́ 1 1 ISIDORO GARCIA]CRUZ, M. E. RUIZ]SANTOYO ́ 2 3 J. RAUL ALVAREZ]IDABOY, ANNIK VIVIER]BUNGE 1 Gerencia de Ciencias del Ambiente, Instituto Mexicano del Petroleo, 07730 Mexico, D.F., Mexico ́ ́ ́ 2 Laboratorio de Quımica Computacional y Teorica, Facultad de Quımica, Universidad de La Habana, ́ ́ ́ Habana 10400, Cuba 3 Departamento de Quımica, Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana, Iztapalapa, 09340 Mexi...

Tanshinone IIA (Tan II A) is widely used in the treatment of cardiovascular diseases as an active component of Salvia miltiorrhiza Bunge. It has been demonstrated to have pleiotropic effects for atherosclerosis. From the anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory mechanism perspective, this paper reviewed major progresses of Tan IIA in antiatherosclerosis research, including immune cells, antigens,...

BACKGROUND Jiangtang decoction (JTD) is a China patented drug which contains Euphorbia humifusa Willd, Salvia miltiorrhiza Bunge, Astragalus mongholicus Bunge, Anemarrhena asphodeloides Bunge, and Coptis chinensis Franch. For decades, it has also been used clinically to treat diabetic nephropathy (DN) effectively; however, the associated mechanisms remain unknown. Thus, the present study aimed ...

Celonites ivanovi sp. nov. is described as a new species from Dagestan where it has been recorded dry habitats in small area on the northern side of Greater Caucasus. cagrii Erzurum Province east Turkey. As other members C. cyprius -group, females both were observed to visit flowers Heliotropium (Boraginaceae). A morphological examination including male genitalia all -group revealed that and sh...

In einer Reihe von Untersuchungen wird die philosophische Disziplin der Ontologie als Grundlage für die Informationsmodellierung verwendet. Aufbauend auf der Bunge-Ontologie wird in diesem Beitrag eine Vorgehensweise zur ontologischen Evaluierung von Referenzmodellen präsentiert und anhand des YCIM-Modells von Scheer exemplarisch angewendet.

Background:Heliotropium strigosum Willd. (Chitiphal) is a medicinally important herb that belongs to the Boraginaceae family. Traditionally, this plant was used in the medication therapy of various ailments in different populations of the world. The aim of the study is to probe the therapeutic aspects of H. strigosum described in the traditional folklore history of medicines. Methods: In the pr...