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ArticleActa pharmaceutica Sinica. B2021

Lonicerin targets EZH2 to alleviate ulcerative colitis by autophagy-mediated NLRP3 inflammasome inactivation.

Qi Lv, Yao Xing, Jian Liu, Dong Dong, Yue Liu, Hongzhi Qiao, Yinan Zhang, Lihong Hu

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Article in Acta pharmaceutica Sinica. B, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 93 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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93citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
9.7field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

93 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 194 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Qi LvJiangsu Key Laboratory for Functional Substance of Chinese Medicine, Stake Key Laboratory Cultivation Base for TCM Quality and Efficacy, School of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, China.
Yao XingJiangsu Key Laboratory for Functional Substance of Chinese Medicine, Stake Key Laboratory Cultivation Base for TCM Quality and Efficacy, School of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, China.
Jian LiuJiangsu Key Laboratory for Functional Substance of Chinese Medicine, Stake Key Laboratory Cultivation Base for TCM Quality and Efficacy, School of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, China.
Dong DongJiangsu Key Laboratory for Functional Substance of Chinese Medicine, Stake Key Laboratory Cultivation Base for TCM Quality and Efficacy, School of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, China.
Yue LiuJiangsu Key Laboratory for Functional Substance of Chinese Medicine, Stake Key Laboratory Cultivation Base for TCM Quality and Efficacy, School of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, China.
Hongzhi QiaoJiangsu Key Laboratory for Functional Substance of Chinese Medicine, Stake Key Laboratory Cultivation Base for TCM Quality and Efficacy, School of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, China.
Yinan ZhangJiangsu Key Laboratory for Functional Substance of Chinese Medicine, Stake Key Laboratory Cultivation Base for TCM Quality and Efficacy, School of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, China.
Lihong HuJiangsu Key Laboratory for Functional Substance of Chinese Medicine, Stake Key Laboratory Cultivation Base for TCM Quality and Efficacy, School of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, China.
Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Aberrant activation of NLRP3 inflammasome in colonic macrophages strongly associates with the occurrence and progression of ulcerative colitis. Although targeting NLRP3 inflammasome has been considered to be a potential therapy, the underlying mechanism through which pathway the intestinal inflammation is modulated remains controversial. By focusing on the flavonoid lonicerin, one of the most abundant constituents existed in a long historical anti-inflammatory and anti-infectious herb

Indexed as

3-MC, 3-methylcholanthrene5-ASA, 5-aminosalicylic acidAIM2, absent in melanoma 2ATG5, autophagy-related protein 5ATG7, autophagy-related protein 7ATP, adenosine triphosphateAutophagyBMDMs, bone marrow-derived macrophagesCETSA, cellular thermal shift assayChIP, chromatin immunoprecipitationCHX, cycloheximideColitisDAI, disease activity indexDAMPs, damage-associated molecular patternsDMSO, dimethyl sulfoxideDSS, dextran sulfate sodiumDTT, dithiothreitolECL, enhanced chemiluminescentEDTA, ethylenediaminetetraacetic acidELISA, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assayEZH2EZH2, enhancer of zeste homolog 2FBS, fetal bovine serumH&E, hematoxylin and eosinLonicerinLPS, lipopolysaccharideM-CSF, macrophage colony stimulating factorMDP, muramyldipeptideMPO, myeloperoxidaseMSU, monosodium urate crystalsNLRP3 inflammasomeNLRP3, nucleotide-binding domain-like receptors family pyrin domain containing 3PAMPs, pathogen-associated molecular patternsPMA, phorbol myristate acetatePMSF, phenylmethanesulfonyl fluoridePRC2, polycomb repressive complex 2RMSD, root mean-square deviationRMSF, root mean-square fluctuationSIP, solvent-induced protein precipitationTEM, transmission electron microscopyUC, ulcerative colitis

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PMID34589402
PMCPMC8463273
OpenAlexW3135708842

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