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ArticleMediators of inflammation2016

Protective Effects of Dracocephalum heterophyllum in ConA-Induced Acute Hepatitis.

Wei Zheng, Qilan Wang, Xiaohua Lu, Qiangqiang Shi, Junhui Zou, Yanduo Tao, Pu Wang

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Article in Mediators of inflammation, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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14citing papers in PubMed
2.5field-weighted citation impact, top 10% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

14 citing papers in PubMed, 23 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Wei ZhengShenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen 518055, China; Institute of Military Veterinary Medicine, Academy of Military Medical Science, Changchun 130122, China.ORCID 0000-0002-8942-1543
Qilan WangNorthwest Plateau Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xining 810001, China.
Xiaohua LuShenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen 518055, China.
Qiangqiang ShiNorthwest Plateau Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xining 810001, China.
Junhui ZouShenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen 518055, China.
Yanduo TaoNorthwest Plateau Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xining 810001, China.ORCID 0000-0003-3970-9837
Pu WangShenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen 518055, China.ORCID 0000-0001-6555-0845
Chinese Academy of Sciences · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Dracocephalum heterophyllum (DH) is a Chinese herbal medicine used in treating hepatitis. However, the protective effects and pharmacological mechanisms of DH in hepatitis are unknown. In this study, we found that pretreatment with DH extract significantly ameliorated liver injury and suppressed the production of inflammatory cytokines, including tumor necrosis factor (TNF-α) and interferon-γ (IFN-γ) in Concanavalin A- (ConA-) induced hepatitis (CIH). DH recruited more CD11b(+) Gr1(+) myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) to the liver and suppressed infiltration of macrophages (Kupffer cells) in the liver. The present work explores DH as an effective hepatoprotective medicine to inhibit inflammation and liver injury caused by hepatitis.

Indexed as

Acute DiseaseAnimalsConcanavalin AFemaleFlow CytometryHepatitisIn Situ Nick-End LabelingInterferon-gammaLamiaceaeLiverMiceMice, Inbred BALB CPlant ExtractsTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaConcanavalin AInterferon-gammaPlant ExtractsTumor Necrosis Factor-alpha

Identifiers

PMID27524863
PMCPMC4976189
OpenAlexW2487454172

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