Sea buckthorn has hypoglycemic potential; we conducted a test to determine its effects on glucose in people with impaired glucose regulation (IGR). A total of 38 subjects with IGR completed the intervention of consuming sea buckthorn fruit puree (90 mL/day, five weeks), washing out (four weeks), and then consuming placebo (90 mL/day, five weeks). Our results [...]
Sea buckthorn has hypoglycemic potential. We carried out a randomized, double-blinded, two-way crossover study to discover its effects on glucose in people with impaired glucose regulation (IGR). According to the final data, the detection rate of IGR was 32.4% (45/139). Considering that IGR contributes to a high risk of type 2 diabetes and other metabolic diseases, [...]
Aging is determined by many factors besides the date of birth, but cellular senescence can be an important element of aging and age-related diseases. Several physiological and pathological conditions are subjects of aging research, including senescence, direct aging, photoaging, oxidative, mitochondrial, and inflammatory aging, among others. Schisandrin B and its analogue, schisandrin C, were shown to [...]
Antibacterial Activity Schisandra chinensis berry extract has showed antibacterial effects against several Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria. Schisandra seed oil exhibited a good antibacterial activity against Escherichia coli, Bacillus cereus, Enterobacter aerogenes, Serratia marcescens, and Micrococcus luteus. Schisandra chinensis extract contans high amounts of terpenes, β-pinene, borneol, and α-pinene, as well as limonene. These compounds display a strong antibacterial activity due to the penetration [...]
Various parts of sea buckthorn are characterized by a unique composition of bioactive compounds: phenolic compounds, vitamins (especially vitamin C), unsaturated fatty acids, and phytosterols such as beta-sitosterol. Sea buckthorn berries, together with the juices, jams, and oils, have a range of beneficial antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and anticancer effects. It has anti-proliferation properties and can induce apoptosis [...]
Lowering blood sugar and cholesterol According to the function of amino acids, glycine and serine can lower the cholesterol content in blood and excrete harmful substances in human body, which has detoxification effect. The silk fibroin hydrochloride hydrolysate was tested on 5-week-old experimental male rats. The results showed that the addition of silk fibroin hydrolysate could [...]
Silk, placenta, ginseng and pearl are recognized as the four major cosmetic additives in the world. Silk beauty has a long history in China. The "Compendium of Materia Medica" recorded that, silk fibroin could remove skin dark spots and treat the record of suppurative dermatitis. In recent years, more and more research has been done on [...]
Human hair consists of alpha-keratin, which is an animal protein. Silk protein also belongs to α-keratin, which has a similar structure to hair. According to the principle of "homogeneous correspondence", silk protein molecules should be easily absorbed by hair molecules and form relatively stable chemical bonds (or hydrogen bonds) without being easily washed away by water. [...]
All Chinese people know the Silk Road in Chinese history. Most people know that silk is from China and has been carried to Europe and the United States. In modern times, it is regarded as a treasure in Japan. Nowadays, few people understand why natural silk is the oldest pride in China. Since the promotion of [...]
There are two ways of cell death: necrosis and apoptosis or programmed death. The main goal of traditional tumor therapy is to use cytotoxic drugs or radiation to cause cell death. Apoptosis is a kind of gene-mediated suicide process, which is the opposite regulatory mechanism of mitosis in cell proliferation. It is also a protective mechanism [...]