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ReviewFrontiers in pharmacology2025

Protective role of ginsenoside Rg1 in the dynamic progression of liver injury to fibrosis: a preclinical meta-analysis.

Lijuan Dan, Xiuyan Li, Shuanglan Chen, Xiaojie You, Dong Wang, Tianyuan Wang, Jia Li, Wenping Liu, Jie Mu, Quansheng Feng

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Review in Frontiers in pharmacology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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

  1. Nutritional supplementation withFrontiers in nutrition · 2026
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  2. Ginsenoside Rg1 mitigates epidural fibrosis after laminectomy in rats: histopathological, TUNEL, and transcriptional evidence.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Lijuan Dan *School of Clinical Medicine, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China.
Xiuyan Li *School of Basic Medical Sciences, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China.
Shuanglan ChenSchool of Clinical Medicine, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China.
Xiaojie YouSchool of Basic Medical Sciences, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China.
Dong WangSchool of Basic Medical Sciences, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China.
Tianyuan WangTraditional Chinese Medicine Department, 363 Hospital of Chengdu, Chengdu, China.
Jia LiTCM Regulating Metabolic Diseases Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China.
Wenping LiuSchool of Basic Medical Sciences, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China.
Jie MuSchool of Basic Medical Sciences, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China.
Quansheng FengSchool of Clinical Medicine, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: The pathological progression from liver injury to fibrosis is a hallmark of liver disease, with no effective strategies to halt this transition. Ginsenoside Rg1 has demonstrated a range of hepatoprotective properties; however, systematic preclinical evidence supporting its therapeutic potential for liver injury and fibrosis remains limited. Purpose. This study evaluated the efficacy and underlying mechanisms of ginsenoside Rg1 in animal models of liver injury and fibrosis, and providing a basis for future clinical investigation. Methods: A systematic review was conducted on preclinical studies published in PubMed, Web of Science, and Embase databases up to 1 August 2024, adhereing to rigorous quality standards. The methodological quality was assessed using SYRCLE's risk of bias tool. Meta-analysis and subgroup analysis were performed using Revman 5.4 software, while publication bias was evaluated through funnel plots and Egger's test in STATA 15.0 software. Additionally, a time-dose interval curve was utilized to assess the dose-response relationship and identify the effective dose of ginsenoside Rg1 for treating liver injury and fibrosis. Results: Twenty-four trials involving 423 animals were included. The findings indicated that ginsenoside Rg1 significantly improved liver function markers (ALT and AST), reduced pathological indicators associated with liver injury and fibrosis, and lowered liver fibrosis-related markers (α-SMA, HYP, and PCIII). Furthermore, it exhibited beneficial effects on mechanistic indicators of inflammation, oxidative stress, and apoptosis, compared to the control group ( Conclusion: Rg1 at a dose of 4-800 mg/kg/d mitigates the progression of liver injury to fibrosis via anti-inflammatory, antioxidative, and anti-apoptotic pathways. Systematic Review Registration: https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO/, identifier CRD 42024557878.

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ginsenoside Rg1liver fibrosisliver injurymeta-analysispreclinical evidence

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PMID39936090
PMCPMC11810943

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