Chinese herbal drugs for the treatment of diabetic retinopathy [PDF]
Abstract Objectives To explore the various pharmacological actions and the molecular mechanisms behind them by which Chinese herbs tend to lower the risk of developing microvascular diabetic complications in retina and prevent its further progression ...
Tapan Behl, Anita Kotwani
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Multi-compound and drug-combination pharmacokinetic research on Chinese herbal medicines
Traditional medicine has provided a basis for health care and disease treatment to Chinese people for millennia, and herbal medicines are regulated as drug products in China. Chinese herbal medicines have two features. They normally possess very complex chemical composition.
Li, Chuan+4 more
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Scope of claim coverage in patents of fufang Chinese herbal drugs: Substitution of ingredients
Abstract Herbal ingredients in a Chinese fufang prescription are often replaced by one or several other herbal combinations. As there have been very few Chinese herbal patent infringement cases, it is still unclear how the Doctrine of Equivalents should be applied to determine the scope of 'equivalents' in Chinese fufang prescriptions.
Albert Wai-Kit Chan+2 more
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Circumvention of multi-drug resistance of cancer cells by Chinese herbal medicines [PDF]
Abstract Multi-drug resistance (MDR) of cancer cells severely limits therapeutic outcomes. A proposed mechanism for MDR involves the efflux of anti-cancer drugs from cancer cells, primarily mediated by ATP-binding cassette (ABC) membrane transporters including P-glycoprotein.
Stella Chai, Kenneth Kw To, Ge Lin
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INSIGHTS INTO THE MONOMERS AND SINGLE DRUGS OF CHINESE HERBAL MEDICINE ON MYOCARDIAL PRESERVATION
Chinese herbal drugs have been proved to be effective agents in myocardial protection by preventing ischemia-reperfusion injury. The underlying mechanisms as to how these agents work were however poorly elucidated. Studies on the monomers or on the single drugs have highlighted the possible rationales, leading to a better understanding of the ...
Yuan, Shi-Min, Jing, Hua
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Danshen: A Popular Chinese Cardiac Herbal Drug
The recently published document in JACC on complementary and integrative medicine ([1][1]) left out one very important herbal drug, danshen. Because it is believed to have properties of improving microcirculation, increasing coronary blood flow, suppressing thromboxane formation, inhibiting ...
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Targeting Cellular Stress Mechanisms and Metabolic Homeostasis by Chinese Herbal Drugs for Neuroprotection [PDF]
Traditional Chinese medicine has been practiced for centuries in East Asia. Herbs are used to maintain health and cure disease. Certain Chinese herbs are known to protect and improve the brain, memory, and nervous system. To apply ancient knowledge to modern science, some major natural therapeutic compounds in herbs were extracted and evaluated in ...
Hsiao-Chien Ting+8 more
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Effects of Chinese Herbal Medicines on Intestinal Drug Absorption
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Chinese herbal drug natural indigo may cause pulmonary artery hypertension [PDF]
A 45-year-old woman was admitted due to increasing dyspnoea, chest oppression, and leg oedema in December 2015. She had a 5-year history of ulcerative colitis (UC) and had been taking the herbal medicine natural indigo (NI) at 2 g/day for 6 months. No abnormalities had been detected at a medical check-up …
Keiji Hirooka, Mayu Nishio, Yasuji Doi
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Challenges and opportunities in chinese herbal drug industry
The field of therapeutic medicine and drug discovery is undergoing a renaissance, marked by a renewed interest in natural products as a source of novel pharmaceuticals. In the age of advanced synthetic chemistry and biotechnology, the vast potential of natural compounds often remains untapped, yet history has repeatedly shown that nature harbors a ...
Agnihotri, Vivek, Tiwari, Prabhakar
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