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New Insights Into the Effects of Individual Chinese Herbal Medicines on Chronic Kidney Disease

Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2021
The clinical and experimental study into the effects of Chinese herbal medicines on chronic kidney disease has evolved over the past 40 years with new insight into their mechanism and evidence of their clinical effects. Among the many traditional Chinese
Minghai Shao, Chaoyang Ye, George Bayliss, Shougang Zhuang, Shougang Zhuang   +4 more
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Shoot Borer Earias Vittella—A Threat to the Indigenous Vegetable Pele Abelmoschus Manihot in the Pacific

Proceedings, 2020
The indigenous vegetable Abelmoschus manihot (Malvaceae) is one of the staple crops in the Pacific island countries. It is known by various local names, including Pele (Samoa, Tonga), Bele (Fiji), Aibika (Papua New Guinea), and slippery cabbage (Solomon ...
Samuel Hone, Rashmi Kant
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Total Flavones of Abelmoschus manihot Ameliorates Podocyte Pyroptosis and Injury in High Glucose Conditions by Targeting METTL3-Dependent m6A Modification-Mediated NLRP3-Inflammasome Activation and PTEN/PI3K/Akt Signaling

Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2021
Background: The total flavones of Abelmoschus manihot (TFA), a compound that is extracted from Abelmoschus manihot, has been widely used in China to reduce podocyte injury in diabetic kidney disease (DKD).
Bu-Hui Liu, Bu-Hui Liu, Yue Tu, Guang-Xia Ni, Jin Yan, Liang Yue, Zi-Lin Li, Jing-Jing Wu, Yu-Ting Cao, Zi-Yue Wan, Wei Sun, Yi-Gang Wan   +11 more
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Ethanol extract of Abelmoschus manihot suppresses endoplasmic reticulum stress in contrast-induced nephropathy

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine
Objective: To explore the efficacy and potential mechanisms of the ethanol extract of Abelmoschus manihot (L.) Medic in contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN).
Xin Lin, Xin Lu, Yun-He Zhao, Yi-Bei Wang, Ru-Ge Niu, Xiao-Hu Chen   +5 more
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Total Extracts of Abelmoschus manihot L. Attenuates Adriamycin-Induced Renal Tubule Injury via Suppression of ROS-ERK1/2-Mediated NLRP3 Inflammasome Activation

Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2019
Abelmoschus manihot (L.) Medik. (Malvaceae) is a herb used in traditional Chinese medicine to treat some kidney diseases. To date, the detailed mechanisms by which A. manihot improves some kinds of renal disease are not fully understood.
Wei Li, Weiming He, Ping Xia, Wei Sun, Ming Shi, Yao Zhou, Weiwei Zhu, Lu Zhang, Buhui Liu, Jingjing Zhu, Yiye Zhu, Enchao Zhou, Minjie Sun, Kun Gao   +13 more
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Food without fire: Environmental and nutritional impacts from a solar stove field experiment

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Over 80% of the population in rural Sub‐Saharan Africa relies on biomass cooking fuel, a substantial source of anthropogenic greenhouse gases. We use a field experiment in Zambia to investigate the impact of solar stoves on biomass fuel use and cooking habits.
Laura E. McCann, Jeffrey D. Michler, Maybin Mwangala, Osaretin Olurotimi, Natalia Estrada Carmona   +4 more
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Cashew Nut Oil Improves Lipid Metabolism and Fat Liver Deposition in High‐Fat Diet‐Fed C57BL/6J Mice

Lipids, Volume 61, Issue 1, Page 121-132, January 2026.
Thirty C57BL/6J mice were fed a high‐fat diet for 12 weeks to induce metabolic changes. They were then switched to diets containing cashew nut oil, soybean oil, or lard for another 12 weeks. Soybean oil reduced blood glucose, total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, triglycerides, and liver steatosis.
Marcella Duarte Villas Mishima, Andressa Ladeira Bernardes, Carlos Alexandre Pinheiro, Luisa Gouveia Lana, Iasmim Xisto Campos, Valéria Silva de Lana, Izabela Maria Montezano de Carvalho, Patrícia Fontes Pinheiro, Renata Celi Lopes Toledo, Ana Paula Dionísio, Helen Hermana Hermsdorff, Maria do Carmo Gouveia Peluzio   +11 more
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The Antiviral Activity of Polyphenols

Molecular Nutrition &Food Research, Volume 69, Issue 15, August 2025.
Polyphenols demonstrate remarkable antiviral properties by effectively disrupting multiple biochemical processes essential for viral replication. ABSTRACT Polyphenols are secondary metabolites produced by a large variety of plants. These compounds that comprise the class of phenolic acids, stilbenes, lignans, coumarins, flavonoids, and tannins have a ...
Markus Burkard, Alban Piotrowsky, Christian Leischner, Katja Detert, Sascha Venturelli, Luigi Marongiu   +5 more
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Total Flavone of Abelmoschus manihot Ameliorates Stress-Induced Microbial Alterations Drive Intestinal Barrier Injury in DSS Colitis

Drug Design, Development and Therapy, 2021
Rong Wang,1,* Tuo Chen,2,* Qiong Wang,3 Xiao-Min Yuan,1 Zheng-Lan Duan,1 Ze-Yu Feng,1 Yang Ding,1 Fan Bu,1 Guo-Ping Shi,4 Yu-Gen Chen1 1Department of Colorectal Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing ...
Wang R, Chen T, Wang Q, Yuan XM, Duan ZL, Feng ZY, Ding Y, Bu F, Shi GP, Chen YG   +9 more
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Total Flavones of Abelmoschus manihot Remodels Gut Microbiota and Inhibits Microinflammation in Chronic Renal Failure Progression by Targeting Autophagy-Mediated Macrophage Polarization

Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2020
BackgroundRecently, progression of chronic renal failure (CRF) has been closely associated with gut microbiota dysbiosis and intestinal metabolite-derived microinflammation.
Yue Tu, Yue Tu, Qi-Jun Fang, Wei Sun, Bu-Hui Liu, Ying-Lu Liu, Wei Wu, Hong-Yun Yee, Can-Can Yuan, Mei-Zi Wang, Zi-Yue Wan, Ren-Mao Tang, Yi-Gang Wan, Hai-Tao Tang   +13 more
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