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ArticleNPJ biofilms and microbiomes2025

Synergistic effects of ferulic acid and wogonin on cholestatic liver injury via gut microbiota modulation.

Xin Luo, Ting Mao, Xi Wang, Peng Cheng, Mingyuan Liu, Ruizhi Tao, Feihui Wang, Lizhi Zhao, Yunlong Shan, Yin Lu and 1 more

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Article in NPJ biofilms and microbiomes, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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2 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. Ferulic acid: a liver protector.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Xin LuoJiangsu Key Laboratory for Pharmacology and Safety Research of Chinese Materia Medica, School of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China.
Ting MaoJiangsu Key Laboratory for Pharmacology and Safety Research of Chinese Materia Medica, School of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China.
Xi WangJiangsu Key Laboratory for Pharmacology and Safety Research of Chinese Materia Medica, School of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China.
Peng ChengJiangsu Key Laboratory for Pharmacology and Safety Research of Chinese Materia Medica, School of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China.
Mingyuan LiuJiangsu Key Laboratory for Pharmacology and Safety Research of Chinese Materia Medica, School of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China.
Ruizhi TaoJiangsu Key Laboratory for Pharmacology and Safety Research of Chinese Materia Medica, School of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China.
Feihui WangJiangsu Key Laboratory for Pharmacology and Safety Research of Chinese Materia Medica, School of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China.
Lizhi ZhaoState Key Laboratory of Integration and Innovation of Classic Formula and Modern Chinese Medicine, Lunan Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd., Linyi, China.
Yunlong ShanKey Laboratory of Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics, State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, China. immunometabolism@163.com.
Yin LuJiangsu Key Laboratory for Pharmacology and Safety Research of Chinese Materia Medica, School of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China. luyingreen@njucm.edu.cn.
Zhonghong WeiJiangsu Key Laboratory for Pharmacology and Safety Research of Chinese Materia Medica, School of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China. wzh1225@njucm.edu.cn.

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China 81961128020National Natural Science Foundation of China 82004124National Natural Science Foundation of China 82104184
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cholestasis, a bile flow disorder common to many liver diseases, currently lacks effective treatments. Emerging evidence links gut microbiota disturbances to cholestatic liver injury. Here, an antibiotic cocktail (ABX)-treated mouse model confirmed the indispensable role of the intestinal microbiota, with marked shifts including increased Alistipes putredinis (A. putredinis) and decreased Clostridium spp. (C. spp.). In vitro, ferulic acid and wogonin effectively modulated the gut flora, and in vivo they alleviated liver injury. Administration of A. putredinis exacerbated hepatic inflammation by disrupting intestinal barrier integrity and facilitating bacterial translocation, an effect reversed by ferulic acid. Conversely, treatment with C. spp. and wogonin enhanced bile salt hydrolase activity and bile acid excretion. Notably, combined treatment with ferulic acid and wogonin or C. spp. significantly ameliorated cholestatic liver injury. These findings underscore the critical role of gut microbiota in cholestasis and suggest therapeutic potential for microbiota-targeted and natural compound-based interventions.

Indexed as

CholestasisCoumaric AcidsFlavanonesGastrointestinal MicrobiomeAnimalsAnti-Bacterial AgentsBacteriaBile Acids and SaltsDisease Models, AnimalDrug SynergismLiverMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLAnti-Bacterial AgentsBile Acids and SaltsCoumaric Acidsferulic acidFlavanoneswogonin

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PMID41413061
PMCPMC12715204

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