Background: Astragalus memebranaceus is a traditional Chinese herbal medicine used in treatment of common cold, diarrhea, fatigue, anorexia and cardiac diseases. Recently, there are growing evidences that Astragalus extract may be a potential anti-tumorigenic agent. Some research showed that the total saponins obtained from Astragalus membranaceus possess significant antitumorigenic activity. G...

Inflammation and transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1) contribute to the development of peritoneal fibrosis (PF), which is associated with peritoneal dialysis (PD). Astragalus membranaceus (Astragalus) has anti-inflammatory and anti-fibrotic effects in many diseases. The goal of this study was to determine the anti-fibrotic effects of Astragalus on the PF response to PD. A rat model of PD was ...

By Andreas Raue, Clemens Kreutz, Fabian Joachim Theis and Jens Timmer 1 Institute for Physics, University of Freiburg, Germany 2 Helmholtz Zentrum Munich and Departement of Mathematics, Technical University of Munich, Germany 3 BIOSS Centre for Biological Signalling Studies and Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies (FRIAS), Freiburg, Germany; Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, ...

Dominic Mai 1,3 [email protected] Jasmin Dürr 2 [email protected] Klaus Palme 2,3 [email protected] Olaf Ronneberger 1,3 [email protected] Computer Science Department University of Freiburg Germany 2 Institute of Biology II Botany University of Freiburg Germany BIOSS Centre for Biological Signalling Studies University of Fre...

In a clinical trial conducted at the China Medical University in Shenyang, China, designed to determine the inhibitory effect of Astragalus on gastric cancer cells, human peritoneal mesothelial cell (cells that lines the body's serous cavity and internal organs) was co-incubated with gastric cancer cells and/or Astragalus. The results of this study found that Astragalus could partly suppress th...

Cryopreservation of germplasm in liquid nitrogen (LN) is a perfect method for the long-term conservation of plant genetic resources. Lily [Lilium ledebourii (Baker) Bioss.], Persian lilac (Melia azedarach L.), and tea (Camellia sinensis L.) were evaluated for long-term storage in liquid nitrogen (LN) at -196oC. Encapsulation within alginate beads was shown to be beneficial in all studied specie...

The artiodactyl astragalus has been modified to exhibit two trochleae, creating a double pullied structure allowing for significant dorso-plantar motion, and limited mediolateral motion. The astragalus structure is partly influenced by environmental substrates, and correspondingly, morphometric studies can yield paleohabitat information. The present study establishes terminology and describes d...

Astragalus membranaceus, dried root extract, also known as Astragali radix, is used in traditional Chinese medicine as a tonic remedy. Moreover, it has been reported that Astragalus membranaceus could attenuate intestinal inflammation; however, the underlying mechanism for its anti-inflammatory activity in intestinal epithelial cells (IECs) remains unclear. In this study, we evaluated Astragalu...

1 Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Tennessee, 37996 Knoxville, Tennessee 2 BIOSS, King’s Buildings, EH93JZ Edinburgh, Scotland, UK (email: [email protected]) 3 Center for Theoretical Study, Charles University, Jilská 1, 110 00-CZ Praha 1, Czech Republic (e-mail: [email protected]) 4 Department of Ecology. Faculty of Science, Charles University, Viničná 7, 128 44-CZ...

Adele Marshall (Queen’s University Belfast) Giuliana Battisti (Aston University) Norman Caven (Northern Ireland Statistics & Research Agency) Shirley Coleman (University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne) Steve Gilmour (Queen Mary London) Chris Glasbey (BIOSS, Edinburgh) Brendan Murphy (Trinity College Dublin) Ron Smith (Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Edinburgh) Mary Sweetland (NHS Scotland Information...