Heterodimeric amino acid transporters consist of SLC7 and SLC3 family proteins arranged in a conserved structural organization. They regulate nutrient transport across cell membranes, supporting essential cellular functions. These transporters also contribute to xenobiotic/drug uptake and distribution.
Mariafrancesca Scalise +5 more
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Guidelines of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine for Diagnosis and Treatment of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (2025 Edition) [PDF]
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease(COPD) poses a serious threat to human health, making it one of the major global public health burdens. In 2023, an expert consensus group was established to address key clinical questions in the integrated Chinese ...
Guideline Working Group of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine Management for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
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Understanding health literacy from a traditional Chinese medicine perspective
Health literacy is critical to improving individual and public health. However, indigenous perceptions of health are largely absent from Western-derived measurements, contributing to disparities in health outcomes between indigenous and non-indigenous ...
Wang, Grace Y +8 more
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Neutralization of the PTX3/CD44 axis suppresses TGF‐β1 signaling in kidney fibrosis
This study investigates how the PTX3/CD44 axis promotes kidney fibrosis by activating TGF‐β1 signaling. We demonstrate that the neutralizing antibody WHC‐001 effectively inhibits this pathway, suppressing myofibroblast activation and partial epithelial–mesenchymal transition (EMT).
Chao‐Chun Cheng +8 more
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Clinical Practice Guidelines of Traditional Chinese Medicine Rehabilitation for Cardiopulmonary
Cardiopulmonary function rehabilitation is an important part of modern rehabilitation medicine, that is the foundation of human physiological function. The level of cardiopulmonary function directly affects the quality of life and rehabilitation process ...
Shijie HAO +7 more
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The use of biomedicine, complementary and alternative medicine, and ethnomedicine for the treatment of epilepsy among people of South Asian origin in the UK [PDF]
YesStudies have shown that a significant proportion of people with epilepsy use complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). CAM use is known to vary between different ethnic groups and cultural contexts; however, little attention has been devoted to ...
Ismail Hanif +18 more
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Going viral − Virus‐targeting nanobodies for research, diagnostics and therapy
The increasing prevalence of viral diseases represents a major threat for global human health. Nanobodies, small binding fragments derived from camelid heavy‐chain antibodies, offer versatile tools for viral research, diagnostics, and antiviral therapy.
Domenic Ebert, Ulrich Rothbauer
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AN ASSESSMENT OF TRADITIONAL UIGHUR MEDICINE IN CURRENT XINJIANG REGION (CHINA) [PDF]
Background: The main objectives of this study were to assess the current research and development of traditional Uighur medicine in Xinjiang (China), and to evaluate the promising pharmacological products of traditional Uighur medicine for further ...
Zhang, Mao Yu +6 more
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A Review of the Reliability of Traditional East Asian Medicine Diagnoses
Background: In the practice of forms of traditional East Asian medicine (TEAM) such as Traditional Chinese Medicine and Japanese meridian therapy, treatment follows identification of underlying “patterns of disharmony.” However, little is known in an ...
Birch, Stephen +2 more
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Active compounds and molecular targets of Chinese herbal medicine for neurogenesis in stroke treatment: Implication for cross talk between Traditional Chinese Medicine and Biomedical Sciences [PDF]
Neural stem/progenitor cells (NSCs) could be attractive therapeutic targets for promoting adult neurogenesis, brain plasticity, and repair in stroke and neurodegenerative diseases, raising great potentials for regeneration therapy.
Peng, C, Shen, JG, Chen, X, Chen, HS
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