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Dec 2025
Liping LiuCorresponding author
The incidence rate of melasma is notably high among patients with anxiety disorders. Aromatherapy primarily influences the physiological and psychological states of individuals through the inhalation or application of essential oils, thereby facilitating the treatment or alleviation of various condi…
May 2024 DOI 10.14302/issn.2470-0436.jos-23-4493
Kexin SunCorresponding author
Background Beta-Sitosterol (SIT) is an active TCM compound employed to treat diabetic retinopathy (DR). A network pharmacology approach to understanding the active ingredients and the therapeutic mechanisms underlying DR has not been pursued. Methods The potential targets for DM were identified acco…
Jan 2019 DOI 10.14302/issn.2574-612X.ijpr-18-2503
Jan M Keppel HesselinkCorresponding author
Since the 2nd part of last century neo-shamanic rituals using mind-altering extracts from plants or animals have become increasingly popular in Europe and the USA. The first rituals coming to the west were based on drinking a special Amazonian tea, Ayahuasca, based on 2 different plants, with active…
Sep 2026
Yilkal Tariku BelayCorresponding author
Immunoglobulins, commonly known as antibodies, are glycoprotein molecules present on B lymphocytes and within the bloodstream. They are essential components of the immune response, as they detect the harmful molecules of test compounds and stimulate the immune system to manifest proportional counter…
Dec 2025 DOI 10.14302/issn.2329-9487.jhc-25-5778
Manolis S KallistratosCorresponding author
Calcium channel blockers (CCBs) are widely used for the treatment of arterial hypertension, but they differ in terms of pharmacology, tolerability, and pleiotropic actions. Lercanidipine, a highly lipophilic third generation dihydropyridine, reduces blood pressure (BP) effectively as monotherapy and…
Jun 2019 DOI 10.14302/issn.2379-7835.ijn-19-2845
Jeremy J. JohnsonCorresponding author
The mangosteen fruit is a popular Southeast Asian fruit consumed for centuries. There have been a variety of xanthones isolated from the fruit, bark, roots and leaves with each having unique chemical and physical properties. Previously, the most abundant xanthone α-mangostin has been shown to inhibi…
Aug 2018
Qifeng BaiCorresponding author
Drug design, referred to the fields of pharmacology, biotechnology and medicine, is in silico, in vitro and in vivo assay processes of finding new candidate medications based on the biological targets. The in silicoexperiments of drug discovery are involved in the macromolecular structure databases,…
Nov 2017 DOI 10.14302/issn.2576-9383.jhhr-17-1816
Abu Syed Md. MosaddekCorresponding author
Background: Disorders of lipid metabolism are manifested by elevation of the plasma concentration of the various lipid and lipoprotein fractions and the result, predominantly cardiovascular diseases. Lipid research clinic’s coronary primary prevention trial has provided useful information on the red…