Plumbagin Ameliorates CCl4-Induced Hepatic Fibrosis in Rats via the Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Signaling Pathway

Epidermal growth factor (EGF) and its signaling molecules, EGFreceptor (EGFR) and signal transducer and activator of transcription factor 3 (STAT3), have been considered to play a role in liver fibrosis and cirrhosis. Plumbagin (PL) is an extracted component from the plant and has been used to treat...

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Main Authors: Chen, Si, Chen, Yi, Chen, Bi, Cai, Yi-jing, Zou, Zhuo-lin, Wang, Jin-guo, Lin, Zhuo, Wang, Xiao-dong, Fu, Li-yun, Hu, Yao-ren, Chen, Yong-ping, Chen, Da-zhi
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4624924/