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ArticleScientific reports2017

Quercetin prevents hepatic fibrosis by inhibiting hepatic stellate cell activation and reducing autophagy via the TGF-β1/Smads and PI3K/Akt pathways.

Liwei Wu, Qinghui Zhang, Wenhui Mo, Jiao Feng, Sainan Li, Jingjing Li, Tong Liu, Shizan Xu, Wenwen Wang, Xiya Lu and 8 more

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Article in Scientific reports, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 139 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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139citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
9.8field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

139 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 262 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

18 authors at 7 institutions in 1 country.

Liwei WuDepartment of Gastroenterology, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200072, China.
Qinghui ZhangDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, Kunshan First People's Hospital Affiliated to Jiangsu University, 215300, Kunshan, JiangSu, China.
Wenhui MoDepartment of Gastroenterology, Minhang Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 201100, China.
Jiao FengDepartment of Gastroenterology, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200072, China.
Sainan LiDepartment of Gastroenterology, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200072, China.
Jingjing LiDepartment of Gastroenterology, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200072, China.
Tong LiuDepartment of Gastroenterology, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200072, China.
Shizan XuDepartment of Gastroenterology, Shanghai Tenth Hospital, School of Clinical Medicine of Nanjing Medical University, Shanghai, 200072, China.
Wenwen WangDepartment of Gastroenterology, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200072, China.
Xiya LuDepartment of Gastroenterology, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200072, China.
Qiang YuDepartment of Gastroenterology, Shanghai Tenth Hospital, School of Clinical Medicine of Nanjing Medical University, Shanghai, 200072, China.
Kan ChenDepartment of Gastroenterology, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200072, China.
Yujing XiaDepartment of Gastroenterology, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200072, China.
Jie LuDepartment of Gastroenterology, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200072, China.
Ling XuDepartment of Gastroenterology, Shanghai Tongren Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200336, China.
Yingqun ZhouDepartment of Gastroenterology, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200072, China.
Xiaoming FanDepartment of Gastroenterology, Jinshan Hospital of Fudan University, Jinshan, Shanghai, 201508, China. xiaomingfan57@hotmail.com.
Chuanyong GuoDepartment of Gastroenterology, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200072, China. guochuanyong@hotmail.com.
Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital · CNTongji University · CNNanjing Medical University · CNFudan University · CNJiangsu University · CNJinshan Hospital of Fudan University · CNShanghai Jiao Tong University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of quercetin on hepatic fibrosis, a characteristic response to acute or chronic liver injury. Mice were randomized to bile duct ligation (BDL) or carbon tetrachloride (CCl

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AnimalsAutophagyBiopsyCarbon TetrachlorideDisease Models, AnimalExtracellular MatrixGene ExpressionHepatic Stellate CellsLiver CirrhosisLiver Function TestsMatrix Metalloproteinase 9MiceMice, Inbred C57BLPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktQuercetinCarbon TetrachlorideMatrix Metalloproteinase 9Phosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktQuercetinSmad ProteinsTissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinase-1Transforming Growth Factor beta1

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PMID28839277
PMCPMC5571156
OpenAlexW2749828448

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