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ArticleJournal of cellular and molecular medicine2017

Naringin in Ganshuang Granule suppresses activation of hepatic stellate cells for anti-fibrosis effect by inhibition of mammalian target of rapamycin.

Hongbo Shi, Honglin Shi, Feng Ren, Dexi Chen, Yu Chen, Zhongping Duan

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Article in Journal of cellular and molecular medicine, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

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17citing papers in PubMed
1.7field-weighted citation impact, top 15% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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17 citing papers in PubMed, 34 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Hongbo ShiBeijing Youan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Honglin ShiBeijing Youan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Feng RenBeijing Youan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Dexi ChenBeijing Youan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Yu ChenBeijing Youan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Zhongping DuanBeijing Youan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Beijing Institute of Neurosurgery · CNBeijing YouAn Hospital · CNCapital Medical University · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A previous study has demonstrated that Ganshuang granule (GSG) plays an anti-fibrotic role partially by deactivation of hepatic stellate cells (HSCs). In HSCs activation, mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR)-autophagy plays an important role. We attempted to investigate the role of mTOR-autophagy in anti-fibrotic effect of GSG. The cirrhotic mouse model was prepared to demonstrate the anti-fibrosis effect of GSG. High performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) analyses were used to identify the active component of GSG. The primary mouse HSCs were isolated and naringin was added into activated HSCs to observe its anti-fibrotic effect. 3-methyladenine (3-MA) and Insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) was added, respectively, into fully activated HSCs to explore the role of autophagy and mTOR. GSG played an anti-fibrotic role through deactivation of HSCs in cirrhotic mouse model. The concentration of naringin was highest in GSG by HPLC analyses and naringin markedly suppressed HSCs activation in vitro, which suggested that naringin was the main active component of GSG. The deactivation of HSCs caused by naringin was not because of the autophagic activation but mTOR inhibition, which was supported by the following evidence: first, naringin induced autophagic activation, but when autophagy was blocked by 3-MA, deactivation of HSCs was not attenuated or reversed. Second, naringin inhibited mTOR pathway, meanwhile when mTOR was activated by IGF-1, deactivation of HSCs was reversed. In conclusion, we have demonstrated naringin in GSG suppressed activation of HSCs for anti-fibrosis effect by inhibition of mTOR, indicating a potential therapeutic application for liver cirrhosis.

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AdenineAnimalsAutophagyCells, CulturedDrugs, Chinese HerbalFibrosisFlavanonesHepatic Stellate CellsInsulin-Like Growth Factor ILiverLiver CirrhosisMaleMedicine, Chinese TraditionalMiceMice, Inbred BALB CTOR Serine-Threonine Kinases3-methyladenineAdenineDrugs, Chinese HerbalFlavanonesInsulin-Like Growth Factor ImTOR protein, mousenaringinTOR Serine-Threonine Kinasesautophagyhepatic stellate cellsmammalian target of rapamycinnaringin

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PMCPMC5323881
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