Chin J Integr Med
September 2018
Hepatic fibrosis is a common feature of almost all chronic liver diseases. Formation of new vessels (angiogenesis) is a process strictly related to the progressive fibrogenesis which leads to cirrhosis and liver cancer. This review mainly concerns the relationship between angiogenesis and hepatic fibrosis, by considering the mechanism of angiogenesis, cells in angiogenesis, anti-angiogenic and Chinese medicine therapies.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To explore the effect of Jianpi Tongluo Jiedu Recipe (JTJR) on protein expression levels of COX-2, NF-kappaBp65, Bcl-2, and Bax, mRNA expression levels of COX-2 and Bcl-2, and the apoptotic index (Al) in gastric mucosa of patients with precancerous lesions of gastric cancer (PL-GC).
Methods: Totally 65 PLGC patients were recruited and treated by JTJR (modified by syndrome typing), one dose per day for six successive months. Protein expression levels of COX-2, NF-KBp65, Bcl-2, and Bax were detected in 65 patients using immunohistochemical (IHC) assay before and after treatment.
Zhongguo Zhong Yao Za Zhi
December 2007
Determination of treatment based in pathogenesis obtained through differentiation of symptoms and signs is the characteristic of traditional Chinese medicines' treatment on chronic hepatitis B. There are important effects and special superiorities for traditional Chinese medicines on resisting hepatic fibrosis, improving liver function, protecting liver cells and relieveing the symptoms. The therapeutic effects about the only traditional Chinese medicine and traditional Chinese medicine added western medicine compared with the only western medicine was reviewed in order to explain the traditional Chinese medicine' s therapeutic superiorities.
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April 2004
Zhongguo Zhong Xi Yi Jie He Za Zhi
June 2003