of monolignans to sesquilignans and dilignans is closely correlated to the regulation of Arctium lappa seed germination.

The secondary metabolic conversion of monolignans to sesquilignans/dilignans was closely related to seed germination and seedling establishment in Arctium lappa. Arctium lappa plants are used as a kind of traditional Chinese medicines for nearly 1500 years, and so far, only a few studies have put focus on the key secondary metabolic changes during seed germination and seedling establishment. In the current study, a combined approach was used to investigate the correlation among secondary metabolites, plant hormone signaling, and transcriptional profiles at the early critical stages of A.

Cardiovascular Complications of Pan-Cancer Therapies: The Need for Cardio-Oncology.

It is more likely that a long-term survivor will have both cardiovascular disease and cancer on account of the progress in cancer therapy. Cardiotoxicity is a well-recognized and highly concerning adverse effect of cancer therapies. This side effect can manifest in a proportion of cancer patients and may lead to the discontinuation of potentially life-saving anticancer treatment regimens.

The impact of hypertension for metabolites in patients with acute coronary syndrome.

Background: Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is one of the leading causes of death and is often accompanied by hypertension.

Methods: We investigated whether hypertension affects the metabolism of patients with ACS. Serum samples were provided from healthy controls (HCs; n=26), patients with ACS (n=20), or those patients with ACS complicated with hypertension (HTN, n=21), and all were subjected to non-targeted metabolomics analyses based on gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC/MS).

Sequencing and comparative analysis of chloroplast genomes of three medicinal plants: , and .

Unlabelled: Three species of ( kitag., bunge., and pall.