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13 Citations
Kun Yu is an academic researcher from Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Immune system. The author has an hindex of 2, co-authored 3 publications.
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Papers
Rhizoma Coptidis and Berberine as a Natural Drug to Combat Aging and Aging-Related Diseases via Anti-Oxidation and AMPK Activation.
Zhifang Xu,Wei Feng,Qian Shen,Nannan Yu,Kun Yu,Shenjun Wang,Zhigang Chen,Seiji Shioda,Yi Guo +8 more
TL;DR: Evidence supports the possibility that rhizoma coptidis, in particular berberine, is a promising anti-aging natural product, and has pharmaceutical potential in combating aging-related diseases via anti-oxidation and AMPK cellular kinase activation.
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Acupuncture Alleviates Rheumatoid Arthritis by Immune-Network Modulation.
Yuan Xu,Shouhai Hong,Xue Zhao,Shenjun Wang,Zhifang Xu,Sha-sha Ding,Kuo Zhang,Yiping Zhang,Lianjie Xu,Nannan Yu,Tian-yi Zhao,Ya-Wen Yan,Fu-Ming Yang,Yangyang Liu,Kun Yu,Bao-Hu Liu,Yi Guo,Guangchang Pang +17 more
TL;DR: Manual acupuncture could alleviate the inflammation and pain of infected joints and enhance the immune networks in the early stage to act on RA and promoted the immune-network to a normal level at the late stage, and monocyte/macrophage and endothelial cells were the key cells of innate immunity and body cells.
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Neuroendocrine-immune regulating mechanisms for the anti-inflammatory and analgesic actions of acupuncture
Zhifang Xu,Shouhai Hong,Shenjun Wang,Xue Zhao,Yangyang Liu,Shasha Ding,Yuan Xu,Kuo Zhang,Nannan Yu,Zhong-Xi Lu,Fu-Ming Yang,Yinan Gong,Qin-Qin He,Kun Yu,Yiping Zhang,Baomin Dou,Lin Yao,Ya-Wen Yan,Tao Yang,Yan-Fang Zhang,Bao-Hu Liu,Yongming Guo,Hsuah-Nee-Connie Wong,Yi Guo +23 more
TL;DR: Based on studies concerning acupoint mechanisms of acupuncture actions and related researches on acupuncture regulating neuroendocrine and immune systems, this article put forward the scientific hypothesis that acupuncture regulates NEI network and key response media therein, so as to achieve anti-inflammatory and analgesic effects in target organs.
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Manual acupuncture at ST36 attenuates rheumatoid arthritis by inhibiting M1 macrophage polarization and enhancing Treg cell populations in adjuvant-induced arthritic rats
Nannan Yu,Fu-Ming Yang,Xue Zhao,Yongming Luo,Yuan Xu,Guangchang Pang,Yinan Gong,Shenjun Wang,Yangyang Liu,Yuxin Fang,Kun Yu,Lin Yao,Hui Wang,Kuo Zhang,Bao-hua Liu,Zhenguo Wang,Yi Guo,Zhifang Xu +17 more
TL;DR: Findings provide novel evidence that the anti-inflammatory and analgesic effects of MA on RA act through phenotypic modulation involving the inhibition of M1 macrophage polarization and an increase in the Treg cell population, highlighting the potential therapeutic advantages of acupuncture in controlling pain and ameliorating inflammatory conditions.
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Dihydroartemisinin increased the abundance of Akkermansia muciniphila by YAP1 depression that sensitizes hepatocellular carcinoma to anti-PD-1 immunotherapy.
Zhiqin Zhang,Xinli Shi,Jing-na Ji,Yinglin Guo,Qingfang Peng,L.Y. Hao,Yu Xue,Yiwei Liu,Caige Li,Junlan Lu,Kun Yu +10 more
TL;DR: The combination anti-PD-1 with DHA is an effective strategy for liver tumor treatment and YAP1 inhibition is a potential target for increasing A. muciniphila abundance to promote anti-PD-1 efficacy in liver tumors.
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