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A review of botanical characteristics, phytochemistry, clinical relevance in efficacy and safety of Lycium barbarum fruit (Goji)
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A review of chemical constituents and efficacies with safety of L. barbarum can be found in this article, where a new direction for research and current regulatory situation of the chemical constituents are discussed.About:
This article is published in Food Research International.The article was published on 2011-08-01. It has received 442 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Goji berry.read more
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Biological activities and potential health benefit effects of polysaccharides isolated from Lycium barbarum L.
TL;DR: The purpose of the present review is to summarize previous and current references regarding biological activities as well as potential health benefits of L. barbarum polysaccharides.
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Characterization and hypoglycemic effect of a polysaccharide extracted from the fruit of Lycium barbarum L.
TL;DR: In vitro and in vivo hypoglycemic experiments showed that LBP-s-1 had significanthypoglycemic effects and insulin-sensitizing activity through increasing glucose metabolism and insulin secretion and promoting pancreatic β cell proliferation.
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Goji berry fruit (Lycium spp.): antioxidant compound fingerprint and bioactivity evaluation
Dario Donno,Gabriele Loris Beccaro,Maria Gabriella Mellano,Alessandro Kim Cerutti,Giancarlo Bounous +4 more
TL;DR: Goji berry was identified as a rich source of antioxidant compounds, with health-promoting properties comparable with other common fruit species, and may be useful to better understand the nutraceutical traits of this species recently considered as functional food.
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An evidence-based update on the pharmacological activities and possible molecular targets of Lycium barbarum polysaccharides.
Jiang Cheng,Zhi Wei Zhou,Hui Ping Sheng,Lan Jie He,Xue Wen Fan,Zhi Xu He,Tao Sun,Xueji Zhang,Ruan Jin Zhao,Ling Gu,Chuanhai Cao,Shu-Feng Zhou +11 more
TL;DR: There is increasing evidence from preclinical and clinical studies supporting the therapeutic and health-promoting effects of LBPs, but further mechanistic and clinical Studies are warranted to establish the dose–response relationships and safety profiles of LBP.
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Lycium barbarum polysaccharides: Extraction, purification, structural characterisation and evidence about hypoglycaemic and hypolipidaemic effects. A review.
Alessandra Masci,Simone Carradori,Maria Antonietta Casadei,Patrizia Paolicelli,Stefania Petralito,Rino Ragno,Stefania Cesa +6 more
TL;DR: The evidence suggests that these purified components of the Goji berry may be potentially useful as adjuvants in the treatment of diabetes and its correlated illnesses.
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Plasma Extracellular Superoxide Dismutase Levels in an Australian Population With Coronary Artery Disease
TL;DR: It is established that in patients assessed by coronary angiography, circulating EC-SOD is lower in men than in women and in smokers of each sex and that low levels are independently associated with a history of MI.
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Characterization of the effects of anti-aging medicine Fructus lycii on beta-amyloid peptide neurotoxicity.
Man-Shan Yu,Cora Sau Wan Lai,Yuen Shan Ho,Sze-Yong Zee,Kwok-Fai So,WH Yuen,Raymond Chuen-Chung Chang +6 more
TL;DR: Investigation of whether LBP can elicit neuroprotection to neurons stressed by A beta peptides showed that pretreatment of LBP effectively protected neurons against A beta-induced apoptosis, and this will open a window for the development of a neuroprotective agent for anti-aging from Chinese medicine.
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Structural characterization of the glycan part of glycoconjugate LbGp2 from Lycium barbarum L.
Xuemei Peng,Geng-Yuan Tian +1 more
TL;DR: A glycoconjugate with pronounced immunoactivity, designated as LbGp2, was isolated from the fruit of Lycium barbarum L. and purified to homogeneity by gel-filtration and the complete structure of the repeat unit of the glycan was elucidated.
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Polysaccharides from Wolfberry Antagonizes Glutamate Excitotoxicity in Rat Cortical Neurons
TL;DR: LBA exerted significant neuroprotective effects on cultured cortical neurons exposed to glutamate and attenuated N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA)-induced neuronal damage.
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Characterizing the neuroprotective effects of alkaline extract of Lycium barbarum on β-amyloid peptide neurotoxicity
Yuen Shan Ho,Man-Shan Yu,Cora Sau Wan Lai,Kwok-Fai So,Wai Hung Yuen,Raymond Chuen-Chung Chang +5 more
TL;DR: The results suggested that the glycoconjugate isolated from novel alkaline extraction method can open up a new avenue for drug discovery in neurodegenerative diseases.