Acupuncture for primary insomnia: Effectiveness, safety, mechanism and recommendations for clinical practice

FY Zhao, SJ Spencer, GA Kennedy, Z Zheng… - Sleep Medicine …, 2023 - Elsevier
Primary insomnia (PI) is an increasing concern in modern society. Cognitive-behavioral
therapy for insomnia is the first-line recommendation, yet limited availability and cost impede …

Targeting intestinal microecology: potential intervention strategies of traditional Chinese medicine for managing hypertension

Z Yang, S Lin, Y Liu, Z Song, Z Ge, Y Fan… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Hypertension has become one of the major public health problems in the world. At present,
the pathogenesis of hypertension has still not been completely elucidated. In recent years …

The relationship between gut microbiota and insomnia: a bi-directional two-sample Mendelian randomization research

Y Li, Q Deng, Z Liu - Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Insomnia is the second most common mental health issue, also is a social and
financial burden. Insomnia affects the balance between sleep, the immune system, and the …

The predictive, preventive, and personalized medicine of insomnia: gut microbiota and inflammation

HW Chen, R Zhou, BF Cao, K Liu, Q Zhong, YN Huang… - EPMA Journal, 2023 - Springer
Background The human gut microbiota (GM) has been recognized as a significant factor in
the development of insomnia, primarily through inflammatory pathways, making it a …

Causal relationship between the gut microbiota and insomnia: a two-sample Mendelian randomization study

Q Wang, T Gao, W Zhang, D Liu, X Li… - Frontiers in Cellular …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Background Changes in the gut microbiota are closely related to insomnia, but the causal
relationship between them is not yet clear. Objective To clarify the relationship between the …

Icaritin-curcumol activates CD8+ T cells through regulation of gut microbiota and the DNMT1/IGFBP2 axis to suppress the development of prostate cancer

W Xu, Y Li, L Liu, J Xie, Z Hu, S Kuang, X Fu… - Journal of Experimental …, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Background Prostate cancer (PCa) incidence and mortality rates are rising. Our
previous research has shown that the combination of icariin (ICA) and curcumol (CUR) …

Clinical observation and mechanism of acupuncture on amnestic mild cognitive impairment based on the gut-brain axis: study protocol for a randomized controlled …

Q Bao, Y Liu, X Zhang, Y Li, Z Wang, F Ye, X He… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Background Amnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI) is a pre-dementia condition
associated with declined cognitive function dominated by memory impairment. The …

[HTML][HTML] MicrobeTCM: A comprehensive platform for the interactions of microbiota and traditional Chinese medicine

Y Chen, Y Shi, C Liang, Z Min, Q Deng, R Yu… - Pharmacological …, 2024 - Elsevier
Thanks to the advancements in bioinformatics, drugs, and other interventions that modulate
microbes to treat diseases have been emerging continuously. In recent years, an increasing …

SGLT2 inhibition, circulating proteins, and insomnia: A mendelian randomization study

J Luo, L Tu, C Zhou, G Li, L Shi, S Hu - Sleep Medicine, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT2i) initially emerged as oral
antidiabetic medication but were subsequently discovered to exhibit pleiotropic actions …

Towards a personalized prediction, prevention and therapy of insomnia: gut microbiota profile can discriminate between paradoxical and objective insomnia in post …

M Barone, M Martucci, G Sciara, M Conte, LSJ Medina… - EPMA Journal, 2024 - Springer
Background Insomnia persists as a prevalent sleep disorder among middle-aged and older
adults, significantly impacting quality of life and increasing susceptibility to age-related …