HBOA ameliorates CCl4-incuded liver fibrosis through inhibiting TGF-β1/Smads, NF-κB and ERK signaling pathways

An ingredient was isolated from Acanthus ilicifolius and identified as 4-hydroxy-2(3H)-benzoxazolone (HBOA). Its protective effects and underlying mechanism on liver fibrosis were investigated. Briefly, rats were intragastrically administrated with 50% CCl4 twice a week for 12 weeks to induce liver...

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Main Authors: Xuemei Sun, Xiukun Huang, Xunshuai Zhu, Lin Liu, Siyan Mo, Hongyuan Wang, Xiugui Wei, Shunyu Lu, Facheng Bai, Dandan Wang, Xing Lin, Jun Lin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-07-01
Series:Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S075333221930215X