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The Role of Liuwei Dihuang Pills and Ginkgo Leaf Tablets in Treating Diabetic Complications. EVIDENCE-BASED COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE 2016; 2016:7931314. [PMID: 28077949 PMCID: PMC5204101 DOI: 10.1155/2016/7931314] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2016] [Accepted: 11/27/2016] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Objective. To observe the clinical prophylactic and therapeutic efficacy of Liuwei Dihuang Pills and Ginkgo Leaf Tablets for type 2 diabetic vascular complications. Methods. It was a randomized, double-blind and placebo-controlled clinical trial. 140 outpatients with type 2 diabetes were recruited and randomly divided into the treatment group and control group. The two groups were given basic therapy (management of blood sugar, blood pressure, etc.). Additionally, the treatment group was given Liuwei Dihuang Pills and Ginkgo Leaf Tablets, while the control group was given Liuwei Dihuang Pills and Ginkgo Leaf Tablets placebos. All subjects were followed up for consecutive 36 months and observed monthly. The clinical data as urinary microalbumin to urinary creatinine ratio (Umalb/cr), carotid intima-media thickness (IMT), diabetic nephropathy (DN) and diabetic retinopathy (DR) prevalence, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events, blood glucose, and blood pressure were collected and analyzed statistically. Results. After 36-month treatment, the Umalb/cr level and DN and DR prevalence in treatment group were all significantly lower than control group (P < 0.05). However, the IMT level and the incidence of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events were not significantly different between the two groups (P > 0.05). Conclusions. Liuwei Dihuang Pills and Ginkgo Leaf Tablets are beneficial to diabetic microvascular complications, while the efficacy to diabetic macrovascular complications needs more observations.
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Zhou X, Wang P, Wang J, Liu Z, Hong X, Xiao Y, Liu P, Hu X. Hydroxyethyl Pachyman as a novel excipient for sustained-release matrix tablets. Carbohydr Polym 2016; 154:1-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2016.08.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2016] [Revised: 08/01/2016] [Accepted: 08/09/2016] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Protective effect of carboxytmethylpachymaran on TNF-α-induced damage in Caco-2 cell monolayers. Int J Biol Macromol 2016; 93:506-511. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2016.07.095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2016] [Revised: 07/23/2016] [Accepted: 07/28/2016] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Wu J, Wang C, Huang G, Zhao J, Wang X, Ji L, Zhang X. Biotransformation of vine tea ( Ampelopsis grossedentata) by solid-state fermentation using medicinal fungus Poria cocos. Journal of Food Science and Technology 2016; 53:3225-3232. [PMID: 27784917 DOI: 10.1007/s13197-016-2297-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Revised: 05/12/2016] [Accepted: 07/22/2016] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Vine tea was bio-transformed using Poria cocos by solid-state fermentation in order to improve its taste and quality. Volatile components in vine tea were also identified by GC-MS. The changes of flavonoid, tea polyphenols and polysaccharides in fermented vine tea were evaluated. Flavonoid and polyphenols in vine tea were remained unchanged even after biotransformation, but content of polysaccharides increased to 3.9-fold than that of unfermented vine tea. Antioxidant activity such as DPPH free radical scavenging capacity (SR) was determined that there was a positive correlation between SR and content of polysaccharides in vine tea. Methyl 2-methylvalerate-a new volatile compound was identified and gave the vine tea rich delicate fragrance of fruits. The content of linolenic acid increased from 0.88 to 19.59 %. Biotransformation improved the taste and quality of vine tea.
