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Zhang F, Li YH, Ren W, Li SR, Chen YC. Clinical efficacy of a combination treatment of traditional Chinese medicine for scalp seborrheic dermatitis. J Cosmet Dermatol 2023; 22:3072-3077. [PMID: 37218571 DOI: 10.1111/jocd.15818] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2023] [Revised: 04/26/2023] [Accepted: 05/03/2023] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
Abstract
OBJECTIVE To evaluate the clinical efficacy of a combination treatment of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) in scalp seborrheic dermatitis (SSD) of differing severity. METHODS Our study included patients with typical SSD who visited the Medical Research Center for Hair and Skin at our hospital. Symptoms were evaluated using a "16-point scale" developed at the center. Patients who had mild SSD were treated with Pi Fu Kang Xi Ye (PFKXY), those with moderate SSD were treated with PFKXY combined with Run Zao Zhi Yang Jiao Nang (RZZYJN), and those with severe dermatitis were treated with PFKXY and RZZYJN along with garlicin enteric-coated tablets. Patients were asked to revisit 4 weeks later to evaluate the efficacy. RESULTS Symptom scores of all patients decreased by (5.48 ± 2.51) after treatment as compared with before treatment, and the results of t-test and correlation test were significant (p < 0.01). The scores of patients with mild, moderate and severe SSD decreased by 3.14 ± 1.83, 4.90 ± 1.77, and 8.05 ± 2.21, respectively, after treatment as compared with before treatment. Among them, the changes in scores of patients with moderate dermatitis before and after treatment were significant in the t-test and correlation test (p < 0.01). CONCLUSION In this study, the combination treatment of TCM showed significant efficacy in the treatment of mild, moderate, and severe SSD, and the efficacy was stable, especially for patients with moderate SSD.
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- Fan Zhang
- Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Beijing Jishuitan Hospital, Hair Medical Research Center, Beijing, China
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- School of Clinical Medicine, Peking University School of Medicine, Beijing, China
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- School of Clinical Medicine, Peking University School of Medicine, Beijing, China
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- School of Clinical Medicine, Peking University School of Medicine, Beijing, China
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- School of Clinical Medicine, Peking University School of Medicine, Beijing, China
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Xu S, Liao Y, Wang Q, Liu L, Yang W. Current studies and potential future research directions on biological effects and related mechanisms of allicin. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr 2022; 63:7722-7748. [PMID: 35293826 DOI: 10.1080/10408398.2022.2049691] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Allicin, a thiosulfonate extract from freshly minced garlic, has been reported to have various biological effects on different organs and systems of animals and human. It can reduce oxidative stress, inhibit inflammatory response, resist pathogen infection and regulate intestinal flora. In addition, dozens of studies also demonstrated allicin could reduce blood glucose level, protect cardiovascular system and nervous system, and fight against cancers. Allicin was widely used in disease prevention and health care. However, more investigations on human cohort study are needed to verify the biological or clinical effects of allicin in the future. In this review, we summarized the biological effects of allicin from previous outstanding and valuable studies and provided useful information for future studies on the health effects of allicin.
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- Shiyin Xu
- Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, Hubei Key Laboratory of Food Nutrition and Safety, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
- Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene and MOE Key Lab of Environment and Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
- China-DRIs Expert Committee on Other Dietary Ingredients, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, Hubei Key Laboratory of Food Nutrition and Safety, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
- Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene and MOE Key Lab of Environment and Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
- China-DRIs Expert Committee on Other Dietary Ingredients, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, Hubei Key Laboratory of Food Nutrition and Safety, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
- Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene and MOE Key Lab of Environment and Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
- China-DRIs Expert Committee on Other Dietary Ingredients, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, Hubei Key Laboratory of Food Nutrition and Safety, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
- Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene and MOE Key Lab of Environment and Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
- China-DRIs Expert Committee on Other Dietary Ingredients, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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Nguyen B, Hong H, O’Hare T, Wehr J, Menzies N, Harper S. A rapid and simplified methodology for the extraction and quantification of allicin in garlic. J Food Compost Anal 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jfca.2021.104114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Robles-Martínez M, González JFC, Pérez-Vázquez FJ, Montejano-Carrizales JM, Pérez E, Patiño-Herrera R. Antimycotic Activity Potentiation of Allium sativum Extract and Silver Nanoparticles against Trichophyton rubrum. Chem Biodivers 2019; 16:e1800525. [PMID: 30614195 DOI: 10.1002/cbdv.201800525] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2018] [Accepted: 01/05/2019] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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A natural and biocompatible extract of garlic as a support, decorated with silver nanoparticles, is a proposal to generate an effective antifungal agent against dermatophytes at low concentrations. Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) with a diameter of 26±7 nm were synthesized and their antimycotic activity was examined against Trichophyton rubrum (T. rubrum), inhibiting 94 % of growth at a concentration of 0.08 mg ml-1 . Allium sativum (garlic) extract was also obtained (AsExt), and its MIC was 0.04 mg ml-1 . To increase the antifungal capacity of those systems, AsExt was decorated with AgNPs, obtaining AsExt-AgNPs. Using an AsExt concentration of 0.04 mg ml-1 in independent experiments with concentrations from 0.01 to 0.08 mg ml-1 of AgNPs, it was possible to inhibit T. rubrum at all AgNPs concentrations; it proves a synergistic effect between AgNPs and AsExt. Even if 1 % of the minimum inhibitory concentration of AsExt (0.0004 mg ml-1 ) is used, it was possible to inhibit T. rubrum at all concentrations of AgNPs, demonstrating the successful antimycotic activity potentiation when combining AsExt and AgNPs.
