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J Pharm Biomed Anal
December 2024
Beijing Research Institute of Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China. Electronic address:
Qingwen Zhike prescription (QWZK), a traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) hospital prescription developed in response to the corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, has demonstrated efficacy in clinical practice. Nevertheless, its specific antiviral components and mechanisms of action remain unclear. This study screened the antiviral compounds against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) from Qingwen Zhike prescription and explored the underlying mechanism through chemical composition analysis, serum and lung exposure profiles analysis, high-throughput screening, and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) observation.
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December 2024
Department of Nephrology, Saiseikai Niigata Kenoh Kikan Hospital, Sanjo, Niigata, 955-0091, Japan.
Intestinal fatty acid-binding protein (I-FABP) is a promising biomarker for small-bowel ischemia including non-occlusive mesenteric ischemia (NOMI). A 75-year-old woman with diabetic nephropathy sustained a distal radius fracture. Two days later, she underwent a brachial plexus block to facilitate orthopedic surgery, which resulted in hypotension.
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December 2024
Department of Anesthesiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Yakugaku Zasshi
December 2024
Division of Drug Informatics, Keio University Faculty of Pharmacy.
Front Pharmacol
October 2024
College of Korean Medicine, Wonkwang University, Iksan, Republic of Korea.
Introduction: Despite the widespread use of ephedra in various forms, including food supplements and herbal prescriptions, comprehensive studies reviewing its efficacy and safety across different countries are lacking.
Methods: We systematically searched 5 electronic databases and conducted a meta-analysis of 16 randomized controlled trials (RCTs) on ephedra-containing oral medications (EOMs), performing a dose-response analysis for weight loss.
Results: The meta-analysis results revealed a statistically significant reduction in the body mass index (BMI) (MD: 1.
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