Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is a severe form of fatty liver disease. If not treated, it can lead to liver damage, cirrhosis and even liver cancer. However, advances in treatment have remained relatively slow, and there is thus an urgent need to develop appropriate treatments.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSepsis-induced cardiomyopathy ( SIC ) is a distinct form of myocardial injury that disrupts tissue perfusion and stands as the significant cause of mortality among sepsis patients. Currently, effective preventive or treatment strategies for SIC are lacking. YiQiFuMai injection (YQFM), composed of Panax ginseng C.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: Surface-guided radiotherapy (SGRT) has been demonstrated to be a promising supplement to cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) in adjuvant breast cancer radiotherapy, but a rational combination mode is lacking in clinical practice. The aim of this study was to explore this mode and investigate its impact on the setup and dose accuracy.
Methods And Materials: Daily SGRT and weekly CBCT images were acquired for 23 patients with breast cancer who received conventional fractionated radiotherapy after lumpectomy.
Objective: To investigate the effect of MALAT1 on the modulating the radiosensitivity of lung adenocarcinoma, through regulation of the expression of the miR-140/PD-L1 axis.
Methods: The online databases UALCAN and dbDEMC were searched for the MALAT1 and miR-140 expressions in patients with lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD), respectively. Then analyze their relationship with overall survival rates separately in the UALCAN and ONCOMIR databases.
Background: Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a functional bowel disorder (FBD).
Objectives: To assess the therapeutic effects of paeoniflorin (PF) on IBS in rats.
Method: Sixty male Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into normal, model, positive drug, low-dose PF, medium-dose PF and high-dose PF groups (n = 10).
Interconduit pit membranes, which are permeable regions in the primary cell wall that connect to adjacent conduits, play a crucial role in water relations and the movement of nutrients between xylem conduits. However, how pit membrane characteristics might influence water-carbon coupling remains poorly investigated in cycads. We examined pit characteristics, the anatomical and photosynthetic traits of 13 cycads from a common garden, to determine if pit traits and their coordination are related to water relations and carbon economy.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMany studies have found that the dysfunction in gut microbiota and the metabolic dysfunction can promote nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) development. Er-Chen decoction (EC) can be used in the treatment of NAFLD. However, the mechanism of this hepatoprotection is still unknown.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNon-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a chronic liver disease with high rates of occurrence. Research has found that NAFLD patients experience varying degrees of intestinal flora imbalance. There is evidence that traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) positively regulates imbalances in the gut microbiota caused by liver diseases.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFGut dysbiosis contributes to hepatic fibrosis. Emerging evidence revealed the major role of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) in gut microbiota homeostasis. Here, we aimed to investigate the anti-fibrotic activity and underlying mechanism of ganshuang granules (GS), particularly regarding gut microbiota homeostasis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMitochondrial DNA B Resour
October 2018
The whole chloroplast (cp) genome sequence of has been characterized. The cp genome length was 164,767 bp in length, with a GC content of 39.7%, containing a large single copy (LSC) of 90,226 bp, a small single copy (SSC) of 23,223 bp, and a pair of inverted repeats (IRs) of 25,659 bp.
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