Yen, I-Chuan Lin, Jung-Chun Chen, Yu Tu, Qian-Wen Lee, Shih-Yu
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The American journal of Chinese medicine
Blockade of the NOD-like receptor protein 3 (NLRP3) inflammasome has been shown to be effective in halting the progression of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). Antrodia cinnamomea is a well-known indigenous medicine used by Taiwanese aboriginal tribes. However, its effect on NASH remains unclear. This study aimed to examine the mechanistic insi...
Xu, Yu-Ling Liu, Xiao-Yu Cheng, Sai-Bo He, Pei-Kun Hong, Mu-Keng Chen, Yu-Yao Zhou, Feng-Hua Jia, Yu-Hua
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The American journal of Chinese medicine
Macrophage autophagy defect is closely related to the progression of atherosclerosis (AS) and is regulated by the triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cell 2 (TREM2). TREM2 is a key factor in the development of Alzheimer's disease (AD), the deficiency of which leads to anomalous autophagy in microglia. However, the role of TREM2 in the autophag...
Xu, Jia Pei, Jian Fu, Qin-Hui Wang, Liao-Yao Zhan, Yi-Jun Tao, Lin
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The American journal of Chinese medicine
Stroke is the leading fatal disease in China. This retrospective study aimed to explore the optimal acupuncture intervention time for long-term efficacy on motor dysfunction in patients suffering from acute ischemic stroke through 1-year of follow-up. Three hundred and nine patients collected at Longhua Hospital from January 2016 to December 2017 w...
Huang, Yanleng Ni, Ni Hong, Yanlong Lin, Xiao Feng, Yi Shen, Lan
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The American journal of Chinese medicine
Migraine is a recurrent disease with complex pathogenesis and is difficult to cure. At present, commercially available western migraine drugs are prone to generate side effects while treating the disease. Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) avoids side effects via treatment with the principles of "treating both symptoms and root causes", "overall ad...
Kim, Da-Sol Park, Kyoung-Eun Kwak, Yeon-Ju Bae, Moon-Kyoung Bae, Soo-Kyung Jang, Ik-Soon Jang, Hye-Ock
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The American journal of Chinese medicine
Inflammation regulation is essential for maintaining healthy functions and normal homeostasis of the body. Porphyromonas gingivalis(P. gingivalis) is a gram-negative anaerobic bacterium and a major pathogen that causes oral inflammation and other systemic inflammations. This study aims to examine the anti-inflammatory effects of Agrimonia pilosaLed...
Ishimwe, Nestor Wei, Pengfei Wang, Meimei Zhang, Hao Wang, Liansheng Jing, Manman Wen, Longping Zhang, Yunjiao
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The American journal of Chinese medicine
Autophagy is an important tightly controlled cellular process that regulates cellular homeostasis and is involved in deciding cell fate such as cell survival and death. The role of autophagy in many intracellular signaling pathways explains its interaction with other different types of cell death, including apoptosis and immunogenic cell death (ICD...
Lin, Wan-Ling Lin, Pao-Yen Hung, Yu-Chiang Hsueh, Tun-Pin
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The American journal of Chinese medicine
Bone mineral density (BMD) has been validated not only for the diagnosis of osteoporosis but also for prediction of the risk of osteoporosis-related fractures. The purpose of this paper was to investigate the overall benefits of herbal medicines on BMD using a meta-analytic method. Systematic searches in PubMed, Medline, Cochrane Central, and China...
Song, Chaoran Jeong, Deok Hong, Yo Han Li, Wan Yi Lee, Sang Woo Hossain, Mohammad Amjad Taamalli, Amani Kim, Ji Hye Kim, Jong-Hoon Cho, Jae Youl
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The American journal of Chinese medicine
Olea europaea is a beneficial edible plant with a number of biological activities like anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidant, antithrombic, antihyperglycemic, and anti-ischemic activities. The mechanisms behind the antiphotoaging and anti-inflammatory effects of Olea europaea are not fully understood. To investigate how an ethanol extract of Olea europae...
Choi, Minhyung Lee, Sun Haeng Chang, Gyu Tae
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The American journal of Chinese medicine
The aim of this research is to evaluate the clinical evidence of an herbal medicine (HM) treatment on influenza and describe the potential benefits and adverse events by reviewing all relevant randomized controlled trials. All papers published from 2010 to 2019 in all languages in six databases were searched, including all randomized controlled tri...
Liu, Meng Wang, Xiting Wu, Fengzhi Dai, Ning Chen, Mindan Yu, Jiaojiao Guan, Jing Li, Feng
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The American journal of Chinese medicine
Chronic insomnia is a disease which brings intense mental pain and disturbing complications to patients worldwide. The oral microbiome exhibits a mechanistic influence on human health. Therefore, it is crucial to understand the oral microbial diversity in insomnia. Tongue diagnosis has been considered a critical basic procedure in insomnia therapeu...
