Publications by authors named "Qing-Ping Huo"

Objective To observe clinical efficacy of Yiqi Huaju Recipe (YHR) combined routine Western medical treatment on type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients complicated metabolic syndrome (MetS). Methods Totally 96 T2DM patients complicated MetS were assigned to the treatment group (YHR +routine Western drugs) and the control group (placebo +routine Western drugs) according to random digit table, 48 cases in each group. The therapeutic course for all was 12 weeks.

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Objective: To observe the effects of different doses of Wenxiao Decoction on the expression of interleukin-6 (IL-6), intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1), and monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) in experimental atherosclerotic rabbits and to explore the mechanism by which it alleviates atherosclerosis.

Methods: Sixty New Zealand rabbits were randomly divided into six groups: a blank group, a model group, a Simvastatin group, and high-, medium-, and low-dosage Wenxiao Decoction groups. Except for those in the blank group, all rabbits were fed with a high-cholesterol diet.

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Objective: To observe the effects of different doses of wenxiao II decoction on the expression of monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) and vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1) in an experimental model of atherosclerosis in rabbits and to explore the mechanism by which it alleviates atherosclerosis.

Methods: Sixty 3-4 month-old New Zealand rabbits of both sexes were randomly divided into six groups: simvastain; model; blank; and high-dose, mid-dose, and low-dose wenxiao II decoction groups. Except for those in the blank group, all rabbits were fed a high-cholesterol diet.

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