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ArticleBMC complementary and alternative medicine2017

Effect of ginseng extract on the TGF-β1 signaling pathway in CCl

Mohamed M Hafez, Sherifa S Hamed, Manal F El-Khadragy, Zeinab K Hassan, Salim S Al Rejaie, Mohamed M Sayed-Ahmed, Naif O Al-Harbi, Khalid A Al-Hosaini, Mohamed M Al-Harbi, Ali R Alhoshani and 2 more

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Article in BMC complementary and alternative medicine, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 29 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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29 citing papers in PubMed, 59 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Mohamed M HafezDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2457, Riyadh, 11451, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Sherifa S HamedDepartment of Zoology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Manal F El-KhadragyDepartment of Zoology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Zeinab K HassanNational Cancer Institute, Virology and Immunology Unit, Cancer Biology Department, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
Salim S Al RejaieDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2457, Riyadh, 11451, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Mohamed M Sayed-AhmedDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2457, Riyadh, 11451, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Naif O Al-HarbiDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2457, Riyadh, 11451, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Khalid A Al-HosainiDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2457, Riyadh, 11451, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Mohamed M Al-HarbiDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2457, Riyadh, 11451, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Ali R AlhoshaniDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2457, Riyadh, 11451, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Othman A Al-ShabanahDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2457, Riyadh, 11451, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. shabanah@ksu.edu.sa.
Shakir Dekhal AlsharariDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2457, Riyadh, 11451, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
King Saud University · SAChildren Cancer Hospital · EGHelwan University · EG

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundLiver diseases are major global health problems. Ginseng extract has antioxidant, immune-modulatory and anti-inflammatory activities. This study investigated the effect of ginseng extract on carbon tetrachloride (CCl4)-induced liver fibrosis in rats.

methodsMale Wistar rats were divided into four groups: control group, ginseng group, CCl

resultsTreatment with ginseng extract decreased hepatic fat deposition and lowered hepatic reticular fiber accumulation compared with the CCl

conclusionginseng extract had an anti-fibrosis effect via the regulation of the TGF-β1/Smad signaling pathway in the CCl

Indexed as

AnimalsCarbon TetrachlorideHumansInterleukin-10Interleukin-8Liver CirrhosisMalePanaxPlant ExtractsProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesRatsRats, WistarReceptors, Transforming Growth Factor betaReceptor, Transforming Growth Factor-beta Type IReceptor, Transforming Growth Factor-beta Type IISignal TransductionCarbon TetrachlorideInterleukin-10Interleukin-8Plant ExtractsProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesReceptors, Transforming Growth Factor betaReceptor, Transforming Growth Factor-beta Type IReceptor, Transforming Growth Factor-beta Type IISmad ProteinsTgfbr1 protein, ratTransforming Growth Factor beta1Carbon tetrachlorideGene expressionGinseng extractReal time PCR

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PMID28086769
PMCPMC5237131
OpenAlexW2571647835

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