Backgrounds:Diabetes mellitus,especially type 2 diabetes,with its fast-rising prevalence,has become a global epidemic.Mulberry(Morus alba L.)leaf has been known to have hypoglycemic effects since ancient times.In Asia...Backgrounds:Diabetes mellitus,especially type 2 diabetes,with its fast-rising prevalence,has become a global epidemic.Mulberry(Morus alba L.)leaf has been known to have hypoglycemic effects since ancient times.In Asia mulberry leaf is used as tea to complement the treatment of diabetes mellitus.The methods by which mulberry leaf affects the body and its mechanism when combined with chemical agents have been studied extensively.Conclusions:We summarize the possible mechanisms of the anti-diabetic effects of mulberry leaf based on extraction procedures,in vitro and in vivo experiments,and clinical trials.We also discuss the hypothesis that crosstalk and“critical nodes”may be useful for a deeper molecular understanding of the treatment and prevention of diabetes with mulberry leaf.展开更多
Dear Editor,Peripheral neuropathy is a group of devastating diseases affecting periphe-ral nerves and may cause symptoms such as extreme numbness,muscle weakness,and paralysis.Currently,there are no effective therapie...Dear Editor,Peripheral neuropathy is a group of devastating diseases affecting periphe-ral nerves and may cause symptoms such as extreme numbness,muscle weakness,and paralysis.Currently,there are no effective therapies for these diseases.Great progress has been made in identifying genetic causes for peripheral neuropathy owing to the advances in genetic testing in the last decade.For example,>100 genes have been identified to be associated with Charcot–Marie–Tooth(CMT)neuropathy,a group of disorders among the most common forms of inherited peripheral neuropathy.展开更多
基金This work was carried out with the support of National Natural Science Foundation(No.81374027),the People’s Republic of China.
文摘Backgrounds:Diabetes mellitus,especially type 2 diabetes,with its fast-rising prevalence,has become a global epidemic.Mulberry(Morus alba L.)leaf has been known to have hypoglycemic effects since ancient times.In Asia mulberry leaf is used as tea to complement the treatment of diabetes mellitus.The methods by which mulberry leaf affects the body and its mechanism when combined with chemical agents have been studied extensively.Conclusions:We summarize the possible mechanisms of the anti-diabetic effects of mulberry leaf based on extraction procedures,in vitro and in vivo experiments,and clinical trials.We also discuss the hypothesis that crosstalk and“critical nodes”may be useful for a deeper molecular understanding of the treatment and prevention of diabetes with mulberry leaf.
基金supported by grants from the STI2030-Major Projects(2021ZD0202501)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(NSFC)(82150003,91949104,and 31871022)+1 种基金Zhejiang Province NSFC(LY19H090135),the National Institutes of Health(NIH)(R35 GM139627)Open Project from the State Key Laboratory of Genetic Resources and Evolution of China(GREKF20-08).
文摘Dear Editor,Peripheral neuropathy is a group of devastating diseases affecting periphe-ral nerves and may cause symptoms such as extreme numbness,muscle weakness,and paralysis.Currently,there are no effective therapies for these diseases.Great progress has been made in identifying genetic causes for peripheral neuropathy owing to the advances in genetic testing in the last decade.For example,>100 genes have been identified to be associated with Charcot–Marie–Tooth(CMT)neuropathy,a group of disorders among the most common forms of inherited peripheral neuropathy.
