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World J Gastroenterol. May 28, 2017; 23(20): 3615-3623
Published online May 28, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i20.3615
Published online May 28, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i20.3615
Perspectives of traditional Chinese medicine in pancreas protection for acute pancreatitis
Jun Li, National Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Biodiagnostics and Biotherapy, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University College of Medicine, Xi’an 710004, Shaanxi Province, China
Shu Zhang, Rui Zhou, Jian Zhang, Zong-Fang Li, National Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Biodiagnostics and Biotherapy, Department of General Surgery, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University College of Medicine, Xi’an 710004, Shaanxi Province, China
Author contributions: Li J and Zhang S collected the underlying material, wrote the initial draft of the manuscript; Li J, Zhang S, Zhou R, Zhang J and Li ZF designed the outline of the paper; Zhang S and Li ZF finalized and revised the manuscript; all authors have read and approved the final version of the manuscript.
Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China , No. 30171167, No. 30901945 ; Specialized Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education , No. 20130201130009 ; Science and Technology Program of Shaanxi Province , No. 2012KTCQ03-15 ; and Science Research Foundation of the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University , No. YJ(QN)201311) .
Conflict-of-interest statement: No potential conflicts of interest.
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Correspondence to: Zong-Fang Li, MD, PhD, National Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Biodiagnostics and Biotherapy, Department of General Surgery, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University College of Medicine, 157 West 5th Road, Xi’an 710004, Shaanxi Province, China. lzf2568@gmail.com
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Received: January 26, 2017
Peer-review started: February 2, 2017
First decision: February 23, 2017
Revised: March 13, 2017
Accepted: May 4, 2017
Article in press: May 4, 2017
Published online: May 28, 2017
Peer-review started: February 2, 2017
First decision: February 23, 2017
Revised: March 13, 2017
Accepted: May 4, 2017
Article in press: May 4, 2017
Published online: May 28, 2017
Core Tip
Core tip: Specific and effective therapies for the treatment of AP are lacking. Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) exhibits beneficial, curative effects in basic research and clinical studies of AP treatment. Because of its abundance, low cost, safety and ability to target various aspects of AP pathogenesis, TCM provides a promising complementary and alternative therapy for the treatment of AP.