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ArticleExperimental and therapeutic medicine2018

Hepatoprotective effect of methyl ferulic acid against carbon tetrachloride-induced acute liver injury in rats.

Chengfang Yang, Li Li, Zuheng Ma, Yujuan Zhong, Wenxiao Pang, Meili Xiong, Shuping Fang, Yongwen Li

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Article in Experimental and therapeutic medicine, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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23 citing papers in PubMed, 58 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Chengfang YangDepartment of Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, Guilin Medical University, Guilin, Guangxi 541004, P.R. China.
Li LiDepartment of Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, Guilin Medical University, Guilin, Guangxi 541004, P.R. China.
Zuheng MaDepartment of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Institutet, 17176 Stockholm, Sweden.
Yujuan ZhongDepartment of Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, Guilin Medical University, Guilin, Guangxi 541004, P.R. China.
Wenxiao PangDepartment of Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, Guilin Medical University, Guilin, Guangxi 541004, P.R. China.
Meili XiongDepartment of Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, Guilin Medical University, Guilin, Guangxi 541004, P.R. China.
Shuping FangDepartment of Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, Guilin Medical University, Guilin, Guangxi 541004, P.R. China.
Yongwen LiDepartment of Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, Guilin Medical University, Guilin, Guangxi 541004, P.R. China.
Guilin Medical University · CNKarolinska Institutet · SE

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The present study aimed to investigate the hepatoprotective effects of methyl ferulic acid (MFA) against oxidative stress and apoptosis in acute liver injury induced by carbon tetrachloride (CCl

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acute liver injuryapoptosisinflammatory responsemethyl ferulic acidoxidative stress

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PMID29467841
PMCPMC5792767
OpenAlexW2776839755

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