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ArticleEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM2022

Huangjia Ruangan Granule Inhibits Inflammation in a Rat Model with Liver Fibrosis by Regulating TNF/MAPK and NF-

Qiang Cai, Zongquan Wang, Rong Zhang, Lili Zhang, Sainan Cui, Huiyuan Lin, Xinran Tang, Dongying Yang, Xianrong Lin, Shasha Bai and 2 more

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Article in Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. TheFrontiers in immunology · 2023
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  3. Nutrients · 2025
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  5. A review ofFrontiers in pharmacology · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors.

Qiang CaiSchool of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510000, China.
Zongquan WangYingkerui (Hengqin) Pharmaceutical Research Institute Co., Ltd, Zhuhai 519000, China.
Rong ZhangSchool of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510000, China.
Lili ZhangYingkerui (Hengqin) Pharmaceutical Research Institute Co., Ltd, Zhuhai 519000, China.
Sainan CuiSchool of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510000, China.
Huiyuan LinSchool of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510000, China.
Xinran TangSchool of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510000, China.
Dongying YangSchool of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510000, China.
Xianrong LinSchool of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510000, China.
Shasha BaiSchool of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510000, China.
Jin GaoYingkerui (Hengqin) Pharmaceutical Research Institute Co., Ltd, Zhuhai 519000, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8923-9787
Lei YangSchool of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510000, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1755-0565

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The Huangjia Ruangan granule (HJRG) is a clinically effective Kampo formula, which has a significant effect on liver fibrosis and early liver cirrhosis. However, the mechanism underlying HJRG in treating liver fibrosis remains unclear. In this study, carbon tetrachloride (CCl

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PMCPMC9356785

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