Ethnopharmacological Relevance: Radix Salviae miltiorrhizae, also known as Danshen in Chinese, effectively activates the blood and resolves stasis. Total salvianolic acids (SA) is the main active ingredient of Danshen, and related preparations, such as salvianolate injection are commonly used clinically to treat myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury (MIRI). However, the potential targets and key active ingredients of SA have not been sufficiently investigated.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHypoxia inducible factor-1α (HIF-1α), as a hypoxia inducible factor, affects women's reproductive function by regulating the development and excretion of follicles. HIF-1α induces glycolysis and autophagy in the granule cells by promoting oocyte development, regulating the secretion of related angiogenic factors, and improving follicle maturity. In addition, HIF-1α promotes the process of luteinization of follicular vesicles, maintains luteal function, and finally completes physiological luteal atrophy through cumulative oxidative stress.
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April 2023
Healthy birth and child development are the prerequisite for improving the overall quality of the population. However, premature ovarian failure(POF) threatens the reproductive health of women. The incidence of this disease has been on the rise, and it tends to occur in the young.
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December 2021
Endothelial injury, characterized by an inflammatory response and increased permeability, is an initial stage of atherosclerosis (AS). Adenosine 5'-monophosphate (AMP), activated protein kinase (AMPK), and Nuclear Factor kappa B (NF-B)/Yin Yang 1(YY1) signaling pathways play important roles in the process of endothelial injury. Berberine (BBR), a bioactive alkaloid isolated from several herbal substances, possesses multiple pharmacological effects, including anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, antidiabetic, anticancer, and antioxidant activities.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFStroke is one of the most devastating diseases worldwide. The Chinese herbal preparation SaiLuoTong (SLT) capsule showed outstanding therapeutic effects on stroke and its sequelae. The aim of this study was to further elucidate its therapeutic mechanism.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) is an emerging pathogen in humans. EV-D68 causes a wide range of respiratory symptoms in children and has the propensity to cause severe complications. EV-D68 outbreaks are rarely investigated in mainland China.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBiochem Biophys Res Commun
September 2018
Ischemic stroke is an acute cerebrovascular disease due to poor blood flow to the brain. Nevertheless, there is still no effective therapy for it and the pathology contributing to ischemic stroke is not fully understood. Histone Deacetylase 9 (HDAC9) is a class IIa chromatin-modifying enzyme.
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September 2018
Ischemia/reperfusion (IR) injury causes damage in aerobically metabolizing organs or tissues, which is an essential injury mechanism in various clinical settings. SRY-related high mobility group-Box gene 9 (SOX9) is a transcription factor of the SRY family, modulating various cellular processes, including fibrosis formation and tumor growth. However, the effects of SOX9 on hepatic IR injury have not been explored.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFRenal fibrosis and inflammation are common underlying processes of progressive kidney diseases. Elongator protein 2 (Elp2), identical to signal transducer and activator of transcription-3 (STAT-3)-interacting protein-1 (Stip1), is a component of the Elongator complex that regulates RNA polymerase II. Elp2 regulates STAT-3 activation to control various cellular processes.
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September 2018
Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a risk factor for abnormal heart development, but the molecular mechanism remains obscure. Histone deacetylase 11 (HDAC11), the most recently identified histone deacetylase, is the sole member of class IV HDACs. However, its role in diabetic cardiac injury is still poorly understood.
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June 2017
The short-chain dehydrogenase/reductase (SDR) family, the largest family in dehydrogenase/reductase superfamily, is divided into "classical," "extended," "intermediate," "divergent," "complex," and "atypical" groups. Recently, several open reading frames (ORFs) were characterized as intermediate SDR aldehyde reductase genes in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. However, no functional protein in the atypical group has been characterized in S.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTo evaluate clinical studies on effect of traditional Chinese medicines in treating ovulatory disorder infertility by using evidence-based medical method. According to the standard of Cochrane Handbook, the selection standard of the randomized controlled clinical trail on kidney-tonifying and blood-activating traditional Chinese medicines in the treatment of ovulatory disorder infertility was formulated. Literatures in line with the standard were searched through computers among Chinese and English databases.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To discuss the clinical efficacy of the activating renal blood circulation and ovarian stimulation formula in treating ovulation failure infertility.
Method: Eighty-six cases were randomly divided into two groups: the treatment group and the control group. The treatment group is administered with the activating renal blood circulation and ovarian stimulation formula (composed of 15 g Cuscutae Semen, 15 g Dipsaci Asperoidis Radix, 15 g Lycii Fructus, 15 g Spatholobi Caulis, 10 g Ligustri Lucidi Fructus, 15 g Lycopi Herba, 10 g Typhae Polleu, 10 g Angelicae Sinensis Radix, 15 g Cyathulae Radix etc.