Progress in study of antioxidant effects of Coptis chinensis and its major contributions to diabetes treatment/therapy.
- Author:
Qian ZHANG
;
Xiao-chun LIANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Animals;
Antioxidants;
administration & dosage;
Coptis;
chemistry;
Diabetes Mellitus;
drug therapy;
metabolism;
Drugs, Chinese Herbal;
administration & dosage;
Humans;
Lipid Peroxidation;
drug effects
- From:
China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica
2015;40(12):2285-2288
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Coptis chinensis, a traditional Chinese medicine, has been found to have multiple pharmacological effects recently. Some research showed that C. chinensis has antioxidant effects, including scavenging oxygen free radicals, alleviating lipid peroxidation, enhancing activity of antioxidant enzymes, et al. C. chinensis may inhibit several classical pathological pathways in diabetes. C. chinensis is a potential medicine to prevent and treat diabetes mellitus and its complications. This review focuses on the recent research progress in the study of antioxidant effects of C. chinensis and its major contributions to diabetes treatment/therapy.
