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ArticleFrontiers in physiology2021

Nobiletin Alleviates Non-alcoholic Steatohepatitis in MCD-Induced Mice by Regulating Macrophage Polarization.

Si-Wei Wang, Tian Lan, Hao Sheng, Fang Zheng, Mei-Kang Lei, Li-Xia Wang, Hang-Fei Chen, Chun-Yi Xu, Feng Zhang

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Article in Frontiers in physiology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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22 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 25 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Nobiletin in the modified Yiqi Jianpi Decoction enhances the antitumor activity of CD8The Korean journal of physiology & pharmacology : official journal of the Korean Physiological Society and the Korean Society of Pharmacology · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Si-Wei WangCore Facility, The Quzhou Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Quzhou People's Hospital, Quzhou, China.
Tian LanDepartment of Pharmacy, The Quzhou Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Quzhou People's Hospital, Quzhou, China.
Hao ShengZhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.
Fang ZhengCore Facility, The Quzhou Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Quzhou People's Hospital, Quzhou, China.
Mei-Kang LeiDepartment of Analytical Testing Center, Quzhou Customs, Quzhou, China.
Li-Xia WangAgriculture and Rural Bureau of Changshan County, Quzhou, China.
Hang-Fei ChenZhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China.
Chun-Yi XuZhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China.
Feng ZhangCore Facility, The Quzhou Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Quzhou People's Hospital, Quzhou, China.
Wenzhou Medical University · CNZhejiang Chinese Medical University · CNQuzhou University · CNZhejiang University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is an inflammatory disorder that is characterized by chronic activation of the hepatic inflammatory response and subsequent liver damage. The regulation of macrophage polarization in liver is closely related to the progression of NASH. The orphan nuclear receptor retinoic-acid-related orphan receptor α (RORα) and Krüppel-like factor 4 (KLF4) are key regulators which promote hepatic macrophages toward M2 phenotype and protect against NASH in mice. Nobiletin (NOB), a natural polymethoxylated flavone, is previously reported as a RORα regulator in diet-induced obese mice. However, it is still unclear whether NOB has the protective effect on NASH. In this study, we investigated the role of NOB in NASH using a methionine and choline deficient (MCD)-induced NASH mouse model. Our results showed that NOB ameliorated hepatic damage and fibrosis in MCD fed mice. NOB treatment reduced the infiltration of macrophages and neutrophils in the liver in MCD-fed mice. Of importance, NOB significantly increased the proportion of M2 macrophages and the expression of anti-inflammatory factors

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KLF4macrophage polarizationNASHnobiletinRORα

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PMID34093242
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