Objective: Hepatotoxicity has been reported for Emilia sonchifolia (L.) DC (Emilia sonchifolia). The plant material is typically prepared using two extraction methods for practical application: water extraction and ethanol extraction. However, our previous research only investigated its wate...

The discovery of antibiotics has led to the effective treatment of bacterial infections that were otherwise fatal and has had a transformative effect on modern medicine. Teixobactin is an unusual depsipeptide natural product that was recently discovered from a previously unculturable soil bacteri...

BACKGROUND: Reptiles exhibit a wide variety of skin colors, which serve essential roles in survival and reproduction. However, the molecular basis of these conspicuous colors remains unresolved.

RESULTS: We investigate color morph-enriched Asian vine snakes...

Background: Polystyrene microplastics (PS-MPs) are degradation products of plastics that are prevalent in the environment. Recent studies have established a significant correlation between exposure to PS-MPs and the incidence of cardiovascular diseases (CVD). Objective: This study aims to investi...

Background: Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) urgently needs effective therapies due to limited targeted options and unfavorable outcomes. We investigated Trichosanthes kirilowii Maxim formula granules (TKM) using integrated network pharmacology, metabolomics, and molecular pharmacology to cla...

Gastrodia elata Blume (GE) has been widely used to treat various central and peripheral nerve diseases, and P-Hydroxybenzaldehyde (PHBA) is one of the indicative components of GE brain protection. Since the previous study of our group found that PHBA has a good effect on protecting mitoc...