The complete chloroplast genome of Gentiana straminea (Gentianaceae), an endemic species to the Sino-Himalayan subregion.
- L. Ni, Zhili Zhao, Hongxi Xu, Shilin Chen, Gaawe Dorje
- BiologyGene
- 15 February 2016
Puerarin induces angiogenesis in myocardium of rat with myocardial infarction.
- Sanyin Zhang, Shilin Chen, Hongxi Xu
- Biology, MedicineBiological and Pharmaceutical Bulletin
- 1 May 2006
Puerarin may induce therapeutic angiogenesis in myocardium of rat with MI and the mechanism may be that puerarin can induce VEGF and eNOS expression.
Maturation of Murine Bone Marrow-Derived Dendritic Cells Induced by Radix Glycyrrhizae Polysaccharide
- Xiaobing Li, Xiaojuan He, A. Lu
- BiologyMolecules
- 30 May 2012
GP can induce the maturation of DCs, and does so, in part, by regulating a TLR4-related signaling pathway.
Gambogic acid and epigambogic acid, C-2 epimers with novel anticancer effects from Garcinia hanburyi.
- Quan-Bing Han, Ling Yang, Hongxi Xu
- Biology, ChemistryPlanta Medica
- 1 February 2006
Results suggested that both epimers were not multidrug resistance (MDR) substrates and were tested for their inhibitory effects against six human cytochrome P-450 enzymes.
Chloroplast genome structures in Gentiana (Gentianaceae), based on three medicinal alpine plants used in Tibetan herbal medicine
- L. Ni, Zhili Zhao, Hongxi Xu, Shilin Chen, Gaawe Dorje
- BiologyCurrent Genetics
- 1 May 2017
This study provides a platform for further research into the molecular phylogenetics of species in the order Gentianales (family Gentianaceae) notably in respect of speciation and species identification and strongly supports the position of Boraginaceae as the sister of Solanales.
Therapeutic effect of combined triptolide and glycyrrhizin treatment on rats with collagen induced arthritis.
- Wan-dong Zhang, Cheng Lu, A. Lu
- Biology, ChemistryPlanta Medica
- 12 March 2007
Combined triptolide and glycyrrhizin treatment can reduce the arthritic index of CIA rats and decrease the level of anti-CII IgG and TNF-alpha in serum, and can therefore significantly inhibit collagen induced arthritis.
Effects of huoxiangzhengqi liquid on enteric mucosal immune responses in mice with Bacillus dysenteriae and Salmonella typhimurium induced diarrhea.
- Ying-hui He, Hong-yan Zhao, A. Lu
- Biology, MedicineWorld Journal of Gastroenterology
- 7 December 2006
The immune regulation of CD4+ and CD8+ cells in Peyer's patch and suppression of TNF-alpha levels in enteric homogenates may partially explain the effect of HXZQ on improvement of BSD.
Understanding the Molecular Mechanism of Interventions in Treating Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients with Corresponding Traditional Chinese Medicine Patterns Based on Bioinformatics Approach
- M. Jiang, Cheng Lu, A. Lu
- Medicine, BiologyEvidence-Based Complementary and Alternative…
- 16 October 2012
The effectiveness in treating rheumatoid arthritis patients in a randomized clinical trial as reanalyzed after the patients were classified into different TCM patterns and the underlying mechanism of how the TCM pattern influences the clinical effectiveness of interventions was explored was explored.
The effects of triptolide on enteric mucosal immune responses of DBA/1 mice with collagen-induced arthritis.
- Cheng Xiao, Cheng Lu, A. Lu
- Biology, MedicinePlanta Medica
- 18 September 2006
It was shown that triptolide could lower the arthritic scores and increase TGF-beta level, and also had an effect on enteric mucosal immune lymphocytes in Peyer's patch, IEL and LPL of CIA mice.
The effect of triptolide on CD4+ and CD8+ cells in the Peyer's patch of DA rats with collagen induced arthritis
- Cheng Xiao, Lin-hua Zhao, A. Lu
- BiologyNatural Product Research
- 15 December 2009
Investigation of the effect of triptolide on the CD4+ and CD8+ cell distribution in Peyer's patch cells and periphery lymphocytes and TGF-β and IFN-γ levels in periphery in collagen induced arthritis (CIA) in DA rats shows that triPTolide could lower the arthritic scores of CIA.
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