PMID: Disabil Rehabil. 2020 Feb 18:1-12. Epub 2020 Feb 18. PMID: 32070137 Abstract Title: Effectiveness of Tai Chi for health promotion for adults with health conditions: a scoping review of Meta-analyses. Abstract: To complete a scoping review of meta-analyses summarizing evidence of the effectiveness of Tai Chi for adults with health conditions.Meta-analyses were retrieved from …
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The results support the benefits of Tai Chi intervention to improve balance in patients with type 2 diabetes.
PMID: J Aging Phys Act. 2020 Mar 3:1-11. Epub 2020 Mar 3. PMID: 32131053 Abstract Title: Effectiveness of Tai Chi on Balance Improvement in Type 2 Diabetes Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Abstract: Balance impairments are a relevant problem in patients with diabetes, and interventions to manage this issue represent a public health need. …
The addition of berberine in standard triple therapy could improve Helicobacter pylori eradication rate and clinical symptom remission rate.
PMID: Front Pharmacol. 2019 ;10:1694. Epub 2020 Feb 4. PMID: 32116685 Abstract Title: The Efficacy of Berberine-Containing Quadruple Therapy on Helicobacter Pylori Eradication in China: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Clinical Trials. Abstract: Background: Berberine-containing quadruple therapy (adding berberine to the standard triple therapy) is being used to treatinfection, but the effects in …
New constituents from the low polar fraction of the fruits of Crataegus dahurica and their anti-inflammatory activity in RAW264.7 cells.
PMID: Chem Biodivers. 2020 Feb ;17(2):e1900609. Epub 2020 Jan 29. PMID: 31916412 Abstract Title: New Constituents from the Low Polar Fraction of the Fruits of Crataegus dahurica and Their Anti-Inflammatory Activity in RAW264.7 Cells. Abstract: The fruit of Crataegus dahurica Koehne was used to treat the disease of infantile indigestion and dyspepsia as an ethnic …
Total Flavonoid extract from hawthorn improves inflammatory cytokines-evoked epithelial barrier deficit.
PMID: Med Sci Monit. 2020 Feb 17 ;26:e920170. Epub 2020 Feb 17. PMID: 32065826 Abstract Title: Total Flavonoid Extract from Hawthorn (Crataegus pinnatifida) Improves Inflammatory Cytokines-Evoked Epithelial Barrier Deficit. Abstract: BACKGROUND Intestinal epithelial barrier dysfunction is involved in the development and pathogenesis of intestinal diseases, such as irritable bowel syndrome, inflammatory bowel disease, and celiac …
These results suggest a new protective mechanism of vitexin for ischemic heart disease treatment.
PMID: Biomed Pharmacother. 2020 Apr ;124:109849. Epub 2020 Jan 20. PMID: 31972356 Abstract Title: Vitexin attenuates myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury in rats by regulating mitochondrial dysfunction induced by mitochondrial dynamics imbalance. Abstract: Vitexin (VT) is a main bioactive flavonoid compound derived from the dried leaf of hawthorn (Crataegus pinnatifida), a widely used Chinese traditional folk medicine. …
Vitexin has a protective effect against ethanol-induced liver damage.
PMID: Eur J Pharmacol. 2020 Apr 15 ;873:173007. Epub 2020 Feb 8. PMID: 32045602 Abstract Title: Vitexin protects against ethanol-induced liver injury through Sirt1/p53 signaling pathway. Abstract: In the present study, we aimed to investigate the therapeutic effect of Vitexin on inhibiting ethanol-induced liver damage and explore the underling mechanism. In vitro, the injury was …
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Vitexin has protective effects against isoflurane-induced neurotoxicity by targeting miR-409 and the AMPK/GSK3β pathway.
PMID: Adv Clin Exp Med. 2020 Jan ;29(1):135-145. PMID: 32011832 Abstract Title: Vitexin improves neuron apoptosis and memory impairment induced by isoflurane via regulation of miR-409 expression. Abstract: BACKGROUND: Anesthetics, such as isoflurane, sevoflurane, ketamine, and desflurane, are commonly used in clinics. Specifically, isoflurane is one of the most commonly used inhalational anesthetics, which can …
Tomatidine represses invasion and migration of human osteosarcoma U2OS and HOS cells.
PMID: Molecules. 2020 Jan 13 ;25(2). Epub 2020 Jan 13. PMID: 31941156 Abstract Title: Tomatidine Represses Invasion and Migration of Human Osteosarcoma U2OS and HOS Cells by Suppression of Presenilin 1 and c-Raf-MEK-ERK Pathway. Abstract: Osteosarcoma, which is the most prevalent malignant bone tumor, is responsible for the great majority of bone cancer-associated deaths because …
Consumption of canned and cooked tomatoes may reduce the risk of prostate cancer.
PMID: Cancer Causes Control. 2020 Feb 25. Epub 2020 Feb 25. PMID: 32100191 Abstract Title: Tomato consumption and intake of lycopene as predictors of the incidence of prostate cancer: the Adventist Health Study-2. Abstract: PURPOSE: Studies have controversially suggested that prostate cancer, the most common cancer among Western men, is less common among those with …
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