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- Jianguo Wu
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Eco-Agricultural Biotechnology Around Hongze Lake, Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biomass-based Energy and Enzyme Technology, School of Life Science, Huaiyin Normal University, Changjiang West Road 111, Huai'an, 223300 China ; Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Regional Modern Agriculture and Environmental Protection, Huaiyin Normal University, Changjiang West Road 111, Huai'an, 223300 China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Eco-Agricultural Biotechnology Around Hongze Lake, Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biomass-based Energy and Enzyme Technology, School of Life Science, Huaiyin Normal University, Changjiang West Road 111, Huai'an, 223300 China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Biophysics of MOE, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074 China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Eco-Agricultural Biotechnology Around Hongze Lake, Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biomass-based Energy and Enzyme Technology, School of Life Science, Huaiyin Normal University, Changjiang West Road 111, Huai'an, 223300 China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Eco-Agricultural Biotechnology Around Hongze Lake, Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biomass-based Energy and Enzyme Technology, School of Life Science, Huaiyin Normal University, Changjiang West Road 111, Huai'an, 223300 China ; Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Regional Modern Agriculture and Environmental Protection, Huaiyin Normal University, Changjiang West Road 111, Huai'an, 223300 China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Eco-Agricultural Biotechnology Around Hongze Lake, Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biomass-based Energy and Enzyme Technology, School of Life Science, Huaiyin Normal University, Changjiang West Road 111, Huai'an, 223300 China ; Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Regional Modern Agriculture and Environmental Protection, Huaiyin Normal University, Changjiang West Road 111, Huai'an, 223300 China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Biophysics of MOE, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074 China
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Yimam M, Jiao P, Hong M, Jia Q. Hepatoprotective Activity of an Herbal Composition, MAP, a Standardized Blend Comprising Myristica fragrans, Astragalus membranaceus, and Poria cocos. J Med Food 2016; 19:952-960. [PMID: 27564381 DOI: 10.1089/jmf.2016.0048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Historically, botanicals have been reported to possess good antioxidative activities as demonstrated by their free radical scavenging property rendering their usage in liver protection. In this study, we describe the potential use of MAP, a standardized blend comprising three extracts from Myristica fragrans, Astragalus membranaceus, and Poria cocos, in ameliorating chemically induced acute liver toxicities. Acetaminophen (APAP) and carbon tetrachloride (CCl4)-induced acute liver toxicity models in mice were utilized. Hepatic functional tests from serum collected at T24, histopathology analysis, and merit of blending three standardized extracts were evaluated. MAP administered at doses of 150-400 mg/kg showed statistically significant and dose-correlated inhibitions of serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT) ranging from 30.8% (P ≤ .05) to 88.1% (P = .0001) in the APAP and 66.9% (P = .002) to 83.7% (P = .0002) in the CCl4 models, respectively. Moreover, MAP resulted in up to 75.7%, 60.9%, and 33.3% reductions in serum aspartate aminotransferase (AST), bile acid, and total bilirubin, respectively. Mice treated with oral doses of composition of MAP at 300 mg/kg showed statistically significant reduction in hepatocyte necrosis when compared with vehicle control. Unexpected synergistic protection of liver damage was also observed. Therefore, the composition, MAP, could be potentially utilized as an effective hepatic detoxifying agent for the protection of liver damage.
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- Unigen, Inc. , Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Unigen, Inc. , Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Unigen, Inc. , Seattle, Washington, USA
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Schlotterer A, Greten HJ, Remppis BA, Kukudov G, Efferth T, Machado J, Humpert P, Hammes HP, Morcos M. Neuroprotection and antioxidative effects of Sijunzi Tang Decoction in the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans. Eur J Integr Med 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eujim.2016.03.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Yimam M, Jiao P, Hong M, Jia Q. A Standardized Composition from Extracts ofMyristica Fragrans,Astragalus Membranaceus, andPoria CocosProtects Liver from Acute Ethanol Insult. J Med Food 2016; 19:780-8. [DOI: 10.1089/jmf.2016.0023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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- Unigen, Inc., Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Unigen, Inc., Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Unigen, Inc., Seattle, Washington, USA
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Wu Y, Li S, Li H, Zhao C, Ma H, Zhao X, Wu J, Liu K, Shan J, Wang Y. Effect of a polysaccharide from Poria cocos on humoral response in mice immunized by H1N1 influenza and HBsAg vaccines. Int J Biol Macromol 2016; 91:248-57. [PMID: 27185068 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2016.05.046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2016] [Revised: 05/09/2016] [Accepted: 05/12/2016] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Poria cocos has a long history of medicinal use in China. Polysaccharides and their derivatives in the medicine exhibit many beneficial biological activities including anticancer, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and antiviral activities. In this study, a new polysaccharide (PCP-II) was isolated from sclerotium of Poria cocos. Its physico-chemical characters were identified and its adjuvant activity was investigated in mice co-immunized with H1N1 influenza vaccine and hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg). The results revealed that PCP-II has a molecular weight of 29.0kDa. It was composed of fucose, mannose, glucose and galactose in molar ration of 1.00:1.63:0.16:6.29 respectively. Pharmacological data demonstrated that PCP-II increased antigen-specific antibody levels in mice immunized with influenza vaccine. PCP-II also elicited anti-HBsAg antibodies at significantly higher titers and generated robust and durable immunity compared to mice immunized with HBsAg-alum following two administrations. PCP-II improved proliferation of splenocytes, stimulated IL-12p70 and TNF-α productions in dendritic cells and macrophages respectively. These results suggested that PCP-II-adjuvanted vaccines enhanced humoral and cellular immunity. PCP-II could be developed as an efficacious adjuvant in human and animal vaccines.
