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ArticleEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM2016

The Effects of Taoren-Honghua Herb Pair on Pathological Microvessel and Angiogenesis-Associated Signaling Pathway in Mice Model of CCl4-Induced Chronic Liver Disease.

Shengyan Xi, Lifeng Yue, Mengmeng Shi, Ying Peng, Yangxinzi Xu, Xinrong Wang, Qian Li, Zhijun Kang, Hanjing Li, Yanhui Wang

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Article in Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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10 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Shengyan XiDepartment of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Medical College of Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian 361102, China.
Lifeng YueDongzhimen Hospital, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100700, China.
Mengmeng ShiDepartment of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Medical College of Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian 361102, China.
Ying PengDepartment of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Medical College of Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian 361102, China.
Yangxinzi XuDepartment of Internal Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada R3E 3P4.
Xinrong WangDepartment of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Medical College of Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian 361102, China; School of Basic Medical Science, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, China.
Qian LiDepartment of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Medical College of Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian 361102, China.
Zhijun KangDepartment of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Medical College of Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian 361102, China.
Hanjing LiDepartment of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Medical College of Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian 361102, China; West China Medical Center, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, China.
Yanhui WangDepartment of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Medical College of Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian 361102, China.
Xiamen University · CNBeijing University of Chinese Medicine · CNDongzhimen Hospital Affiliated to Beijing University of Chinese Medicine · CNUniversity of Manitoba · CAWest China Medical Center of Sichuan University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chronic liver disease is one of the most common diseases that threaten human health. Effective treatment is still lacking in western medicine. Semen Persicae (Taoren) and Flos Carthami (Honghua) are known to relieve acute hepatic injury and inflammation, improve microcirculation, and reduce tissue fiber. The aim of our study is to investigate the potential mechanisms of Taoren-Honghua Herb Pair (THHP) in murine model of chronic liver disease caused by Carbon Tetrachloride (CCl4). Mice were randomly divided into seven groups: (1) blank, (2) model, (3) control (colchicine, 0.1 mg/kg), (4) THHP (5.53, 2.67, and 1.33 g/kg), and (5) Tao Hong Siwu Decoction (THSWD) (8.50 g/kg). Histological change and microvessels density were examined by microscopy. Hepatic function, serum fibrosis related factors, and hepatic vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) were measured with ELISA. VEGF, kinase insert domain-containing receptor (KDR), Flt-1, and Akt mRNA expression in hepatic tissue were determined with PCR. Tissues of Akt, pAkt, KDR, and Flt-1 were measured with western blotting. Data from this study showed that THHP improved hepatic function and restrained the hepatic inflammation and fibrosis. Its role in inhibiting pathological angiogenesis and hepatic fibrogenesis may be through affecting the angiogenesis-associated VEGF and its upstream and downstream signaling pathways.

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