Publications by authors named "Rui-Dan Hu"

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  • * Their structures were confirmed using various techniques such as mass spectrometry and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy.
  • * Testing revealed that most compounds inhibited α-glucosidase, with IC values ranging from 6.85 to 112.5 μM, and further analysis explored their inhibitory types and mechanisms through kinetic studies and molecular docking.
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Merr. (Evodia lepta) is a well-known traditional Chinese medicine, which has been widely used in herbal tea. We previously reported that the coumarin compounds from the root of Evodia lepta exhibited neuroprotective effects.

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Ethnopharmacological Relevance: Huang-Lian-Jie-Du decoction (HLJD), a traditional Chinese medicine prescription, has been implicated as effective in treating colitis, depression and inflammation-related diseases. Whether HLJD decoction could ameliorate colitis-induced depression was still unknown and the underlying mechanism was needed to be clarified.

Aim Of The Study: Our study aimed to explore the effect and the underlying mechanism of HLJD treatment on colitis-induced depression and the involvement of the inflammatory factors and microglial-activated related genes.

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The flower of Hibiscus syriacus Linn is a well-known traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and health food in China, which has been used to treat dysentery, vaginal discharge, and hemorrhoids. In this study, five polyphenols (compounds 1-5) and five fatty acids (compounds 6-10) were isolated from the ethanol extract of the flower of H. syriacus.

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