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- Yajun Wu
- Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 201203, China; Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Academy of Military Medical Sciences, Beijing 100850, China.
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- Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Academy of Military Medical Sciences, Beijing 100850, China.
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- Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Academy of Military Medical Sciences, Beijing 100850, China.
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- Department of Pharmacy, the First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, 150001, China.
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- Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Academy of Military Medical Sciences, Beijing 100850, China.
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- Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Academy of Military Medical Sciences, Beijing 100850, China.
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- Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Academy of Military Medical Sciences, Beijing 100850, China.
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- Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Academy of Military Medical Sciences, Beijing 100850, China.
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- Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 201203, China; Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Academy of Military Medical Sciences, Beijing 100850, China.
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- Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Academy of Military Medical Sciences, Beijing 100850, China.
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Antioxidant property of water-soluble polysaccharides from Poria cocos Wolf using different extraction methods. Int J Biol Macromol 2016; 83:103-10. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2015.11.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2015] [Revised: 10/19/2015] [Accepted: 11/12/2015] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Wang ZJ, Xie JH, Shen MY, Tang W, Wang H, Nie SP, Xie MY. Carboxymethylation of polysaccharide from Cyclocarya paliurus and their characterization and antioxidant properties evaluation. Carbohydr Polym 2016; 136:988-94. [DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2015.10.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2015] [Revised: 10/05/2015] [Accepted: 10/06/2015] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Qi F, Zhao L, Zhou A, Zhang B, Li A, Wang Z, Han J. The advantages of using traditional Chinese medicine as an adjunctive therapy in the whole course of cancer treatment instead of only terminal stage of cancer. Biosci Trends 2015; 9:16-34. [PMID: 25787906 DOI: 10.5582/bst.2015.01019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 283] [Impact Index Per Article: 31.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Recent studies indicate that Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) can play an important role in the whole course of cancer treatment such as recovery stages of post-operative, radiotherapy or chemotherapy stages instead of only terminal stage of cancer. In this review, we have summarized current evidence for using TCM as adjuvant cancer treatment in different stages of cancer lesions. Some TCMs (e.g., TJ-41, Liu-jun-zi-tang, PHY906, Coumarin, and Aescine) are capable of improving the post-operative symptoms such as fatigue, pain, appetite, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, and lymphedema. Some TCMs (e.g., Ginseng, Huang-Qi, BanZhiLian, TJ-48, Huachansu injection, Shenqi fuzheng injection, and Kanglaite injection) in combination with chemo- or radio-therapy are capable of enhancing the efficacy of and diminishing the side effects and complications caused by chemo- and radiotherapy. Taken together, they have great advantages in terms of suppressing tumor progression, relieving surgery complications, increasing the sensitivity of chemo- and radio- therapeutics, improving an organism's immune system function, and lessening the damage caused by surgery, chemo- or radio-therapeutics. They have significant effects on relieving breast cancer-related lymphedema, reducing cancer-related fatigue and pain, improving radiation pneumonitis and gastrointestinal side effects, protecting liver function, and even ameliorating bone marrow suppression. This review of those medicines should contribute to an understanding of Chinese herbal medicines as an adjunctive therapy in the whole course of cancer treatment instead of only terminal stage of cancer, by providing useful information for development of more effective anti-cancer drugs and making more patients "survival with cancer" for a long time.
