Baicalin enhances proliferation and reduces inflammatory-oxidative stress effect in H2O2-induced granulosa cells apoptosis via USP48 protein regulation
Oxidative stress and inflammation can lead to apoptosis of ovarian granulosa cells (GCs), resulting in ovulation disorders and infertility. Baicalin (BAI) promotes cell proliferation and reduces inflammation a... (Source: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine)
Source: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine - January 20, 2024 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Jun Chen, Chuhua Lin, Xiurong Huang and Wei Bian Tags: Research Source Type: research

Modulation of temporal and occipital cortex by acupuncture in non-menstrual MWoA patients: a rest BOLD fMRI study
To investigate the changes in amplitude of low-frequency fluctuation (ALFF) and degree centrality (DC) values before and after acupuncture in young women with non-menstrual migraine without aura (MWoA) through... (Source: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine)
Source: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine - January 20, 2024 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Yu-Chan Yang, Xiang-Yu Wei, Ying-Ying Zhang, Chun-Yang Xu, Jian-Ming Cheng, Zhi-Gang Gong, Hui Chen, Yan-Wen Huang, Jie Yuan, Hui-Hui Xu, Hui Wang, Song-Hua Zhan and Wen-Li Tan Tags: Research Source Type: research

The effect of acupuncture on exercise capacity in patients with COPD is mediated by improvements of dyspnea and leg fatigue: a causal mediation analysis using data from a randomized controlled trial
Acupuncture is known to improve exercise capacity in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), but its mechanism remains unknown. Whether acupuncture improves exercise capacity in patients wi... (Source: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine)
Source: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine - January 20, 2024 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Takumi Kayo, Masao Suzuki, Tadamichi Mitsuma and Fumihiko Fukuda Tags: Research Source Type: research

The effects of rhythmic auditory stimulation on functional ambulation after stroke: a systematic review
This study aims to synthesize the... (Source: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine)
Source: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine - January 20, 2024 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Samira Gonzalez-Hoelling, Gloria Reig-Garc ía, Carme Bertran-Noguer and Rosa Suñer-Soler Tags: Research Source Type: research

No-ozone cold plasma induces apoptosis in human neuroblastoma cell line via increased intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS)
This study aimed to evaluate the effect of argon-based No-ozone Cold Plasma (NCP) on neuroblastoma cancer cell apoptosis. (Source: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine)
Source: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine - January 20, 2024 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Jung-Han Lee, M Shriya Jaiswal, Yoon-Seo Jang, Jeong-Hae Choi, Gyoo-Cheon Kim, Jin-Woo Hong and Dae-Seok Hwang Tags: Research Source Type: research

The PD-Ballet study: study protocol for a randomised controlled single-blind hybrid type 2 clinical trial evaluating the effects of ballet dancing on motor and non-motor symptoms in Parkinson ’s disease
To date, beneficial effects of multimodal exercise programmes on Parkinson ’s disease (PD) have focused on motor symptoms and little attention has been paid to the potential effects of such programmes on the no... (Source: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine)
Source: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine - January 17, 2024 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Aleksandra M. Podlewska, Lucia Batzu, Tayana Soukup, Nick Sevdalis, Ioannis Bakolis, Fleur Derbyshire-Fox, Alison Hartley, Andy Healey, Anthony Woods, Nikki Crane, Carmine Pariante and K Ray Chaudhuri Tags: Study Protocol Source Type: research

TM-MC 2.0: an enhanced chemical database of medicinal materials in Northeast Asian traditional medicine
As chromatographic techniques have advanced, many articles that analyze the constituting compounds of medicinal materials have been published in relation to Northeast Asian traditional medicine, including trad... (Source: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine)
Source: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine - January 16, 2024 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Sang-Kyun Kim, Myung-Ku Lee, Ho Jang, Jeong-Ju Lee, Sanghun Lee, Yunji Jang, Hyunchul Jang and Anna Kim Tags: Research Source Type: research

