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Since 2017, higenamine has been added to the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) prohibited list as a β2-agonist prohibited at all times for sportspersons. According to WADA's report, positive cases of higenamine misuse have been increasing yearly. However, higenamine occurs naturally in the
Hypoglycemic effect is an efficient means to modulate elevated blood glucose levels in patients with diabetes. We found that the extract of lotus plumule (the germ of Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn. seed) showed potent glucose uptake enhancement activity against L6 myotubes, which results in a hypoglycemic
Depression is a mental disorder that brings severe burdens to patients and their families. Neuroinflammation and neurotrophins are involved in depression. Lotus plumule is a nutritional food with medicinal values. In the present study, we tried to clarify the anti-depressive effect and molecular