Lei Zhang1, Fei Wang1, Xin-hua Ma1, Fang Zhou1, Sheng-mei Wen1, Tian-hua Zhong2, Quan-yu Liu1, Shi-wu Chen3, Yong-hong Zhang1 1 Key Laboratory of Natural Drug Pharmacology in Fujian Province, School of Pharmacy, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, P.R. China 2 Key Laboratory of Marine Biogenetic Resources, Third Institute of Oceanography, State Oceanic Administration, Xiamen, P.R. China 3 School...

BACKGROUND Metabolic syndrome may lead to many complications, such as nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). A natural and effective therapeutic agent for patients with NAFLD is urgently needed. In a previous study, we showed that Rhodiola crenulata root extract (RCE) regulated hepatic gluconeogenesis through activation of AMPK signaling. However, the manner in which RCE regulates hepatic li...

All the life stages of the reduviid predator Rhynocoris marginatus (Fab.) were released (30, 50 and 70 Days After Seedling Sowing -DAS) into the groundnut field at 5000/hectare. Spodoptera litura (Fab.), Helicoverpa armigera (Hubner), Atractomorpha crenulata, Chrotogonous trachypterus, Aphis craccivora, Mylabris pustulata and Mylabris indica were observed during the study period. R.marginatus s...

Rhodiola spp. are rare and endangered alpine plants widely used as medicines and food additives by many civilizations since ancient times. Their main effective ingredients (such as salidroside and p-tyrosol) are praised to exhibit pharmacologic effects on high-altitude sickness and possess anti-aging and other adaptogenic capacities based on their antioxidant properties. In this study, 347 endo...

UNLABELLED Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a low grade systemic inflammatory disease characterized by dyspnea and exercise intolerance even under standard therapy. Rhodiola crenulata (RC) has been shown to exert anti-inflammatory effects and to enhance exercise endurance, thereby having the potential to treat COPD. In this 12-week, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled cl...

Abstract A relatively complete conodont record from Famennian to the Mississippian/Pennsylvanian boundary was investigated in Anarak section, Central Iran. The studied interval belongs Bahram, Shishtu, Ghaleh and Absheni formations. part of section (Bahram Formation) ranges Palmatolepis triangularis Zone into Bispathodus ultimus Zone. Not all zones could be defined due lack indicative species. ...