The UAB study focused on substances called isoflavones found in kudzu root, in particular one called puerarin. “We were interested in kudzu because of its long history of use in China and Japan,” says ...
In laboratory tests on mice, researchers found that when specific neurons in the dorsal motor nucleus of the vagus nerve, ...
该研究表明,肠道对脂肪的吸收受到大脑直接调控,抑制这条“脑-肠轴”,会导致小肠上皮细胞的微绒毛缩短,从而缩小吸收表面积,减少对脂肪的吸收,增加脂肪通过粪便的排除,从而促进体重减轻。该研究还展示了来自中药葛根的天然化合物葛根素(puerarin)可以靶 ...
2012年11月29日,哈尔滨医科大学附属第二医院神经外科在Naunyn-Schmiedebergs Archives of Pharmacology (中科院四区 IF=3.1)刊上在线发表题为 "HP-β-CD-PLGA ...
作为一种天然的异黄酮类化合物,葛根素在临床上被用于治疗心脑血管疾病。对小鼠DMV脑片的电生理试验结果显示,葛根素可显著降低动作电位频率。而在脑室内注射葛根素后,小鼠体重降低,原因在于肠道的脂肪吸收受到了抑制,脂肪排泄增加。这些结果表明葛根素可以抑制D ...