Publications by authors named "Ke-Ran Feng"

Kidney-yang deficiency syndrome (KYDS) is characterized by a metabolic disorder stemming from neuroendocrine dysregulation, often associated with hepatic dysfunction. In traditional Chinese medicine, Linn. (BGZ) is commonly utilized for treating KYDS.

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Drug-induced liver injury (DILI) is one of the most common causes of a drug being withdrawn, and identifying the culprit drugs and the host factors at risk of causing DILI has become a current challenge. Recent studies have found that immune status plays a considerable role in the development of DILI. In this study, DILI-related differentially expressed genes mediated by immunoinflammatory cytokines were obtained from the Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) database to predict the occurrence of DILI (named the DILI predictive gene set, DILI_PGS), and the predictability of the DILI_PGS was verified using the Connectivity Map (CMap) and LiverTox platforms.

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  • Gut dysbiosis may influence immune functions and contribute to the development of Multiple Sclerosis (MS), and the treatment with Oxymatrine (OMAT) shows promise in addressing this issue.
  • OMAT was tested in EAE model mice, revealing it can restore gut flora diversity and impact metabolic pathways linked to energy and immune responses.
  • The treatment also improved the integrity of the blood-brain barrier and reduced inflammation, suggesting OMAT helps alleviate MS symptoms by correcting gut dysbiosis and enhancing gut-brain communication.
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  • The study used UPLC-TQ/MS to analyze 8 active components from Psoraleae Fructus in various tissues of normal and LPS-induced model rats after administering an ethanol extract.
  • It found that the distribution of these components varied significantly across different tissues, with higher concentrations in the liver and kidney compared to the spleen, heart, and lung.
  • Notably, the LPS-induced model rats showed higher levels of psoralen and increased absorption of psoralenoside and isopsoralenoside in liver tissue, suggesting a potential link to liver injury.
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Background: The etiology and pathogenesis of cough are complex. As a Chinese patent medicine that has been on the market, ErtongKe (ETK) granules have a good effect in treating acute and chronic cough in children. The purpose of this research was to determine the bioactive components and possible action mechanisms of ETK in the treatment of cough using an integrated network pharmacology method.

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