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ArticleJournal of cellular and molecular medicine2018

Inhibition of MD2-dependent inflammation attenuates the progression of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.

Yali Zhang, Beibei Wu, Hailing Zhang, Xiangting Ge, Shilong Ying, Mengwei Hu, Weixin Li, Yi Huang, Li Wang, Chao Chen and 2 more

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Article in Journal of cellular and molecular medicine, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

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15citing 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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15 citing papers in PubMed, 31 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Yali ZhangChemical Biology Research Center, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Beibei WuThe Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Hailing ZhangDepartment of Endocrinology, The Affiliated First Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Xiangting GeThe Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Shilong YingChemical Biology Research Center, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Mengwei HuChemical Biology Research Center, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Weixin LiChemical Biology Research Center, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Yi HuangChemical Biology Research Center, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Li WangChemical Biology Research Center, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Chao ChenChemical Biology Research Center, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Xiaoou ShanThe Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Guang LiangChemical Biology Research Center, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China.ORCID 0000-0002-8278-849X
Wenzhou Medical University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) can progress to the more serious non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), characterized by inflammatory injury and fibrosis. The pathogenic basis of NAFLD progressing to NASH is currently unknown, but growing evidence suggests MD2 (myeloid differentiation factor 2), an accessory protein of TLR4, is an important signalling component contributing to this disease. We evaluated the effectiveness of the specific MD2 inhibitor, L6H21, in reducing inflammatory liver injury in a relevant high-fat diet (HFD) mouse model of NASH and in the palmitic acid (PA)-stimulated human liver cell line (HepG2). For study, genetic knockout (MD2

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Disease ProgressionAnimalsChalconesDiet, High-FatGene Expression RegulationHep G2 CellsHumansInflammationLipid MetabolismLiverLymphocyte Antigen 96MaleMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutNon-alcoholic Fatty Liver DiseasePalmitic Acid2,3-dimethoxy-4'-ethoxychalconeChalconesLymphocyte Antigen 96Palmitic AcidPPAR gammafibrosisinflammationMD2non-alcoholic fatty liver diseaseTLR4

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PMID29077272
PMCPMC5783870
OpenAlexW2765133945

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