Dermatologic Uses and Effects of Lycium Barbarum
Fig. 5.1 a, b Smoothing effect of 3 % Instalift™ Goji solution applied to mature facial skin (a: time 0; b: time 60 min). Note the transformation in b of the initially…
Lycium Barbarum: Neuroprotective Effects in Ischemic Stroke
Barber PA, Auer RN, Buchan AM, Sutherland GR. Understanding and managing ischemic stroke. Can J Physiol Pharmacol. 2001;79(3):283–96.PubMed Barone FC, Tuma RF, Legos JJ, Erhardt JA, Parsons A. Brain inflammation,…
Prosexual Effects of Lycium Barbarum
Sex of subjects Reproductive stages Species or experimental model Effect of wolfberry component Reference Male♂ Mating Rats, hemicastrated Shortened penis erection latency, mounts latency Luo et al. 2006 Increased successful…
The Antioxidant, Anti-inflammatory, and Antiapoptotic Effects of Wolfberry in Fatty Liver Disease
Becker U, Gronbaek M, Johansen D, Sorensen TI. Lower risk for alcohol-induced cirrhosis in wine drinkers. Hepatology (Baltimore, Md). 2002;35(4):868–75. doi:10.1053/jhep.2002.32101. Bedogni G, Miglioli L, Masutti F, Tiribelli C, Marchesini…
Prevention of Neurodegeneration for Alzheimer’s Disease by Lycium barbarum
Fig. 7.1 Potential effects of Wolfberry on the prevention of AD. The development of AD is affected by various risk factors, which can increase the level of oxidative stress, neuroinflammation…
Lycium Barbarum and Tumors in the Gastrointestinal Tract
Effect Mechanism Tumors Decrease Oncogene Gastric cancer, pancreatic cancer Apoptosis Liver cancer Expression of several cancer-associated proteins Liver cancer, gastric cancer, colorectal cancer Growth of cancer cells Gastric cancer, colorectal…
Category IV: Neoplastic: Other
Fig. 6.1 Well-differentiated neuroendocrine tumor. These parenchymal-rich, stroma-poor tumors produce cellular smears composed of a uniform population of mostly dyscohesive epithelial cells thus yielding a “solid-cellular” smear pattern. This contrasts…
Category V: Suspicious (for Malignancy)
Fig. 7.1 In cases designated as suspicious for malignancy, the nuclei have irregular nuclear membranes with folds and creases. (Direct smear, Papanicolaou) Fig. 7.2 Cells from specimens designated as suspicious…
Category II: Negative (for Malignancy)
Fig. 3.1 Benign acinar epithelium. Tightly cohesive grape-like clusters of cells in small acinar structures attached with central mesenchymal tissue highlights the benign architecture of the specimen. (Direct smear, Papanicolaou)…
Category VI: Positive or Malignant
Fig. 8.1 Well-differentiated adenocarcinoma. Cohesive, medium-sized cells with a relatively low nuclear to cytoplasmic ratio, mild anisonucleosis, mucinous cytoplasm, and parachromatin clearing are arranged in an uneven, “drunken honeycomb” pattern….