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- Marissa Robles-Martínez
- Doctorado en Ingeniería y Ciencia de Materiales de la UASLP, Sierra Leona 530, San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, 78210, México
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- Coordinación para la Innovación y Aplicación de la Ciencia y la Tecnología (CIACYT), UASLP, San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, 78210, México
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- Instituto de Física, UASLP, Álvaro Obregón 64, San Luis Potosí 78000, México
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- Departamento de Ingeniería Química, Tecnológico Nacional de México/Instituto Tecnológico de Celaya, Antonio García Cubas Pte #600 esq. Av. Tecnológico. Celaya, Guanajuato, 38010, México
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Anwar A, Gould E, Tinson R, Iqbal J, Hamilton C. Redox Modulation at Work: Natural Phytoprotective Polysulfanes From Alliums Based on Redox-Active Sulfur. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2018; 4:397-407. [PMID: 30416940 PMCID: PMC6208768 DOI: 10.1007/s40495-018-0153-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Purpose of review This article provides a brief overview of natural phytoprotective products of allium with a special focus on the therapeutic potential of diallyl polysulfanes from garlic, their molecular targets and their fate in the living organisms. A comprehensive overview of antimicrobial and anticancer properties of published literature is presented for the reader to understand the effective concentrations of polysulfanes and their sensitivity towards different human pathogenic microbes, fungi, and cancer cell lines. Recent findings The article finds polysulfanes potentials as new generation novel antibiotics and chemo preventive agent. The effective dose rates of polysulfanes for antimicrobial properties are in the range of 0.5-40 mg/L and for anticancer 20-100 μM. The molecular targets for these redox modulators are mainly cellular thiols as well as inhibition and/or activation of certain cellular proteins in cancer cell lines. Summary Antimicrobial and anticancer activities of polysulfanes published in the literature indicate that with further development, they could be promising candidates for cancer prevention due to their selectivity towards abnormal cells.
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- Awais Anwar
- Ecospray Limited, Grange Farm, Hilborough, Thetford, Norfolk, IP26 5BT UK.,2School of Pharmacy, University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, NR4 7TJ UK
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- 2School of Pharmacy, University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, NR4 7TJ UK
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- 2School of Pharmacy, University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, NR4 7TJ UK
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- 3Department of Plant Protection, College of Food and Agriculture Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- 2School of Pharmacy, University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, NR4 7TJ UK
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Xie K, Nian J, Zhu X, Geng X, Liu F. Modulatory role of garlicin in migration and invasion of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma via PI3K/AKT pathway. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL PATHOLOGY 2015; 8:14028-14033. [PMID: 26823715 PMCID: PMC4713501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2015] [Accepted: 10/19/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Increasing evidences have indicated the role of garlicin in inhibiting the progression of various tumors including glioma, pulmonary carcinoma and pancreatic carcinoma, via mediating cell apoptosis or cell cycle. The regulatory effect and related molecular mechanism of garlicin in intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma, however, remained unknown. This study thus aimed to investigate this scientific issue. HCCC-9810 cell line was treated with serially diluted garlicin, followed by cell proliferation assay using MTT approach. Transwell migration and invasion assays were further employed the regulatory effect of garlicin. The expression level of p-AKT and AKT proteins in tumor cells was quantified by Western blot. The growth of tumor cells was significantly inhibited by high concentration of garlicin (> 1.5 μM). Lower concentration of garlicin showed dose-dependent inhibition of tumor cell invasion and migration. After using specific agonist IGF-1 (50 ng/mL) of PI3K/AKT signaling pathway, such facilitating effects of garlicin were depressed (P < 0.05). Western blotting showed significantly decreased phosphorylation level of AKT after treated with gradient concentrations of garlicin, while leaving the total AKT protein level unchanged. Garlicin may inhibit the invasion and migration of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma cells via inhibiting PI3K/AKT signaling pathway.
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- Kun Xie
- Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Medical University of Anhui Hefei 230022, Anhui, China
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- Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Medical University of Anhui Hefei 230022, Anhui, China
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- Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Medical University of Anhui Hefei 230022, Anhui, China
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- Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Medical University of Anhui Hefei 230022, Anhui, China
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- Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Medical University of Anhui Hefei 230022, Anhui, China
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