Category Archives: Systems Medicine
Potential Antiviral Compounds for Coronaviruses: Tests and Screenings
Potential Antiviral Compounds for Coronaviruses: Tests and Screenings (From Potential Antiviral Agents for Coronaviruses: Compounds, Herbal Products, and Drug Targets) Some agents inhibiting coronaviral replication have been investigated (Golda and Pyrc, 2008). The potential antiviral agents include (Golda and Pyrc, … Continue reading
Antiviral Antibodies, Immunity, and Coronaviruses
Antiviral Antibodies and Coronaviruses (From Potential Antiviral Agents for Coronaviruses: Compounds, Herbal Products, and Drug Targets) Mutations in virus-derived CD8 T-cell epitopes may abolish cytotoxic T-lymphocyte (CTL) recognition (Butler et al., 2007). The mutations may block virus clearance in coronavirus-infected … Continue reading
Potential Antiviral Agents for SARS and Various Coronaviruses
Indomethacin for Various Coronaviruses (From Potential Antiviral Agents for Coronaviruses: Compounds, Herbal Products, and Drug Targets) Cyclopentenone cyclooxygenase (COX) metabolites have been found to be useful targets against RNA viruses (Amici et al., 2006). The COX inhibitor indomethacin (INDO) may … Continue reading
Remdesivir and Chloroquine as Potential Broad-Spectrum Antiviral Drugs
Remdesivir As A Potential Broad-Spectrum Antiviral Drug (From Potential Antiviral Agents for Coronavirus-es: Compounds, Herbal Products, and Drug Targets) The nucleoside analogue GS-5734 (remdesivir) has been found to inhibit human and zoonotic CoVs (Agostini et al., 2018). GS-5734 may inhibit … Continue reading
Broad-Spectrum Antiviral Drugs for Coronaviruses
Broad-Spectrum Antiviral Drugs for Coronaviruses (From Potential Antiviral Agents for Coronavirus-es: Compounds, Herbal Products, and Drug Targets) Broad-spectrum antiviral drugs may lower the vulnerability of public health systems to the coronavirus pandemic. Broad-spectrum antiviral drugs are needed to Combat the … Continue reading
About Coronaviruses (CoVs)
About Coronaviruses (CoVs) (From Potential Antiviral Agents for Coronavirus-es: Compounds, Herbal Products, and Drug Targets) Coronaviruses (CoVs) may lead to lethal infections, but currently no effective antiviral therapeutics or vaccines are available. The pandemic of the deadly coronavirus disease 2019 … Continue reading
Studies about Antiviral Drugs for Coronaviruses
The Antiviral Remdesivir and the Coronavirus SARS-CoV Agostini, M. L., Andres, E. L., Sims, A. C., Graham, R. L., Sheahan, T. P., Lu, X., Smith, E. C., Case, J. B., Feng, J. Y., Jordan, R., Ray, A. S., Cihlar, T., … Continue reading
Resources for Studying the 2019-nCoV Coronavirus (COVID-19): Databases and Tools
Resources for Studying the 2019-nCoV Coronavirus (COVID-19): Databases and Tools “human coronaviruses such as …endemic human coronaviruses (HCoV) can persist on inanimate surfaces like metal, glass or plastic for up to 9 days…” From Persistence of coronaviruses on inanimate surfaces … Continue reading
Biomarkers Database: Obesity in Different Populations
Park, B.-Y., Hong, J., & Park, H. (2017). Neuroimaging biomarkers to associate obesity and negative emotions. Scientific Reports, 7(1), 7664. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-08272-8 Pecht, T., Gutman-Tirosh, A., Bashan, N., & Rudich, A. (2014). Peripheral blood leucocyte subclasses as potential biomarkers of adipose … Continue reading
Biomarkers Database: Obesity, Cognition, and Inflammation
Garcia-Mazcorro, J. F., Mills, D. A., Murphy, K., & Noratto, G. (2018). Effect of barley supplementation on the fecal microbiota, caecal biochemistry, and key biomarkers of obesity and inflammation in obese db/db mice. European Journal of Nutrition, 57(7), 2513–2528. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00394-017-1523-y … Continue reading
Whole Grain Cereal, Obesity, and the PI3K/Akt Pathway
Whole grain cereal contains fibers, minerals, vitamins, and phytochemicals. Whole grain cereal has been found to inhibit body weight gain and non-alcoholic fatty liver (Lee et al., 2017). Whole grain cereal could decrease the atrophy-associated factors, fat pad mass, and … Continue reading
