Publications by authors named "Bofeng Qin"

This investigation explored the hepatoprotective capabilities of Bruceine A (BA) and its underlying mechanisms in mitigating hepatic fibrosis. Hepatic stellate cells (HSCs) and mouse primary hepatocytes were treated with TGF-β and subsequently exposed to BA. To assess the effects of BA on the NR2F2-HMGB1 signaling cascade, these cells underwent transfection with a siRNA vector targeting NR2F2.

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Ethnopharmacological Relevance: Ligustrum lucidum W.T. Aiton is a traditional Chinese medicine that has long been used with high hepatoprotective therapeutic and condition value.

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  • Thioacetamide (TAA) can harm the liver and create problems similar to serious liver diseases in people.
  • Researchers studied how a natural substance called Albiflorin (ALB) from a plant might help protect the liver from these issues.
  • They found that ALB reduced liver damage in mice, improved their health, and may help prevent liver fibrosis by influencing special proteins in the liver.
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  • Alcoholic liver disease (ALD) is a significant cause of liver-related deaths and is characterized by chronic liver damage due to excessive alcohol consumption.
  • This research investigates how nodakenin (NK) can help manage ALD by influencing liver inflammation and fat metabolism through a signaling pathway involving Nur77 and P2X7r.
  • NK treatment showed promising results in reducing liver damage indicators, inflammation, and fat production in both lab and mouse models, suggesting it could be an effective therapy for ALD.
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HSCs (hepatic stellate cells) contribute to the excessive extracellular matrix (ECM) deposition plays a key role in the progression of hepatic fibrosis. The present study focused on the hepatoprotective effect of Ginsenoside Rc (Rc), one of the protopanaxadiol type ginsenoside, which has contributed to reverse activated HSCs to improve hepatic fibrosis via regulating Nur77-TLR4/MyD88 signaling pathway. We established the hepatic fibrosis model by intraperitoneal injection of carbon tetrachloride (CCl).

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Ginseng, when used as a food and nutritional supplement, has the ability to regulate human immunity. Here, the potential anti-hepatic fibrosis effect of ginsenoside Rd (Rd), one of the protopanaxadiol types of ginsenoside, was investigated. We established a hepatic fibrosis model using intraperitoneal injection of thioacetamide (TAA) for five weeks in mice.

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Regulating macrophage-hepatic stellate cells (HSCs) crosstalk through SIRT1-TLR2/TLR4 has contributed to the essence of new pharmacologic strategies to improve hepatic fibrosis. We investigated how Luteoloside (LUT), one of the flavonoid monomers isolated from Eclipta prostrata (L.) L.

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