2010 study posted for filing Contact: Ye-Ru Wang wjg@wjgnet.com 86-105-908-0039 World Journal of Gastroenterology Conventional drugs used in the treatment of liver diseases inevitably have side effects. An increasing number of natural substances have been studied to explore if they… Read More ›
Index Medicus
Antifibrotic effects of green tea
2009 study posted for filing Contact: Ye-Ru Wang wjg@wjgnet.com 86-105-908-0039 World Journal of Gastroenterology Several studies have shown that lipid peroxidation stimulates collagen production in fibroblasts and hepatic stellate cells (HSC), and plays an important role in the development… Read More ›
Acid-reducing medicines may lead to dependency: After 8 weeks
Contact: Alissa J. Cruz media@gastro.org 301-272-1602 American Gastroenterological Association Data suggests proton pump inhibitors can induce acid-related symptoms in healthy adults Bethesda, MD (July 1, 2009) – Treatment with proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) for eight weeks induces acid-related symptoms like… Read More ›
Antioxidants offer pain relief in patients with chronic pancreatitis
2008 study posted for filing Contact: Alissa J. Cruz media@gastro.org 301-272-1603 American Gastroenterological Association Convincing evidence to recommend antioxidants for treatment has been lacking Bethesda, MD (Jan. 1, 2009) — Antioxidant supplementation was found to be effective in relieving pain… Read More ›
How did glycine significantly decrease liver injury?:Protected both the lung and liver against lethal doses of endotoxins
2008 study posted for filing Contact: Lin-Lin Xiao wjg@wjgnet.com 86-105-908-0039 World Journal of Gastroenterology The nonessential amino acid glycine has been shown to be anti-inflammatory in several animal injury models. Recent studies demonstrated that dietary glycine protected both the lung… Read More ›
Taurine has hepatoprotective effects, significantly protected injury form Liver Fibrosis
2008 study posted for filing Contact: Lin Tian wjg@wjgnet.com 86-105-908-0039 World Journal of Gastroenterology Can Taurine be a potent antioxidant drug in the future? Taurine is a potent antioxidant with hepatoprotective effects. Organelle based changes in hepatocytes after taurine treatment… Read More ›
Fu-Zheng-Jie-Du-Decoction acts PTEN expression in hepatocellular carcinoma (Liver Cancer) Superior to Chemotherapy
Contact: Jing Zhu wjg@wjgnet.com 0086-105-908-0039 World Journal of Gastroenterology Many hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients in China may be treated with Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). Some say it works, others doubt its effectiveness. These stated that a research group in China… Read More ›
Engineering Evil 