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Review
. 2019 Jan 5;132(1):78-85.
doi: 10.1097/CM9.0000000000000006.

Herbal medicine in the treatment of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus

Guo-Ming Pang  1 , Fang-Xu Li  1 , Yong Yan  1 , Yin Zhang  2 , Li-Li Kong  1 , Pu Zhu  1 , Kai-Feng Wang  1 , Fang Zhang  1 , Bin Liu  3 , Cheng Lu  3   4
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Herbal medicine in the treatment of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus

Guo-Ming Pang et al. Chin Med J (Engl). .
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Figure 1
Figure 1
The anti-inflammatory effect of herbal medicine in type 2 diabetes mellitus. TNF-α: tumor necrosis factor-α; TLR4-MyD88: toll-like receptor 4-myeloid differential protein-88; IL-1β: interleukin-1β; NLRP3: NACHT, LRR, and PYD domain-containing protein 3; WMW: Wu-Mei-Wan; NF-κB: nuclear transcription factor kappa B; IκBα: inhibitor of NF-κB; COX2: cyclo-oxgenase 2; IL-8: interleukin-8; IL-6: interleukin-6.
Figure 2
Figure 2
The anti-oxidation effect of herbal medicine in type 2 diabetes mellitus. SOD: superoxide dismutase; CAT: catalase; GSH-px: glutathione peroxidase; iNOS: inducible nitric oxide synthase; MDA: malondialdehyde.
Figure 3
Figure 3
The regulating blood lipids effect of herbal medicine in type 2 diabetes mellitus. TG: triglyceride; LDL: low-density lipoprotein; TC: total cholesterol; HDL: high-density lipoprotein; FFA: free fatty acids; ACC: acetyl-coenzyme A carboxylase; ACAT2: acetyl-coenzyme A acetyltransferase 2.
Figure 4
Figure 4
The anti-glucose effect of herbal medicine in type 2 diabetes mellitus. GLP-1: glucagon-like peptide-1 (7–36) amide; DPP-4: dipeptidyl-peptidase 4.
Figure 5
Figure 5
The effect of herbal medicine in type 2 diabetes mellitus.
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