The protective and therapeutic effects of total flavonoids of Astragalus against bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis are through the enhancement of autophagy
Background: Previously, we showed that total flavonoids from astragalus (TFA) had beneficial effects against transforming growth factor (TGF)-β1-mediated fibrosis, but whether these effects involved autophagy is not known. We attempt to explore the effects of TFA on autophagy in an animal model of i...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2018-10-01
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| Series: | Journal of Traditional Chinese Medical Sciences |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095754818300498 |