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ArticleActa pharmaceutica Sinica. B2026

Chinese medicine and intermittent fasting integration therapy attenuate diabetic vascular calcification

Wenting Wang, Yanfei Liu, Yiwen Li, Qian Xu, Mengmeng Zhu, Jing Cui, Yue Liu

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Article in Acta pharmaceutica Sinica. B, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors.

Wenting WangNational Clinical Research Center for Chinese Medicine Cardiology, Xiyuan Hospital, Chinese Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100091, China.
Yanfei LiuThe Second Department of Geriatrics, Xiyuan Hospital of China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100091, China.
Yiwen LiBeijing Key Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Basic Research on Prevention and Treatment for Major Diseases, Experimental Research Center, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100007, China.
Qian XuNational Clinical Research Center for Chinese Medicine Cardiology, Xiyuan Hospital, Chinese Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100091, China.
Mengmeng ZhuNational Clinical Research Center for Chinese Medicine Cardiology, Xiyuan Hospital, Chinese Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100091, China.
Jing CuiNational Clinical Research Center for Chinese Medicine Cardiology, Xiyuan Hospital, Chinese Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100091, China.
Yue LiuNational Clinical Research Center for Chinese Medicine Cardiology, Xiyuan Hospital, Chinese Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100091, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Vascular calcification (VC) is a marker of substantial vascular damage in patients with diabetes and has been recognized as a predictor of cardiovascular events and all-cause mortality. To date, no effective therapeutic strategy has been formulated for the management of VC. In this study, we integrated the treatment regimen of the Danlian-Tongmai (DLTM) formula, a traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) with anti-diabetic VC (anti-DVC) effects with intermittent fasting (IF), and established the Chinese medicine and intermittent fasting integration therapy (CMIT). CMIT synergistically enhanced the regulation of calcium-phosphorus homeostasis and vascular repair, and demonstrated significantly greater efficacy than DLTM or IF monotherapy in inhibiting calcium deposition and osteogenic differentiation both

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Danlian-Tongmai formulaDiabetes vascular complicationsDietary patternIntermittent fastingTraditional Chinese medicineVascular calcification

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PMCPMC12828085

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