Complementary and Alternative Medicine for Diabetes
Guest Editors: Wen-Chin Yang, Srinivas Nammi, Per Bendix Jeppesen, and William C. S. Cho- Complementary and Alternative Medicine for Diabetes, Wen-Chin Yang, Srinivas Nammi, Per Bendix Jeppesen, and William C. S. Cho
Editorial (3 pages), Article ID 831068, Volume 2013 (2013) - Chinese Medicinal Formula (MHGWT) for Relieving Diabetic Neuropathic Pain: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial, Chia-I Tsai, Tsai-Chung Li, Ming-Hong Chang, Shih-Yi Lin, I-Te Lee, Cheng-Hung Lee, Tzu-Yuan Wang, and Yi-Chang Su
Research Article (11 pages), Article ID 767498, Volume 2013 (2013) - Proanthocyanidin Attenuation of Oxidative Stress and NF-κB Protects Apolipoprotein E-Deficient Mice against Diabetic Nephropathy, Abdulrahman L. Al-Malki, Ahmed Amir Radwan Sayed, and Haddad A. El Rabey
Research Article (8 pages), Article ID 769409, Volume 2013 (2013) - Hyperglycemia Induces Altered Expressions of Angiogenesis Associated Molecules in the Trophoblast, Shu-Chun Chang and Wei-Chung Vivian Yang
Research Article (11 pages), Article ID 457971, Volume 2013 (2013) - The Action of Antidiabetic Plants of the Canadian James Bay Cree Traditional Pharmacopeia on Key Enzymes of Hepatic Glucose Homeostasis, Abir Nachar, Diane Vallerand, Lina Musallam, Louis Lavoie, Alaa Badawi, John Arnason, and Pierre S. Haddad
Research Article (9 pages), Article ID 189819, Volume 2013 (2013) - Prescription Pattern of Chinese Herbal Products for Diabetes Mellitus in Taiwan: A Population-Based Study, Chung-Yu Huang, Yueh-Ting Tsai, Jung-Nien Lai, and Feng-Lin Hsu
Research Article (10 pages), Article ID 201329, Volume 2013 (2013) - Adjunct Methods of the Standard Diabetic Foot Ulceration Therapy, Dariusz Waniczek, Andrzej Kozowicz, Małgorzata Muc-Wierzgoń, Teresa Kokot, Elżbieta Świętochowska, and Ewa Nowakowska-Zajdel
Review Article (12 pages), Article ID 243568, Volume 2013 (2013) - Anti-Diabetic Activities of Jiaotaiwan in db/db Mice by Augmentation of AMPK Protein Activity and Upregulation of GLUT4 Expression, Na Hu, Lin Yuan, Hui-Jiao Li, Cheng Huang, Quan-Ming Mao, Yong-Yu Zhang, Min Lin, Yin-Qiang Sun, Xiao-Yu Zhong, Peng Tang, and Xiong Lu
Research Article (9 pages), Article ID 180721, Volume 2013 (2013) Citrus junos Tanaka Peel Extract Exerts Antidiabetic Effects via AMPK and PPAR- bothIn Vitro andIn Vivo in Mice Fed a High-Fat Diet, Sung Hee Kim, Haeng Jeon Hur, Hye Jeong Yang, Hyun Jin Kim, Min Jung Kim, Jae Ho Park, Mi Jeong Sung, Myung Sunny Kim, Dae Young Kwon, and Jin-Taek Hwang
Research Article (8 pages), Article ID 921012, Volume 2013 (2013)- The rs1142345 in TPMT Affects the Therapeutic Effect of Traditional Hypoglycemic Herbs in Prediabetes, Xi Li, Feng-Mei Lian, Dong Guo, Lan Fan, Jie Tang, Jing-Bo Peng, Hong-Wen Deng, Zhao-Qian Liu, Xin-Hua Xiao, Yan-Rong Wang, Ke-Yi Qu, Sheng Deng, Qi Zhong, Yi-Ling Sha, Yan Zhu, Yu-Jing Bai, Xin-Yan Chen, Qiang Zhou, Hong-Hao Zhou, Xiao-Lin Tong, and Wei Zhang
Research Article (8 pages), Article ID 327629, Volume 2013 (2013) - Supplementation of Lactobacillus plantarum K68 and Fruit-Vegetable Ferment along with High Fat-Fructose Diet Attenuates Metabolic Syndrome in Rats with Insulin Resistance, Hui-Yu Huang, Mallikarjuna Korivi, Chun-Han Tsai, Jo-Hsuan Yang, and Ying-Chieh Tsai
Research Article (12 pages), Article ID 943020, Volume 2013 (2013) - A Small Molecule Swertisin from Enicostemma littorale Differentiates NIH3T3 Cells into Islet-Like Clusters and Restores Normoglycemia upon Transplantation in Diabetic Balb/c Mice, Nidheesh Dadheech, Sanket Soni, Abhay Srivastava, Sucheta Dadheech, Shivika Gupta, Renjitha Gopurappilly, Ramesh R. Bhonde, and Sarita Gupta
Research Article (20 pages), Article ID 280392, Volume 2013 (2013) - Rhinacanthus nasutus Ameliorates Cytosolic and Mitochondrial Enzyme Levels in Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetic Rats, Pasupuleti Visweswara Rao, K. Madhavi, M. Dhananjaya Naidu, and Siew Hua Gan
Research Article (6 pages), Article ID 486047, Volume 2013 (2013) - An Aqueous Extract of Radix Astragali, Angelica sinensis, and Panax notoginseng Is Effective in Preventing Diabetic Retinopathy, Dehong Gao, Yijuan Guo, Xuejun Li, Xiumin Li, Zhipeng Li, Mei Xue, Zhimin Ou, Ming Liu, Mingxing Yang, Suhuan Liu, and Shuyu Yang
Research Article (11 pages), Article ID 578165, Volume 2013 (2013) - Herbal Therapies for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Chemistry, Biology, and Potential Application of Selected Plants and Compounds, Cicero L. T. Chang, Yenshou Lin, Arlene P. Bartolome, Yi-Ching Chen, Shao-Chih Chiu, and Wen-Chin Yang
Review Article (33 pages), Article ID 378657, Volume 2013 (2013) - Alternanthera sessilis Red Ethyl Acetate Fraction Exhibits Antidiabetic Potential on Obese Type 2 Diabetic Rats, Kok Keong Tan and Kah Hwi Kim
Research Article (8 pages), Article ID 845172, Volume 2013 (2013) - Antidiabetic Effect and Mode of Action of Cytopiloyne, Cicero Lee-Tian Chang, Hsien-Yueh Liu, Tien-Fen Kuo, Yi-Jou Hsu, Ming-Yi Shen, Chien-Yuan Pan, and Wen-Chin Yang
Research Article (13 pages), Article ID 685642, Volume 2013 (2013) - Fructus Mume Formula in the Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Trial, Xiang Tu, ChunGuang Xie, Fei Wang, Qiu Chen, ZhiHuang Zuo, Qiong Zhang, XingShuan Wang, Sen Zhong, and James B. Jordan
Research Article (8 pages), Article ID 787459, Volume 2013 (2013) - Improvement of Liquid Fructose-Induced Adipose Tissue Insulin Resistance by Ginger Treatment in Rats Is Associated with Suppression of Adipose Macrophage-Related Proinflammatory Cytokines, Jianwei Wang, Huanqing Gao, Dazhi Ke, Guowei Zuo, Yifan Yang, Johji Yamahara, and Yuhao Li
Research Article (12 pages), Article ID 590376, Volume 2013 (2013)