Comparison of the protective effects of CS/TPP and CS/HPMCP nanoparticles containing berberine in ethanol-induced hepatotoxicity in rat
Alcoholic liver disease (ALD) is a globally critical condition with no available efficient treatments. (Source: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine)
Source: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine - January 15, 2024 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Maral Mahboubi Kancha, Morteza Alizadeh and Mohsen Mehrabi Tags: Research Source Type: research

The anti-inflammatory and anti-apoptotic effects of Achillea millefolium L. extracts on Clostridioides difficile ribotype 001 in human intestinal epithelial cells
Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) is one of the most common health care-acquired infections. The dramatic increase in antimicrobial resistance of C. difficile isolates has led to growing demand to seek new... (Source: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine)
Source: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine - January 13, 2024 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Hamideh Raeisi, Masoumeh Azimirad, Samaneh Asadi-Sanam, Hamid Asadzadeh Aghdaei, Abbas Yadegar and Mohammad Reza Zali Tags: Research Source Type: research

Oxidative stress promotes cytotoxicity in human cancer cell lines exposed to Escallonia spp. extracts
Standard cancer treatments show a lack of selectivity that has led to the search for new strategies against cancer. The selective elimination of cancer cells modulating the redox environment, known as “selecti... (Source: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine)
Source: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine - January 13, 2024 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Carlos Jara-Guti érrez, Luis Mercado, Marilyn Paz-Araos, Carolyn Howard, Mario Parraga, Camila Escobar, Marco Mellado, Alejandro Madrid, Iván Montenegro, Paula Santana, Paola Murgas, Cristina Jimenez-Jara, Luis Guillermo González-Olivares, Manuel Ahuma Tags: Research Source Type: research

Does brain entrainment using binaural auditory beats affect pain perception in acute and chronic pain?: a systematic review
Pain is a major clinical problem across all ages with serious social and economic consequences and a great negative impact on quality of life. Brain entrainment using binaural beats is a non-pharmaceutical int... (Source: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine)
Source: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine - January 12, 2024 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Fatemeh Shamsi, Fatemeh Azadinia and Maryam Shaygan Tags: Research Source Type: research

In vitro anti-HIV, cytotoxicity and nutritional analysis of Trianthema portulacastrum L. (Aizoaceae)
The development of antiretroviral therapy has brought a tremendous relief to the world as it minimizes mortality, reduces HIV transmission, and suppresses progression in infected patients. However, the orthodo... (Source: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine)
Source: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine - January 12, 2024 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Mahboob Adekilekun Jimoh, Muhali Olaide Jimoh, Mujidat Bello, Idris Olawale Raimi, Gideon Olarewaju Okunlola, Nompumelelo Mkhwanazi and Charles Petrus Laubscher Tags: Research Source Type: research

Hugan Qingzhi tablets attenuates endoplasmic reticulum stress in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease rats by regulating PERK and ATF6 pathways
Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress, promoting lipid metabolism disorders and steatohepatitis, contributes significantly to the pathogenesis of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Hugan Qingzhi tablets (HQ... (Source: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine)
Source: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine - January 12, 2024 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Miaoting Yang, Xiaorui Yao, Fan Xia, Shijian Xiang, Waijiao Tang and Benjie Zhou Tags: Research Source Type: research

Genus Curcuma: chemical and ethnopharmacological role in aging process
Aging or senescence is part of human life development with many effects on the physical, mental, and physiological aspects which may lead to age-related deterioration in many organs. Genus Curcuma family Zingiera... (Source: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine)
Source: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine - January 11, 2024 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Esraa A. Elhawary, Ashaimaa Y. Moussa and Abdel Nasser B. Singab Tags: Review Source Type: research

The role of Shenqi Fuzheng injection as adjuvant therapy for breast cancer: an overview of systematic reviews and meta-analyses
Breast cancer (BC) is the most frequent malignancy in the world. Chemotherapy (CT) is a common treatment for BC but is accompanied by toxicity and side effects. Shenqi Fuzheng Injection (SFI) is an adjuvant th... (Source: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine)
Source: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine - January 11, 2024 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Jing Xu, Xiao Li, Liyuan Lv, Qing Dong, Xiaofeng Du, Guangda Li and Li Hou Tags: Research Source Type: research