Current Issue March 2012, Vol. 2, No. 1

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Anti-glycative potential of triterpenes: A mini-review
March 2012(Vol. 2 | No. 1 | Pages 2-9)
Mei-Chin Yin

DNA microarray analysis as a tool to investigate the therapeutic mechanisms and drug development of Chinese medicinal herbs
March 2012(Vol. 2 | No. 1 | Pages 10-16)
Chia-Cheng Li, Hsin-Yi Lo, Chien-Yun Hsiang, Tin-Yun Ho

Garlic: Health benefits and actions
March 2012(Vol. 2 | No. 1 | Pages 17-29)
Chia-Wen Tsai, Haw-Wen Chen, Le-Yen Sheen, Chong-Kuei Lii

Negatively charged L5 as a naturally occurring atherogenic low-density lipoprotein
11 May 2012
Guei-Jane Wang, Chiz-Tzung Chang, Chao-Yuh Yang, Chu-Huang Chen
Summary: Deranged metabolism of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) is considered the preeminent modifiable risk factor for atherosclerotic disease, widely viewed as a chronic inflammatory disorder. Yet the...
Stem cell therapy in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
10 May 2012
Kuo-Wei Hsueh, An-Chang Hsieh, Horng-Jyh Harn, Shinn-Zong Lin
Abstract: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a rare and lethal neurodegenerative disease for which there is no effective medical treatment. Although riluzole, an N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor anta...
Acupuncture in nervous systemic disease
07 May 2012
Ching-Liang Hsieh
Abstract: Acupuncture including moxibustion is an ancient medicine, it is used to treat disease had been at least two thousands in China. Throughout two thousands develops, the acupuncture had been ac...
Glutamate theory in developing novel pharmacotherapies for obsessive compulsive disorder: Focusing on N-methyl-D-aspartate signaling
27 April 2012
Po-Lun Wu, Hsien-Yuan Lane, Hwa-Sheng Tang, Guochuan E. Tsai
Abstract: Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is a prevalent and debilitating illness that often follows a chronic course. Up to 40% of OCD patients received little or no benefit from currently availa...
Nonketotic hyperglycinemia: A case report and brief review
23 April 2012
Yu-Tzu Chang, Wei-De Lin, Zheng-Nan Chin, Chung-Shing Wang, I.-Ching Chou, Huang-Tsung Kuo, Fuu-Jen Tsai
Abstract: In encephalopathic infants, cerebrospinal fluid hyperglycinemia and elevated cerebrospinal fluid to plasma glycine ratio are considered pathognomonic of nonketotic hyperglycinemia (NKH). We ...

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