First Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Effects of acupuncture on brain function in patients with depression

Background: Depression poses a major global health burden. Many patients exhibit treatment resistance or experience intolerable side effects with standard therapies. Acupuncture shows promise as an adjunctive therapy for depression, but its neurobiological mechanisms remain incom...

Synchronous ReactiveOxygen Species Scavenging andImmunomodulation for Autoimmune Uveitis Therapy by a MannosylatedBiomimetic Nanocloak

Abstract Autoimmune uveitis is a recurrent, vision-threatening inflammatory disease that demands precise and ongoing treatment. However, current therapies have limitations in ocular targeting, in controlling reactive oxygen species (ROS), and in regulating key inflammatory pathwa...

Asiatic acid alleviates dexamethasone-induced muscle atrophy through regulating the Sirt1/PGC-1α/FOXO3 pathway.

BACKGROUND: Skeletal muscle atrophy, which results in muscular dysfunction and weakness, is associated with various factors, including aging, sepsis, chronic diseases, and long-term glucocorticoid therapy. Although asiatic acid exhibits multiple biological activities and can acti...