Understanding traditional Chinese medicine therapeutics: an overview of the basics and clinical applications

LC Matos, JP Machado, FJ Monteiro, HJ Greten - Healthcare, 2021‏ - mdpi.com
Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is a systematic healthcare system developed from
clinical experience based on a scientific model of regulation. TCM relies on unique theories …

[HTML][HTML] The effects of complementary therapies on patient-reported outcomes: An overview of recent systematic reviews in oncology

M Mentink, D Verbeek, J Noordman, A Timmer-Bonte… - Cancers, 2023‏ - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Complementary therapies, such as acupuncture, yoga and herbal
medicine are used by many patients with cancer to relieve symptoms and side effects from …

Astragalus polysaccharides attenuate pulmonary fibrosis by inhibiting the epithelial-mesenchymal transition and NF-κB pathway activation

R Zhang, L Xu, X An, X Sui… - … Journal of Molecular …, 2020‏ - spandidos-publications.com
Astragalus polysaccharides (APS), the active ingredients isolated from the plant Astragalus,
have been reported to have numerous biological activities, including anti-inflammatory and …

Correlation between an integrative oncology treatment program and survival in patients with advanced gynecological cancer

Y Segev, O Lavie, N Stein, W Saliba, N Samuels… - Supportive Care in …, 2021‏ - Springer
Objective Integrative oncology (IO) is increasingly becoming part of palliative cancer care.
This study examined the correlation between an IO treatment program and rates of survival …

Identification of the active constituents and significant pathways of Cangfu Daotan decoction for the treatment of PCOS based on network pharmacology

W Xu, M Tang, J Wang, L Wang - … ‐Based Complementary and …, 2020‏ - Wiley Online Library
Background. Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is the most common female endocrine
disease. Cangfu Daotan Decoction (CDD) can effectively relieve the clinical symptoms of …

[Retracted] Network Pharmacology, Molecular Docking, and Experimental Validation to Unveil the Molecular Targets and Mechanisms of Compound Fuling Granule to …

Z Li, Q Liu, Y Zhu, L Wu, W Liu, J Li… - … Medicine and Cellular …, 2022‏ - Wiley Online Library
Background. Compound fuling granule (CFG) is a traditional Chinese medicine formula that
is used for more than twenty years to treat ovarian cancer (OC) in China. However, the …

Bufalin-loaded vitamin E succinate-grafted chitosan oligosaccharide/RGD-conjugated TPGS mixed micelles inhibit intraperitoneal metastasis of ovarian cancer

L Xu, S Ma, B Fan, Z Yuan, P Yin - Cancer Nanotechnology, 2023‏ - Springer
Background Intraperitoneal metastasis is one of the major causes of the high mortality rate of
ovarian cancer. Bufalin (BU) is an effective component of the traditional Chinese medicine …

Debates over the role of Traditional Chinese Medicine on COVID-19: A computational comparison between professionals and laypersons in Chinese online …

J Li, W Shi - Social Science & Medicine, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Leveraging a large collection of textual data (N= 21,539) from a Chinese online community,
we employed structural topic modeling to investigate the thematic disparities between …

Ovarian clear cell carcinoma with or without endometriosis origin in a single institution cohort

M Sun, W Jiang - Discover Oncology, 2023‏ - Springer
Background As ovarian clear cell carcinoma (OCCC) has distinct clinical features, biology,
genetic characteristics and mechanisms of pathogenesis, and whether the origin of …

Molecular Mechanism of Gleditsiae Spina for the Treatment of High‐Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer Based on Network Pharmacology and Pharmacological …

B Zhang, W Dan, G Zhang… - BioMed Research …, 2022‏ - Wiley Online Library
Background. Gleditsiae Spina, widely used in traditional Chinese medicine, has a good
curative effect on malignant tumors such as ovarian cancer, but the mechanism is not clear …