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ArticleActa pharmaceutica Sinica. B2020

Icariside Ⅱ, a main compound in Epimedii Folium, induces idiosyncratic hepatotoxicity by enhancing NLRP3 inflammasome activation.

Zhilei Wang, Guang Xu, Hongbo Wang, Xiaoyan Zhan, Yuan Gao, Nian Chen, Ruisheng Li, Xueai Song, Yuming Guo, Ruichuang Yang and 5 more

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Article in Acta pharmaceutica Sinica. B, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 33 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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15 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Zhilei WangSchool of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu 611137, China.
Guang XuChina Military Institute of Chinese Materia, the Fifth Medical Centre, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100039, China.
Hongbo WangDepartment of Hepatobiliary Surgery Center, the Fifth Medical Centre, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100039, China.
Xiaoyan ZhanChina Military Institute of Chinese Materia, the Fifth Medical Centre, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100039, China.
Yuan GaoSchool of Chinese Materia Medica, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100029, China.
Nian ChenSchool of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu 611137, China.
Ruisheng LiResearch Center for Clinical and Translational Medicine, the Fifth Medical Centre, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100039, China.
Xueai SongIntegrative Medical Center, the Fifth Medical Centre, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100039, China.
Yuming GuoIntegrative Medical Center, the Fifth Medical Centre, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100039, China.
Ruichuang YangResearch Center for Clinical and Translational Medicine, the Fifth Medical Centre, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100039, China.
Ming NiuChina Military Institute of Chinese Materia, the Fifth Medical Centre, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100039, China.
Jiabo WangChina Military Institute of Chinese Materia, the Fifth Medical Centre, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100039, China.
Youping LiuSchool of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu 611137, China.
Xiaohe XiaoChina Military Institute of Chinese Materia, the Fifth Medical Centre, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100039, China.
Zhaofang BaiChina Military Institute of Chinese Materia, the Fifth Medical Centre, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100039, China.
Chinese PLA General Hospital · CNChinese People's Liberation Army · CNChengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine · CNCapital Medical University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Idiosyncratic drug-induced liver injury (IDILI) is an infrequent but potentially serious disease that develops the main reason for post-marketing safety warnings and withdrawals of drugs. Epimedii Folium (EF), the widely used herbal medicine, has shown to cause idiosyncratic liver injury, but the underlying mechanisms are poorly understood. Increasing evidence has indicated that most cases of IDILI are immune mediated. Here, we report that icariside Ⅱ (ICS Ⅱ), the major active and metabolic constituent of EF, causes idiosyncratic liver injury by promoting NLRP3 inflammasome activation. ICS Ⅱ exacerbates NLRP3 inflammasome activation triggered by adenosine triphosphate (ATP) and nigericin, but not silicon dioxide (SiO

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Epimedii FoliumIcariside ⅡIdiosyncratic drug-induced liver injuryMitochondriaNLRP3 inflammasomeReactive oxygen species

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