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ArticleEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM2020

Peng-Chun Yang, Wei-Zhe Bai, Jing Wang, Cai-Hua Yan, Wei-Feng Huang, Shi-Zhu Jiang

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Article in Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Peng-Chun YangDepartment of Digestive Medicine, Affiliated Renhe Hospital of Three Gorges University, Yichang 443001, China.
Wei-Zhe BaiDepartment of Digestive Medicine, Affiliated Renhe Hospital of Three Gorges University, Yichang 443001, China.
Jing WangDepartment of Digestive Medicine, Affiliated Renhe Hospital of Three Gorges University, Yichang 443001, China.
Cai-Hua YanDepartment of Digestive Medicine, Affiliated Renhe Hospital of Three Gorges University, Yichang 443001, China.
Wei-Feng HuangThe Institute of Infection and Inflammation, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Medical College, China Three Gorges University, Yi Chang, Hubei 443002, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8546-1591
Shi-Zhu JiangDepartment of Digestive Medicine, Affiliated Renhe Hospital of Three Gorges University, Yichang 443001, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1802-3257
China Three Gorges University · CNSun Yat-sen University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesSchistosomiasis is a parasitic disease that affects over 142 million people worldwide. The main causes of death of schistosomiasis include liver granuloma and secondary hepatic cirrhosis resulting from severe fibrosis. Despite intensive research, controlling liver fibrosis associated with schistosomiasis remains challenging.

methodsSixty male Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into six groups: one group of normal control and five groups of liver fibrosis induced by schistosomiasis japonica with or without SSTF or colchicine treatment, the latter serving as the positive control. Liver tissues from each animal were harvested to observe the degree and grade of hepatic fibrosis. We also measured the expression of transforming growth factor-beta 1 (TGF-

resultsCompared with the untreated model group, groups treated with SSTF at all three tested doses had significantly reduced hepatic fibrosis (

conclusionOur results demonstrated that SSTF alleviated schistosomiasis japonica-induced hepatic fibrosis by inhibiting the TGF-

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