Mindfulness, Behaviors, and Weight Loss
Can mindfulness trainings have effects on behaviors and weight control among those with overweight and obesity? A meta-analysis examined such possible effects from 12 randomized controlled trials (Ruffault et al., 2016). The studies were about the influences of mindfulness trainings … Continue reading
Mindfulness and Obesity-Related Eating
Obesity is closely related to eating behaviors including binge eating, emotional eating and external eating (O’Reilly et al., 2014). Mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) have been found to be helpful for easing the obesity problem by improving eating behaviors. A meta-analysis examined … Continue reading
Mindfulness and Stress-Eating
Overweight and obesity problems have been associated with emotional eating behaviors, especially stress-related eating (Corsica et al., 2014). Although such problems are critical for weight management, it is not easy to provide effective interventions for improving eating behaviors. Potential interventions … Continue reading
Mindful Decision-Making Training and Obesity
Excessive caloric intake such as the overeating of “junk” foods including salty snacks may contribute to the problem of obesity. Such eating decisions may be related to neurobiological preferences. The training of mindful decision-making processes may provide a helpful intervention … Continue reading
Mindfulness, Emotional Eating, and Overweight
Mindfulness training may influence the eating habits and weight management. A recent study investigated the effects of a mindfulness and compassion-based method among 53 overweight or obese women (Palmeira et al., 2017). The study examined the possible influences of the … Continue reading
Weight Loss Programs and Mindfulness Meditation for Obesity
Obesity is becoming a health crisis affecting more and more people. Clinical standard behavioral weight loss programs (SBWP) have been proposed to ease the problem (Spadaro et al., 2017). Such programs are often combined with trainings on mindfulness meditation (MM) … Continue reading
Rhizoma Anemarrhenae for Infectious Diseases, Fever, and Diabetes
[Name] Rhizoma Anemarrhenae [Chinese Name] Zhi Mu [Parts Used and Preparation] Rhizome [Flavors in Chinese Medicine] Bitter, sweet; cold [Chinese Medicine Meridians/Channels] Lung, Stomach and Kidney [Actions in Chinese Medicine] The herb can clear the pathogenic Heat and Fire factors, … Continue reading
Gypsum for Infectious Diseases, Fever, and Skin Disorders
[Name] Gypsum Fibrosum, CaSO4, Gypsum [Chinese Name] Shi Gao [Parts Used and Preparation] Gypsum (a mineral) [Flavors in Chinese Medicine] Pungent, sweet; very cold [Chinese Medicine Meridians/Channels] Lung and Stomach [Actions in Chinese Medicine] The material may clear the pathogenic … Continue reading
Fructus Arctii for Sore Throat and Skin Rashes
[Name] Fructus Arctii, Arctium lappa [Chinese Name] Niu Bang Zi [Parts Used and Preparation] Fruits [Flavors in Chinese Medicine] Pungent, bitter; cold [Chinese Medicine Meridians/Channels] Lung and Stomach [Actions in Chinese Medicine] The herb may detoxify and relieve rashes and … Continue reading
Bupleurum Root for Flu, Depression, and Fatigue
[Name] Bupleurum Root, Radix Bupleuri [Chinese Name] Chai Hu [Parts Used and Preparation] Roots [Flavors in Chinese Medicine] Bitter, pungent; slightly cold [Chinese Medicine Meridians/Channels] Liver, Gallbladder, and Pericardium [Actions in Chinese Medicine] The herb can expel exogenous pathogenic factors, … Continue reading
Pueraria Roots for Fever, Headaches, Diarrhea, and Diabetes
[Name] Pueraria Root, Radix Puerariae [Chinese Name] Ge Gen [Parts Used and Preparation] Roots [Flavors in Chinese Medicine] Sweet, pungent; cool [Chinese Medicine Meridians/Channels] Spleen and Stomach [Actions in Chinese Medicine] The herb can dispel the pathogenic factors from the … Continue reading
