Acute and chronic lung injuries are among the leading causes of mortality worldwide. Lung
injury can affect several components of the respiratory system, including the airways …

The vascular endothelium is a multifunctional organ and is critically involved in modulating
vascular tone and structure. Endothelial cells produce a wide range of factors that also …

Betulin (B) and Betulinic acid (BA) are natural pentacyclic lupane-structure triterpenoids
which possess a wide range of pharmacological activities. Recent evidence indicates that B …

Endothelium-derived nitric oxide (NO) is a paracrine factor that controls vascular tone,
inhibits platelet function, prevents adhesion of leukocytes, and reduces proliferation of the …

Wild jujube, Ziziphus jujuba Mill. var. spinosa (Bunge) Hu ex HF Chou, as a food and health
supplement worldwide, has rich nutritional value. It contains nutrients such as nucleosides …

Nitric oxide (NO) produced by the endothelium is an important protective molecule in the
vasculature. It is generated by the enzyme endothelial NO synthase (eNOS). Similar to all …

Pentacyclic triterpenoids including the oleanane, ursane and lupane groups are widely
distributed in many medicinal plants, such as Glycyrrhiza species, Gymnema species …

The fruits of Ziziphus jujuba, known as jujube or Chinese date, are being consumed all
around the world because of their health benefits, as both food and herbal medicine …

Resveratrol, an important antioxidant found in grapes and wine, is likely to contribute to red
wine's potential to prevent human cardiovascular disease. In addition to its known (direct) …

Natural products and traditional medicine are rich sources for developing therapeutics for
chronic inflammatory diseases. However, the way from natural products/traditional …