Month: July 2021

Andrographis paniculata improves insulin resistance in high-fat diet-induced obesity.

Andrographis paniculata improves insulin resistance in high-fat diet-induced obesity.

PMID:  Am J Chin Med. 2020 ;48(5):1073-1090. PMID: 32668968 Abstract Title:  Improves Insulin Resistance in High-Fat Diet-Induced Obese Mice and TNFα-Treated 3T3-L1 Adipocytes. Abstract:  Pro-inflammatory cytokines interfere with blood glucose homeostasis, which leads to hyperglycemia.(AP) has been shown to possess anti-inflammatory activity and to reduce blood glucose levels in diabetes. The two major bioactive diterpenoids…

Children Are Safe From COVID-19

Children Are Safe From COVID-19

We’ve known from the very beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic that children were at exceptionally low risk for hospitalization and death from this infection. Despite that, massive efforts are underway to get a needle in the arm of every child. At present, COVID-19 injections are authorized for emergency use in children as young as 12…

Andrographolide could bind with TNF and NFkB1 proteins, block TNF-induced cytokine storm in COVID-19 patients.

Andrographolide could bind with TNF and NFkB1 proteins, block TNF-induced cytokine storm in COVID-19 patients.

PMID:  Front Immunol. 2021;12:648250. Epub 2021 Jun 24. PMID: 34248936 Abstract Title:  A Computational Approach Identified Andrographolide as a Potential Drug for Suppressing COVID-19-Induced Cytokine Storm. Abstract:  Background: The newly identified betacoronavirus SARS-CoV-2 is the causative pathogen of the coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19) that killed more than 3.5 million people till now. The cytokine storm induced…

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