Volume 19, Issue 2

Original Article(continued)

1. Article

   Ameliorative Effects of Ponicidin Against the Isoproterenol‑induced Acute Myocardial Infarction in Rats

   Xuemei Zhang, Vidya Devanathadesikan Seshadri, Qihua Jiang

   pp. 427–438 · DOI: 10.1177/09731296221139010 · 2023

   Background: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a group of heart disorders, which is a major cause of non-communicable disease-related mortalities worldwide. Myocardial infarction (MI) is an acute disorder due to the poor su…

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2. Article

   Deoxyschizandrin Inhibits PTEN to Regulate Inflammation in Doxorubicin-induced Hepatotoxicity

   Jinhai Wang, Naijing Zhou

   pp. 439–447 · DOI: 10.1177/09731296231165593 · 2023

   Aim: Doxorubicin (DOX) has long been criticized for its cardiotoxicity, yet one cannot overlook its hepatotoxicity. Deoxyschizandrin (Deo) is a type of monomer used in traditional Chinese medicine that has a powerful ant…

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   Anti-osteoporosis Effect of Cynaropicrin against Ovariectomy-induced Osteoporosis in Rats

   Hanlu Ye, Ke Wang, Kai Li

   pp. 448–460 · DOI: 10.1177/09731296221137415 · 2023

   Background: Osteoporosis is a progressive bone disease, which is characterized by high bone resorption, and low bone density and mass. Osteoporosis elevates the risk of bone fragility and fracture, which leads to signifi…

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4. Article

   Purpurin, a Natural Anthroquinone Ameliorates Streptozotocin-induced Diabetic Nephropathy via Attenuating Hyperglycemia, Dyslipidemia, and Inflammation in Rats

   Yan Shang, Abubucker Peer Mohideen

   pp. 461–472 · DOI: 10.1177/09731296231158477 · 2023

   Background: Throughout the world, diabetic nephropathy has been treated by managing hyperglycemia and hypertension with antidiabetic and antihypertensive drugs, but the potency of reversing the diabetic nephropathy-induc…

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5. Article

   Baicalin Magnesium Salt Exerts an Antitumor Effect in HepG2 Hepatoma Cells

   Xia Dongshuai, You Yong, Gao Yaxian, Wang Shuo, Guo Yachun, Jiang Tao, Liu Cuizhe, Song Hongru

   pp. 473–481 · DOI: 10.1177/09731296231158698 · 2023

   Background: Scutellaria baicalensis is an important medicinal plant used in China. Several compounds have been extracted from S. baicalensis using modern techniques. Baicalin, an active ingredient of S. baicalensis, is w…

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   Phytochemical Profile, Antioxidant and Antiproliferative Activity from Leaves and Seeds of Bixa orellana L. from the Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico

   Dora Valencia, Dolores Isela Aguilar-González, Jesús Ortega-García, Gregorio Godoy-Hernández, Mario Alberto Leyva-Peralta, Víctor Manuel Moo-Huchín, Rayn Clarenc Aarland, Jael Quintero-Vargas, José Alberto Mendoza-Espinoza, Addy Leticia Zarza-García

   pp. 482–490 · DOI: 10.1177/09731296231158492 · 2023

   Background: In Mexico, there is an ancestral custom about the knowledge of the medicinal use of plants. Bixa orellana L. is a plant species that represents one of the main crops used in traditional medicine in southeaste…

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