A review of the botany, phytochemistry, traditional uses, pharmacology, toxicology, and quality control of the Astragalus memeranaceus

P Wang, Z Wang, Z Zhang, H Cao, L Kong… - Frontiers in …, 2023‏ - frontiersin.org
Astragali Radix (Huangqi) is mainly distributed in the Northern Hemisphere, South America,
and Africa and rarely in North America and Oceania. It has long been used as an …

Calycosin: a review of its pharmacological effects and application prospects

M Deng, H Chen, J Long, J Song, L **e… - Expert Review of Anti …, 2021‏ - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Introduction: Calycosin (CA), a typical phytoestrogen extracted from root of
Astragalus membranaceus. On the basis of summarizing the pharmacological and …

Calycosin reduces myocardial fibrosis and improves cardiac function in post-myocardial infarction mice by suppressing TGFBR1 signaling pathways

G Chen, H Xu, T Xu, W Ding, G Zhang, Y Hua, Y Wu… - Phytomedicine, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Background Excessive myocardial fibrosis is the pathological basis of heart failure following
myocardial infarction (MI). Although calycosin improves cardiac function, its effect on cardiac …

Gut–liver axis derangement in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

M Poeta, L Pierri, P Vajro - Children, 2017‏ - mdpi.com
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most frequent type of chronic liver disease in
the pediatric age group, paralleling an obesity pandemic. A “multiple-hit” hypothesis has …

[HTML][HTML] Natural products as modulators of the nuclear receptors and metabolic sensors LXR, FXR and RXR

V Hiebl, A Ladurner, S Latkolik, VM Dirsch - Biotechnology advances, 2018‏ - Elsevier
Nuclear receptors (NRs) represent attractive targets for the treatment of metabolic syndrome-
related diseases. In addition, natural products are an interesting pool of potential ligands …

Astragalus and its formulas as a therapeutic option for fibrotic diseases: Pharmacology and mechanisms

Y Zhu, Y Chai, G **ao, Y Liu, X **e, W **ao… - Frontiers in …, 2022‏ - frontiersin.org
Fibrosis is the abnormal deposition of extracellular matrix, characterized by accumulation of
collagen and other extracellular matrix components, which causes organ dysfunction and …

Kinsenoside alleviates inflammation and fibrosis in experimental NASH mice by suppressing the NF-κB/NLRP3 signaling pathway

Y Deng, Q Xu, T Chen, J Ming, Y Wang, L Mao, J Zhou… - Phytomedicine, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Background Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) has replaced viral hepatitis as the main
driver of the rising morbidity and mortality associated with cirrhosis and liver cancer …

Baicalin attenuates non-alcoholic steatohepatitis by suppressing key regulators of lipid metabolism, inflammation and fibrosis in mice

J Zhang, H Zhang, X Deng, N Zhang, B Liu, S **n, G Li… - Life sciences, 2018‏ - Elsevier
Aims Baicalin (BA), an active flavonoid compound originating from the herb of Scutellaria
baicalensis Georgi, has been previously shown to exert anti-inflammation and anti-oxidant …

The pathogenesis of HCC driven by NASH and the preventive and therapeutic effects of natural products

G Shao, Y Liu, L Lu, G Zhang, W Zhou, T Wu… - Frontiers in …, 2022‏ - frontiersin.org
Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is a clinical syndrome with pathological changes that
are similar to those of alcoholic hepatitis without a history of excessive alcohol consumption …

Hepatic fibrosis: targeting peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha from mechanism to medicines

L Gong, F Wei, FJ Gonzalez, G Li - Hepatology, 2023‏ - journals.lww.com
Liver fibrosis is the result of sustained chronic liver injury and inflammation leading to
hepatocyte cell death followed by the formation of fibrous scars, which is the hallmark of …