Endocrine Abstracts

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is an endocrinal disorder afflicting women mainly during their childbearing age. The symptoms of PCOS are irregular menstrual cycles, weight gain, subfertility, and infertility. However, since the etiology is as yet unclear, the management and treatment are still not well established. Recently, natural substances have been used for PCOS therapy. Ecklonia cava is a well-known natural substance that attenuates inflammation, allergy and c...

Cuscuta japonica chois (CJC) has been used traditionally to treat sexual disorder and skin problem such as pimples, freckles and melasma in Korea. The present study aimed to investigate the alleviating effect of CJC extract on surgical injury-induced ischemia in the hind-limb of mice. In this study, Female C57BL/6 mice were ovariectomized and excised the vessels of hind-limb after ligated by surgical silk (6-0). The mice were administered with CJC (150 or 450 mg/kg per day) fo...