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An Abnormal Hirudo medicinalis [PDF]

Nature, 1887
WHILST dissecting the leech in the class of practical zoology, one of my students directed my attention to an apparent abnormality in the specimen which it fell to his lot to dissect. On careful examination it was found that the vesicula seminalis of the right side had moved forwards into the fifth somite, and there opened into the base of a second and
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EFFECT OF LEECH EXTRACT ON LYMPHOCYTES IN THERMAL BURNS

Biota. Human. Technology
Purpose of the work. The study aimed to evaluate changes in the quantitative composition of lymphocytes and the blast transformation reaction of lymphocytes under spontaneous conditions and concanavalin A stimulation during the healing of a thermal burn,
Ruslan Aminov
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Chinese Herbal Medicines for Diabetic Cardio‐Cerebrovascular Diseases: Key Bioactive Metabolites and Action Mechanisms

Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
Currently, the global incidence of diabetes is increasing, particularly in populous developing regions. In China, over 290 million people are affected by diabetic cardio‐cerebrovascular diseases. These diseases account for more than 40% of deaths and impose a significant economic burden on both society and families.
Ying Su, Shuwen Luo, Wei Li, Cuicui Cheng, Wei Liu, Xinyu Yang, Zhen Xing, Eric Gumpricht   +7 more
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Medicinal leeches extract at complex treatment of experimental acute myocardial infarction in rats

КардиоСоматика, 2015
Creating of pharmacological forms based on the medicinal leech extract is a perspective decision of various clinical pathologies. To introduce a new drug into clinical practice is need to investigate its influence on the treatment effectivity at ...
G. I Nikonov, S. A Kryzhanovskii, A. O Lebedeva   +2 more
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Tubal Patency Decoction and Its Ingredient β‐Sitosterol Alleviate Tubal Infertility by Inhibiting Inflammation and Promoting Cilia Formation Through PGR

Mediators of Inflammation, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.
Background Tubal infertility is one of the major causes of female infertility. This study aimed to investigate the mechanism of action of tubal patency decoction (TPD) and its active ingredient β‐sitosterol on tubal infertility. Methods The active ingredients of TPD and their potential targets were obtained from the TCMSP and Batman‐TCM databases.
Liang Shao, Nansu Wang, Yan Yan, Qiongfang Tan, Yuying Huang, Qin Wu, Yali Tan, Yue Zhu, Yaqiong Xia, Ling Liu, Jasbir Arora   +10 more
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Geographical variability of heavy metal concentrations in tissues of medical leeches (Hirudo medicinalis, Hirudo verbana) and in bottom deposit

Nature Conservation Research: Заповедная наука, 2019
We present new data of the comparison of the geographical variability of heavy metal concentrations (Cu, Zn, Mn, Fe, Cd, Pb, Ni) in tissues of medical leeches (Hirudo medicinalis, Hirudo verbana) and in bottom deposit from places of their inhabitation in
Liudmila V. Chernaya, Liudmila A. Kovalchuk, Nikolay V. Mikshevich   +2 more
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Traditional Chinese Medicinal Leech Induces Apoptosis and Autophagy in Glioblastoma by SGK1/Caspase‐3 and PI3K/AKT/mTOR Pathway

CNS Neuroscience &Therapeutics, Volume 31, Issue 12, December 2025.
Schematic representation of the underlying molecular mechanisms by which leech mediates apoptosis and autophagy through SGK1/Caspase‐3 and PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathways to inhibit glioblastoma. ABSTRACT Background Glioblastoma (GBM) represents the most lethal form of high‐grade glioma, with current therapeutic options proving largely ineffective. Consequently,
Shaohua Wu, Yaya Zhou, Zhuan Pei, Yang Wang, Zuping Zhang   +4 more
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Multi‐Target Mechanisms of the Naofucong in Ameliorating Diabetes‐Associated Cognitive Dysfunction via cAMP/PKA/CREB‐Mediated Synaptic and Inflammatory Regulation

CNS Neuroscience &Therapeutics, Volume 31, Issue 12, December 2025.
Naofucong exerts multi‐target neuroprotective effects by activating the cAMP/PKA/CREB pathway and coordinately regulating synaptic plasticity and neuroinflammation. ABSTRACT Objective Diabetes‐associated cognitive dysfunction (DACD) is a prevalent and debilitating complication of diabetes, yet effective therapies remain limited. The traditional Chinese
Mei Ma, Yue Tian, Ruiying Yin, Guangchan Jing, Mengren Zhang   +4 more
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Mycotretus hirudo Gorham 1888

, 2023
Published as part of Pecci-Maddalena, Italo Salvatore de Castro, Lopes-Andrade, Cristiano & Skelley, Paul, 2023, Catalogue of Mycotretus Lacordaire, 1842 (Coleoptera: Erotylidae: Tritomini): an annotated, illustrated and historical approach, pp. 1-182 in European Journal of Taxonomy 876 (1) on page 85, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2023.876.2149, http://zenodo.org ...
Pecci-Maddalena, Italo Salvatore de Castro, Lopes-Andrade, Cristiano, Skelley, Paul   +2 more
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Medicinal leech therapy—an overall perspective

Integrative Medicine Research, 2017
Complementary medicine methods have a long history, but modern medicine has just recently focused on their possible modes of action. Medicinal leech therapy (MLT) or hirudotherapy, an old technique, has been studied by many researchers for possible ...
Ali K. Sig, Mustafa Guney, Aylin Uskudar Guclu, Erkan Ozmen   +3 more
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