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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2021

Honokiol Acts as a Potent Anti-Fibrotic Agent in the Liver through Inhibition of TGF-β1/SMAD Signaling and Autophagy in Hepatic Stellate Cells.

Seita Kataoka, Atsushi Umemura, Keiichiro Okuda, Hiroyoshi Taketani, Yuya Seko, Taichiro Nishikawa, Kanji Yamaguchi, Michihisa Moriguchi, Yoshihiro Kanbara, Jack L Arbiser and 3 more

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers.

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23citing papers in PubMed
2.3field-weighted citation impact, top 11% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

23 citing papers in PubMed, 33 citations in OpenAlex.

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  15. Honokiol Mitigates Metabolic-Associated Fatty Liver Disease by Regulating Nrf2 and RIPK3 Signaling Pathways.The Turkish journal of gastroenterology : the official journal of Turkish Society of Gastroenterology · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Seita KataokaMolecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 465 Kajii-cho, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto 602-8566, Japan.ORCID 0000-0001-9347-5766
Atsushi UmemuraMolecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 465 Kajii-cho, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto 602-8566, Japan.
Keiichiro OkudaMolecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 465 Kajii-cho, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto 602-8566, Japan.
Hiroyoshi TaketaniMolecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 465 Kajii-cho, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto 602-8566, Japan.ORCID 0000-0003-1033-2642
Yuya SekoMolecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 465 Kajii-cho, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto 602-8566, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-3658-5894
Taichiro NishikawaMolecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 465 Kajii-cho, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto 602-8566, Japan.
Kanji YamaguchiMolecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 465 Kajii-cho, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto 602-8566, Japan.
Michihisa MoriguchiMolecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 465 Kajii-cho, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto 602-8566, Japan.
Yoshihiro KanbaraDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Saiseikai Suita Hospital, Suita 564-0013, Japan.
Jack L ArbiserDepartment of Dermatology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6798-6383
Toshihide ShimaDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Saiseikai Suita Hospital, Suita 564-0013, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-4120-9121
Takeshi OkanoueDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Saiseikai Suita Hospital, Suita 564-0013, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-2390-3400
Yoshito ItohMolecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 465 Kajii-cho, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto 602-8566, Japan.ORCID 0000-0001-9890-3635
Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine · JPSaiseikai Suita Hospital · JPEmory University · US

Funding

Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development JP18fk0210027Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development JP18fk0210040Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development JP19fk0210040Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development JP19fk0210059Japan Society for the Promotion of Science 19K07377
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chronic liver injury may result in hepatic fibrosis, which can progress to cirrhosis and eventually liver failure. There are no drugs that are specifically approved for treating hepatic fibrosis. The natural product honokiol (HNK), a bioactive compound extracted from

Indexed as

Carbon Tetrachloride PoisoningHepatic Stellate CellsLiver CirrhosisAllyl CompoundsAnimalsAutophagyBiphenyl CompoundsLignansLiverMaleMicePhenolsSignal TransductionSmad ProteinsTransforming Growth Factor beta1Allyl CompoundsBiphenyl CompoundshonokiolLignansPhenolsSmad ProteinsTgfb1 protein, mouseTransforming Growth Factor beta1autophagyhepatic fibrosishonokiolstellate cell

Identifiers

PMID34948151
PMCPMC8705910
OpenAlexW4200199981

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