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Publikováno v:
International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 181:221-231
Ultraviolet (UV) radiation is known to cause an imbalance of the endogenous antioxidant system leading to an increase in skin cancer. Panax quinquefolium (American ginseng) polysaccharides (GPS) can inhibit such an imbalance due to its anti-oxidative
Publikováno v:
ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering. 5:2916-2925
Plant polysaccharides (PS) such as American ginseng polysaccharide (GPS) have drawn immense interest in the field of immunoengineering, as they offer a way to actively control immune cell behavior and stimulation. These pharmacological activities hav
Finding the bad actor: Challenges in identifying toxic constituents in botanical dietary supplements
Autor:
Cynthia V. Rider, Scott S. Auerbach, Dale R. Gardner, Edmund M.K. Lui, Paul C. Howard, Georgia K. Roberts, Paul M. D. Foster, Richard B. van Breemen, Larry A. Walker
Publikováno v:
Food and Chemical Toxicology. 124:431-438
Botanical-derived dietary supplements have widespread use in the general population. The complex and variable nature of botanical ingredients and reports of adverse responses have led to concern for negative human health impacts following consumption
Autor:
Yayan Huang, Meitian Xiao, Jing Ye, Edmund M.K. Lui, Yan Zhao, Yucheng Yang, Huiyu Zhou, Xiangming Chen, Xueqin Zhang, Zhang Na
Publikováno v:
Food research international (Ottawa, Ont.). 144
Obesity is regarded to be associated with fat accumulation, chronic inflammation, and gut microbiota dysbiosis. Raw and ripened pu-erh tea extract (PETe) have the effect of reducing body weight gain and fat accumulation, which are associated with gut
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International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 109:254-262
Polysaccharides are a major active component of American ginseng root showing various biological activities including anti-carcinogenic, anti-aging, immunostimulatory and antioxidant effects. Although their biological activity has been reported by se
Autor:
Xilan Tang, Jenny Xue, Xiaohong Tracey Gan, Cathy Huang, Morris Karmazyn, Venkatesh Rajapurohitam, Edmund M.K. Lui
Publikováno v:
Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology. 94:1325-1335
There is increasing evidence for a beneficial effect of ginseng on cardiac pathology. Here, we determined whether North American ginseng can modulate the deleterious effects of the β-adrenoceptor agonist isoproterenol on cardiac hypertrophy and func
Autor:
Zhiqiang Wang, Raziye Samimi, Paul A. Charpentier, Tsun-Kong Sham, William Z. Xu, Edmund M.K. Lui, Mehrnaz Salarian
Publikováno v:
ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering. 2:1872-1882
Next generation drug-loaded polymer scaffolds for hard tissue engineering require unique structures to enhance release kinetics while enabling bone cell growth (osteogenesis). This study examined the encapsulation of the pro-angiogenic mediator, gins
Autor:
Donghui Chen, Jing Ye, Changhu Xue, Zhang Na, Edmund M.K. Lui, Meitian Xiao, Zhi-Cheng Ye, Yayan Huang
Publikováno v:
Marine Drugs, Vol 18, Iss 328, p 328 (2020)
Marine Drugs
Volume 18
Issue 6
Marine Drugs
Volume 18
Issue 6
Fucoidan has been reported to have a variety of biological activities. However, different algae species, extraction methods, harvesting seasons, and growth regions lead to the structural variation of fucoidan, which would affect the bioactivities of
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Innovation at the NHP/Food Interface.
Publikováno v:
International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 74:12-17
Neutral polysaccharides are one of the active components in the American ginseng roots. Recently, the studies about American ginseng polysaccharides are mainly centered on acidic polysaccharides, while there is relatively limited research that explor