The Primary Mechanisms of Drug-Food Homologous Traditional Chinese Medicine Polysaccharides in the Prevention and Treatment of Diabetes.

Diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disease associated with hyperglycemia caused by insufficient insulin secretion or insulin resistance. Early symptoms are related to an abnormal increase in water intake, food intake, and urination. In Chinese medicine, diabetes mellitus is categorized as a "thirst-quenching" condition.

The role of the symbiotic microecosystem in cancer: gut microbiota, metabolome, and host immunome.

The gut microbiota is not just a simple nutritional symbiosis that parasitizes the host; it is a complex and dynamic ecosystem that coevolves actively with the host and is involved in a variety of biological activities such as circadian rhythm regulation, energy metabolism, and immune response. The development of the immune system and immunological functions are significantly influenced by the interaction between the host and the microbiota. The interactions between gut microbiota and cancer are of a complex nature.