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ReviewActa pharmacologica Sinica2021

The hepatotoxicity of Polygonum multiflorum: The emerging role of the immune-mediated liver injury.

Tai Rao, Ya-Ting Liu, Xiang-Chang Zeng, Chao-Peng Li, Dong-Sheng Ou-Yang

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Review in Acta pharmacologica Sinica, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 34 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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34citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

34 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 73 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Tai RaoDepartment of Clinical Pharmacology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410008, China. raotai9298@csu.edu.cn.
Ya-Ting LiuDepartment of Clinical Pharmacology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410008, China.
Xiang-Chang ZengDepartment of Clinical Pharmacology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410008, China.
Chao-Peng LiHunan Key Laboratory for Bioanalysis of Complex Matrix Samples, Changsha, 410205, China.
Dong-Sheng Ou-YangDepartment of Clinical Pharmacology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410008, China. ouyangyj@163.com.
Central South University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Herbal and dietary supplements (HDS)-induced liver injury has been a great concern all over the world. Polygonum multiflorum Thunb., a well-known Chinese herbal medicine, is recently drawn increasing attention because of its hepatotoxicity. According to the clinical and experimental studies, P. multiflorum-induced liver injury (PM-DILI) is considered to be immune-mediated idiosyncratic liver injury, but the role of immune response and the underlying mechanisms are not completely elucidated. Previous studies focused on the direct toxicity of PM-DILI by using animal models with intrinsic drug-induced liver injury (DILI). However, most epidemiological and clinical evidence demonstrate that PM-DILI is immune-mediated idiosyncratic liver injury. The aim of this review is to assess current epidemiological, clinical and experimental evidence about the possible role of innate and adaptive immunity in the idiosyncratic hepatotoxicity of P. multiflorum. The potential effects of factors associated with immune tolerance, including immune checkpoint molecules and regulatory immune cells on the individual's susceptibility to PM-DILI are also discussed. We conclude by giving our hypothesis of possible immune mechanisms of PM-DILI and providing suggestions for future studies on valuable biomarkers identification and proper immune models establishment.

Indexed as

Adaptive ImmunityAnimalsAsian PeopleChemical and Drug Induced Liver InjuryDose-Response Relationship, DrugDrugs, Chinese HerbalFallopia multifloraHLA-B35 AntigenHumansImmune ToleranceImmunity, InnateLipopolysaccharidesLiverDrugs, Chinese HerbalHLA-B*35:01 antigenHLA-B35 AntigenLipopolysaccharidesadaptive immunityChinese herbal medicineidiosyncratic drug-induced liver injuryimmune toleranceinflammatory stressPolygonum multiflorum

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PMID32123300
PMCPMC7921551
OpenAlexW3009652537

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