Publications by authors named "Zixiu Zhang"

This study investigated the effects of superheated steam (SS) treatment on the physicochemical properties of rice flour and the subsequent impact on rice cake quality. The SS-180 resulted in higher final viscosity and significantly increased pasting time and the temperature of rice flour ( < 0.05).

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Coronary heart disease (CHD) mainly refers to coronary atherosclerotic heart disease and its pathogenesis is complex. Ginsenoside Rg1 (Rg1) has a wide range of pharmacological activities, such as antitumor effects, enhancing immunity and exerting protective effects on the vascular system. In the present study, the effect of Rg1 on vascular endothelial cells in CHD was investigated.

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Background: With the increased understanding of heart disease, microvascular angina (MVA) is receiving greater attention from clinicians. Studies have shown that patients with MVA have significantly higher major cardiovascular events and all-cause mortality than the control population, and the search for effective treatments is of great clinical importance. Both basic and clinical studies have shown that Qi-Jing Hui-Xin Decoction (QJHX) can relieve angina symptoms and improve clinical efficacy, but there is a lack of high-quality clinical studies to provide a research basis.

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