Progress in study of antioxidant effects of Coptis chinensis and its major contributions to diabetes treatment/therapy / 中国中药杂志
China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica
; (24): 2285-2288, 2015.
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in Chinese
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| ID: wpr-337944
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ABSTRACT
Coptis chinensis, a traditional Chinese medicine, has been found to have multiple pharmacological effects recently. Some research showed that C. chinensis has antioxidant effects, including scavenging oxygen free radicals, alleviating lipid peroxidation, enhancing activity of antioxidant enzymes, et al. C. chinensis may inhibit several classical pathological pathways in diabetes. C. chinensis is a potential medicine to prevent and treat diabetes mellitus and its complications. This review focuses on the recent research progress in the study of antioxidant effects of C. chinensis and its major contributions to diabetes treatment/therapy.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Drugs, Chinese Herbal
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Lipid Peroxidation
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Chemistry
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Coptis
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Diabetes Mellitus
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Drug Therapy
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Metabolism
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Antioxidants
Limits:
Animals
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Humans
Language:
Chinese
Journal:
China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica
Year:
2015
Document type:
Article