APEH and cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis: On the other hand, recent reports suggested that A. sinensis polysaccharide (ASP) could protect bone marrow stromal cells from oxidative injuries caused by 5-fluorouracil (Xiao et al., 2017) and AS also promotes hematopoietic activities, which potentially contribute to the blood enrichment effects of AS against APH- and CTX-induced BD mice (Hua et al., 2017).