ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2023
Icariin Supplementation Suppresses the Markers of Ferroptosis and Attenuates the Progression of Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis in Mice Fed a Methionine Choline-Deficient Diet.
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- Bibliometric analysis and visualization of ferroptosis in metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD): a comprehensive review.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2026Pooled it
- Potential Therapeutic Roles of Icariin in Inflammatory Diseases: From Molecular Mechanisms to Clinical Translation Prospects.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Role and therapeutic potential of icariin in metabolic diseases.Inflammopharmacology · 2026Review
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- Hepatotoxicity Assessment of Anshenbunao Syrup by Multi-Component Quantification In Vivo/In Vitro and Cell Biological Evaluations.Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Coenzyme Q10 Supplementation Modulates Hepatic Lipidomic Alterations and Attenuates Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatohepatitis in Mice.Nutrients · 2026Article
- Icariin protects against cisplatin-induced renal injury and ferroptosis via JNK pathway in mice.BMC nephrology · 2026Article
- Icariin: from preclinical promise to clinical reality-a critical evidence-based assessment.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2026Review
- Dual Roles of Natural Products in Regulating Ferroptosis in Acute and Chronic Liver Diseases: A Review.Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity · 2026Review
- Oral Icariin Nanoparticles Ameliorate Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease by Alleviating Oxidative Stress.ACS applied materials & interfaces · 2025Article
- Involvement of ferroptosis in metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis-related liver diseases.Journal of molecular medicine (Berlin, Germany) · 2025Review
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- ELANE enhances KEAP1 protein stability and reduces NRF2-mediated ferroptosis inhibition in metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease.Cell death & disease · 2025Article
- Exploring the Role of Metabolic Hyperferritinaemia (MHF) in Steatotic Liver Disease (SLD) and Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC).Cancers · 2025Review
- Drug Advances in NAFLD: Individual and Combination Treatment Strategies of Natural Products and Small-Synthetic-Molecule Drugs.Biomolecules · 2025Review
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- Icariin and related metabolites in fibrosis management: pharmacological properties and molecular mechanism.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2025Review
- Ultrafine garlic powder alleviates non-alcoholic steatohepatitis by inhibiting hepatocyte ferroptosis and modulating ERK-dependent oxidative stress.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2025Article
- The Active Components of Traditional Chinese Medicines Regulate the Multi-Target Signaling Pathways of Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Fatty Liver Disease.Drug design, development and therapy · 2025Review
- Osteogenic action of the natural plant material icariin and its potential use in biomedical tissue engineering.American journal of translational research · 2025Review
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Abstract
Icariin, a flavonoid abundant in the herb Epimedium, exhibits anti-ferroptotic activity. However, its impact on nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) development remains unclear. This study aimed to investigate the potential role of icariin in mitigating methionine choline-deficient (MCD) diet-induced NASH in C57BL/6J mice. The results showed that icariin treatment significantly reduced serum alanine aminotrasferase and aspartate aminotransferase activities while improving steatosis, inflammation, ballooning, and fibrosis in the liver tissues of mice fed the MCD diet. These improvements were accompanied by a substantial reduction in the hepatic iron contents and levels of malondialdehyde and 4-hydroxynonenal, as well as an increase in the activities of catalase and superoxide dismutase. Notably, icariin treatment suppressed the hepatic protein levels of ferroptosis markers such as acyl-CoA synthetase long-chain family member 4 and arachidonate 12-lipoxygenase, which were induced by the MCD diet. Furthermore, transmission electron microscopy confirmed the restoration of morphological changes in the mitochondria, a hallmark characteristic of ferroptosis, by icariin. Additionally, icariin treatment significantly increased the protein levels of Nrf2, a cystine/glutamate transporter (xCT), and glutathione peroxidase 4 (GPX4). In conclusion, our study suggests that icariin has the potential to attenuate NASH, possibly by suppressing ferroptosis via the Nrf2-xCT/GPX4 pathway.
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