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September 8, 2017

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Natural product therapy for Diabetic nephropathy (DN): Artesunate, isolated from Artemisia annua L, increases Pyruvate kinase M2 (PKM2) expression, decreases toxic glucose metabolites, mitochondrial dysfunction and apoptosis, augments glycolytic flux and PGC-1α levels, improves metabolic abnormalities, albuminuria, glomerular pathology, and renal dysfunction and alleviates diabetic nephropathy via down regulation of its target gene, 9/September/2017, 1.24 am

Introduction: What they say A study from the Research Division, Joslin Diabetes Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA shows that “Pyruvate kinase M2 activation may […]

September 8, 2017

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Stroke

Natural product-derived therapy for Stroke: β-Cryptoxanthin, Sweet peppers, among others, attenuates hippocampal neurons injury, augments regenerative neurogenesis after Ischemic Stroke, and ameliorates stroke damage and neurological deficits via up regulation of its target genes BDNF and NAMPT, 9/September/2017, 1.01 am

Introduction: What they say A recent study from Research Center for Neurobiology and Department of Neurobiology, Xuzhou Medical College, 209 Tongshan Road, Xuzhou, Jiangsu 221004, PR China; […]

September 8, 2017

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Natural product-based therapy for anxiety and depression: Geniposide, isolated from Gardenia, increases PHF8 levels, augments the expression of serotonin receptors Htr1a and Htr2a, and promotes resistance to stress-induced -anxiety and -depression via down regulation of its target gene, 9/September/2017, 12.07 am

Introduction: What they say: A study from Department of Molecular Biology, Cancer Center and Center for Regenerative Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA; Department […]

September 8, 2017

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NAFLD

Natural product therapy for Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD): Kaempferol, a flavonoid isolated from Aloe vera, among others, promotes degradation of HMGCR, decreases the levels of triglycerides, free cholesterol, and total cholesterol and prevents the progression of Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD via down regulation of its target gene, 8/September/2017, 11.52 pm

Significance of the study: Given that: (1) 15-30% of Western populations suffer from Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), while 6-25% of Asian populations suffer from it; (2) 75 to […]