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- Fanghua Qi
- Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shandong Provincial Hospital affiliated to Shandong University
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Choi YH. Induction of apoptosis by an ethanol extract of Poria cocos Wolf. in human leukemia U937 cells. Oncol Rep 2015; 34:2533-40. [PMID: 26353048 DOI: 10.3892/or.2015.4256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2015] [Accepted: 07/31/2015] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Poria cocos Wolf., which belongs to the Polyporaceae family, has been widely used as an Oriental traditional herbal medicine for centuries. Its sclerotium has been reported to possess a wide spectrum of pharmacological activities, including free-radical scavenging, anti-viral, anti-microbial, anti-inflammatory and anticancer activities. However, the cellular and molecular mechanisms of apoptosis induction by P. cocos in human cancer cells are poorly understood. In the present study, we investigated the pro-apoptotic potential of an ethanol extract of P. cocos sclerotium (EEPC) in human leukemia U937 cells in vitro. We found that EEPC induced anti-proliferative effects in U937 cells in a concentration- and time-dependent manner, which was due to apoptotic induction, as evident from morphological changes and flow cytometric assays. EEPC-induced apoptosis of U937 cells was associated with an increase in the Bax:Bcl-2 ratio, the release of cytochrome c to the cytosol, and a decrease in the expression of an inhibitor of the apoptosis family of proteins. The events were accompanied by activation of caspase-8, -9 and -3, and cleaved poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase, suggesting the involvement of both the intrinsic and extrinsic apoptotic cascades. In addition, the overexpression of Bcl-2 caused a significant attenuation of EEPC-induced caspase activation, degradation of PARP, and the collapse of mitochondrial membrane potential, and thereby reversed EEPC-induced cell apoptosis and growth inhibition. Collectively, these data provide insights into the molecular mechanisms underlying EEPC-induced apoptosis in U937 cells, suggesting that EEPC may be a new therapeutic option for the treatment of leukemia.
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- Yung Hyun Choi
- Department of Biochemistry, Dongeui University College of Korean Medicine, Busan 614-052, Republic of Korea
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Teng L, Fu H, Deng C, Chen J, Chen J. Modulating the SDF-1/CXCL12-induced cancer cell growth and adhesion by sulfated K5 polysaccharides in vitro. Biomed Pharmacother 2015. [PMID: 26211579 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2015.05.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Stromal cell-derived factor-1 (SDF-1)/chemokine (CXC motif) ligand 12 (CXCL12) is involved in the process of tumor progression. Sulfated K5 polysaccharides have shown anti-cancer activity by acting on multiple targets, though it remains unclear whether sulfated K5 polysaccharides would disrupt SDF-1/CXCL12-stimulated cancer biology. This study aimed to investigate the effects of sulfated K5 polysaccharides on cell growth, adhesion in murine B16 melanoma cells and the underlying mechanism by targeting SDF-1/CXCL12. Results indicated that K5-NS,OS inhibited the proliferation of B16 melanoma cells, induced the cell cycle arrest mainly at the G0/G1 phase, and suppressed cancer cell proliferation or adhesion induced by SDF-1/CXCL12. It was possible that K5-NS,OS appeared to interact with CXCL12 and block the subsequent biological functions. This work suggests that the existence of O- and N-sulfate groups is more effective in targeting CXCL12 and exhibiting anti-cancer activity.
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- Liping Teng
- Wuxi Medical School, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, PR China; The Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, PR China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Science, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, PR China
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- Wuxi Medical School, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, PR China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Science, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, PR China
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- The Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, PR China; School of Pharmaceutical Science, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, PR China.
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Hericium erinaceus polysaccharide-protein HEG-5 inhibits SGC-7901 cell growth via cell cycle arrest and apoptosis. Int J Biol Macromol 2015; 76:242-53. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2015.01.060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2014] [Revised: 01/28/2015] [Accepted: 01/29/2015] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Li S, Cui D, Wang S, Wang H, Huang M, Qi Z, Liu Y. Efficacy of an herbal granule as treatment option for neonatal Tibetan Lamb diarrhea under field conditions. Livest Sci 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2014.11.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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